NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 28)

This article focuses on 1/28 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 1/28 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for the Thursday 1/28 NHL slate. What a crop of games we have tonight! One of the biggest slates of the season so far, a full 14 games stand ready at our disposal. Let’s take a quick snapshot at some of the scoring odds before addressing rankings and a couple lines that stick out!

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

New York Islanders (-148) at Washington (+123) – Jakub Vrana (+140), Brock Nelson (+235), T.J. Oshie (+250), Anders Lee (+260), Matthew Barzal (+275), Jordan Eberle (+275), Tom Wilson (+280), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+310)

New York Rangers (-112) at Buffalo Sabres (-109) – Jack Eichel (+130), Mika Zibanejad (+130), Artemi Panarin (+170), Taylor Hall (+190), Sam Reinhart (+225), Chris Kreider (+225), Pavel Buchnevich (+235), Victor Olofsson (+250), Jeff Skinner (+265), Alexis Lafrenière (+300)

Pittsburgh Penguins (-103) at Boston Bruins (-121) – Patrice Bergeron (+155), Jake Guentzel (+175), Brad Marchand (+185), Sidney Crosby (+188), Evgeni Malkin (+215), Bryan Rust (+250), Jake DeBrusk (+265), Charlie Coyle (+280) Jason Zucker (+295), Ondrej Kase (+300), David Krejci (+300), Craig Smith (+300), Jack Studnicka (+300)

Philadelphia Flyers (-155) at New Jersey Devils (+127) – Kyle Palmieri (+180), Travis Konecny (+188), Claude Giroux (+235), Joel Farabee (+260), Kevin Hayes (+260), James van Riemsdyk (+280), Andreas Johnsson (+285), Nikita Gusev (+300), Jack Hughes (+300), Oskar Lindblom (+300), Nolan Patrick (+300)

Tampa Bay Lightning (-148) at Carolina Hurricanes (+120) – Steven Stamkos (+123), Sebastian Aho (+148), Brayden Point (+170), Alex Killorn (+210), Andrei Svechnikov (+225), Ondrej Palat (+235), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Nino Niederreiter (+290), Blake Coleman (+300), Victor Hedman (+300), Tyler Johnson (+300)

Florida Panthers (-108) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-113) – Oliver Björkstrand (+190), Jonathan Huberdeau (+220), Aleksander Barkov (+230), Cam Atkinson (+260), Patric Hörnqvist (+285), Mikhail Grigorenko (+290), Zach Werenski (+290)

Calgary Flames (+108) at Montreal Canadiens (-130) – Brendan Gallagher (+190), Matthew Tkachuk (+195), Tyler Toffoli (+200), Sean Monahan (+215), Elias Lindholm (+240), Josh Anderson (+265), Tomas Tatar (+265), Johnny Gaudreau, (+265), Nick Suzuki (+300), Shea Weber (+300)

St. Louis Blues (+125) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-150) – Max Pacioretty (+163), Mark Stone (+210), Reilly Smith (+220), Mike Hoffman (+220), , David Perron (+230), Brayden Schenn (+230), Johnathan Marchessault (+235), Ryan O’Reilly (+240), William Karlsson (+250), Jaden Schwartz (+280), Chandler Stephenson (+300), Alex Tuch (+300)

Los Angeles Kings (+137) at Minnesota Wild (-167) – Kevin Fiala (+175), Kirill Kaprizov (+190), Zach Parise (+230), Anze Kopitar (+245), Marcus Johansson (+260)

Detroit Red Wings (+180) at Dallas Stars (-225) – Denis Gurianov (+195), Joe Pavelski (+195), Jamie Benn (+215), Anthony Mantha (+235), Roope Hintz (+240), Alexander Radulov (+240), Dylan Larkin (+280)

Anaheim Ducks (+115) at Arizona Coyotes (-139) – Conor Garland (+220), Phil Kessel (+220), Rickard Rakell (+250), Christian Dvorak (+255), Clayton Keller (+285), Adam Henrique (+275), Nick Schmaltz (+300) Jakob Silfverberg (+300)

San Jose Sharks (+190) at Colorado Avalanche (-240) – Nathan MacKinnon (-105), Mikko Rantanen (+155), Nazem Kadri (+185), Gabriel Landeskog (+185), Andre Burakovsky (+210), Evander Kane (+235), Brandon Saad (+255), Logan Couture (+255), Timo Meier (+255), Tomas Hertl (+265), Cale Makar (+275), JT Compher (+295)

Toronto Maple Leafs (-129) at Edmonton Oilers (+105) – Austin Matthews (-113), Leon Draisaitl (+128), Connor McDavid (+132), John Tavares (+163), William Nylander (+170), Mitch Marner (+220), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+245), Kailer Yamamoto (+245), Zach Hyman (+265), James Neal (+295)

Ottawa Senators (+128) at Vancouver Canucks (-155) – Brock Boeser (+155), J.T. Miller (+170), Elias Pettersson (+163), Bo Horvat (+180), Brady Tkachuk (+190), Evgeny Dadonov (+210), Tanner Pearson (+255), Nils Hoglander (+275), Drake Batherson (+275), Josh Norris (+275), Jake Virtanen (+295)

1/28 NHL Best Odds

* Either Roope Hintz +240 or Jack Hughes +300 to Score – 0.15 Units – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

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The Betting Game Plan

I would go very light as with any goal scoring bets but if Hintz makes it through morning skate and is in the lineup, the +240 odds are tasty. Jack Hughes similarly has not seen his goal odds rise most nights despite a strong start.

1/28 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,200
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500
3. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,600
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,100
5. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $6,700
6. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,800
7. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,400
8. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,000 – GTD
9. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $5,700
10. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,200
11. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $4,900
12. Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $4,500

Wingers

1. Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $5,400
2. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $4,800
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
4. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300
5. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,900
6. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,500
7. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $4,900
8. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,600
9. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
10. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,200

Defense

1. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $4,800
2. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $4,300
3. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,600
4. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100
5. Keith Yandle – Florida – $4,300
6. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,200
7. Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,800

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,200
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,900

1/28 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,400
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $6,800
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,800
5. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,500
6. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,500
7. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,800
8. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,600
9. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $4,600
10. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $8,000
11. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $7,400
12. Logan Couture/Tomas Hertl – San Jose – $5,000/$5,100
13. Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $3,700

Wingers

1. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $6,000
2. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $6,200
4. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $5,500
5. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
6. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,400
7. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200
8. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300
9. Conor Garland – Arizona – $5,400
10. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $5,100
11. Reilly Smith – Las Vegas – $4,400
12. Evgeni Dadonov – Ottawa – $3,600
13. Jeff Skinner – Buffalo – $3,400
14. Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $2,900

Defense

1. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,800
2. Justin Schultz – Washington – $3,300
3. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,600
4. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,200
5. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,500
6. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,200
7. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,800
8. Justin Holl – Toronto – $2,900
9. Tony DeAngelo – New York Rangers – $3,000 “Double check in lineup”
10. David Savard – Columbus – $2,900

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars – $8,400
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,500

Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings”

Columbus One 2 Man (Oliver Bjorkstrand $5,100, Alexandre Texier $3,700)

This cheap two man stack packs some punch for the price. Oliver Bjorkstrand has +190 scoring odds and is never afraid to put the puck on net. As for Alexandre Texier, he is a bargain for $3,700 with six points in his first seven games, including four goals.

This should be a pace up game for Columbus, although I am not going full stack here as I wouldn’t want to go overboard on the Blue Jackets on a 14 game slate. Unfortunately, Texier does not share time with Bjorkstrand on the first power play unit, but you can’t have everything for $3,700!

Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel”

Dallas Power Play Two Man (Joe Pavelski, Denis Gurianov) Optional Add-Ons “Alexander Radulov, John Klingberg, Justin Dowling”

The combination of Joe Pavelski and Denis Gurianov have been doing most of the damage for the Stars in the early going. Given the combination of their FanDuel prices and a tasty matchup against the Red Wings and they both make for strong options. With a fourteen game slate, I am not overly concerned with ownership, so let’s eat some likely chalk.

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