NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 6)

This article focuses on 5/6 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Let’s get ready for six-game tonight as the final week of the regular season marches on. Four of the six games contain goal totals of six or over, so this should be a relatively high scoring slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

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

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

New York Rangers (+170) at Boston Bruins (-205) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-103), Brad Marchand (+135), Mika Zibanejad (+163), Patrice Bergeron (+170), Taylor Hall (+200), Chris Kreider (+235), Pavel Buchnevich (+245), Craig Smith (+255)

New Jersey Devils (+200) at New York Islanders (-240) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Nelson (+160), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+175), Kyle Palmieri (+175), Mathew Barzal (+195), Jordan Eberle (+195), Anthony Beauvillier (+205), Kieffer Bellows (+265), Oliver Wahlstrom (+265), Josh Bailey (+280), Nico Hischier (+290), Travis Zajac (+300)

Buffalo Sabres (+293) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-360) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (-106), Sidney Crosby (+105), Evgeni Malkin (+135), Bryan Rust (+143), Jared McCann (+190), Sam Reinhart (+200), Jason Zucker (+205), Jeff Carter (+220), Kasperi Kapanen (+235), Radim Zohorna (+250), Victor Olofsson (+260), Kris Letang (+270), Teodors Blugers (+295)

Main Slate Games Continued

Montreal Canadiens (+162) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-117), Mitch Marner (+175), William Nylander (+175), Tyler Toffoli (+175), John Tavares (+195), Josh Anderson (+215), Alex Galchenyuk (+260), Tomas Tatar (+270), Ilya Mikheyev (+280), Nicholas Robertson (+300), Nick Suzuki (+300)

Chicago Blackhawks (+233) at Carolina Hurricanes (-278) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+110), Vincent Trocheck (+123), Nino Niederreiter (+150), Andrei Svechnikov (+165), Teuvo Teräväinen (+175), Alex DeBrincat (+185), Martin Necas (+188), Jordan Staal (+215), Patrick Kane (+225), Jesper Fast (+230), Brock McGinn (+245), Dougie Hamilton (+285), Dominik Kubalik (+295)

Late Game

Vancouver Canucks (+211) at Edmonton Oilers (-250) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (-112), Connor McDavid (-112), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+185), Darnell Nurse (+195), Jesse Puljujärvi (+195), Kailer Yamamoto (+210), Brock Boeser (+215), Bo Horvat (+235), Alex Chiasson (+240), Gaëtan Haas (+255), J.T. Miller (+255), Dominik Kahun (+275), Tanner Pearson (+285), James Neal (+295)

5/6 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,300
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,300
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,100
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $5,800

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,300
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,600
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,400
4. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,700
5. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $7,600
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,800

Defense

1. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $3,900
2. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,300
3. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,600
4. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $6,300
5. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,400

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $7,900
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,200

5/6 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,000
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,100
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,200
5. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,100

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,700
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,800
3. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $8,200
4. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,100
5. William Nylander – Toronto – $6,300
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,500

Defense

1. Morgan Rielly – Toronto – $4,700
2. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100
3. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $2,600
4. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,200
5. Brady Skjei – Carolina – $3,000

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,100
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,000

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Alex Galchenyuk

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Galchenyuk

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