We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We’ve been on an excellent run as of late here at WinDaily. Let’s make some more money tonight! On tonight’s slate, we have a small 5-gamer! Keep an eye on any COVID-19 news since it can change the whole outlook of the slate! With that said, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 2/23 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:30 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
2/23 NHL Stack Report
1. Colorado Avalanche 1
Rantanen – MacKinnon – Landeskog (FanDuel: $27,700 | DraftKings: $21,900)
– On this slate, there are three top teams that are in play tonight, Tampa, Edmonton and Colorado. Of the three, Colorado has been the most consistent and is facing the worse defensive team in the three, mainly because Tampa and Edmonton are actually going up against each other. The Avalanche currently sit in first place in the NHL and have three players in the top 20 in points. MacKinnon would be there but he spent a good chunk of the season injured which allowed Kadri to benefit off his absence point-wise. With MacKinnon back, this line is now at full strength and is as dangerous as ever. Especially, against a Detroit side who coughs up an average of 3.43 goals per game and 32.8 shots against per game. Those are dangerous numbers against the second highest scoring offence in the league. (only behind the Florida Panthers who don’t play tonight) It is hard to stack this trio on FanDuel so I would recommend going with your favourite forward and pairing him alongside their ideal defensive partner (Cale Makar) so you can still stack this top line, this is much less of an issue on Draft Kings. Either way, I would strongly recommend having some exposure to Colorado’s top line in your builds tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Cale Makar (FD: $7,000 | DK: $6,600)
2. Los Angeles Kings 1
Iafallo-Kopitar-Kempe (FanDuel: $18,200 | DraftKings: $16,800)
– The Kings are an insanely good play tonight. Not only has their top line been performing excellently as of late but they are up against the Yotes who have objectively one of the worst defenses in the NHL, sitting at or near the bottom of most defensive stat categories. On top of that they’re very reasonably priced and all see a lot of ice time, including time together on the Kings top power play unit. Despite the game being in Arizona, the Kings top line should have no trouble cracking into the Yotes at home as Arizona has gone 1-5-0 over their last 6 home games.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Drew Doughty (FD: $6,900 | DK: $6,300)
Honorable Mentions in order: EDM1 (Hyman-McDavid-Yamamoto), DAL1 (Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski), TBL1 (Kucherov-Point-Palat)
2/23 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- Darcy Kuemper (FD: $8,600 | DK: $8,500)
- Jonathan Quick (FD: $8,200 | DK: $8,300)
Honorable Mention(s): Sam Montembault
Worst (Goalies to Target)
- Craig Anderson (FD: $7,000 | DK: $7,800)
Honorable Mention(s): Alex Nedeljkovic
2/23 NHL Wild Card Targets
Cole Caufield (FD: $4,700 | DK: $3,700)
– Although I am not on Montreal as a team tonight, there is something to be said about Cole Caufield. He’s a young winger with a clear chip on his shoulder and as of late he has been producing at a very high level with three goals and three assists over his last three games. (Three games in which he helped Montreal win) It’s by no means a sustainable pace but it is indicative of the fact that he is gaining some trust back in this lineup and is seeing around 20 minutes of ice time per game… that always helps. Although Anderson works as a GPP goalie, he has by no means has a good season and Caufield will definitely have opportunities to score tonight. He pairs well alongside winger Josh Anderson but can also pair alongside Centre Nick Suzuki.
Honorable Mention(s): Victor Arvidsson-Philip Danault, Robbie Fabbri, Phil Kessel, Tage Thompson
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Nathan MacKinnon
Winger – Adrian Kempe
Defence – Drew Doughty
Goalie – Darcy Kuemper
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