Unlike the usual over-the-top Thursday slate, tonight we have a nice medium-sized eight-game slate in front of us. With only a couple of big favorites, there should be a decent amount of parity. Aside from reading the 2/9 NHL DFS article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning. If you like what you see, sign up for more Win Daily content here.
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Calgary Flames (-150) at Detroit Red Wings (+130) – 6 Projected Goal Total
San Jose Sharks (+180) at Florida Panthers (-210) – 7 Projected Goal Total
Pittsburgh Penguins (-105) at Washington Capitals (-115) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Seattle Kraken (+140) at New Jersey Devils (-165) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Edmonton Oilers (-180) at Philadelphia Flyers (+155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Colorado Avalanche (+105) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Vancouver Canucks (+185) at New York Islanders (-215) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Vegas Golden Knights (+105) at Minnesota Wild (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Florida Two – “Sam Bennett ($5,000), Matthew Tkachuk ($8,000), Carter Verhaeghe ($6,500)“
The Panthers are featured in a rare seven total game tonight. Furthermore, they’re neck and neck with the Islanders for the title of the slate’s biggest favorite (-210) vs (-215). This line has been the better of the two as of late, particularly in terms of peripheral stats. Florida’s second line has 124 SATF over the last ten games good for a tie for second-best among all NHL lines. Carter Verhaeghe has been individually been a monster lately with double-digit DraftKings points in eight of his last nine games. This includes a whopping four-point night “40.5 DraftKings points” against the Lightning on Monday.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
I previously whiffed on them but given their amazing stats of late and cheap price, don’t mind going back to the well. The Flames are -155 road favorites here and so despite the six total, it is a good spot attacking Detroit depth lines. Blake Coleman individually will/should be popular given his amazing return on investment with a $3,700 price tag. Coleman has put up 24 and 33 DraftKings points over his last two games.
Defenseman
Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $5,700 – Paying up at defense usually isn’t a thing. However, the build listed above gives you a bit of extra money to play with. For the $5,700, Ekblad seems to offer some value. This is the sort of spot where he can go off.
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $8,300 – Call me a homer, whatever you want. Very few goalies are iller than Ilya right now with his stunning 2.31 GAA. The Islanders are -215 home money line favorites as new import Bo Horvat faces his former squad. As mentioned above, our build makes it so we don’t have to pinch any pennies tonight. Vancouver comes in on a back-to-back and should be tough going for them here tonight.
Seattle (+140) – DraftKings/Bet MGM – 1 Unit – The Sharp NHL Model has this at actual odds of +118 for an amount of 10.55% positive EV on the Kraken.
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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!
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)
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.
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
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
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
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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