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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Oct. 14)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 10/14 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 10/14 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back for the season debut of the Hot Shot! Let’s Gooooooo!

Tonight we have the biggest slate yet this season with nine games, six of which start at main lock. All of the odds and totals are listed below. Ownership should be a relative non-issue given the size of the slate.

The Chalk

From the onset, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning comes in as the biggest favorite at -250. The Lightning look poised to bounce back from a disappointing opening-night loss. Perhaps they wore themselves out celebrating last year’s title before the game.

At this point, Tampa is a two-line team so we can pick our poison between the top line of Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, and Ondrej Palat or the less popular second line consisting of Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn, and Anthony Cirelli. If looking to add on, I would pair Victor Hedman if using the first line, although it is not necessary.

Andrei Vasilevskiy should be the cash goalie of choice but as he looked half-awake last game and shouldn’t receive too much volume shot-wise from Detroit, I think we can pass in tournaments.

The Contrarian Play

Now if looking to go off the board, it took one quick look at the projected Buffalo Sabres lines and washed up Craig Anderson in the net to have me licking my lips. The Montreal Canadiens are on a back-to-back and on the road but it’s not like they are worlds away from home and trust me these Sabres are as awful as awful gets.

Jack Eichel is out and wisely trying to force his way out of town. Meanwhile, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Linus Ullmark have already escaped Buffalo for greener pastures. What’s leftover is terrible and so you have to like the Canadiens top line of Tyler Toffoli, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki.

You could also roll out a depth line but since Montreal is sort of off the board on such a big slate, no need. All three top-line skaters also share duties on the Canadiens’ top power-play unit, providing additional correlation.

Another Juicy Spot

Looking at some of the other six total games “there is no game with a total over six”, Toronto/Ottawa should get some ownership but I think as we saw last night, with Auston Matthews out Toronto might have some problems finishing things off and now they are on a back-to-back. Ottawa is down Brady Tkachuk but I guess there could be some value there.

Nevertheless, if going outside of the top two Tampa lines and Montreal One, I don’t mind targeting the Pittsburgh/Florida game as that could end up a shootout. On the Pittsburgh side, I’d stick to the top line of Jeff Carter, Bryan Rust, and Danton Heinen.

Conversely, if rolling with Florida, they are deep enough where in real life, all four lines are capable of putting up numbers on any given night. That’s something you definitely cannot say for every team. Nevertheless, as it’s only the top two lines represented on the top power-play unit, on a nine-game slate, let’s not get crazy for DFS purposes. It would take a lot of old Joe Thornton’s 4th line assists to win us a tournament.

You can roll the top line of Aleksandr Barkov, Sam Reinhart, and Carter Verhaeghe “the first two can be run as a two-man since they are both on the power play one”, or the second line of Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Bennett, and Owen Tippett “likewise for Huberdeau and Bennett as a two-man as they are the two from the second line represented on the top power-play unit”. Aaron Ekblad can be added with the top line if using them and looking to add a defenseman as he shares correlation with them in terms of both even strength and power play.

10/14 NHL Game Odds and Totals

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

Montreal Canadiens (-140) at Buffalo Sabres (+115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Toronto Maple Leafs (-175) at Ottawa Senators (+145) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (+150) at Florida Panthers (-180) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Dallas Stars (+105) at New York Rangers (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (+105) at Carolina Hurricanes (-125) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Main Slate Games Continued

Arizona Coyotes (+115) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-130) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (-250) at Detroit Red Wings (+195) – 6 Projected Goal Total “7:30 p.m.”

Seattle Kraken (+105) at Nashville Predators (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total – “8:00 p.m.”

Late Game

Las Vegas Golden Knights (-155) at Los Angeles Kings (+125) – 6 Projected Goal Total

10/14 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

John Tavares – Toronto – $7,200
Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $7,600
Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $5,300
Jared McCann – Seattle – $4,000
Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $4,500
Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $4,300

Wingers

Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,300
Nick Ritchie – Toronto – $4,500
Carter Verhaeghe – Florida – $4,900
Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,000
Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,700
Tyler Toffoli – Montreal – $6,300

Defense

Alex Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,900
Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,000
Jeff Petry – Montreal – $5,100
Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $5,100
Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $6,100
Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,600

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,900 “Only pair with Cash games or with variant/off the board lineup”
Sam Montembault – Montreal – $7,500
Phillip Grubauer – Seattle – $7,200

10/14 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

John Tavares – Toronto – $7,600
Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $7,400
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,900
Sam Bennett – Florida – $4,200
Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $4,400
Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $3,900

Wingers

Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $5,700
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,400
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $5,300
Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $4,600
Nick Ritchie – Toronto – $3,100
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $3,400

Defense

Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $4,900
Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $5,800
Jeff Petry – Montreal – $5,600
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,900
Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,300
Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,700

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,400 “Only pair with Cash games or with variant/off the board lineup”
Phillip Grubauer – Seattle – $7,400
Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Sam Bennett – C – Florida, John Tavares -C – Toronto, Steven Stamkos – RW – Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov – RW – Tampa Bay, Nick Ritchie – LW – Toronto, Ondrej Palat – LW – Tampa Bay, Morgan Reilly – D – Toronto, Andrei Vasilevskiy – Goalie – Tampa Bay

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Jeff Carter – C – Pittsburgh, Jared McCann – C – Seattle, John Tavares – C – Toronto, Nikita Kucherov – RW – Tampa Bay, Alex Martinez – D – Las Vegas, Jeff Petry – D – Montreal, Andrei Vasilevskiy – Goalie – Tampa Bay

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NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (Oct. 12)

rmferenc@gmail.com 4 years ago

written by rmferenc@gmail.com

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

It’s officially here, the opening of the 2021-22 season in the NHL! We start the season off with a small two-game slate. In the early game, we have the 2x Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning raising their banner against an injury-plagued Pittsburgh Penguins. The late-game focuses on the last two expansion teams as Vegas hosts newcomers to the league, the Seattle Kraken.

Five Seattle players (McCann, Johansson, Oleksiak, Jarnkrok, and Donskoi) entered into the league’s COVID protocol on Monday making them unavailable for Tuesday’s game. This certainly changes things both in real life and in fantasy. Vegas was already a huge favorite but this gives them a big bump. If you are playing cash games then Vegas will be where to pay up.

As for the early game, Tampa is the obvious favorite here. Pittsburgh will be without both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on Tuesday which puts them in a hole. While the Penguins do have some depth, they don’t have enough to potentially compete with this Lightning team. I expect Andrei Vasilevskiy ($8K, $8.7K) to be the go-to play in net, especially on DraftKings. If you are playing one lineup or single entry I won’t talk you off playing Vasilevskiy, but he won’t be my top goalie for GPP’s.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Usually, in this section, I will give you my favorite cash game goalie and a GPP play. With only two games and with two obvious plays in net (Vasilevskiy and Robin Lehner [$8.2K/$8.4K]) instead, I will discuss the merit of playing the other two goalies in GPP’s.

Tristan Jarry ($7.4K/$7.9K)

Jarry is facing a fully healthy Lightning team and he will most likely be the lowest owned goalie on this slate. I don’t love Jarry but I will be playing up to 10 lineups on this slate and will probably have 20-30% exposure to Jarry. Tampa Bay was tied for 9th in the NHL in shots for and that is one of the top stats we look for when picking goalies in DFS. We want goalies who will get work and have the opportunity to make saves, and Jarry will most likely see the most shots on Tuesday.

Philipp Grubauer ($7K/$7.3K)

Grubauer is the cheapest goalie on both sites so he will get ownership on that basis alone I believe. Vegas, like Tampa, shoots a lot so Grubauer will see a lot of rubber coming his way. Grubauer only faced 31 shots in the preseason, but he stopped 29 of those shots. I won’t fall back on the stats for Grubauer from last season because they were with one of the top defensive teams in the league, Colorado, but this season he is with an expansion team who will have their bumps along the way.

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

On a Small Slate Like This, You Need to Dig Deep!

With the Tampa Bay top power-play unit being the top play on this slate, we will need to find ways to be different if you want to takedown a GPP.

NHL DFS is very similar to MLB DFS where you need to stack in GPP’s. Also similar to MLB, people are deathly afraid to stack players at the bottom of the lineup (3rd and 4th lines in NHL). This is where you can sometimes find the advantage you need on small slates. Looking at this slate, there is one third line that has me intrigued.

Vegas Golden Knights 3rd line (image courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com)

This line will be the forgotten line in the chalk Vegas lineups. Unfortunately, Janmark is also in the NHL’s COVID protocol so we will have to see who plays on this line in his spot.

Both Patrick and Dadonov are looking for a new start this season and I think Vegas is the perfect place for them both. This line is also super cheap on both sites ($10.9K combined) which is what we need if you want to stack the Tampa first power-play unit. What makes both Patrick and Dadonov intriguing is the fact they are expected to skate on the top power-play unit for the Golden Knights. You can run three forwards and add in Mark Stone or Mac Pacioretty or you can go with a defenseman in Shea Theodore if you have the salary for these guys that is.

What to do With Seattle

Seattle is an interesting team on Tuesday night. I assume they will be the lowest own team on the slate and we get some exceptional value with them. With all the players going into the NHL COVID protocol, there should be some players seeing minutes we didn’t expect, one of those is Morgan Geekie ($2.8K/$3.0K). With Jared McCann likely out now, Geekie COULD see first-line minutes and power-play time with the top unit. Seattle let Geekie play in three preseason games and averaged over 12 minutes per game. We will have to wait until morning skate on Tuesday to see where he lines up. Make sure to check in discord throughout the day for updates on Seattle’s lines.

I also like both the Penguins top two lines if you want game stack the TB/Pit game. Jason Zucker and Kasperi Kapanen are inexpensive players that give you exposure to the Penguins top power-play unit.

NHL DFS: Defensemen

With this being just a two-game slate, I will show you who the power-play defensemen are for the four teams since we will want to focus on getting them into our lineups first.

Tampa Bay: PP1: Victor Hedman ($6.3/$6.7K), PP2: Mikhail Sergachev ($3.4K/$4.8K) – Sergachev is a great value pivot for DK

Pittsburgh: PP1: Kris Letang ($5.8K), PP2: Marcus Pettersson ($2.7K/$3.5K), John Marino ($4.3K/Not on FanDuel)

Vegas: PP1: Shea Theodore ($5.7K/$6.2K), PP2: Alec Martinez ($5.5K/$4.6K), Alex Pietrangelo ($6K/$6.4K) – Martinez is one of the best FPTS/$ plays on this slate for FD.

Seattle: PP1: Mark Giordano ($5.6K/$4.6K) – Again, like with Martinez, Gio is one of the best FPTS/$ plays on this slate. PP2: Vince Dunn ($4.9K/$4.5K)

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jun. 8)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 6/8 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Tuesday 6/8 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for tonight’s pair of games!

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Tampa Bay Lightning (-120) at Carolina Hurricanes (+103)– 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Tampa Bay Leads Series 3-1 – Sebastian Aho (+160), Nikita Kucherov (+175), Brayden Point (+185), Steven Stamkos (+195), Alex Killorn (+205), Ondrej Palát (+215), Vincent Trocheck (+225), Jordan Staal (+245), Andrei Svechnikov (+260), Teuvo Teräväinen (+260), Martin Necas (+260), Anthony Cirelli (+280), Yanni Gourde (+280), Nino Niederreiter (+285), Brock McGinn (+300)

Las Vegas Golden Knights (+128) at Colorado Avalanche (-148) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Series Tied 2-2 – Nathan MacKinnon (+112), Mikko Rantanen (+133), Max Pacioretty (+165), Gabriel Landeskog (+190), Jonathan Marchessault (+205), Mark Stone (+215), Brandon Saad (+240), Joonas Donskoi (+240), Andre Burakovsky (+270), Alex Tuch (+270), William Karlsson (+285) Reilly Smith (+300), Tyson Jost (+300), JT Compher (+300), Cale Makar (+300)

6/8 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $3,300
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,000
Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,400
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,500

Wingers

Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,400
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,100
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $3,900
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,600
Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,600

Defense

Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,400
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,100
Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,300
Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,400
Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,400

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,100
Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,300

6/8 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,200
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,000
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,400
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $3,000
William Karlsson – Las Vegas – $5,200

Wingers

Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,200
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,000
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $6,400
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $3,500

Defense

Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $5,900
Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,100
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,300
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,000
Nicolas Hague – Las Vegas – $2,900

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,000
Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,100

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jun. 6)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 6/6 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 6/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for tonight’s pair of games!

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Winnipeg Jets (+118) at Montreal Canadiens (-136) – 5 Projected Goal Total – Montreal Leads Series 1-0 – Tyler Toffoli (+155), Kyle Connor (+188), Brendan Gallagher (+210), Josh Anderson (+230), Nikolaj Ehlers (+230), Cole Caufield (+240), Nick Suzuki (+240), Blake Wheeler (+240), Tomas Tatar (+255), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+280), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (+285)

The first game of this series was a low scoring affair taken by Montreal 1-0. Perhaps this may help explain the money line, in combination with the game being at home in Quebec.

Montreal

Carey Price is the top play from the Canadiens. They have been winning games behind his stellar goaltending and defense. That being said, I don’t mind the second line of Tyler Toffoli, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki if looking to differentiate in tournaments. A one-off Brendan Gallagher isn’t a bad idea either.

Winnipeg

As far as Winnipeg, the second line offers us some value on both sites. The top line continues to take a hit with Mark Scheifele’s suspension but it slightly offsets with the savings we can receive from his fill-in Paul Stastny.

Colorado Avalanche (-105) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-112) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (+133), Mikko Rantanen (+155), Max Pacioretty (+165), Mark Stone (+180), Gabriel Landeskog (+220), Jonathan Marchessault (+240), Alex Tuch (+240), William Karlsson (+255), Joonas Donskoi (+260), Reilly Smith (+285), Tomas Nosek (+300)

Las Vegas was able to foster a comeback to avoid going down three games to nothing in front of their home crowd. However, their backs are still against the wall versus this impressive Colorado team.

Colorado

They finally dropped a playoff game, but either of the two top lines is a strong play.

Las Vegas

I could see the Golden Knights getting the lowest ownership on the slate. Therefore, it makes sense if looking for a take down to fade Colorado and run a heavy Vegas line.

6/6 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,700
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $3,300
Nick Suzuki – Montreal – $5,600
Jesper Kotkaniemi – Montreal – $4,600
Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,500

Wingers

Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,100
Cole Caufield – Montreal – $3,200
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $4,000
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $7,400
Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,500

Defense

Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,200
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,900
Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,300
Shea Weber – Montreal – $4,600
Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,400

Goalies

Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,300
Carey Price – Montreal – $8,200

6/6 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,200
Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $4,200
Jesper Kotkaniemi – Montreal – $3,800
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $2,900
William Karlsson – Las Vegas – $5,200

Wingers

Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $5,100
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $6,100
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $6,500
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $3,600

Defense

Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,000
Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,200
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,400
Samuel Girard – Colorado – $3,900
Nicolas Hague – Las Vegas – $3,000

Goalies

Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $7,700
Carey Price – Montreal – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommendd on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jun. 3)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 6/3 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 6/3 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Tonight, we have a two-game slate beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET and the full breakdown can be found below.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Order

Boston Bruins (-134) at New York Islanders (+116) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Series Tied 1-1 – David Pastrnak (+115), Brad Marchand (+175), Anthony Beauvillier (+195), Patrice Bergeron (+205), Taylor Hall (+215), Brock Nelson (+230), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+255), Mathew Barzal (+265), Jordan Eberle (+265), Kyle Palmieri (+280), Josh Bailey (+295), Jake DeBrusk (+295), Nick Ritchie (+295)

After a dominant display by Boston in Game One, the Islanders were able to find a way to tie this series up. The Bruins controlled the first and third periods of Game Two, with New York surging in the second periods and overtime, where a Casey Cizikas breakaway led to the game-winner. Now the series heads to Long Island.

Boston

The Boston Bruins have relied on the Perfection Line and their strengthened second line for almost all of their offensive production throughout the playoffs. With Tuukka Rask a little shaky towards the end of the last game and the Islanders not putting too many shots on goal, I’d probably stick to those two top lines.

Islanders

As far as the Islanders go, their top line has not done much as of late. However, their lack of production has been offset by scoring from what I like to call the “Acquisition Line”. The New York third line, led by Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and centered by Travis Zajac. They make for a nice cheap line to use for salary relief in order to fit one of the slate’s more expensive lines.

Carolina Hurricanes (+133) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-157) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Tampa Bay Leads Series 2-0 – Nikita Kucherov (+165), Sebastian Aho (+170), Brayden Point (+175), Steven Stamkos (+185), Ondrej Palát (+200), Alex Killorn (+210), Vincent Trocheck (+240), Anthony Cirelli (+265), Yanni Gourde (+265), Jordan Staal (+265), Andrei Svechnikov (+275), Teuvo Teräväinen (+275), Martin Necas (+275)

After taking both road games to open the series, the defending NHL Champion Lightning will look to put on a show for the home crowd. Although neither game was a blowout, Carolina has been a bit underwhelming by comparison. As a result, for the Hurricanes, this is a must-win game.

Carolina

Unfortunately, as previously mentioned, the Hurricanes have been total busts in both real life and for fantasy over this series. However, on a two game slate, I don’t mind taking a very contrarian stance in a tournament and loading up on them. That being said, don’t get your hopes up!

Tampa Bay

The Lightning second line definitely offers some bang for the buck, particularly on DraftKings. Tampa Bay’s depth and experience make any of their top three lines viable. Victor Hedman is my top-ranked defenseman on DraftKings with his sudden price reduction to $5,600. Furthermore, Vezina Trophy finalist Andrei Vasilevskiy is my top option in goal on either site.

6/3 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,700
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,200
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,900
Jordan Staal – Carolina – $5,000
Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders – $4,800

Wingers

David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,900
Kyle Palmieri – New York Islanders – $5,100
Brad Marchand – Boston – $8,300
Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $4,300
Taylor Hall – Boston – $6,400

Defense

Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,600
Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,300
Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $6,000
Brett Pesce – Carolina – $4,000
Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $3,900

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,400
Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,000

6/3 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $3,300
Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,700
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,200
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,000
Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders – $4,200

Wingers

David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,100
Taylor Hall – Boston – $5,200
Kyle Palmieri – New York Islanders – $3,900
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,200
Brad Marchand – Boston – $7,100
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $7,700

Defense

Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $5,600
Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,400
Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $5,700
Erik Cernak – Tampa Bay – $3,400
Brett Pesce – Carolina – $4,000

Goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,200
Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 31)

rmferenc@gmail.com 4 years ago

written by rmferenc@gmail.com

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night and we have a small 2 game playoff NHL slate to break down!

This will be my last NHL article for the 2021 season, so I just wanted to use the open to say thank you! Thank you to every single one of you who read my Man Advantage articles this season. Thank you for all the interactions in discord every game day. You all make this “job” of writing and producing content for WinDaily Sports fun and enjoyable each day. I look forward to getting back to talking line stacks, value Dmen, and why we don’t roster Jordan Binnington again in the fall, but in the meantime, enjoy your summer and I will see you for a new season in October (unless you are in the NASCAR discord, then I will see you this weekend!)

NHL DFS Breakdown:

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens

This series has no business going 7 games, but here we are. Toronto should have ended it in five, but anything can happen when you have two rivals like this. I think Toronto ends it on Monday, but it has game stack written all over it. Only twice in the 6 previous games in this series did these teams score less than 4 goals.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi leads the Canadiens in goals this series with 3 after missing game 1. Both Joel Armia and Tyler Toffoli have four points to lead the Canadiens. This makes it difficult to stack the Habs because none of them play together. Nick Suzuki does center the 2nd line with Toffoli so that is a two-man stack I am interested in. Adding Jeff Petry on defense gives you a nice 3 man with exposure to both PP units

William Nylander has been the Leafs’ best player this series leading the team in goals (4) and points (7). It does seem like Nick Foligno will be back for Toronto on Monday so that means Alex Kerfoot loses some value now. Both Alex Galchenyuk and Jason Spezza make for good value for the Leafs, especially Galchenyuk who plays with the aforementioned Nylander and Foligno.

New York Islanders @ Boston Bruins

Call me a hater or bitter, but the Islanders showed that they did not belong on the ice with the Bruins in game 1. They slipped through in round 1 thanks to some horrendous goaltending from Jarry and some amazing goaltending by Sorokin. Boston dominated the Islanders in game one, especially David Pastrnak. Pasta had a hat trick on Saturday night and he alone with the rest of line one is my top overall stack on this slate and should be pretty chalky. I do think you need at least some exposure to them on Monday night.

If you want to be different than using the Islander second line would be my choice. Anthony Beauvillier has been the Isles best player this postseason and would be the first place I go for Islanders exposure. Beauvillier leads the team in goals (4), points (8), and is second in assists (4). If I am stacking Islanders and want to be different, I would add Jean-Gabriel Pageau with Beauvillier as a PP1 stack. You can of course add Jordan Eberle or Mathew Barzal for a 3 man forward PP1 stack or go Noah Dobson to get a defenseman in the mix.

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 30)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 5/30 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 5/30 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

There are only two games on today’s slate so I would focus on correlation as much as possible. We have no need to be scattered with so few options available.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Tampa Bay Lightning (-108) at Carolina Hurricanes (-108) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+143), Nikita Kucherov (+163), Brayden Point (+185), Steven Stamkos (+185), Alex Killorn (+195), Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck (+205), Ondrej Palát (+205), Andrei Svechnikov (+215), Martin Necas (+225), Jordan Staal (+225), Teuvo Teräväinen (+240), Nino Niederreiter (+250), Anthony Cirelli (+270), Yanni Gourde (+270), Brock McGinn (+300)

Carolina was able to grab an overtime winner against Nashville in their prior series, sparing them from a game seven. They will play host game one of this series to the defending champion Lightning.

Las Vegas Golden Knights (+160) at Colorado Avalanche (-186) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (+105), Mikko Rantanen (+123), Gabriel Landeskog (+180), Max Pacioretty (+195), Joonas Donskoi (+210), Mark Stone (+210), Andre Burakovsky (+255), Brandon Saad (+270), Jonathan Marchessault (+275), Alex Tuch (+275), JT Compher (+290), William Karlsson (+290)

The Golden Knights exploded for a 6-2 win Friday night to take the seventh game of their first-round series against the Wild. However, now things certainly don’t get any easier as they head on the road to face a powerhouse in Colorado.

5/30 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,800
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $3,500
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,100
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400
Jordan Staal – Carolina – $5,000

Wingers

Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $4,000
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,100
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,500
Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,300

Defense

Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,300
Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,100
Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,800
Alex Martinez- Las Vegas – $4,600
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,500

Goalies

Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,000

5/30 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,900
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,100
Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $3,000
J.T. Compher – Colorado – $2,600
Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,200

Wingers

Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,500
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,200
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $5,800
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $7,700
Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $3,200

Defense

Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,300
Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $5,800
Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,700
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $5,500
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,000
Samuel Girard – Colorado – $3,600

Goalies

Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,100
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $7,500

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommendd on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 27)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 5/27 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/27 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Tonight, we have a two-game slate beginning at 5 p.m. ET.

If you normally play on either site, I recommend sticking to DraftKings for this one. The pricing on a lot of the top players is much juicier.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Montreal Canadiens (+190) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-230) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Toronto Leads Series 3-1 – Auston Matthews (-120), William Nylander (+130), Mitch Marner (+170), Zach Hyman (+180), Tyler Toffoli (+180), Brendan Gallagher (+240), Nick Foligno (+270), Alex Galchenyuk (+270), Jason Spezza (+290), Josh Anderson (+295)

Carey Price can only do so much as the Montreal offense is hard-pressed to keep up with the high-flying Maple Leafs. The men from the 6ix will look to finish the series off at home. Expect them to be massive chalk. Despite losing 4-0 last game, Montreal did manage to keep Auston Matthews off of the scoreboard, if looking for positives.

On DraftKings, I absolutely love building off of a two-man combination from the Toronto second line consisting of William Nylander and Alexander Kerfoot. Alex Galchenyuk is barely seeing any ice time so he can be left off unless massive salary relief is needed with the build.

Carolina Hurricanes (-148) at Nashville Predators (+125) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Carolina Leads Series 3-2 – Sebastian Aho (+155), Filip Forsberg (+175), Vincent Trocheck (+195), Jordan Staal (+215), Andrei Svechnikov (+215), Teuvo Teräväinen (+230), Viktor Arvidsson (+240), Eeli Tolvanen (+240), Martin Necas (+240), Nino Niederreiter (+240), Matt Duchene (+250), Mikael Granlund (+300), Luke Kunin (+300)

So far, this has been an exciting series filled with close games. Towards the end of Game Five, things were wide open. However, Carolina was able to strike first in overtime and take a 3-2 series lead into Nashville. Most people expected the Hurricanes to have easier sailing in this matchup and while it has been competitive to date, Game Six might be when they find a way to completely take over.

5/27 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,800
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,300
Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $4,500
Jordan Staal – Carolina – $5,100
Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,300

Wingers

Zach Hyman – Toronto – $5,000
Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,400
William Nylander – Toronto – $6,800
Martin Necas – Carolina – $4,300
Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $7,300

Defense

Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,500
Alexandre Carrier – Nashville – $3,700
Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,700
Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,800
Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,000

Goalies

Jack Campbell – Toronto – $8,500
Alex Nedeljkovic – Carolina – $8,300

5/27 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,400
Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $3,000
Jordan Staal – Carolina – $4,700
Mikael Granlund – Nashville – $4,100

Wingers

William Nylander – Toronto – $5,800
Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $5,900
Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,900
Zach Hyman – Toronto – $6,100
Martin Necas – Carolina – $4,800

Defense

Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,900
Alexandre Carrier – Nashville – $3,100
Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,300
Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,300
T.J. Brodie – Toronto – $3,200

Goalies

Jack Campbell – Toronto – $8,300
Alex Nedeljkovic – Carolina – $8,000

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 26)

Richard Masana 4 years ago

written by Richard Masana

This article focuses on 5/26 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Wednesday 5/26 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

The slates begin at 4:30 p.m. ET and both sites are featuring all three games on their main slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Pittsburgh Penguins (-105) at New York Islanders (-110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – New York Leads Series 3-2 – Sidney Crosby (+160), Jake Guentzel (+160), Anthony Beauvillier (+205), Jeff Carter (+205), Bryan Rust (+215), Brock Nelson (+225), Jordan Eberle (+235), Evgeni Malkin (+240), Mathew Barzal (+245), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+245), Kyle Palmieri (+245), Josh Bailey (+290)

Due to a lapse in judgment by Tristan Jarry, the Islanders were able to survive Game Five and take a series lead. This comes despite being outshot 50-28 and getting dominated in terms of possession. Nevertheless, the Islanders should have some momentum here, headed home with the money lines basically even. Ilya Sorokin has been an absolute beast in net and should continue to start over Semyon Varlamov as the Islanders ride the hot hand.

Florida Panthers (+133) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-157) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Tampa Bay Leads Series 3-2 – Nikita Kucherov, (+117), Brayden Point (+155), Steven Stamkos (+160), Ondrej Palát (+175), Aleksander Barkov (+185), Alex Killorn (+188), Carter Verhaeghe (+200), Jonathan Huberdeau (+220), Anthony Cirelli (+235), Yanni Gourde (+235), Patric Hörnqvist (+245), Sam Bennett (+270), Alex Barre-Boulet (+285), Victor Hedman (+285), Blake Coleman (+300), Ross Colton (+300), Tyler Johnson (+300), Mason Marchment (+300)

Of the three games, this is the only one with a six total. Of the five games so far in this series, there have been totals of nine, four, eleven, eight, and five. Not surprisingly, this game has a heavy presence in the rankings below.

Las Vegas Golden Knights (-136) at Minnesota Wild (+118) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Las Vegas Leads Series 3-2 – Max Pacioretty (+140), Mark Stone (+155), Alex Tuch (+155), Jonathan Marchessault (+185), Kirill Kaprizov (+185), Kevin Fiala (+205), Joel Eriksson Ek (+220), William Karlsson (+225), Tomas Nosek (+250), Reilly Smith (+250), Chandler Stephenson (+280), Ryan Hartman (+285), Mats Zuccarello (+300)

Max Pacioretty remains out for Las Vegas but it seems everyone else is healthy right now, making them the second-largest favorite on the slate behind Tampa Bay. I’m sort of torn on the outcome here but I think both sides have viable plays and Marc-Andre Fleury is my top option at goalie for both sites.

5/26 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,100
Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,900
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,800
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400
Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,600

Wingers

Alex Tuch – Las Vegas – $4,800
Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $6,400
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,200
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $8,100
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,700

Defense

Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,800
Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,500
Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $4,400
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,300
Jonas Brodin – Minnesota – $3,900

Goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,200
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $7,700

5/26 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,500
Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,700
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,500
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,500

Wingers

Alex Tuch – Las Vegas – $5,000
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,200
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,600
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,300
Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $6,400

Defense

Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,100
Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,500
Brayden McNabb – Las Vegas – $2,900
Radko Gudas – Florida – $2,600
Jonas Brodin – Minnesota – $4,100

Goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,200
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommended on slates less than four games.

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NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (May 25)

rmferenc@gmail.com 4 years ago

written by rmferenc@gmail.com

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Tuesday night and we have a small 2 game playoff NHL slate to break down!

Since it’s just a two game slate on Tuesday I will just give you some plays I like for this small slate instead of doing the live stream. We should be back for Wednesday’s slate (if there is slate).

NHL DFS Breakdown:

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens

This is the second night of a back-to-back for these teams and we pretty much want the same plays as we did on Monday. I think Campbell is the best play in net on this slate, but on small slates like this it is ok to throw 1 or 2 plays against your goalie. Obviously Auston Matthews is one of, if not, the best plays on this slate. He will probably come in over 40% owned so a GPP fade is not a bad idea. You just have to hope he doesn’t go off for a multiple points so you can have a big advantage on the field. If Nick Foligno (LATE scratch on Monday) is out again then Alex Kerfoot becomes one of the top value plays on this slate. Kerfoot should be centering the Leafs second line again with Nylander and Galchenyuk.

Toronto Lines to Stack: Line 2 (GPP), Line 1 (CASH), PP1

Montreal Lines to Stack: Line 2, Line 3, Both PP units

Nashville Predators @ Carolina Hurricanes

This series is the definition of a shootout. Only once in four games have these teams combined to score under seven goals (games 2 – 3-0 Canes win). They have gone to double overtime in back-to-back games with Nashville winning them both. I don’t know how many lineups I will build on Tuesday but if I am doing MME I will definitely have a couple of shares of both Juuse Saros and Alex Nedeljkovic because each team has taken over 30 shots in each game except for Nashville in game 1. At the same time I will be having plenty of stacks in all different combos to maximize my exposure to the plethora of goals that could potentially be scored here. I think I just talked myself into doing MME on Tuesday.

Carolina Lines to Stack: Line 2, Line 1, Line 3 – Pay up for Hamilton on this slate

Nashville Lines to Stack: PP1, Line 1, Line 2, PP2 — Carolina is taking almost 5 penalties per game in this series so far and allowed a PPG in each of the last two games

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