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The NHL season continues to grind on, and we get a nice little 5 game slate tonight. With just about a dozen games remaining, things are going to get very interesting. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Pheonix Copley – Los Angeles Kings: The Kings host the Flames tonight, and this looks like a decent upside spot for Copley. The Flames have been shooting quite a bit recently.
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers: This is an interesting play, as the Panthers head to Detroit to take on the Red Wings. Bob has been notoriously inconsistent, but the matchup here should suit him well.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Alex Stalock – Chicago Blackhawks: The Hawks head to Colorado tonight, and this is about as risky as it gets. Colorado can be a lethal team when they want to be, and there is a chance that they do that tonight. However, Stalock has been playing well, and there will be a ton of shots fired his way. If he can hold his own, his upside here will be fantastic. If you play Stalock, you have to be okay with fading Colorado.
Others to Consider: Alexandar Georgiev (COL), Stuart Skinner (EDM)
Lines to Build Around
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Edmonton Oilers 1 – Connor McDavid/Evander Kane/Zach Hyman/Evan Bouchard: This feels like a pretty obvious play tonight, but it is very hard to argue. The McDavid line should see a lot of time against the depth for San Jose tonight, which sets them up very nicely. They are a prolific scoring line, and they should be heavily owned. Fade at your own risk.
Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Evan Rodrigues/Mikko Rantanen/Cale Makar: This matchup for Colorado is undeniably good. They should see the second line for the Hawks for most of the night, and should have a ton of chances. You can also replace Rodrigues with Nichushkin for a power play look if you prefer. They will be heavy chalk, but having Edmonton on the slate should help even it out. There is a little bit of risk here, given that the Hawks haven’t been giving up that many goals lately, even though they have not really been winning. Stalock has also been decent. However, the chances should be plentiful, and a team like this can usually capitalize. Make sure you don’t stack them against Stalock if you are playing him in net.
High Risk Lines
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Florida Panthers 2 – Sam Bennett/Carter Verhaeghe/Matthew Tkachuk: This second line should see a lot of time against Detroit’s second line tonight in a really nice matchup. These guys could actually be a really nice leverage play if you decide to fade both Edmonton and Colorado, and it could be a great way to be different.
San Jose Sharks 3 – Nico Sturm/Martin Kaut/Noah Gregor: This line will see a lot of the top Edmonton line tonight. While the top Edmonton line is very good at offense, they are also not great at defense. Since this line will be chasing them around a lot, it carries a ton of risk, but there should be some opportunities for this line to score. They won’t be owned and are worth a look in deep GPP.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Jason Zucker/Bryan Rust: What a week it has been for the Penguins. Eight days ago, they beat the Rangers on home ice, then promptly went on to lose their next three straight, giving up 16 goals in three games. Tonight, they face Ottawa, who have given up the exact same number of goals in the exact same number of games. Ottawa has been bleeding chances and goals, so this is a pretty good spot for the second line. They should see a little bit of both top lines tonight.
Ottawa Senators 1 – Tim Stutzle/Drake Batherson/Brady Tkachuk: The same applies for Ottawa tonight that does for Pittsburgh. This line has a nice matchup against the top six for Pittsburgh, and a game stack (if it fits) is not out of the question here.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CGY2, LAK1
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Ridly Greig ($2600) – Ottawa Senators
Wing: Quinton Byfield ($3500) – Los Angeles Kings
Defense: Cody Ceci ($3200) – Edmonton Oilers
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Ridly Greig ($3700) – Ottawa Senators
Wing: Martin Kaut ($3100) – San Jose Sharks
Defense: Cody Ceci ($3900) – Edmonton Oilers
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers OR Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
Wing: Zach Hyman – Edmonton Oilers
Defense: Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche
Goalie: Stuart Skinner – Edmonton Oilers OR Alexandar Georgiev – Colorado Avalanche
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