Richard Masana 
Tonight, we have a nice sized five-game Wednesday slate. There are lots of options to choose from and we will cover a few of them below. Pricing is based on DraftKings pricing but in most instances applicable to FanDuel. Aside from reading this 12/13 NHL DFS article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning. If you like what you see, sign up for more Win Daily content here.
12/13 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings Sportsbook and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Pittsburgh Penguins (-162) at Montreal Canadiens (+136) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Boston Bruins (-105) at New Jersey Devils (-115) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Anaheim Ducks (+195) at New York Islanders (-238) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Buffalo Sabres (+180) at Colorado Avalanche (-218) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Winnipeg Jets (+150) at Los Angeles Kings (-180) – 6 Projected Goal Total
12/13 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Pittsburgh One – “Sidney Crosby ($7,500), Jake Guentzel ($7,300)” – Two-Man Only
This line has been on a roll this season. Tonight, Pittsburgh is one of the biggest favorites on the slate as the Penguins are at -162 as they visit Montreal. This also one of two 6.5 projected total games on the slate. They continue to lead all NHL lines in SATF “348” and not by any small margin as illustrated below. The price is fair given that they have slowed down a bit. However, this seems like a spot where they can put some numbers. I think you plug in Sidney Crosby for the $7,500 price tag and then given Bryan Rust’s absence, you could pop in Drew O’Connor for salary savings if trying to get a little crazy and jam in Colorado. However, he has not done much even with opportunities, so Jake Guentzel is the ideal pairing.
12/13 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Islanders Two – “Brock Nelson ($6,200), Kyle Palmieri ($4,100)” – Two-Man only
It’s time to turn to one of my favorite salary saving lines. You can totally spend up on Colorado tonight, but I’d rather save money with the other hefty favorite. The Islanders come in -205 money line favorites hosting the Anaheim Ducks who travel to the east coast for this one. This line, particularly, the two man-version, has been solid all season. On the season, they are in the top ten among all NHL lines in terms of SATF as you can see above. They are also currently in the top ten over the last ten games as you can see below. After plugging the two of them in, were left with $4,980 left per skater and can expect to slum it for at least one defensemen spot. If you add the defenseman and goalie listed below you are set up well to be able to add in a third two-man line of your own or a pair of one-offs.
Defenseman and Goalie
Defenseman
Kevin Shattenkirk – Boston- $3,100 – Filling in for Charlie McAvoy on the Bruin’s top power play unit. I am not a huge fan of how spread-out Boston’s lines are, but Shattenkirk makes sense as obvious value.
Goalie
Conor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg – $7,300 – I don’t mind this move for tournaments. The Jets are heavy underdogs at +150 but Hellebuyck remains stellar. He’ll carry a 2.45 GAA and .915 SV % into tonight. He should be peppered with shots and that usually checks the first box off for tournament upside.
12/13 NHL Best Bet
New Jersey Devils (-115) – DraftKings – Boston is dealing with a lot of injuries here. Let’s take the Devils at home and by the way, Timo Meier ($5,400) is one of my favorite solo plays of the night in DFS.
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