NHL DFS The Daily Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Feb. 17)

This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 2/17 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. 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. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

Las Vegas Two – Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson

The Golden Knights come in with a healthy 3.46 implied goal total and are -140 home favorites against the struggling Capitals. William Karlsson has returned and he could not find a better landing spot, as the center for the revered Stone/Pacioretty line. With Chandler Stephenson under center for a large portion of their last ten games, this line still has seven full line goals. I would expect the numbers to only continue to trend up with the current arrangement. Las Vegas has been great at home since coming into the league two years ago. Given the Capitals goaltending woes, they might hope what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

Calgary One – Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm

No doubt, this is a talented line and underpriced, particularly on DraftKings. Calgary has a slate high 3.56 implied goal total and is a -210 favorite, which easily bests Vegas for highest on the slate as well. The Flames are looking to add their trademark logo to your lineups and while you can always mess with the depth lines, these guys have been bringing the fire. Considering all three skaters also share correlation on the first power-play unit, I would just roll with the full line and not try to pick out a two-man stack here.

2/17 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $7,500
2. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames – $6,400
3. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,500
4. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,500
5. Mark Stone – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $6,300

Defensemen

1. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks – $7,200
2. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $5,600
3. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,500
4. Rasmus Andersson – Calgary Flames – $3,400
5. Michael Stone – Calgary Flames – $3,400

Goalies

1. David Rittich – Calgary Flames – $8,200
2. Thomas Greiss/Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,200

2/17 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $7,500
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,900
3. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $9,000
4. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,200
5. Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames – $6,500

Defensemen

1. Ryan Graves – Colorado Avalanche – $4,000
2. Nate Schmidt – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $4,300
3. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks – $6,600
4. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $5,500
5. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,200

Goalies

1. David Rittich – Calgary Flames – $7,300
2. Adin Hill – Arizona Coyotes – $7,200

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Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, Alex Ovechkin – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 32/48 as the last article Auston Matthews and Mikko Rantanen got the job done. There is no star shootout on this game which makes things tough. However, I decided to go with the Las Vegas game over the Colorado and Tampa Bay game. I think one of those two is where you’re choosing to pull skaters from.

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