After a slow night in the world of NHL DFS, let’s get ready for a MONSTER eleven-game Thursday slate.
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3/9 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Dallas Stars (-150) at Buffalo Sabres (+130) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Philadelphia Flyers (+290) at Carolina Hurricanes (-350) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New York Rangers (-265) at Montreal Canadiens (+225) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Islanders (+125) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-145) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Vegas Golden Knights (+145) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-170) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Devils (-145) at Washington Capitals (+125) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Edmonton Oilers (+150) at Boston Bruins (-175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
San Jose Sharks (+120) at St. Louis Blues (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Nashville Predators (-165) at Arizona Coyotes (+140) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Los Angeles Kings (+140) at Colorado Avalanche (-165) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Ottawa Senators (+120) at Seattle Kraken (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
3/9 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Carolina One – “Sebastian Aho ($6,800), Andrei Svechnikov ($6,500), Seth Jarvis ($4,400)”
The Hurricanes are the biggest favorite of the night at -330. Carter Hart has been nothing but hot garbage as of late. As a result, the Canes’ top line makes a lot of sense here tonight. I made the mistake of leaving off Seth Jarvis last time I rolled this line a while back “and of course, he had a low-owned hat trick”. I’ll try not to make that mistake again despite the size of this slate leading to more two-man builds. As far as both actual goals and peripheral stats, they have been on fire as of late. They lead all NHL lines in goals scored with ten over their last ten games and are third in SATF with 166.
10-Day Sample Size – Goals Scored
3/9 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Arizona One – “Barrett Hayton ($4,100), Clayton Keller ($6,800), Nick Schmaltz ($5,600)”
I just can’t quit the Coyotes. They’re hosting the Predators as +140 underdogs, late at night in a six-total game, so I doubt they’re on many radars. However, the numbers are still very strong and the price allows us to combine them with Carolina One. This line is still second in the NHL in goals scored as well as ninth in SATF over their last ten games. Juuse Saros has been a bit better as of late but is still prone to getting blown up.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
Defenseman and Goalie
Defenseman
Rasmus Sandin – Washington – $3,700 – Stone cold chalk lock of the night with John Carlson out and a sub $4,000 price. Quarterbacking the top power-play unit with double-digit DraftKings points in four of his last five games. Set it and forget it.
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $7,700 – Elite numbers for a moderate price. Sorokin has a road matchup against the Penguins which may be hit or miss but I expect him to face decent shot volume. The goal is to win tournaments and he has that kind of upside. He has only allowed four goals on his last 78 shots faced.
3/9 NHL Best Bet
Montreal +1.5 (-110) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – 7.26% EV on the Sharp money line.
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