7 This article focuses on 1/28 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. 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. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below. Thursday 1/28 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan Welcome back to the Hot Shot for the Thursday 1/28 NHL slate. What a crop of games we have tonight! One of the biggest slates of the season so far, a full 14 games stand ready at our disposal. Let’s take a quick snapshot at some of the scoring odds before addressing rankings and a couple lines that stick out! Notable Goal Scoring Odds Note: All odds listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings sportsbook, as of the time of writing. New York Islanders (-148) at Washington (+123) – Jakub Vrana (+140), Brock Nelson (+235), T.J. Oshie (+250), Anders Lee (+260), Matthew Barzal (+275), Jordan Eberle (+275), Tom Wilson (+280), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+310) New York Rangers (-112) at Buffalo Sabres (-109) – Jack Eichel (+130), Mika Zibanejad (+130), Artemi Panarin (+170), Taylor Hall (+190), Sam Reinhart (+225), Chris Kreider (+225), Pavel Buchnevich (+235), Victor Olofsson (+250), Jeff Skinner (+265), Alexis Lafrenière (+300) Pittsburgh Penguins (-103) at Boston Bruins (-121) – Patrice Bergeron (+155), Jake Guentzel (+175), Brad Marchand (+185), Sidney Crosby (+188), Evgeni Malkin (+215), Bryan Rust (+250), Jake DeBrusk (+265), Charlie Coyle (+280) Jason Zucker (+295), Ondrej Kase (+300), David Krejci (+300), Craig Smith (+300), Jack Studnicka (+300) Philadelphia Flyers (-155) at New Jersey Devils (+127) – Kyle Palmieri (+180), Travis Konecny (+188), Claude Giroux (+235), Joel Farabee (+260), Kevin Hayes (+260), James van Riemsdyk (+280), Andreas Johnsson (+285), Nikita Gusev (+300), Jack Hughes (+300), Oskar Lindblom (+300), Nolan Patrick (+300) Tampa Bay Lightning (-148) at Carolina Hurricanes (+120) – Steven Stamkos (+123), Sebastian Aho (+148), Brayden Point (+170), Alex Killorn (+210), Andrei Svechnikov (+225), Ondrej Palat (+235), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Nino Niederreiter (+290), Blake Coleman (+300), Victor Hedman (+300), Tyler Johnson (+300) Florida Panthers (-108) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-113) – Oliver Björkstrand (+190), Jonathan Huberdeau (+220), Aleksander Barkov (+230), Cam Atkinson (+260), Patric Hörnqvist (+285), Mikhail Grigorenko (+290), Zach Werenski (+290) Calgary Flames (+108) at Montreal Canadiens (-130) – Brendan Gallagher (+190), Matthew Tkachuk (+195), Tyler Toffoli (+200), Sean Monahan (+215), Elias Lindholm (+240), Josh Anderson (+265), Tomas Tatar (+265), Johnny Gaudreau, (+265), Nick Suzuki (+300), Shea Weber (+300) St. Louis Blues (+125) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-150) – Max Pacioretty (+163), Mark Stone (+210), Reilly Smith (+220), Mike Hoffman (+220), , David Perron (+230), Brayden Schenn (+230), Johnathan Marchessault (+235), Ryan O’Reilly (+240), William Karlsson (+250), Jaden Schwartz (+280), Chandler Stephenson (+300), Alex Tuch (+300) Los Angeles Kings (+137) at Minnesota Wild (-167) – Kevin Fiala (+175), Kirill Kaprizov (+190), Zach Parise (+230), Anze Kopitar (+245), Marcus Johansson (+260) Detroit Red Wings (+180) at Dallas Stars (-225) – Denis Gurianov (+195), Joe Pavelski (+195), Jamie Benn (+215), Anthony Mantha (+235), Roope Hintz (+240), Alexander Radulov (+240), Dylan Larkin (+280) Anaheim Ducks (+115) at Arizona Coyotes (-139) – Conor Garland (+220), Phil Kessel (+220), Rickard Rakell (+250), Christian Dvorak (+255), Clayton Keller (+285), Adam Henrique (+275), Nick Schmaltz (+300) Jakob Silfverberg (+300) San Jose Sharks (+190) at Colorado Avalanche (-240) – Nathan MacKinnon (-105), Mikko Rantanen (+155), Nazem Kadri (+185), Gabriel Landeskog (+185), Andre Burakovsky (+210), Evander Kane (+235), Brandon Saad (+255), Logan Couture (+255), Timo Meier (+255), Tomas Hertl (+265), Cale Makar (+275), JT Compher (+295) Toronto Maple Leafs (-129) at Edmonton Oilers (+105) – Austin Matthews (-113), Leon Draisaitl (+128), Connor McDavid (+132), John Tavares (+163), William Nylander (+170), Mitch Marner (+220), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+245), Kailer Yamamoto (+245), Zach Hyman (+265), James Neal (+295) Ottawa Senators (+128) at Vancouver Canucks (-155) – Brock Boeser (+155), J.T. Miller (+170), Elias Pettersson (+163), Bo Horvat (+180), Brady Tkachuk (+190), Evgeny Dadonov (+210), Tanner Pearson (+255), Nils Hoglander (+275), Drake Batherson (+275), Josh Norris (+275), Jake Virtanen (+295) 1/28 NHL Best Odds * Either Roope Hintz +240 or Jack Hughes +300 to Score – 0.15 Units – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook* DraftKings | FanDuel The Betting Game Plan I would go very light as with any goal scoring bets but if Hintz makes it through morning skate and is in the lineup, the +240 odds are tasty. Jack Hughes similarly has not seen his goal odds rise most nights despite a strong start. 1/28 NHL FanDuel Rankings Centers Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,200 Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500 Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,600 Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,100 Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $6,700 Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,800 Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,400 Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,000 – GTD Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $5,700 Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,200 Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $4,900 Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $4,500 Wingers Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $5,400 Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $4,800 Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100 Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300 Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,900 Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,500 Jakub Vrana – Washington – $4,900 Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,600 Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900 Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,200 Defense Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $4,800 Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $4,300 Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,600 Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100 Keith Yandle – Florida – $4,300 Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,200 Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,800 Goalies Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,200 Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400 Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,900 1/28 NHL DraftKings Rankings Centers Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,400 Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600 Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $6,800 Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,800 Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,500 Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,500 Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,800 Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,600 Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $4,600 Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $8,000 Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $7,400 Logan Couture/Tomas Hertl – San Jose – $5,000/$5,100 Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $3,700 Wingers Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $6,000 Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,300 Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $6,200 Jakub Vrana – Washington – $5,500 Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100 Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,400 Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200 Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300 Conor Garland – Arizona – $5,400 Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $5,100 Reilly Smith – Las Vegas – $4,400 Evgeni Dadonov – Ottawa – $3,600 Jeff Skinner – Buffalo – $3,400 Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $2,900 Defense Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,800 Justin Schultz – Washington – $3,300 Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,600 Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,200 Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,500 Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,200 Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,800 Justin Holl – Toronto – $2,900 Tony DeAngelo – New York Rangers – $3,000 “Double check in lineup” David Savard – Columbus – $2,900 Goalies Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars – $8,400 Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500 Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,500 Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings” Columbus One 2 Man (Oliver Bjorkstrand $5,100, Alexandre Texier $3,700) This cheap two man stack packs some punch for the price. Oliver Bjorkstrand has +190 scoring odds and is never afraid to put the puck on net. As for Alexandre Texier, he is a bargain for $3,700 with six points in his first seven games, including four goals. This should be a pace up game for Columbus, although I am not going full stack here as I wouldn’t want to go overboard on the Blue Jackets on a 14 game slate. Unfortunately, Texier does not share time with Bjorkstrand on the first power play unit, but you can’t have everything for $3,700! Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel” Dallas Power Play Two Man (Joe Pavelski, Denis Gurianov) Optional Add-Ons “Alexander Radulov, John Klingberg, Justin Dowling” The combination of Joe Pavelski and Denis Gurianov have been doing most of the damage for the Stars in the early going. Given the combination of their FanDuel prices and a tasty matchup against the Red Wings and they both make for strong options. With a fourteen game slate, I am not overly concerned with ownership, so let’s eat some likely chalk. Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/
