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

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We’re back with a brand new Sunday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Hope you all had an amazing New Years Celebration! Tonight, we have a small 4-game slate. So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 1/2 NHL slate, the slate begins at 3:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

1/2 NHL Stack Report

1. Colorado Avalanche 2
   Burakovsky – Kadri – Compher (FanDuel: $21,100 | DraftKings: $19,600)
   – Its really hard to ignore the offensive dominance Colorado has shown on ice this season, even through their injury troubles they have still found ways to score. Unsurprisingly, Colorado currently leads the league in goals per game at 4.22 and is coming into tonight with the highest implied total of the slate at 3.8. Although Gibson is a good goalie, it’s hard to combat the overall offensive firepower of the Avalanche. With the price of Colorado’s top line, even though they are an amazing option, its hard to comfortably stack more than two of them. So, Colorado’s second line works as a more affordable yet just as potent offensive option. The second line is led by Nazem Kadri who currently leads the Avalanche in points at 38, which also lands him at 7th in the league in points. Kadri is having a stellar season so far and pairing him up with affordable linemates is a solid way to go when approaching your builds for today’s slate.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Cale Makar (Bowen Byram works as a salary saver) (FD: $7,200 | DK: $7,500)
   
2. Calgary Flames 1
   Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $21,700 | DraftKings: $14,100)
   – The Flames top line has really been taking control over the entire Flames offensive output over the past couple of games. Last game alone, Gaudreau and Tkachuk put together 6 points. The top line also play together on Calgary’s top power play unit. Tonight they will be up against a tired Blackhawks team who was lit up for 6 goals against yesterday against the Nashville Predators. This also means that in all likelihood, the Blackhawks will be turning to current starting netminder Colin Delia, who has had a terrible season over his first two games as he currently sits at a 9.00 GAA with a .571 SV%. If the Blackhawks move away from Delia and start Soderblum instead, they are in even bigger trouble as Soderblum also let three goals in last night, including the first shot he faced. Calgary’s implied total is comfortably set at 3.1 and considering their good matchup tonight, I would recommend having some shares of Calgary’s top line in your builds tonight, especially if Soderblum starts for the Hawks.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $4,200 | DK: $4,900)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): NJD2 (Bratt-Hughes-Sharangovich), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Laneskog), VGK2 (Smith-Karlsson-Marchessault) WPG1 (Stasny-Schiefele-Ehlers)

1/2 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Jacob Markstrom (FD: $7,500 | DK: $7,900)
2. Darcy Kuemper (FD: $7,700 | DK: $8,100)
   Honorable Mention(s): Ilya Samsonov

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Colin Delia (FD: $7,300 | DK: $7,200)
   

1/2 NHL Wild Card Targets

Yegor Sharangovich (FD: $4,100 | DK: $2,800) 
– Sharangovich is in a great spot tonight alongside linemates Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The trio have been performing extremely well as of late and Sharangovich is coming into tonight’s game with a three-game point streak, where he’s managed to put up two goals and two assists over that time. Sharangovich is also finding a lot of opportunities in front of the net as he has put 8 shots on goal over his last two games. The Devils are in tough tonight against the Washington Capitals but Sharangovich is a cheap option with lots of value and a high upside.
Honorable Mention(s): Paul Stastny, Mattias Janmark, Oliver Kylington, Henrik Borgstrom, Devon Toews, Sean Monahan

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Nazem Kadri

Winger – Johnny Gaudreau

Defenseman – Zach Whitecloud

Goalie – Jacob Markstrom

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Kadri – Gaudreau – Ovechkin – Putting Up Points

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