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!
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)
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.
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
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
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
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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The regular season continues to wane down with a four-game Sunday NHL DFS slate.
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Nashville Predators (+160) at New York Rangers (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Devils (+120) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Winnipeg Jets (-125) at St. Louis Blues (+105) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Vancouver Canucks (-130) at Anaheim Ducks (+110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Rangers Two – “Vincent Trocheck ($5,400), Chris Kreider ($5,600), Patrick Kane ($6,100)”
The Rangers have been on a roll since beefing up their lineup. They are 7-2-1 over their last ten and come into this one after smashing the Penguins 6-0 on Saturday. The peripheral stats on either of the main three lines are surprisingly not very strong. However, New York -190 favorites here and red hot, I don’t think we need to really go there. It just comes down to which line makes sense for you. My personal preference is to use the second line. They are affordable and unlike the first feature two top power-play unit skaters.
Vancouver One – “Elias Pettersson ($8,000), Andrei Kuzmenko ($5,400), Anthony Beauvillier ($4,300)”
This line is fifteenth among all NHL lines in SATF with 93 over their last ten games. That’s fairly impressive considering how short of a timeframe Anthony Beauvillier has been in town for. The Canucks have a juicy matchup here against the hapless Ducks where they’re favored (-130) with a 6.5 total. I don’t think they will be that “contrarian” so to speak. However, I do think they fit the bill for a strong second line that you can weave into your DFS lineup.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
Defenseman
Tyson Barrie – Nashville – $4,400 – If Roman Josi is out “likely as he left early on Saturday”, I’d expect a huge bump in role for Tyson Barrie. Now he can’t fully fill Josi’s shoes, but he is also only $4,400 and not $9,200. If spending up, Adam Fox has a correlation with the Ranger’s second line listed above not just on regular ice but with Trocheck and Kane on the power play as well.
Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,600 – With so many games taking place on Saturday, today’s slate is chock full of backup goalies. However, we have one of the world’s best goaltenders in a game where his team is a -140 favorite and he’s sub $8,000. If you need to save even more, St. Louis rookie Joel Hofer is scheduled to make his second start for $7,100. However, we can swallow the extra $500 for Vas’s experience.
Vancouver (-130) – DraftKings – 1 Unit
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Welcome to another edition of Formula 1 Race Week: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023. I typically write this article by price point but this week there is a lot to break down, and it all matters for our DFS purposes.
Fair warning I am a broken record in my breakdown stressing one point: this race is chaos. The Jeddah Corniche Street Circuit is one of the longest on the grid, has the most corners, and is very fast. All those factors tend to lead to Safety Cars, red flags, reliability issues, and pure chaos.
With that warning in place…
Alpha Tauri– Nick De Vries $3000 had engine issues in fp3, he ended up only qualifying p18. Yuki Tsunoda $3400 had the same problem last year at this track and his engine decided to give out again before the start of the race.
I will be fading the Alpha Tauri for the Constructor position, fading De Vries in the flex, and will only have a limited amount of Yuki as a last man in…would rather play K. Mag or L. Sargent around that price point though.
Haas $3100 is very much in play. The team typically qualifies well and fades in the race, however, this circuit has always been kind to them.
With Kevin Magnussen $3200, P13, and Nico Hulkenberg $4000, P10, I like the Haas for value and I wouldn’t be surprised if both cars finish in the points.
Williams $3300 is another strong value. The antithesis of Haas, they tend to qualify poorly and race well. This weekend is no different, Alex Albon $5000 was amongst the top 10 in practice all weekend, then Saturday came… starting in p17, I’d expect Albon to gain positions and make value. Logan Sargent $3800 having damage and being a rookie, is a pure punt play, if you play him make sure you’re not playing Albon, and don’t go crazy on him.
McLaren $3700 is a full fade. McLaren Mercedes was amongst the slowest cars all weekend. With Lando Norris $6000 being overpriced, his car sucking and having clipped a wall during qualifying, I won’t have any Lando. Oscar Piastri $4800 would be a play due to Lando’s issues, but he’s also overpriced, his car also sucks, and he overqualified. Full fade
I want nothing to do with Valtteri Bottas $6400, Zhou Guanyu $4400, and Alfa Romeo $4300
Alpine $5200 is where things get interesting. It has been a strong car all weekend and was a strong car last weekend too. Esteban Ocon $5800 starts P6 and his teammate Pierre Gasly $5400 P9. With both cars firmly in the top 10, both are strong candidates to maintain position, score well, and return DFS value. Alpine with a double-point finish is a bet I would love to make.
Mercedes $8500, just like Alpine, has been strong all weekend; with this circuit being true to form and being chaotic as all hell, George Russell $7600 finds himself starting P3. He has been a touch better than teammate Lewis Hamilton, $8400 this weekend, and his Merc should be in contention for a podium finish. George is going to be a volatile play so keep that in mind, on the positive side he’s starting P3, however, Carlos Sainz could get him, Lance Stroll could get him, and Max…oh we’re gonna talk about Max….could also get him. Risky, but a ton of upside and a hell of a value play if it works out. A sprinkle in the captain spot paired with Mercedes makes sense to me, depending on the way the rest of your roster looks of course.
Lewis Hamilton $8400 in P8 should maintain his position in the top 10 +/- a couple of spots. Once again this race tends to be chaotic so having a lineup or two in a GPP is a good way to go this weekend.
Aston Martin $9200 has been the second-best constructor all weekend. Both Lance Stroll $6800 and Fernando Alonso $9600 look like they are up for the task of bringing home a podium finish this weekend. Alonso starts in P2 and is notorious to be hard to overtake. Lance starts P6, putting the Aston in a fantastic spot for double points, and a podium finish if not two.
Ferrari $10,900 has been a tough nut to crack. Charles Leclerc $10,200 comes into the weekend with a 10-grid penalty. After crossing the qualifying finish line in P2, his penalties were assessed and he will start 12th. He has a great shot of overtaking at least 5 cars before he starts to face stiffer competition. Normally his price would make him unplayable, but with the potential of overtakes and finishing in the points, I like the idea of having a limited amount.
Carlos Sainz $9000 on the other hand is an easier fade. Carlos starts in P4 which is a good spot for him, however, Ferrari seems to be nursing some sort of power unit issue. As I’ve mentioned quite a bit this race tends to be chaotic, so with all drivers and constructors I would tread lightly, considering Carlos’ price tag, I would tread even lighter; you need him to win to be a real value play.
And now for Red Bull $13,100. You could almost hear audible gasps from the fans at the Jeddah Circuit today when the unthinkable happened, Sergio Perez $11,200 putting his Red Bull on the pole….wow, what a shock! I kid of course because the gasps were due to the 2022 World Champ Max Verstappen $14,000 having gearbox issues and failing to get out of the 2nd qualifying session. This is Max’s 2nd gearbox replacement this weekend which puts him in an extremely interesting position for DFS purposes.
You could have zero…as I mentioned so many times, this tends to be a chaotic race, a race of reliability. Last year Did Not Finish due to reliability issues being extremely prevalent up and down the grid, and 4 cars all DNF’ed on the same lap. Add on top of that reliability issues on Friday or Saturday historically tend to pop up again on Sunday, taking the chance on Max not finishing this race is an understandable move.
Or you could go the exact opposite way, the Red Bull is in a class of its own, and playing Max in either the captain or the flex position puts you on the best driver, in the best car, with place differential, winning the race from P15 upside for maximum ceiling on your DFS lineup. His price tag wouldn’t be an issue at all at that point. I would advise if you go that route, play him with Red Bull Racing in the constructor spot to maximize potential upside. You would have to play the riskiest of the drivers to fill your remaining roster spots, but as Matt Damon likes to say “Fortune favors the brave”….that’s 2 articles in a row with that one, I promise I won’t make it 3 weeks in a row.
And last but most certainly not least is the pole sitter for the 2023 Jeddah Corniche Saudi Arabia GP, Sergio Perez $11,200. Sergio’s pole is no fluke as he was on the pole last year and was cruising in P1 till the chaotic nature of this race caught him out of position for a pit stop, pushing him to P4. Sergio fell out of contention due to pure randomness, and I bet he races hard to get that win back. I like him a lot this weekend. He pilots the sister Rocketship, err Red Bull so he has all the potential in the world to dominate this race. There’s tons of value to pair him with Red Bull (or any other constructor) so fitting him into the captain spot or the flex is a good play for DFS.
I have to say it one last time, THIS RACE IS RISKY! Don’t go all in this weekend, but also don’t be afraid to embrace the risk. If you have any questions or if you’d like to talk strategy @tcuz86 in Discord.
Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot! There are 7 games in the NHL tonight, making for a nice slate for us to dive into. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Brian Elliott – Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa hosts Montreal tonight, and this should be a very solid matchup for Elliott. There is going to be limited upside here, so this can be reserved for cash/small SE GPPs.
Joonas Korpisalo – Los Angeles Kings: Korpi has a home date with the Canucks tonight, and looks like he is in a very solid spot.
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders: Sorokin and the Isles head to San Jose tonight to take on the Sharks, who have been struggling to score recently. This is a nice spot for Sorokin, and on the surface, seems like a low upside play. However, the Islanders give up a lot of chances and shots, so the upside here could be surprising.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh Penguins: It’s hard to ignore the fact that the Rangers and Pens just played in New York the other night, and the Pens lost 4-2. There are a couple of differences, though. First is the goalie matchup. Last game out, Jarry was in for Pitt, and tonight, it appears that DeSmith may get the nod. DeSmith’s numbers look pretty good of late, and he should see a lot of shot volume. Expect Pittsburgh to make some adjustments in the way they play tonight, so this is an interesting risky pick.
Others to Consider: Igor Shesterkin (NYR)
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).
Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play – Brayden Point/Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov/Alex Killorn/Mikhail Sergachev: It is really, really hard to poke holes in this play tonight. The Lighting get to face the Canadiens tonight, in Tampa. Montreal sports the 30th ranked PK and takes the 9th most penalties in the league. This is going to be a popular play, but for very good reason. Killorn is a way to get different, and so are some of the risky lines you can pair them with.
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – Auston Matthews/Mitch Marner/Calle Jarnkrok/Morgan Rielly: This matchup is a lot about the goalie matchup, but also about the team matchup. The Sens are bleeding chances like crazy, and a line like this should be able to capitalize on that, plus the fact that Sogaard has been very bad recently.
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).
Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Trevor Moore/Viktor Arvidsson: The Kings take on the Canucks tonight, and this line should see the second Canucks line in a very, very nice matchup.
New York Islanders 1 – Bo Horvat/Anders Lee/Simon Holmstrom: The Islanders’ top line should see a date with the depth of the Sharks in a plus matchup. Holmstrom provides a good bit of value, and this line could be sneaky since they are the late game.
Ottawa Senators 2 – Ridly Greig/Claude Giroux/Alex Debrincat: Ottawa’s second line should see a really, really nice matchup against the second line for the Leafs tonight. The Sens have been struggling recently, but there should be plenty of chances to light the lamp tonight in a high event matchup.
Arizona Coyotes 1 – Barrett Hayton/Brett Ritchie/Clayton Keller/Juuso Valimaki: This game should see little defense and tons of chances. The risk is that the scoring can come from anywhere on both sides of it. The top line for Arizona has generally been doing some damage, so we lean there.
Chicago Blackhawks 1 – Philipp Kurashev/Andreas Athanasiou/Lukas Reichel/Seth Jones: As mentioned above, there should be plenty of scoring opportunities tonight in this Chicago/Arizona game. Both teams struggle on defense, so both top lines should have chances to score tonight. This top line should see the first and third for Arizona, and that sets them up for an interesting look.
Dallas Stars 2 – Wyatt Johnson/Evgenii Dadonov/Jamie Benn: This is a nice spot for the second line for the Stars tonight, who should see a matchup against the top and third line for the Flames. This line has been performing well, and has a chance to do it again tonight.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CGY2, NYI3, PIT1, NYR1
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: Calle Jarnkrok ($3200) – Toronto Maple Leafs
Defense: Patrik Nemeth ($2700) – Arizona Coyotes
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: Simon Holmstromg ($3700) – New York Islanders
Defense: Patrik Nemeth ($3700) – Arizona Coyotes
Center: Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs
Wing: Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defense: Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars
Goalie: Brian Elliott – Tampa Bay Lightning
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Welcome back to the Friday Night WinDaily NHL Between the Benches Article! After another crazy week of hockey, we are greeted with a small four-game slate to start the weekend! (and Happy St. Paddy’s Day to all celebrating!) Tonight’s 3/17 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!
— The Sabres are coming into Philadelphia today in the midst of a playoff push and are looking for a big statement tonight against a down-and-out Flyers team. The Sabres haven’t exactly been the star-studded offensive powers that some fans have expected them to be, but that does not hold a candle to how bad the Flyers have been as of late. Not only are the Flyers in the middle of a four-game losing streak, but they have lost eight of their last nine games, only being able to defeat the Red Wings 3-1. Defensively the Flyers have been ok and not too different than the Sabres, but offensively, there is a BIG contrast. While the Sabres sit near the top of the league in Goals, Shooting % and Power Play %, the Flyers sit near last or even dead last in the league for some of these categories. Realistically, I don’t think that the Flyers’ defence will even have much of an answer to the Sabres’ offensive pressure tonight. Especially not the Sabres’ top line, who have been one of the main contributors to their success. All four top-liners have at least four points over their last five games, with Alex Tuch leading the way with four goals and one assist. Even after the first line has finished the shift, Buffalo has offensive weapons on their second and depth lines. With Buffalo in the playoff hunt, they will be even more dangerous, and I am heavily leaning toward the Sabres’ offence for tonight’s slate.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Owen Power (Dahlin plays on the top PP, but Power has been playing better as of late)
— This pick is a little off the beaten path. Although some of the more established juggernaut offences like Toronto and Carolina are on the slate today. They are playing against each other and may be able to neutralize their opponent’s offensive output. Whereas with the Capitals, I think they are coming against the Kings of inconsistency in the St. Louis Blues and are coming in with some hop in their step after their shootout win over the Sabres in their last game. The Blues, on the other hand, are coming into this game with no momentum. After coughing up eight goals in an 8-5 loss to the Wild, where their starting goalie went haywire and earned himself a two-game suspension. They are now coming into Washington with the worst odds of the night and their backup, Thomas Greiss, in between the pipes. Greiss has been a serviceable goalie in the past, but this season he has a 7-9 record, a 3.45 Goals against average and a sub .900 save percentage. Under normal circumstances, this game may be closer, but tonight, I think there’s a lot leaning toward the Capitals. Their top-line offence has also been hot as of late, with Ovechkin and Strome combining for four goals and seven assists over their last five games, with both Strome and Ovechkin on the Caps’ top power-play unit as well. I’m expecting the Caps’ top line to have a field day against the Blues tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Sandin
Honorable Mention(s): Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (Marner-Matthews-Jarnkrok), Carolina Hurricanes 1 (Svechnikov-Aho-Jarvis)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Carter Hart
Honorable Mention(s): Lukas Dostal
Jakub Vrana
– Now, although I am not high on the Blues as a team to win tonight. Vrana definitely cannot be overlooked. Acquired at the deadline, Vrana is a versatile winger who will be a valuable piece for them in future seasons. As of late, he’s been performing really well, too. He’s got four goals over his last four games and is seeing time on the Blues’ top power-play unit. Although they haven’t been winning games, the Blues have been getting on the scoresheet. Vrana can also provide some excellent value from a Daily Fantasy perspective since he also takes a lot of shots, averaging over three goals in his last four games. So, although Vrana is not a top talent in the league, he has been producing recently and is a good value play that should come in under-owned tonight.
Honorable Mention(s): Dylan Strome, Rasmus Sandin, TJ Oshie, Dylan Cozens
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Auston Matthews
Winger –Alex Tuch
Defenseman – Owen Power (Rasmus Sandin has good Value)
Goalie – Craig Anderson
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With less than a month left in the regular season, there won’t be too many huge slates like tonight’s slate. Of the eleven games, only three have totals set at six, indicating we should be in for a lot of goals.
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Montreal Canadiens (+295) at Florida Panthers (-360) – 7 Projected Goal Total
Pittsburgh Penguins (+120) at New York Rangers (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Tamp Bay Lightning (+115) at New Jersey Devils (-135) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Colorado Avalanche (-140) at Ottawa Senators (+120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Chicago Blackhawks (+230) at Nashville Predators (-275) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Boston Bruins (-170) at Winnipeg Jets (+145) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Dallas Stars (+115) at Edmonton Oilers (-135) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Vancouver Canucks (-145) at Arizona Coyotes (+125) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Calgary Flames (+100) at Vegas Golden Knights (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Columbus Blue Jackets (+240) at Los Angeles Kings (-285) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Seattle Kraken (-170) at San Jose Sharks (+145) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Two – “Nico Hischier ($6,800), Dawson Mercer ($4,800), Tomas Tatar ($3,700)”
You would have never thought a year ago that the Devils would be favored against the Lightning. Especially this late in the season. However, here we are. This line has been rolling for quite a while and this is a good spot to go back to the well. The peripheral stats here help to support their success “eight goals in their last ten and sixth in the NHL in SATF during that stretch”. On top of everything else, they are relatively affordable as well “partly because DraftKings hates Dawson Mercer”. I don’t mind just running this as a two-man without Tomas Tatar.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
Ottawa One – “Tim Stueztle ($7,100), Brady Tkachuk ($7,000), Claude Giroux ($5,600)”
The Avalanche have been in some shootouts lately. This game might be no exception and is pegged for a 6.5 total. Especially as +120 underdogs, I can’t imagine on such a large slate tons of people will be turning to Ottawa One. Nevertheless, they are eighth in the NHL in SATF “116” over their last ten games, so possess some strong peripheral numbers. As their seven goals during that span suggest, they are also transferring that production into goals. They make as good a wild card flier as any in large tournaments.
Defenseman
Juuso Valimaki – Arizona – $4,100 – Valimaki is fairly cheap and quarterbacks the Coyotes’ top power-play unit. He is finally getting some production from his new role with double-digit DraftKings points in three straight.
Goalie
Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins – $8,100 – When this guy is only the fifth most expensive goalie on a slate, you have to take a long look. His 1.97 GAA and .935 save % are pristine as was his streak of twelve straight games with double-digit DraftKings points prior to a letdown against Chicago. Here, with a six total, he is set up for a bounce back.
Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $7,800 – If looking to go a bit riskier, Igor Shesterkin is also in play. Pittsburgh is putting up plenty of shots so there should be volume. This is the type of spot we shoot for a peak performance between sufficient shot volume, Igor’s skills, and the Rangers favored status.
Dallas (+115) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – The Stars are hot right now, it makes their status as an underdog here juicy.
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