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This article focuses on 2/24 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for an eight-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

2/24 NHL Favorite Lines Per Dollar

Top Line – Pittsburgh One “Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust”

They will be the chalk de jour of the night. but popularity be damned, this line is certainly necessary to mention all things considered. Pittsburgh stands out along with the Panthers as the slates’ biggest favorites by a wide margin. The Pens host the Devils and as of the time of writing are -330 money line favorites and this is one of three 6.5 total games on the night. This line is tied for fifth in the NHL over the span of the last ten games with 135 shot attempts for “SATF”, which includes all shot attempts, and six goals tying them for tenth among all lines. Jon Gillies should start in net for the Devils and his .893 save % and 3.50 GAA are worth targeting. As far as each skater individually, Sidney Crosby looks like a “Kid” again, has been the most consistent of the three, and fills a center spot; so he would be my choice at the moment of the three.

Secondary Line – Florida Three “Mason Marchment, Anton Lundell, Sam Reinhart”

It is rare that I write up a team’s third line but there are certainly exceptions to the rule. Florida, much like Pittsburgh above, is a huge home favorite (-370) in one of the three 6.5 total games. The Panther’s third line has been on fire recently to the tune of eleven full-line goals over their last ten games, good for a three-way tie for second-best in the NHL “tied with two lines mentioned below” over that sample size. Now keep in mind they have been doing some exceptional shooting, as their 51 SATF is super low and feels more indicative of what you might normally see from a third line. However, neither of Florida’s top two lines falls anywhere on the top 30, so the assumption is this is the line that will somehow find a way to do some damage. Given the paltry SATF and lack of top power-play time aside from Sam Reinhart’s exposure, I’d normally fade, but here between price and matchup, I think you hope that the hot shooting continues.

Honorable Mention: Calgary One “Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk”

Tonight’s matchup for the Flames in Vancouver is not optimal with Thatcher Demko set up to man the opposing net and the low 5.5 total as of the time of writing reflects. However, this line has been nothing short of fire with a league-high “by a wide margin” 200 SATF over their last ten games “as well as the league’s best SATF for any line over this entire season”. Right now, it is Elias Lindholm with the hottest hand of the bunch with goals in a whopping eight straight games over Calgary’s ten-game win streak. The Flames’ second line is certainly a viable option as well as their 11 goals over their last ten games ties the top line and the Panthers’ third line mentioned above, for the second-best in the NHL within this timeframe. These are more contrarian picks but can certainly pay off if the earlier games bust.

2/24 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Washington Capitals (+105) at New York Rangers (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Columbus Blue Jackets (+285) at Florida Panthers (-370) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Minnesota Wild (+135) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

New Jersey Devils (+260) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-330) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Dallas Stars (+130) at Nashville Predators (-150) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (-170) at Vancouver Canucks (+150) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Boston Bruins (-230) at Seattle Kraken (+185) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (-120) at San Jose Sharks (+100) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

2/24 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,300
2. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,100
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,900
5. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,200

Wingers

1. Sam Reinhart – Florida – $5,000
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,400
3. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $7,200
4. Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,500
5. Patrik Laine – Columbus – $6,200

Defense

1. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $6,800
2. Brandon Montour – Florida – $2,800
3. Roman Josi – Nashville – $7,500
4. Alexandre Carrier – Nashville – $3,500
5. Zach Werenski – Columbus – $6,900

Goalies

1. Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $7,300
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,200

Cash Considerations

Auston Matthews, Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, David Pastrnak, Brandon Montour, Ilya Sorokin

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This article focuses on 2/17 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a ten-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar

Top Line – Buffalo One “Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson”

In terms of affordability and production, it doesn’t get much better than the Sabres top line. They will be hosting the Senators in a game that is sure to feature some goals “six total as of the time of writing, but I’d take the over”. Alex Tuch is the stand out of the bunch and no matter what he does, his price seems to never increase by much. Mr. Tuch has been averaging over a point a game “19 over 16” with goals in four of his last six games. His shot totals in recent games have been five sog, five sog, seven sog, four sog, four sog, seven sog, and five sog before hitting a game where he didn’t have any shots on goal “but did have two assists”.

Jeff Skinner, who has a monster game on Sunday, is only $5,100 and Tage Thompson at $6,500 might be the most expensive of the bunch but has finished with double digits DraftKings points in eight of his last nine games. This is matchup proof stuff at the line’s current price let alone good value for an even money matchup hosting the Senators.

Secondary Line – New York Rangers One Two Man “Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider”

The star of Rangers’ first half of the season, Chris Kreider, clocks in at only $5,600 and makes for a perfect pairing with Mika Zibanejad at center. They host in the Red Wings in a six total game and with the home team -190 favorites, we can rightfully assume that the Rangers are expected to provide most of the goals here.

I’m surprised that the recent sample size on this line “or any Rangers line for that matter” isn’t better but it seems like that might be the byproduct of a tough recent schedule. That’s the sort of thing that can turn around in an instant with the Red Wings “an awful road team” coming to town. I left off Alexis Lafreniere as he’s a side piece at most and lacks power play correlation with the two mentioned skaters. However, he is super cheap at $2,900 and does have goals in two of his last three in case you need the savings.

2/17 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Detroit Red Wings (+160) at New York Rangers (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (-175) at Philadelphia Flyers (+150) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (+130) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-150) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Ottawa Senators (-105) at Buffalo Sabres (-115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

St. Louis Blues (-265) at Montreal Canadiens (+210) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Boston Bruins (+100) at New York Islanders (-115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Seattle Kraken (+135) at Winnipeg Jets (-165) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Columbus Blue Jackets (+125) at Chicago Blackhawks (-145) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Anaheim Ducks (+185) at Edmonton Oilers (-230) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Vancouver Canucks (-115) at San Jose Sharks (-105) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

2/17 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,000
2. Tage Thompson – Buffalo – $6,500
3. Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington – $6,200
4. Boone Jenner – Columbus – $6,000
5. Bo Horvat – Vancouver – $4,300

Wingers

1. Alex Tuch – Buffalo – $5,800
2. Chris Krieder – New York Rangers – $5,600
3. Patrik Laine – Columbus – $5,400
4. Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis – $6,400
5. Evander Kane – Edmonton – $5,100

Defense

1. Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo – $4,800
2. Erik Brannstrom – Ottawa – $2,700
3. Connor Murphy – Chicago – $3,200
4. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,000
5. Vince Dunn – Seattle – $3,800

Goalies

1. Ville Husso – St. Louis – $8,600
2. Linus Ullmark – Boston – $7,400

Cash Considerations

Patrik

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This article focuses on 2/10 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 2/10 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a seven-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar

Columbus One “Patrik Laine, Gustav Nyquist, Boone Jenner”, Buffalo One “Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson”

The first very thing that jumped out at me on this slate when digging through pricing was how ridiculously cheap skaters from this game are. I get it, these are two bad teams. However, this should be a high-scoring game as the 6.5 total indicates. Furthermore, Patrik Laine is only $4,500 despite coming off three straight two-goal games. Perhaps DraftKings decided that they’ll only raise his price if he bags a hat trick. On the flip side, Alex Tuch stands out to me as a particularly great value individually and he has been on fire as well. If looking to use a full line and only pick one, I would side with Columbus’ top unit with six full lines goals off of 57 SATF across their last ten games, placing them just outside the NHL’s top ten lines.

Washington One Two Man “Evgeny Kuznetsov, Conor Sheary”

Alex Ovechkin has been ruled out for this game as of the time of writing. Nevertheless, no matter who joins these two skaters on the top line, we can count on them having some opportunities. The Capitals will be -210 favorites on the money line tonight in a 6.5 total game against a flailing Montreal team that is really struggling and missing their starting goalies in particular. There is not much of sample size on these two but consider it more a combination of price and matchup putting them in play.

St. Louis Two “Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou”

Despite a few mismatches on paper earlier on in the slate, the Blues are the heaviest favorite at -275 against a Devils team that has been going through hell, so to speak. Of the options, I prefer the second line featuring Vladimir Tarasenko and Jordan Kyrou but the way the St. Louis lines are dispersed, you can really opt for any one of the three, depending on your budget. This line with Saad as opposed to Tarasenko has five full lines goals over their last ten games, the by-product of 48 SATF and an unlucky .968 save performance against, so due for positive regression.

2/10 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Columbus Blue Jackets (-110) at Buffalo Sabres (-110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (-210) at Montreal Canadiens (+170) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (-210) at Ottawa Senators (+170) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Carolina Hurricanes (+100) at Boston Bruins (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Toronto Maple Leafs (-120) at Calgary Flames (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New Jersey Devils (+220) at St. Louis Blues (-275) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (+100) at Colorado Avalanche (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

2/10 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,700
2. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,000
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,200
4. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $4,400
5. Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington – $6,500

Wingers

1. Patrik Laine – Columbus – $4,500
2. Alex Tuch – Buffalo – $5,100
3. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $7,100
4. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,500
5. Gustav Nyquist – Columbus – $3,300

Defense

1. Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo – $4,700
2. Dmitry Orlov – Washington – $3,500
3. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,300
4. John Carlson – Washington – $6,500
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,900

Goalies

1. Ville Husso – St. Louis – $8,300
2. Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $8,100

Cash Considerations

Patrik Laine, Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Auston Matthews, Ville Husso

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