NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Aug. 31)

This article focuses on 8/31 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and Fanduel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. All rankings are site specific.

8/31 NHL Game Plan

The Breakdown

The second round of the playoffs continue with a pair of elimination games, as we have a two game Monday slate with a 7pm ET lock start on both sites.

The slate begins with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are looking to close out Boston Bruins, already up three games to one. Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars look to do the same to the Avalanche later on and pull off the series upset.

The Dallas/Colorado series has been chock full of goals, so that is where I would turn first, with Anton Khudobin a tournament option, just in case you think that tonight the Stars finish things off. My inclination is that the Avalanche have at least one more big game left in them, although they will lose the series.

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has been pounding Boston and comes in fairly affordable, particularly on DraftKings. The Bruins make for more of a contrarian tournament option, given their failures so far throughout this series. The B’s “Perfection Line” makes for a great pivot, particularly in large field tournaments. As far as the Lightning side goes, Ondrej Palat has been getting involved with all of the Tampa Bay goals recently and strikes me as a prime value option.

8/31 NHL Point Per Dollar FanDuel Rankings

Centers

• 1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,700
• 2. Nazeem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche – $6,000
• 3. Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars – $5,600
• 4. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,900
• 5. Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars – $7,600

Wingers

• 1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,300
• 2. Ondrej Palat- Tampa Bay Lightning – $4,800
• 3. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $8,400
• 4. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche – $7,700
• 5. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche – $7,300

Defense

• 1. Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche – $5,600
• 2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,700
• 3. Mikhail Sergachev – Tampa Bay Lightning – $4,700
• 4. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – $5,800
• 5. John Klingberg – Dallas Stars – $5,700

Goalies

• 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,500
• 2. Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars – $7,500

8/31 NHL Point Per Dollar DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,500
2. Nazeem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche – $5,300
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning – $5,700
4. Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars – $4,700
5. Radek Faksa – Dallas Stars – $2,800

Wingers

1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,400
2. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning – $4,700
3. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $7,600
4. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche – $5,900
5. Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars – $5,300

Defense

• 1. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $5,800
• 2. Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche – $5,600
• 3. John Klingberg – Dallas Stars – $5,000
• 4. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – $5,400
• 5. Samuel Girard – Colorado Avalanche – $3,300

Goalies

• 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,000
• 2. Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars – $7,400

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