NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 6)

This article focuses on 1/6 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 1/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a huge eleven-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar

New Jersey One “Jack Hughes/Jesper Bratt/Damon Severson Three Man”

Jack Hughes is finally putting it all together and seems underpriced on DraftKings at $5,800. Jesper Bratt makes for the ideal pairing given his correlation on the first power-play unit. His $5,200 price tag makes the combination very affordable. The Devils are -130 home favorites against a struggling Columbus team in a game with a six total. As far as Severson he is cheap at $3,900 and shares correlation on the first unit as well as top power-play where he is the quarterback. Overall, the trio provides us with some solid value.

Tampa Bay One “Brayden Point/Ondrej Palat Two Man”

This line is another that seems underpriced. They may get overlooked a lot for flashier lines, but as we saw the other night, they can also win tournaments. At $6,600 Brayden Point fills a center slot and Palat allows us some savings on the wing at $5,300. Both skaters share a correlation on Tampa’s top power-play unit. While Calgary is not an ideal target as a decent defensive squad, traveling to Florida is not ideal for them. The Panthers just showed us the possibilities against the Flames.

Colorado One “Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen Two Man”

I have some recency bias here having just played them when they laid an egg against the Blackhawks. However, I would be remiss to not mention them, at home, in a game with the highest total on the night, set at 6.5. More likely than not they will be the chalk, despite the size of the slate. On that basis, I think you can fade and feel fine about it, but of course, if your build leaves you with the extra money, this two-man stack isn’t a bad way to spend it!

1/6 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Minnesota Wild (+140) at Boston Bruins (-160) – 6 Projected Goal Total

San Jose Sharks (-120) at Buffalo Sabres (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (+120) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-140) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Columbus Blue Jackets (+110) at New Jersey Devils (-130) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (-185) at Philadelphia Flyers (+150) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Florida Panthers (-120) at Dallas Stars (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Winnipeg Jets (+175) at Colorado Avalanche (-210) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Chicago Blackhawks (-155) at Arizona Coyotes (+135) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

New York Rangers (+135) at Vegas Golden Knights (-155) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Detroit Red Wings (+120) at Anaheim Ducks (-140) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Nashville Predators (-130) at Los Angeles Kings (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

1/6 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,500
2. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,600
3. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $6,800
4. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $6,900
5. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $5,800
6. Tomas Hertl – San Jose – $6,300

Wingers

1. Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,700
2. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $6,500
3. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $7,200
4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,500
5. Troy Terry – Anaheim – $4,700
6. Craig Smith – Boston – $4,400

Defense

1. Roman Josi – Nashville – $7,200
2. Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo – $4,500
3. Damon Severson – New Jersey – $3,900
4. Oliver Kylington – Calgary – $3,200
5. Ryan Graves – New Jersey – $3,900
6. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,100

Goalies

1. Jusse Saros – Nashville – $7,700
2. Marc-Andre Fleury – Chicago – $8,200

Cash Considerations

Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point, Filip Forsberg, Rasmus Dahlin

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