NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 14)

This article focuses on 1/14 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. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Thursday 1/14 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Let’s get ready for day two of the NHL’s return! We have a much bigger slate than yesterday with ten games, beginning at 7pm ET. Therefore, ownership will not be much of a consideration, as it will likely be a non-factor. First, we will dig through all of the goal scoring odds, before full rankings and top lines for tomorrow per site.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds listed +300 or below.

Washington (-134) at Buffalo (+155) – Alexander Ovechkin (-105), Jack Eichel (+138), Taylor Hall (+205), T.J. Oshie (+205), Jakob Vrana (+205), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+245), Tom Wilson (+260), Victor Olofsson (+265), Jeff Skinner (+280)

Boston (-175) at New Jersey (+148) –  Patrice Bergeron (+140), Brad Marchand (+170), Kyle Palmieri (+190), Anders Bjork (+275), Jake DeBrusk (+275), Ondrej Kase (+275), Craig Smith (+275), Jake Studnicka (+275), David Krejci (+295), Andreas Johnsson (+300)

New York Rangers (-105) at New York Islanders (-112) – Mika Zibanejad (+135), Artemi Panarin (+175), Brock Nelson (+205), Anthony Beauvillier (+225), Anders Lee (+225), Chris Kreider (+230), Jordan Eberle (+240), Matthew Barzal (+250), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+285), Pavel Buchnevich (+290)

Carolina (-200) at Detroit (+170) – Sebastian Aho (+102), Anthony Mantha (+180), Andrei Svechnikov (+185), Dylan Larkin (+215), Nino Niederreiter (+235), Teuvo Teräväinen (+235), Drew Shore (+235), Dougie Hamilton (+250), Vincent Trocheck (+250), Martin Necas (+250), Tyler Bertuzzi (+260)

Columbus (+104) at Nashville (-120) – Filip Forsberg (+180), Viktor Arvidsson (+195), Oliver Björkstrand (+210), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+230), Matt Duchene (+265), Cam Atkinson (+285)

Calgary (-120) at Winnipeg (+102) – Kyle Connor (+165), Matthew Tkachuk (+180), Mark Scheifele (+190), Sean Monahan (+205), Elias Lindholm (+230), Johnny Gaudreau (+255), Nikolaj Ehlers (+270), Blake Wheeler (+285), Dillon Dube (+300)

Vancouver (+108) at Edmonton (-125) – Leon Draisaitl (+123), Connor McDavid (+133), Elias Pettersson (+175), Brock Boeser (+210), J.T. Miller (+210), Bo Horvat (+235), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+240), Kailer Yamamoto (+240), Dominik Kahun (+285), Jake Virtanen (+295)

San Jose (+108) at Arizona (-125) – Conor Garland (+205), Evander Kane (+205), Logan Couture (+225), Timo Meier (+225), Christian Dvorak (+240), Phil Kessel (+240), Clayton Keller (+270), Tomas Hertl (+275), Nick Schmaltz (+285)

Anaheim (+180) at Las Vegas (-215) – Max Pacioretty (+150), Jonathan Marchessault (+210), Mark Stone (+210), William Karlsson (+220), Reilly Smith (+235), Rickard Rakell (+250), Chandler Stephenson (+270), Alex Tuch (+270), Adam Henrique (+280)

Minnesota (-125) at Los Angeles (+108) – Kevin Fiala (+170), Kirill Kaprizov (+188), Anze Kopitar (+210), Zach Parise (+230), Marcus Johansson (+255), Dustin Brown (+265), Jeff Carter (+280), Alex Iafallo (+295), Jordan Greenway (+300)

1/14 NHL Best Odds

* Carolina and Las Vegas Parlay (+121) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

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The Betting Game Plan

I hate parlays. They truly are idiot’s bets. However, I do not like much else here, as no individual goal or shot odds have me drooling and most of the totals and lines seem fairly accurate. So might as well load up on two teams that should take care of business against a pair of bottom feeders.

1/14 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

• 1. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,600
• 2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,800
• 3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,400
• 4. William Karlsson – Las Vegas – $5,200
• 5. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,500
• 6. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,900
• 7. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $8,000
• 8. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,700
• 9. Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders – $4,800
• 10. Elias Pettersson – Vancouver – $7,400

Forwards

• 1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
• 2. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $6,700
• 3. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $7,000
• 4. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,700
• 5. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,700
• 6. Reilly Smith – Las Vegas – $4,700
• 7. Brad Marchand – Boston – $8,300
• 8. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,100
• 9. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
• 10. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $5,200

Defense

• 1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $5,800
• 2. Roman Josi – Nashville – $7,100
• 3. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,300
• 4. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,200
• 5. Alex Edler – Vancouver – $4,300
• 6. Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $4,300
• 7. Ryan Ellis – Nashville – $5,300
• 8. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,800
• 9. Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,400
• 10. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona – $3,700

Goalies

1. Darcy Kuemper – Arizona – $7,500
2. Robin Lehner – Las Vegas – $8,500
3. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,700

1/14 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,100
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,500
3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,200
4. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,200
5. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $5,800
6. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $4,000
7. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,800
8. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $8,400
9. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $5,300
10. Elias Pettersson – Vancouver – $7,000

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
2. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $6,900
3. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $6,600
4. Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,000
5. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,500
6. Brad Marchand – Boston – $7,100
7. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $7,800
8. Mark Stone – Las Vegas – $6,000
9. Johnathan Marchessault – Las Vegas – $5,500
10. Zach Parise – Minnesota – $4,200
11. Nido Neiderreiter – Carolina – $3,700
12. Dominik Kahun – Edmonton – $3,000

Defense

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $7,000
2. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $3,300
3. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,700
4. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,400
5. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,000
6. Zach Werenski – Columbus – $4,800
7. Erik Karlsson – San Jose – $4,800
8. Darnell Nurse – Edmonton – $5,300
9. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,200
10. David Savard – Columbus – $3,900
11. Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,400

Goalies

1. Robin Lehner – Las Vegas – $8,500
2. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,300
3. Darcy Kuemper – Arizona – $8,000
4. Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus – $7,400

Top DraftKings Line

Carolina One (Sebastian Aho, Nido Niederreiter, Teuvo Teravainan), recommended add on Dougie Hamilton, optional power play stack add-ons Andrei Svechnikov and Vincent Trocheck

On a ten game slate, there is no need to worry about ownership. Given the scoring odds, combined with salary, the Carolina Hurricanes top line makes a lot of sense. The Canes at -200 fall just slightly behind Las Vegas for the title of the slate’s top favorite.

Sebastian Aho is the corner stone at a $7,100 price that is a bit cheaper than his elite peers at the center position. Nido Niederreiter provides us with salary relief at $3,800. Finally, Teuvo Teravainan fills out the top line and has first unit power play correlation with Aho.

The two players alongside Aho are not what really get me excited about stacking up the Hurricanes. Dougie Hamilton has far and away the highest scoring odds of any defenseman and has full top line and power play correlation. If focusing on the power play, Andrei Svechnikov and Vincent Trocheck also make fine additions.

Top FanDuel Line

Las Vegas Two (William Karlsson, Reilly Smith, Johnathan Marchessault) Recommended Add-On Shea Theodore, Optional Power Play Add-Ons Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone

You can similarly play Carolina One on FanDuel. In fact, Dougie Hamilton is super cheap there, so you should definitely at least play him. However, for the sake of being different, let’s turn to the other big favorite on the slate. On DraftKings, I would prefer turning to the top line, given that Max Pacioretty seems a bit underpriced at $6,900.

Nevertheless, with William Karlsson only $5,200, Reilly Smith $4,900 and Johnathan Marchessault $6,300, they leave plenty of salary remaining to add Shea Theodore and a lot more.

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