Allan Fabrykant Hello everyone and welcome to the newest edition of WinDaily’s Wednesday Night Between the Benches Article. We have a great slate tonight with, in my opinion, two clear top options! For tonight’s 3/16 NHL slate, the first puck drops at 7:30 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
3/16 NHL Stack Report
1. Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Killorn – Stamkos – Kucherov (FanDuel: $23,500 | DraftKings: $18,000)
– Wow, we are starting off with a banger. Despite the fact that FanDuel has these three all listed as Wingers, Stamkos will be getting the nod as top-line centre tonight as Point moves down to the second in favour of Alex Killorn. We could easily mention the stark contrasts between the two teams in this matchup and we could rehash Seattle’s goaltending issues, despite the fact that they do not allow a lot of shots on goal, to begin with. But for this matchup, I think it’s safe to say that Seattle has had one of the worst seasons out of any team this year as they sit near the bottom in both offensive and defensive categories and they are set to run directly into the train that is the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champs in the Tampa Bay lightning. (Defensively, the Kraken sit third last in goals for [2.57] and fourth last in goals against [3.59]) Vegas tends to agree, they have set Tampa’s implied total at 3.9 along with making them a 3 to 1 favourite to win tonight. Tampa is up here for a reason and with Killorn’s value, I really like a two-man from this line with Killorn alongside either Kucherov or Sergachev.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Mikhail Sergachev (FD: $5,200 | DK: $4,900)
2. Calgary Flames 1
M.Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $24,700 | DraftKings: $19,700)
– Here we have the biggest favourites of the slate with the highest implied total. Calgary has been on a monstrous pace as of late winning four of their last six games against some formidable opposition such as the Avalanche, Oilers and Lightning. The Flames top line in particular has been responsible for a significant chunk of Calgary’s offensive output that has seen them sit in 6th in the entire league in goals. Johnny Gaudreau has been leading the pack with a strong season with 78 points in just 59 games, placing him fourth in the league in points. I expect him to make strong strides towards the top of that pack tonight against the Devils. The Devils goaltending has been suspect at best and Jon Gilles in particular has had a pretty abysmal season with a 3-9-1 record along with a 3.33 GAA and a save percentage below .900. I would strongly recommend having some exposure to Calgary in your lineups tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $6,000 | DK: $4,300)
Honorable Mentions in order: NJD1 (Sharangovich-Hughes-Mercer), BOS2 (Pastrnak – Haula – Hall)
BOOKIE BET OF THE NIGHT: UNDER 6 BOS/MIN
The logic behind this decision is that out of the two teams Boston is very defensively sound and has done a lot to keep the puck out of their net, but they haven’t been scoring as much as the season progressed. Despite being on a three-game winning streak. The Bruins have only managed to crack 5 goals (between both teams) in a game once over their last four games. Even though there are a lot of top players in this matchup I don’t foresee a lot of goals.
Honorable Mention(s): CBJ +120 on the Moneyline
3/16 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,400)
- Jacob Markstrom (FD: $8,200 | DK: $8,500)
Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins
Worst (Goalies to Target)
- Philipp Grubauer (FD: $7,100 | DK: $7,000)
Honorable Mention(s): Anton Forsberg, Jon Gilles
3/16 NHL Wild Card Targets
Connor Brown (FD: $5,300 | DK: $4,100)
– Connor has been on quite the run as of late with four points over his last four games. He has been incredibly consistent in the points department, especially for a player at his price. Brown has also been good for at least two shots on goal per game if not more and has registered the odd blocked shot. Brown is an uncharacteristic Wild Card as he has a very safe floor but at his price, it’s hard to not be at least somewhat interested in him on tonight’s shortened slate.
Honorable Mention(s): Tyler Toffoli, Kevin Fiala-Matthew Boldy, Jesper Bratt, Josh Norris, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Elias Lindholm
Winger – Nikita Kucherov
Defence – Mikhail Sergachev
Goalie – Jacob Markstrom
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Honorable Mention: All Day Rapidfire 2/2
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