NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Apr. 22)

This article focuses on 4/22 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 4/22 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

We have an awesome ten-game Thursday slate to look forward to.

Right off the bat, we have the Penguins hosting the woeful Devils. I’m pretty sure New Jersey is mailing it in at this point, so all of the Pens lines are in play. Pittsburgh will look to continue where they left off the other night.

The resurgent Bruins are visiting the now somewhat respectable Sabres. Buffalo can only troll us so many times, right? This team is terrible.

Those two games above should grab a decent bit of ownership. However, for tournaments, there may be more contrarian value to be discovered in the night games.

Both the Colorado/St. Louis game and Ottawa/Vancouver game have six totals. Only the aforementioned Pittsburgh/New Jersey game, Philadelphia/New York Rangers, and Toronto/Winnipeg can say the same. We also have the Stars coming in as decent favorites against the Red Wings.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Toronto Maple Leafs (-129) at Winnipeg Jets (+112) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (+100), Kyle Connor (+155), Mark Scheifele (+180) , Mitch Marner (+195), William Nylander (+195), John Tavares (+215), Nikolaj Ehlers (+220), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+240), Alex Galchenyuk (+255), Andrew Copp (+270), Ilya Mikheyev (+310)

Boston Bruins (-286) at Buffalo Sabres (+240) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-112), Patrice Bergeron (+160), Brad Marchand (+170), Taylor Hall (+180), Craig Smith (+240), Victor Olofsson (+265), Sam Reinhart (+285), Jake DeBrusk (+290), David Krejci (+290), Nick Ritchie (+290)

Washington Capitals (+102) at New York Islanders (-117) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (+125), Brock Nelson (+190), Anthony Mantha (+195), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+210), Kyle Palmieri (+210), Mathew Barzal (+230), Jordan Eberle (+230), Anthony Beauvillier (+245), T.J. Oshie (+260), Tom Wilson (+260), Nicklas Bäckström (+290)

Columbus Blue Jackets (+230) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-278) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brayden Point (+135), Alex Killorn (+165), Ondrej Palát (+185), Yanni Gourde (+205), Patrik Laine (+230), Alex Barre-Boulet (+235), Anthony Cirelli (+235), Ross Colton (+250), Blake Coleman (+265), Victor Hedman (+265), Tyler Johnson (+265), Cam Atkinson (+280), Oliver Björkstrand (+280), Patrick Maroon (+285)

Main Slate Games Continued

Carolina Hurricanes (-118) at Florida Panthers (+102) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Aleksander Barkov (+155), Sebastian Aho (+155), Vincent Trocheck (+170), Nino Niederreiter (+205), Jonathan Huberdeau (+210), Andrei Svechnikov (+230), Patric Hörnqvist (+230), Teuvo Teräväinen (+240), Frank Vatrano (+255), Martin Necas (+255), Sam Bennett (+270), Anthony Duclair (+270), Nikita Gusev (+270), Jesper Fast (+300), Jordan Staal (+300)

New Jersey Devils (+240) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-286) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+105), Sidney Crosby (+115), Bryan Rust (+148), Jared McCann (+175), Jason Zucker (+195), Jeff Carter (+235), Evan Rodrigues (+250), Radim Zohorna (+250), Kris Letang (+270), Nico Hischier (+275), Zachary Aston-Reese (+290), Pavel Zacha (+300)

Philadelphia Flyers (+130) at New York Rangers (-152) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (+100), Artemi Panarin (+148), Chris Kreider (+155), Pavel Buchnevich (+160), Joel Farabee (+200), Colin Blackwell (+235), Ryan Strome (+235), Sean Couturier (+240), Claude Giroux (+240), Travis Konecny (+240), James van Riemsdyk (+240), Filip Chytil (+265), Kaapo Kakko (+285), Alexis Lafrenière (+285), Kevin Hayes (+300), Vitaly Kravtsov (+310)

Late Games

Dallas Stars (-182) at Detroit Red Wings (+155) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+160), Jason Robertson (+165), Roope Hintz (+180), Jamie Benn (+220), Dylan Larkin (+235), Denis Guryanov (+235), Ty Dellandrea (+245), Robby Fabbri (+280)

Colorado Avalanche (-136) at St. Louis Blues (+116) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (+123), Vladimir Tarasenko (+185), Brayden Schenn (+200), Nazem Kadri (+215), Gabriel Landeskog (+215), David Perron (+220), Ryan O’Reilly (+230), Andre Burakovsky (+240), Mike Hoffman (+245), Jaden Schwartz (+270), Brandon Saad (+270), Jordan Kyrou (+300), Zachary Sanford (+300), Carl Söderberg (+300)

Ottawa Senators (+124) at Vancouver Canucks (-143) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Brock Boeser (+148), Bo Horvat (+163), J.T. Miller (+180), Drake Batherson (+188), Brady Tkachuk (+195), Tanner Pearson (+200), Evgeny Dadonov (+215), Nils Hoglander (+250), Jake Virtanen (+270), Connor Brown (+280), Josh Norris (+280), Jimmy Vesey (+285)

4/22 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,800
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,000
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,200
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,800
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,500

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,600
2. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,600
3. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $5,100
4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $6,200
5. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,700

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $5,800
2. Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $4,500
3. Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $4,400 – GTD
4. John Klingberg – Dallas – $5,200
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,100

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,000
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $7,700

4/22 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,000
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,200
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,100
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $5,600

Wingers

1. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,300
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,500
3. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $5,000
5. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $6,900
6. Taylor Hall – Boston – $5,200

Defense

1. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,700
2. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $2,800
3. Mike Reilly – Boston – $3,700
4. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,800
5. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $7,200

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,500
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,200

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Brayden Point, William Nylander, Anthony Mantha, Taylor Hall, punt defenseman with cheap guys from the rankings

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

William Nylander, Anthony Mantha, Bryan Rust

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/