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DID YOU SEE THAT?! You will find yourself saying that quite a bit throughout these playoffs. Last night, it was about the Rangers and Penguins going to TRIPLE OT, with Malkin sealing it for the Pens, giving them a one game lead in the series. Maybe there is another marathon game ahead of us tonight! Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers should be able to rebound after a hard fought game 1. The Kings really did put up a nice fight, which is a bit of a surprise. Tonight is as close to a must-win for the Oilers, and we can expect them to rebound.
Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues: Husso looked really strong in the first game of this series, and the Blues were able to dominate. The Wild just don’t seem to have the depth that they need to keep up in the playoffs, and as long as Fleury keeps playing this way, it could be a very early exit for Minnesota. STL is poised to take a stranglehold on the series and send it home up 2-0.
High Risk GPP Goalie Pick – Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes and Bruins face off again tonight for game 2 in Carolina. Carolina dominated the Bruins across the board in game one, and as much as we want to think the B’s rebound, it is going to be a tall task. They didn’t show much fight during game 1, and PNC Arena was ROCKIN’. There is a very good chance that Raanta is able to duplicate his performance tonight and give the Canes a 2-0 lead headed back to Boston. Jonathan Quick is also a prime candidate for the high risk goalie pick tonight, as he grabbed a save bonus and a win on Monday. He has a chance to do it again tonight, but will need to stay sharp. Jack Campbell is also in play, but carries a lot of risk, particularly tonight.
Lines to Build Around
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Zach Hyman/Tyson Barrie: Even though they lost, we still got good production out of this unit on Monday night. Tonight should be no different, and it may be even better. McDavid and crew should rebound nicely tonight from a surprise loss on home ice in game one.
St. Louis Blues 2 – Ryan O’Reilly/Brandon Saad/David Perron/Justin Faulk: This line absolutely dominated Minnesota in game one (thanks to a Perron hat trick), and there really is no reason to suspect they can’t do it again tonight. Fleury has not been great, and the defense in front of him is not helping. If the Blues can grab this game tonight, then they will have a stranglehold on this series heading back to St. Louis. You know that’s exactly what they want, and there really isn’t any reason they can’t.
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Vincent Trocheck/Sebastian Aho/Teuvo Teravainen/Seth Jarvis/Tony DeAngelo: The Canes got scoring from a little bit of everywhere in game one, and Boston didn’t show any signs of resistance, really. The B’s have holes in their game, and there is a good chance that the Canes can duplicate their performance tonight.
High Risk Lines
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – Auston Matthews/Mitch Marner/Michael Bunting/Morgan Rielly: The Leafs’ top line has another very, very nice matchup tonight. However, there is reason to believe that the Lightning will be able to fight back and potentially grab a win to even the series. That’s exactly where the high risk comes in. This series should be a long one, so we can’t rely on this line in every game.
Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Trevor Moore/Alex Iafallo: That second Kings line can’t be good without Arvidsson, right?! Turns out that’s not the case, as this line contributed 3 of the 4 goals the other night. They should be in a position to do it again, but they will likely carry more ownership tonight.
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov/Ondrej Palat/Victor Hedman: As mentioned above, the Lightning are not going to go away easily. If they are to compete in this series, this line really needs to get it going, and tonight feels like a night they can do just that. The field will likely be down on them tonight, so we may see some lower ownership than we otherwise would. This game could be very tight, which is why they are higher risk.
Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Jordan Staal/Jesper Fast/Nino Niederreiter: The Canes’ third line will be spending a ton of time on the ice against the Bruins’ top line, and this is a great spot to get a little different.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CAR1, BOS2, MIN1, TOR2, STL1
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Jordan Staal ($3000) – Carolina Hurricanes
Wing: Alex Iafallo ($3500) – Los Angeles Kings
Defense: T.J. Brodie ($2500) – Toronto Maple Leafs
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Jordan Staal ($4500) – Carolina Hurricanes
Wing: Ondrej Palat ($4500) – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defense: Mikey Anderson ($3700) – Los Angeles Kings
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs
Wing: Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defense: Justin Faulk – St. Louis Blues
Goalie: Ville Husso – St. Louis Blues
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
David Perron (STL): anytime goal scorer
Steven Stamkos (TBL): over 0.5 points
Connor McDavid (EDM): over 1.5 points
Teuvo Teravainen (CAR): anytime goal scorer
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