NHL DFS Between the Benches for DraftKings and FanDuel (Feb. 2)

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2/2 NHL Stack Report

1. Calgary Flames 1
   Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $23,900 | DraftKings: $21,300)
   – In this matchup we have far and away the biggest favourites on the slate, the Calgary Flames, taking on the struggling Arizona Coyotes. Both teams played last night and won, with Arizona being the more surpising win of the two. Prior to last night however, the Yotes were on a five game losing streak which included blowout games where they were giving up 6 or 7 goals to offences that aren’t even as strong as the offence they’ll be up against tonight. It’s no suprise that Gaudreau and Tkachuk have been top performers at a consistent level but now Lindholm is getting more involved on the score sheet and his price is relatively affordable for a top line centre on the strongest line of the slate. As top lines go, they are very affordable and see themselves in the best matchup on the slate. Of course, the Yotes’ defensive stats are horrible and so are Karel Vejmelka (Yotes’ starter) as he holds an abysmal GAA of 3.39 and he is also on a three game losing streak where he’s averaged 5 goals allowed per game. All three of Calgary’s top line forwards play on the Flames top power play unit against the worst Penalty Kill in the NHL. The Flames top line are as close as you can get to a must play tonight.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $5,200 | DK: $5,200)
   
2. Edmonton Oilers 1
   Kane – McDavid – Yamamoto (FanDuel: $19,700 | DraftKings: $18,100)
   – The main reason why I like this line so much is that despite the fact that McDavid is priced really high, his ceiling is so high that he can still be a good contributor on a regular basis. On top of that, he is flanked by two wingers who are grossly underpriced. For starters, anyone who is playing alongside Connor McDavid gets an auto boost in my book and the Oilers have decided to pair McDavid with the recently signed Evander Kane. Nobody should deny Kane’s skill on the ice and if he would have started at the beginning of this season, I can guarantee that Kane would be priced up in the 8 or 9 K range, so the fact that he is currently at the 5 to 6 K range is a bargain in and of itself. They’re going up against Ilya Samsonov tonight, who has lost four of his last five starts and has averaged over three goals against over his last five games. On top of that Evander Kane will see power play time on the second unit and McDavid will see power play time on the first. So for tonight, prioritize Edmonton’s top line while they’re still cheap.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Evan Bouchard (FD: $6,200 | DK: $6,300)
   
   Honorable Mentions in order: NYI2 (Beauvilier-Nelson-Palmieri), MIN1 (Zuccarello-Hartman-Kaprizov), LAK1 (Kempe-Kopitar-Iafallo)
   

2/2 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Dan Vladar (FD: $8,300 | DK: $8,300)
2. Cam Talbot (FD: $8,500 | DK: $8,100)
   Honorable Mention(s): Semyon Varlamov

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Karel Vejmelka (FD: $6,600 | DK: $7,100)
   Honorable Mention(s): Alex Nedeljkovic
   

2/2 NHL Wild Card Targets

Matt Boldy (FD: $4,500 | DK: $3,600) 
– We have to go back to the well on Boldy. He came through for us big time on Sunday as our Wild Card and his price is still extremely cheap. After the last game, Boldy is now a point-per-game player who is seeing 15-18 minutes a game including time on Minnesota’s top power-play unit. Unsurprisingly, Minnesota is coming into tonight’s slate with the highest implied goal total at 3.7 and picking up a piece of their strong offense at this price can’t be ignored.
Honorable Mention(s): Jordan Eberle, Robbie Fabbri, Connor Murphy

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Connor McDavid

Winger – Matt Boldy

Defence – Rasmus Andersson

Goalie – Dan Vladar

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