The Sunday 1/15 NHL DFS slate is among the tinier NHL slates we’ve seen recently. However, we have you covered for some MLK Weekend hockey, despite the slate’s brevity.
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1/15 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 5 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Vancouver Canucks (+210) at Carolina Hurricanes (-250) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Montreal Canadiens (+235) at New York Rangers (-280) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Arizona Coyotes (+275) at Winnipeg Jets (-330) – 6 Projected Goal Total
1/15 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Carolina Two – “Paul Stastny ($3,100), Alexander Svechnikov ($6,300), Martin Necas ($6,800)“
Carolina Two has been putting up monster peripheral numbers lately, second-best in the NHL over the last ten games. They get an ideal matchup hosting the Vancouver Canucks at 3 p.m. lock. I don’t necessarily if they’ll be that popular either. The Hurricanes’ top lines as well as the Rangers’ lines should grab plenty of ownership. The Hurricanes/Canucks game is the only 6.5 total game on the slate however and the Canes are big favorites.
10-Day Sample Size – GF “Goals Followed”
1/15 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Carolina Three – “Jordan Staal ($3,500), Jordin Martinook ($2,900), Jesper Fast ($2,500)”
As noted in Thursday’s article and the table above, they are peripheral monsters. Especially on a three-game slate, I think it’s fair to try to take another stab at them. Currently, they are fifth in the NHL in SATF over their last ten games. Furthermore, as mentioned above under Carolina Two, the Canucks are a plus matchup. One quick note, I don’t think you use both Carolina lines together so it’s a matter of choosing one or the other.
Montreal One doesn’t make for a bad side option as they have clearly been underperforming their peripheral stats. It’s a tough matchup with the Rangers but hence why their contrarian and could find some positive regression.
Defenseman and Goalie
Defenseman
K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $3,800 -On a roll and simply underpriced. Miller has 11.3, 18, and 23.9 DraftKings points in his last three games. Very chalky but at this price, that makes sense.
Goalie
Conor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $8,500 – The man, the myth, the legend, reassumes his role as the Hot Shot starting goalie. I mean the Jets are -330 favorites hosting the Coyotes in a six-total game. Our boy is coming into this one off the back of a 41-save win Thursday night.
1/15 NHL Best Bet
Vancouver/Carolina – O 6.5 (-115) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – The Sharp model has this total pegged at 7.47% for 12.40% EV.
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