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Welcome back from the All Star break! The NHL action ramps right back up tonight with a nice six game slate. Now that the All Star break is behind us, we start to focus on the last portion of the year, where things will really start to heat up as teams jockey for playoff positioning. It’s about to get fun! Let’s check out our DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars: The Stars take on the Ducks on home ice tonight in what should be a fairly easy matchup for Otter.

Vitek Vanecek – New Jersey Devils: The Devils play host to the Vancouver Canucks, who just made a big trade, losing Bo Horvat to the Islanders. This is a good spot for Vanecek and the Devils tonight.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: Hart has been shaky for the Flyers of late, so this one definitely comes with a bit of risk. However, this game should be a little bit lethargic, with some of the lower scoring on the night. If Hart can put in a solid performance, he has some pretty good upside potential.

Others to Consider: Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN)

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).

Dallas Stars Power Play – Roope Hintz/Jamie Benn/Joe Pavelski/Jason Robertson/Miro Heiskanen: The Stars’ 4th ranked power play takes on the Ducks’ 30th ranked penalty kill tonight in what should be a lopsided matchup. The Ducks are 7th in times short handed per game, so there should be ample opportunity for this unit to do some damage tonight.

Minnesota Wild Power Play – Joel Eriksson Ek/Matt Boldy/Mats Zuccarello/Kirill Kaprizov/Calen Addison: This is a very similar setup as the Stars tonight, as the Wild are ranked 9th on the power play, and the Coyotes are ranked 26th on the penalty kill. Arizona is second in the league in times short handed per game, so this unit should see a bunch of chances as well.

Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play – Brayden Point/Brandon Hagel/Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov/Victor Hedman: This matchup is surprisingly good for the Lightning tonight, making it tough to choose between the top three plays tonight. The Panthers take a lot of penalties, ranked first in the league in times short handed per game. This Lightning team has the third best power play, while the Panthers have the 25th ranked penalty kill.

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).

New York Rangers 2 – Vincent Trocheck/Chris Kreider/Barclay Goodrow: This line is in a good spot tonight against the first and third lines for the Flames. There is also a good goalie matchup here, as Markstrom has been pretty rough for the Flames all year long.

Florida Panthers 2 – Sam Bennett/Matthew Tkachuk/Carter Verhaeghe: There should be some scoring in the all-Florida game tonight, and this is the better line of the bunch for FLA.

New Jersey Devils 3 – Erik Haula/Dawson Mercer/Tomas Tatar: This third line should provide a good bit of value tonight, and they have a very good chance against the depth lines of Vancouver.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CGY1, VAN1, NJD1, PHI3, NYI1

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Erik Haula ($3200) – New Jersey Devils

Wing: Barclay Goodrow ($2800) – New York Rangers

Defense: Tyler Myers ($2900) – Vancouver Canucks

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Erik Haula ($4700) – New Jersey Devils

Wing: Jimmy Vesey ($4000) – New York Rangers

Defense: Tyler Myers ($3900) – Vancouver Canucks

Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.

Center: Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks

Wing: Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars

Defense: Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning

Goalie: Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars

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Wow, it’s the end of January already?! Where has this month gone? The NHL is about to enter its All Star Break, so we end up getting a couple of small slates this week, until all teams are off starting on Thursday. Tonight, we get a three game slate, and of course we will attack it like we usually do! Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes host the Kings tonight, and the Kings have been struggling over their last five road games, putting up just 1.8 goals per game. Andersen’s numbers aren’t amazing, but they are about the best of the bunch on a small slate.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Joonas Korpisalo – Columbus Blue Jackets: This is a very high risk play against Washington tonight, but it’s a really good way to get different. The Caps should fire away on Korpi tonight, and he has a little bit of home ice advantage. He should be a solid upside play tonight, and could be in line for a save bonus on DraftKings.

Others to Consider: Anton Forsberg (OTT)

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).

Ottawa Senators 1 – Tim Stutzle/Mathieu Joseph/Brady Tkachuk/Thomas Chabot: This top line has a fantastic matchup against the top line for the Canadiens tonight. They should see plenty of chances and should be able to light the lamp multiple times. You can also drop Joseph here and replace him with either Batherson or Debrincat for a power play look. Montreal is 4th in the league in times shorthanded per game, and 29th on the penalty kill.

Carolina Hurricanes 2 – Jesper Kotkaniemi/Martin Necas/Andrei Svechnikov/Brent Burns: The second line for the Canes tonight should see a very nice matchup against the third line for the Kings. The even strength matchup and the goalie matchup make this a fantastic play tonight, and could be a little different from the field. Consider rolling a power play look here as well.

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).

Washington Capitals 1 – Dylan Strome/T.J. Oshie/Alexander Ovechkin/Erik Gustafsson: The Caps head to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets, so it may be surprising that they are in the high risk section. It turns out that CBJ is not giving up a ton defensively over their last five, and Korpisalo has been decent of late. Washington SHOULD be a good play tonight, but there is cause for concern in this one that they could underperform.

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Boone Jenner/Kirill Marchenko/Johnny Gaudreau: Based on everything above, the Blue Jackets are an interesting play tonight. This top line will see a top six matching scheme against the top two Washington lines, and should be up against Kuemper, who has been inconsistent. While the numbers aren’t stellar for this line, they should see some chances and could be an under-owned surprise tonight. It makes sense to get some CBJ if you are playing multiple lineups.

Ottawa Senators 3 – Shane Pinto/Derick Brassard/Drake Batherson: Another way to roll Ottawa tonight is this third line. They should have a very nice matchup and will likely be very low owned. They are reserved for deep GPPs only.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CBJ2

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Jesper Kotkaniemi ($3000) – Carolina Hurricanes

Wing: Derick Brassard ($2600) – Ottawa Senators

Defense: Marcus Bjork ($3200) – Columbus Blue Jackets – check to verify he gets top power play time! If not, whoever slots in there is the value

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Derick Brassard ($3800) – Ottawa Senators

Wing: Mathieu Joseph ($4200) – Ottawa Senators

Defense: Vladislav Gavrikov ($3700) – Columbus Blue Jackets

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