After a slow night in the world of NHL DFS, let’s get ready for a MONSTER eleven-game Thursday slate.
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*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Dallas Stars (-150) at Buffalo Sabres (+130) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Philadelphia Flyers (+290) at Carolina Hurricanes (-350) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New York Rangers (-265) at Montreal Canadiens (+225) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Islanders (+125) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-145) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Vegas Golden Knights (+145) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-170) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Devils (-145) at Washington Capitals (+125) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Edmonton Oilers (+150) at Boston Bruins (-175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
San Jose Sharks (+120) at St. Louis Blues (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Nashville Predators (-165) at Arizona Coyotes (+140) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Los Angeles Kings (+140) at Colorado Avalanche (-165) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Ottawa Senators (+120) at Seattle Kraken (-140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Carolina One – “Sebastian Aho ($6,800), Andrei Svechnikov ($6,500), Seth Jarvis ($4,400)”
The Hurricanes are the biggest favorite of the night at -330. Carter Hart has been nothing but hot garbage as of late. As a result, the Canes’ top line makes a lot of sense here tonight. I made the mistake of leaving off Seth Jarvis last time I rolled this line a while back “and of course, he had a low-owned hat trick”. I’ll try not to make that mistake again despite the size of this slate leading to more two-man builds. As far as both actual goals and peripheral stats, they have been on fire as of late. They lead all NHL lines in goals scored with ten over their last ten games and are third in SATF with 166.
10-Day Sample Size – Goals Scored
Arizona One – “Barrett Hayton ($4,100), Clayton Keller ($6,800), Nick Schmaltz ($5,600)”
I just can’t quit the Coyotes. They’re hosting the Predators as +140 underdogs, late at night in a six-total game, so I doubt they’re on many radars. However, the numbers are still very strong and the price allows us to combine them with Carolina One. This line is still second in the NHL in goals scored as well as ninth in SATF over their last ten games. Juuse Saros has been a bit better as of late but is still prone to getting blown up.
10-Day Sample Size – SATF “accounts for all shots including blocked and missed shots”
Defenseman
Rasmus Sandin – Washington – $3,700 – Stone cold chalk lock of the night with John Carlson out and a sub $4,000 price. Quarterbacking the top power-play unit with double-digit DraftKings points in four of his last five games. Set it and forget it.
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $7,700 – Elite numbers for a moderate price. Sorokin has a road matchup against the Penguins which may be hit or miss but I expect him to face decent shot volume. The goal is to win tournaments and he has that kind of upside. He has only allowed four goals on his last 78 shots faced.
Montreal +1.5 (-110) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – 7.26% EV on the Sharp money line.
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Another Tuesday, another large 10 game slate. There appears to be a lot of lopsided games tonight, so it should be interesting trying to break this one down. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders: This looks like a very good spot tonight for Sorokin, who has been very solid of late. The Sabres are on the back end of a back to back, which is a good target for trying to find a goalie. The Sabres also have been shooting quite a bit, which should help the upside here.
Filip Gustavsson – Minnesota Wild: The Wild host the Flames tonight, and Gus has had some very nice looking numbers. The Flames are also on a back to back, which makes this play a little nicer.
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: Gibby and the Ducks take on the Kraken tonight, and this is definitely a high risk pick. However, while the Kraken have been winning, they are only scoring 2.4 goals per game over their last five. Gibson has very solid numbers over the same stretch, and can definitely be used in deeper GPPs. There will definitely be some leverage in this play tonight.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: The Flyers head to Tampa tonight to take on a Lightning team who is on a skid right now. This is a sneaky spot for a goalie who has been decent all year, but is on a terrible team. This one is more about leverage in the right spot than it is about upside, even though the real Tampa team should fire away.
Others to Consider: Karel Vejmelka (ARI), Antti Raanta (CAR), Tristan Jarry (PIT), Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA), Alexandar Georgiev (COL)
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).
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – Sidney Crosby/Jake Guentzel/Rickard Rakell/Kris Letang: The Pens host the Blue Jackets tonight in a nice matchup, and this top line should see their depth lines. That sets up a really nice matchup for them.
Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Valeri Nichushkin/Artturi Lehkonen/Cale Makar: The Avs face the Sharks tonight in what is a nice looking matchup for them and this top line. They should see the top line for the Sharks in a very nice matchup. Throw Kahkonen in net, and this line could be lethal tonight.
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Andrei Svechnikov/Martin Necas/Stefan Noesen/Brent Burns: Carolina has a very, very juicy spot tonight against the Canadiens, who have been struggling on defense. This unit gets the 28th ranked penalty killing unit, and the Canadiens take the 9th most penalties in the league. When playing this unit, make sure you get a piece of the second line (Necas) in there.
New York Islanders 1 – Bo Horvat/Pierre Engvall/Anders Lee/Noah Dobson: This top line has a date with the Sabres’ second line tonight in what should be a fantastic matchup for them. The upside here looks really nice, and they should see their fair share of chances. Palmieri and Nelson can also be mixed and matched in this setup to create a power play look.
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).
Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Kevin Hayes/Wade Allison/James van Riemsdyk: This is a great leverage spot, as the Lightning have been on an absolute skid, giving up 3.4 goals against per game over their last five.
Florida Panthers 2 – Sam Bennett/Matthew Tkachuk/Carter Verhaeghe: The Panthers take on the Golden Knights tonight in Florida, and this line has been the better scoring line for the Cats. They are in a decent spot tonight.
New Jersey Devils 1 – Nico Hischier/Tomas Tatar/Dawson Mercer/Dougie Hamilton: This top line should be paired up against the Toronto top line all night long, setting them up for a very juicy matchup. This should be a high event game, with some weak goaltending, so there should be a lot of scoring here. Consider a power play look here as well, as both top lines are in a decent spot.
Arizona Coyotes 1 – Barrett Hayton/Nick Schmaltz/Clayton Keller/Juuso Valimaki: The Coyotes are in a good spot against a bad St. Louis team. Since this is the only productive line out of Arizona right now, we can keep it simple with this play. Risky? Of course, but there should be some chances here.
Seattle Kraken 2 – Alex Wennberg/Oliver Bjorkstrand/Jaden Schwartz: If you choose not to play Gibson in net, then you can definitely give this line a look tonight. They should have a straight up matchup against Anaheim 2, setting them up for a lot of chances. Gibson has been good, so there is risk, but they are worth a shot if you are playing multiple lineups.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: STL1, MIN2, TOR1, TBLPP
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alex Wennberg ($3400) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Pierre Engvall ($3200) – New York Islanders
Defense: Chris Tanev ($3100) – Calgary Flames
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alex Wennberg ($4500) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Pierre Engvall ($3900) – New York Islanders
Defense: Alex Goligoski ($3700) – Minnesota Wild
Center: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
Wing: Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes
Defense: Dougie Hamilton – New Jersey Devils
Goalie: Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes
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March has kicked off with a bang! Lots of moves at the trade deadline gave us some interesting new looks. Something to keep in mind this time of year is that things will take a little bit to settle out after the trades all throughout the NHL. Tonight gives us a nice little six game slate with some guys on new teams. Let’s check out our DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Cam Talbot – Ottawa Senators: The Sens have been red hot lately, and they get a very nice matchup tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks, who are running a minor league roster after the trade deadline. Talbot is a fairly safe play, but may not see a lot of upside.
Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks: Both teams in this Nashville/Vancouver game have been allergic to scoring of late, so you can use either goalie in this game, depending on your salary/build.
Pheonix Copley – Los Angeles Kings: Copley gets a date with the Caps tonight, who have been scoring. That presents a little bit of risk in this play, but it is definitely intriguing. There should be some upside volume here.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Craig Anderson – Buffalo Sabres: The Sabres are hosting the Oilers tonight, who are only scoring 2.4 goals per game over their last five. This is a very low number for a team that can be explosive. Anderson should see a ton of volume, and the Sabres have been allowing a ton of chances, so the upside is there. The risk is of course that it’s Edmonton and they can blow up for 8 goals on any given night.
Others to Consider: Juuse Saros (NSH), David Rittich (WPG)
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/Claude Giroux/Brady Tkachuk/Thomas Chabot: As mentioned above, the Sens have been red hot, and this is the line doing the damage. They have a fantastic spot tonight against the Blackhawks, and there is no reason to think they can’t keep it up. They should be fairly heavily owned, but for very good reason. Debrincat with this line makes the power play unit, which is another way you can approach them.
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).
Buffalo Sabres 1 – Tage Thompson/Jack Quinn/Jeff Skinner/Rasmus Dahlin: The Sabres’ top line has been playing well of late, and they get an interesting home date with the Oilers tonight. This should be a high event game, and Edmonton can certainly be scored on. Skinner for the Oilers has some recent numbers that aren’t too great, so this looks like a really nice leverage spot.
Dallas Stars 2 – Wyatt Johnson/Evgenii Dadonov/Jamie Benn: This second line will see a bunch of the top line for the Flames in a plus matchup. The numbers for this matchup aren’t astounding, but there is some reason to believe that they should see some decent chances tonight. DAL3 is intriguing as well, but are even riskier.
Winnipeg Jets 3 – Adam Lowry/Vladislav Namestnikov/Morgan Barron: This line has a fantastic matchup tonight against the top line for the Sharks. They also get Reimer in net, who has been rough recently. This could very well be a top value line tonight.
Ottawa Senators 3 – Dylan Gambrell/Julien Gauthier/Mathieu Joseph: This play is strictly about opportunity. Line matching suggests that this line will see the top Hawks’ line all night, which sets them up for a bunch of chances.
Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Viktor Arvidsson/Kevin Fiala: The Kings’ second line has a nice matchup tonight against the top line for the Capitals. That top line is allowing tons of chances, so there should be plenty of opportunity for scoring for this line tonight.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: EDMPP, DAL1, LAK1, WSH2, SJS2, WPG1
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Adam Lowry ($2900) – Winnipeg Jets
Wing: Evgenii Dadonov ($2800) – Dallas Stars
Defense: Rasmus Sandin ($3300) – Washington Capitals
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Adam Lowry ($4100) – Winnipeg Jets
Wing: Mathieu Joseph ($4400) – Ottawa Senators
Defense: Tyler Myers ($4100) – 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: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
Wing: Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa Senators
Defense: Josh Morrissey – Winnipeg Jets
Goalie: Cam Talbot – Ottawa Senators
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