NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 21)

This article focuses on 1/21 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 1/21 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

We have five NHL games to look forward to Thursday Night. As always, we will dig through all of the goal scoring odds, before full rankings and top lines.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds listed +300 or below.

Philadelphia (+116) at Boston (-134) – Patrice Bergeron (+160), Brad Marchand (+188), Travis Konecny (+240), Jake DeBrusk (+255), Charlie Coyle (+290), Claude Giroux (+295)

New Jersey (+125) at New York Islanders (-148) –  Kyle Palmieri (+205), Brock Nelson (+225), Anthony Beauvillier (+240), Anders Lee (+245), Matthew Barzal (+260), Jordan Eberle (+260), Nico Hischier (+265), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+295)

Tampa Bay (-159) at Columbus ( +135) – Steven Stamkos (+140), Brayden Point (+170), Alex Killorn (+205), Oliver Björkstrand (+220), Ondrej Palát (+230), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+240), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Cam Atkinson (+295), Blake Coleman (+295), Victor Hedman (+295), Tyler Johnson (+295)

Winnipeg (-125) at Ottawa (+108) – Kyle Connor (+143), Patrik Laine (+165), Mark Scheifele (+165), Brady Tkachuk (+188), Evgeny Dadonov (+210), Nikolaj Ehlers (+235), Blake Wheeler (+250), Drake Batherson (+270), Josh Norris (+270)

Montreal (-121) at Vancouver ( +105) – Elias Pettersson (+170), Brendan Gallagher (+185), JT Miller (+205), Brock Boeser (+220), Bo Horvat (+220), Tyler Toffoli (+230), Josh Anderson (+260), Tomas Tatar (+260), Nick Suzuki (+295), Shea Weber (+295), Nils Hoglander (+300), Tanner Pearson (+300)

Colorado (-245) at Los Angeles (+205) – Nathan MacKinnon (+108), Mikko Rantanen (+170), Nazem Kadri (+205), Gabriel Landeskog (+205), Andre Burakovsky (+230), Anze Kopitar (+250), Brandon Saad (+275), Cale Makar (+295)

1/21 NHL Best Odds

* Nathan MacKinnon to score (+108) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

The Mac attack has been racking up assists but only has one goal to his name so far this season. MacKinnon played shortened minutes in two of his three games played, getting in some extra rest after those scores got out of hand. Expect this Nova Scotian monster to get back on the scoreboard in a rematch of Tuesday’s game, in which the Avalanche come in heavy favorites. After the Kings made things interesting late in the Tuesday’s 3-2 final, this time Colorado will look to not take it’s foot off the gas a second time.

1/21 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
2. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $7,600
3. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $6,200
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $3,900
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $8,000

Forwards

1. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,500
2. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,600 – GTD
3. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,800
4. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,400
5. Nils Hoglander – Vancouver Canucks – $3,500
6. Oskar Lindblom – Philadelphia – $3,800
7. Alex Galchenyuk – Ottawa – $3,600
8. Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg – $5,800
9. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $4,400
10. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $5,600

Defense

1. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,300
2. Alexander Romanov – Montreal – $4,300
3. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,900
4. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $7,100
5. Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,800

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,800
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,100

1/21 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500
2. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,500
3. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $6,900
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $3,600
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400

Forwards

1. Steve Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,200
2. Evgenii Dadonov – Ottawa – $2,900
3. Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay – $2,600
4. Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia – $3,200
5. Oskar Lindblom – Philadelphia – $3,000
6. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $5,500
7. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,500
8. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,200
9. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $4,900 – GTD
10. Alex Galchenyuk – Ottawa – $2,900 “Assuming Stuetzle out as likely”
11. Claude Giroux – Philadelphia – $4,500

Defense

1. Alexander Romanov – Montreal – $4,300
2. Erik Gustafsson – Philadelphia – $2,700
3. David Savard – Columbus – $3,000
4. Devin Toews – Colorado – $5,000
5. Ben Chiarot – Montreal – $3,200

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
2. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $7,600
3. Philipp Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
4. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,100

Top Lines “DraftKings”

Philadelphia Flyers – All Lines and Pieces – Recommended Add-On: Erik Gustafsson

Honorable Mention: Ottawa One and Two

Facing off against Boston and Tuukka Rask is certainly never an easy assignment. However, the DraftKings pricing on the Philadelphia Flyers seems a bit too punitive for what should be a relatively close matchup. The Flyers are dealing with a number of injury issues right now, particularly at the center position, where Morgan Frost now joins Sean Couturier on the absentee list. However, the Bruins are far from healthy, just losing Ondrej Kase, in addition to oh yeah, missing their best player in David Pastrnak.

On FanDuel, Philly is regularly priced aside from $3,800 Oskar Lindblom. Otherwise, there are some stark contrasts between the two sites. For example, whereas Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek are $6,900 and $6,400 each on FanDuel, they are $4,500 and $3,200 apiece on DraftKings. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson “$2,700” shares even strength time on the third line, as well as time on the second power play unit with Jakub Voracek. The trio and/or Lindblom are all strong plays/cash game pieces.

Top Line “FanDuel”

Winnipeg Second Line Two Man – Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor, Recommended Add-On: Neal Pionk

With a bit of a discount on Nikolaj Ehlers, I like the concept of a Winnipeg Two duo on FanDuel. Neal Pionk is cheap and shares even strength time with Ehlers and Kyle Connor, as well as power play time with Ehlers. The continued absence of Patrik Laine should result in additional ice time all around.

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