Richard Masana 
This article focuses on 1/17 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.
Sunday 1/17 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan
NFL will be taking centerstage tomorrow as it heads towards a finish but we do have a tiny NHL two gamer going on! As always, we will dig through all of the goal scoring odds, before full rankings and top lines for tomorrow.
Notable Goal Scoring Odds
Note: All odds listed +300 or below.
Washington (-106) at Pittsburgh (-109) – Alexander Ovechkin (+100), Jake Guentzel (+140), Sidney Crosby (+170), Evgeni Malkin (+188), Bryan Rust (+215) T.J. Oshie (+220), Jakob Vrana (+220), Jason Zucker (+255), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+260), Tom Wilson (+275)
Chicago (+128) at Florida (-148) – Patrick Kane (+160), Jonathan Huberdeau (+165), Aleksander Barkov (+175), Dominik Kubalik (+185), Alex DeBrincat (+195), Patric Hörnqvist (+220), Anthony Duclair (+235), Owen Tippett (+250), Grigori Denisenko (+270), Dylan Strome (+280)
1/17 NHL Best Odds
* Washington ML (-106) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*
The Betting Game Plan
Tristan Jarry did not look very good at all against the Flyers. If he draws another start, this seems like the game Ovi breaks out and gets himself into the goal column after a pair of mediocre games.
1/17 NHL FanDuel Rankings
Centers
- 1. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,100
- 2. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $7,600
- 3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,400
- 4. Nicklas Backstrom – Washington – $6,400
- 5. Dylan Strome – Chicago – $5,000
Forwards
- 1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
- 2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,400
- 3. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $7,300
- 4. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $8,000
- 5. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $5,700
- 6. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $4,500
- 7. Patric Hörnqvist – Florida – $5,200
Defense
- 1. John Carlson – Washington – $6,700
- 2. Adam Boqvist – Chicago – $3,800
- 3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,300
- 4. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $5,200
- 5. John Marino – Pittsburgh – $3,700
Goalies
- Chris Driedger – Florida – $7,600
- Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $7,600
1/17 NHL DraftKings Rankings
Centers
- Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $6,000
- Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,800
- Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,400
- Nicklas Backstrom – Washington – $5,700
- Dylan Strome – Chicago – $4,500
Forwards
- Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
- Anthony Duclair – Florida – $2,500
- Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,700
- Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,400
- Patrick Kane – Chicago – $7,200
- Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $4,800
- Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $4,000
Defense
- John Carlson – Washington – $6,500
- Adam Boqvist – Chicago – $3,500
- Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $5,700
- Connor Murphy – Chicago – $3,400
- John Marino – Pittsburgh – $3,200
- Justin Schultz – Washington – $2,700
Goalies
- Chris Driedger – Florida – $8,100
- Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $7,500
Top Line “Both Sites”
Chicago One (Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane), recommended add on Adam Boqvist
This line is listed in here because they are mega cheap. With Dylan Strome only $4,500 filling in for Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat a huge bargain at $4,800 and Patrick Kane a fair $7,200, it’s a sweet deal. While I don’t expect them to win, they can certainly score a full line goal or too, which is all we need for the price. Furthermore, the quarterback of the powerplay, Adam Boqvist, is super cheap at $3,500. Consider him the cherry on top. Comparatively, they are all nearly as cheap on FanDuel, so I am not listing separate lines for each site on this two game slate.
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