NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Apr. 4)

This article focuses on 4/4 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.

Sunday 4/4 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot as things slow down with a tiny three-game Sunday slate!

The Toronto/Calgary game has the highest total and should be guaranteed chalk.

As always, I like a combination of chalk and off the board and that tends to be what wins the most in tournaments. Nevertheless, players from that game occupy many of the spots in the power rankings below.

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 Lock – 7 p.m. ET

Dallas Stars (+138) at Carolina Hurricanes (-162) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+150), Vincent Trocheck (+165), Nino Niederreiter (+200), Joe Pavelski (+205), Andrei Svechnikov (+220), Martin Necas (+245), Jamie Benn (+280), Jason Robertson (+280), Jesper Fast (+295), Denis Guryanov (+295), Alexander Radulov (+295)

Late Games – 9 p.m. ET

Toronto Maple Leafs (-148) at Calgary Flames (+128) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-105), Mitch Marner (+188), William Nylander (+188), Matthew Tkachuk (+210), John Tavares (+210), Sean Monahan (+230), Elias Lindholm (+255), Johnny Gaudreau (+265), Andrew Mangiapane (+280), Zach Hyman (+300), Ilya Mikheyev (+300)

Arizona Coyotes (-124) at Anaheim Ducks (+106) – 5 Projected Goal Total – Conor Garland (+205), Christian Dvorak (+215), Rickard Rakell (+250), Phil Kessel (+250), Maxime Comtois (+260), Clayton Keller (+265), Adam Henrique (+300), Jakob Silfverberg (+300)

4/4 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,500
2. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $5,400
3. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,700
4. Nick Schmaltz – Arizona – $3,700
5. John Tavares – Toronto – $6,700
6. Sean Monahan – Calgary – $5,600

Wingers

1. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,600
2. Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,700
3. Nido Neiderreiter – Carolina – $4,600
4. Zach Hyman – Toronto – $4,700
5. Jason Robertson – Dallas – $4,500
6. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $6,000

Defense

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,600
2. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $3,800
3. Morgan Rielly – Toronto – $5,100
4. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $5,500
5. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona – $4,500

Goalies

1. Adin Hill – Arizona – $6,700
2. Alex Nedeljkovic – Carolina – $8,200
3. Ryan Miller – Anaheim – $6,600

4/4 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs – $9,200
2. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,700
3. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,500
4. Sean Monahan – Calgary – $4,900
5. Nick Schmaltz – Arizona – $4,500
6. John Tavares – Toronto – $6,100

Wingers

1. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,900
2. Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $8,200
3. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,700
4. Zach Hyman – Toronto – $5,700
5. Nido Neiderrieter – Carolina – $5,100
6. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $4,900

Defense

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $7,500
2. Michael Stone – Calgary – $3,000
3. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona – $4,200
4. T.J. Brodie – Toronto – $3,400
5. Morgan Rielly – Toronto – $5,500

Goalies

1. Alex Nedeljkovic – Carolina – $8,200
2. Adin Hill – Arizona – $7,800

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Sean Monahan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Vincent Trocheck, Nick Schmaltz, Jake Muzzin, Adin Hill

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