We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Tonight we finally have a smaller 4-game slate ahead of us. As we’ll see below, some teams are in stellar matchups tonight. With that in mind, there are lots of interesting plays to cover tonight, so let’s get right into it. Get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 5/12 NHL slate, the slate begins at 8:00 pm ET, so don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
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5/12 NHL Stack Report
- Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Thornton – Matthews – Marner (FanDuel: $20,000 | DraftKings: $20,200)
– In this slate, you’ll need exposure to one of the top two lines in TOR1 and COL1 and although Ottawa has caused Toronto some defensive problems this season, it’s pretty hard to break away from Toronto’s top line in this matchup. Ottawa’s goalies aren’t good and Toronto’s forwards are among the best in the league. Toronto also has the highest implied total at 3.8 goals and have still won four out of their last five against the Sens. Games between Toronto and Ottawa tend to result in high goal total as well with three of this seasons games between Toronto and Ottawa going over 10 goals between the two teams.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Jake Muzzin (FD: $4,000 | DK: $4,800) - Vegas Golden Knights 2
Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault (FanDuel: $17,200 | DraftKings: $15,000)
– With Patches still out I still think all the value is in this second line and although their prices have slightly raised since they’ve been playing with a lot of success as of late, I still think there can be room for them on your line tonight, especially Reilly Smith who despite the recent success is still staying relatively affordable. Unfortunately, it looks as though Alec Martinez won’t be available in tonight’s matchup but you should be able to pair the second line well with either of Vegas’ top defensemen in Pietrangelo and Theodore. Statistically, they are in a fantastic matchup against the Sharks with a high implied total of 3.5 and like Ottawa, San Jose’s goalies will most likely want to forget many of their performances this season, tonight should be more of the same.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Shea Theodore (FD: $6,400 | DK: $6,600)
Honorable Mention(s): COL1, STL1, MIN2
5/12 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best
- Marc-Andre Fleury (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,000)
- Philip Grubauer (FD: $8,200 | DK: $8,500)
Honorable Mention(s): Talbot, Andersen
Worst
- Josef Korenar (FD: $7,100 | DK: $7,400)
Honorable Mention(s): Petersen, Gustavsson, Binnington
5/12 NHL Wild Card Targets
Kirill Kaprizov (FD: $6,900 | DK: $7,100)
– Kirill seems to have pulled away in the Calder Trophy race and after recently been putting in a lot of work to keep Robertson at bay. Now, this goes to show how dominant Kaprizov has been as of late as Robertson began to make it an interesting race, but with two points in each of his last four games, that should provide the cushion he needs. But tonight against the Blues who have notoriously struggled from bad goaltending this season, Kaprizov will get another opportunity to add to his stat line against a team that may have serious problems holding him at bay. The Wild’s implied goal total is at 3.2 and you cant help but think that Kaprizov will get on the end of at least one of those.
Honorable Mention(s): Batherson, Burakovsky, Tuch
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Auston Matthews
Winger – Reilly Smith
Defence – Justin Faulk
Goalie – Marc-Andre Fleury
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MacKinnon – Marner – Matthews – Putting Up Points
Honorable Mention(s):
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