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Welcome back to the newest edition of WinDaily’s Wednesday Night Between the Benches Article. Hockey’s been heating up as we approach the end of the season, tonight we have a medium sized six-gamer! For tonight’s 3/30 NHL slate, the first puck drops at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

3/30 NHL Stack Report

1. Winnipeg Jets 1
Ehlers – Scheifele – Stastny (FanDuel: $19,500 | DraftKings: $16,800)
– Connor has been listed as out today due to COVID-19 protocol. As a result, Stastny will be coming into the top line, adding much appreciated value to an already favorable line in tonight’s slate. Winnipeg has been on quite the run as of late, winning 8 of their last 11 games. Mainly led by the offense produced by this top line. Winnipeg has been averaging over 3 goals a game this season and their top line centre, Mark Scheifele is registering over a point per game on the season as well. On tonight’s slate they have been matched up against the Buffalo Sabres who have been able to somewhat steer their ship around toward the end of the season, but not nearly enough to be a competitive team moving forward. They still sit with one of the worst GAA in the league at 3.51 as well as one of the worst shot on goal allowed averages at 33.7 and penalty kill percentages at 75%. Despite Winnipeg being a middle-of-the pack team on both sides of the puck, their matchup and their line cost are what really boost their value tonight. Vegas certainly agrees as they currently have them pinned at a 3.3 implied goal total at the time of writing.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Josh Morrissey (FD: $5,900 | DK: $4,800)

2. San Jose Sharks 1
Meier – Hertl – Barabanov (FanDuel: $20,000 | DraftKings: $16,200)
– Here we are back to the well on the San Jose Sharks, as tonight, they are matched up against a team we have spoken about in previous articles, the Arizona Coyotes. The Yotes have been beyond bad this season and instantly raise the value of whoever their opponent is on any given night. The Coyotes currently sit on a six game losing skid where they have averaged 4 goals against per game. There is really no stat category where the Yotes are even slightly redeemable and the Sharks just seem to be that team who got the lucky draw in their opponents tonight. Vegas bookies certainly believe that they will capitalize on their advantage tonight as they are currently set at a 3.4 implied goal total. All three of the Sharks top liners see power play time with Meier and Hertl on the top unit and Barabanov on the Sharks Second Unit. Barabanov’s place on the top line as a salary saver gives me further cause to prioritize the Sharks top line on tonight’s 3/30 six-game slate.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Brent Burns (FD: $5,700 | DK: $6,100)

Honorable Mentions in order: VGK1 (Dadonov-Eichel-Roy), EDM1 (Kane-McDavid-Puljajarvi)

BOOKIE BET OF THE NIGHT: Jets W + Sharks W on the Moneyline Parlay

Honorable Mention(s): Nikolaj Ehlers Anytime Goalscorer +165

3/30 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. James Reimer (FD: $7,700 | DK: $7,900)
2. Connor Hellebuyck (FD: $8,300 | DK: $8,000)
   Honorable Mention(s): Ville Husso

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Karel Vejmelka (FD: $6,800 | DK: $7,500)
   Honorable Mention(s): Alex Nedjelkovic

3/30 NHL Wild Card Targets

Frank Vatrano (FD: $4,200 | DK: $2,800) 
– Vatrano has made quite the splash since joining his new team. He came from playing a bottom six role on a stacked Panthers lineup to the top line of a very top heavy Rangers lineup. His addition moved Panarin down to the second line with Andrew Copp (a good GPP stack in their own right) and he currently sits at four goals over his last three games against some tough competition. His time on ice is a little inconsistent but he is getting a lot of opportunities to produce points in his current role with the Rangers. He is also being given time on the Rangers second power play unit and is up against one of the worst defensive teams in the league in the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings sit dead last in goals allowed per game as well as dead last in their penalty kill, only killing off 72.4% of penalties. Their goaltending isn’t much better as Nedeljkovic sits at 3.26 Goals against per game with a 17-20-7 record, as starters go, it doesn’t get too much worse than that. Especially at Vatrano’s price, I definitely recommend taking a shot on the Rangers top liner.
Honorable Mention(s): Jared McCann, Ryan McLeod, David Perron

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Mark Scheifele

Winger – Timo Meier

Defence – Josh Morrissey

Goalie – James Reimer

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Main Slate: Putting Up Points

Honorable Mention(s): Main Slate Rapidfire 2/2

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Welcome, everyone! What a week of NHL we’ve had! We are back with another weekend slate, this one like most have different games on DraftKings and FanDuel, so be sure to check when your slate locks! For tonight’s 3/27 NHL slate, as mentioned, we have a smaller five (7) gamer and the slate begins at 6:00 pm ET (5:00 pm ET on DraftKings). Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

3/27 NHL Stack Report

1. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Marner – Matthews – Bunting
– Despite the fact that the Leafs are really struggling to put together wins as of late, this line is certainly not the problem. Especially when Auston Matthews is leading the league in goals and in the top ten in points. Last night, this line played a role in both goals, despite the 4-2 loss to the Habs. This line has been extremely consistent as of late and are always good for a goal or two. All three of the top liners for the Leafs see power play time with Auston and Mitch on the first unit and Bunting on the second. It should come as no surprise that the Leafs are coming into tonight with an implied total of 3.7 goals, even against a high scoring team like the Panthers. Lets not forget that the Panthers are starting Spencer Knight between the pipes, his inconsistency trouble could give the Leafs goalies a run for their money!
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly

2. Winnipeg Jets 1
Connor – Dubois – Wheeler
– We’re finally at the most lopsided game of the slate and yes it’s the late hammer. Winnipeg has been ok this season but currently sit just outside a playoff spot. Fortunately for them, they’re up against the Arizona Coyotes who have consistently been THE WORST team in the NHL this season, yes, worse than Montreal, and worse than Seattle. The Coyotes have been worse than any other NHL franchise this season. They also have the stats to prove it, they sit dead last or near last in almost every offensive and defensive stat category and they’ve currently embarked on a four-game losing skid as they enter Winnipeg’s home arena tonight. Winnipeg has seen a lot of success out of their top line, especially from Kyle Connor who registered two points in their last game (including a slick short-handed goal). With his last two point game, Connor currently sits at 10 points over his last five games and that fact coupled with the Jets implied total sitting at over four, it’s really hard for me to avoid the Jets in tonight’s slate.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Josh Morrissey

Honorable Mention(s): COL1 (Nichushkin-MacKinnon-Rantanen), NYR1 (Kreider-Zibanejad-Vatrano) (DK Only), PIT1 (Guentzel-Crosby-Rust) (DK Only)

3/20 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Connor Hellebuyck
2. Juuse Saros
   Honorable Mention(s): Darcy Kuemper

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Karel Vejmelka
Honorable Mention(s): Jon Gillies, Carter Hart (DK Only)

3/27 NHL Wild Card Targets

Cole Caufield
– We’ve discussed Caufield’s comeback season in previous articles but the fact remains that he just doesn’t seem to slow down. Last night he registered another point giving him 9 points over his last seven games (6 of which were goals). Although Montreal is coming into tonight as an underdog, it’s really hard to tell which team has been worse between the Canadiens and the Devils. Bottom line is that Caufield will have his opportunities to score tonight as the Devils defense is really bad and their goalie Jon Gillies holds a sub .900 SV% and a 3-10-1 record.
Honorable Mention(s): Yegor Sharangovich, Joel Farabee, Mark Giordano, Andrew Copp (DK Only)

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center – Auston Matthews

Winger – Valeri Nichushkin

Defenseman – Cale Makar

Goalie – Connor Hellebuyck

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Main Slate: Putting Up Points

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Hello everyone and welcome to the newest edition of WinDaily’s Wednesday Night Between the Benches Article. Lots of great options available on tonight’s small four-gamer! For tonight’s 3/23 NHL slate, the first puck drops at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

3/23 NHL Stack Report

1. Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Guentzel – Crosby – Rodrigues (FanDuel: $21,800 | DraftKings: $20,600)
– This slate has three deep mismatches on paper and one close contest. The mismatch between Toronto and New Jersey is a bit different than the two in front of us but we will touch on that in the Wild Card section. The two mismatches leading our stack report is much more straightforward. Pittsburgh’s whole top line is the more affordable of the two lines in the stack report and they have been playing supremely well leading up to tonight’s matchup against the fledgling Buffalo Sabres. Both teams in this matchup are on small winning streaks but Pittsburgh’s success has been more sustained throughout the season compared to Buffalo and Pittsburgh has been regularly demolishing teams, scoring 4 or 5 goals regularly in their winning efforts. This line in particular has put together 10 points over their last two games (4 G, 6 A). That’s an insane pace and with Buffalo’s defensive struggles that have seen them near the bottom of the league in Goals Allowed, Shots on Goal allowed and Penalty Kill %, I think that Pittsburgh’s top line is in a prime position to tear apart the Buffalo Sabres blue line tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kris Letang (Brian Doumolin works as a Salary Saver) (FD: $6,400 | DK: $6,800)

2. Colorado Avalanche 1
Nichushkin – MacKinnon – Rantanen (FanDuel: $25,400 | DraftKings: $20,700)
– We’re unsurprisingly back to what has consistently been one of the best lines in hockey for the past few seasons now. Tonight, they’re up against a very unimpressive defense in the Vancouver Canucks and as such the Avalanche are currently given a 4.1 implied total from the Vegas Oddsmakers. Vancouver’s penalty kill has been particularly bad as they sit at dead last with a 71.3% penalty kill rate, a horrible stat to have against the Aves who’s powerplay currently sits at fourth in the entire league at 24.8%. Luckily for us all three members of Colorado’s top line, including Cale Makar appear on Colorado’s top power play unit and will be seeing the most power play time for Colorado tonight. It’s also important to note that Colorado currently sits second in the league in goals per game with 3.83 and the Aves are currently on a four-game winning streak, whereas the Canucks are on a three game skid. I only see this game ending with a convincing victory for the Aves and I recommend having some exposure to them in your lines tonight.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Cale Makar (Devon Toews works as a Salary Saver) (FD: $7,100 | DK: $6,600)

Honorable Mentions in order: NJD1 (Sharangovich-Hughes-Mercer), TOR1 (Marner-Matthews-Bunting), PIT 3 (Rackell-Carter-Kapanen)

BOOKIE BET OF THE NIGHT: OVER 6 PIT/BUF

Honorable Mention(s): Auston Matthews Anytime Goalscorer -150

3/23 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Darcy Kuemper (FD: $8,300 | DK: $8,300)
2. Casey DeSmith (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,200)
   Honorable Mention(s): Kevin Lankinen

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Craig Anderson (FD: $7,000 | DK: $7,200)
   Honorable Mention(s): Nico Daws, Petr Mrazek

3/23 NHL Wild Card Targets

Yegor Sharangovich (FD: $5,500 | DK: $3,700) 
– It may seem a little counterintuitive to list a winger on a team that is a +260 underdog as our wild card play of the day but realistically there are a few points that we need to take into account when assessing this play. 1) Sharangovich has gone absolutely gangbusters as of late with five points over his last five games (2 G, 3 A) 2) He is an affordable top liner who sees around 16-19 minutes of ice time a game, including time on the Second power play unit 3) The Leafs have been ABYSMAL as heavy favorites this season. I don’t have the faintest idea as to why but they cannot seem to convert whenever the bookies have them as a -300 favorite or greater (tonight the Leafs are -325) 4) The Leafs are starting Petr Mrazek, a goalie who was recently put on and cleared waivers based on how bad he’s been playing and his presence between the pipes for the Leafs tonight has ballooned the O/U for tonight’s game at an even 7.0. Even though New Jersey’s current O/U is set at 2.6, I truly believe they shouldn’t have a problem putting at least three by Mrazek tonight. Sharangovich works really well with his Centre Jack Hughes and even though the Leafs have defensive struggles their offense is still a juggernaut so don’t take this write up as me saying they are going to lose tonight or that their offense wont break the slate because they very well might. !!Do not overlook the Leafs top line!!
Honorable Mention(s): Rickard Rackell, Mark Giordano, Michael Bunting, Dylan Strome, Conor Garland

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Auston Matthews

Winger – Yegor Sharangovich

Defence – Kris Letang

Goalie – Darcy Kuemper

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All Day (Putting Up Points)

Honorable Mention(s): All-Day Rapidfire 3/3

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Welcome, everyone! What a week of NHL we’ve had! We are finally back with another wild slate to end your weekend! Get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 3/20 NHL slate, as mentioned, we have a smaller five gamer and the slate begins at 6:00 pm ET (5:00 pm ET on DraftKings). Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

3/20 NHL Stack Report

1. Carolina Hurricanes 1
Trocheck – Aho – Teravainen (FanDuel: $21,500 | DraftKings: $19,700)
– We’re starting off tonight’s article with a common favourite in NHL builds this season, the Carolina Hurricanes as they play host to the New York Rangers. The Canes have lost their last few contests but have shaken up their top line making them more affordable for tonight’s matchup. Trocheck and Aho in particular have been really lighting the lamp as of late as Aho has three goals over his last five games and Trocheck is currently on a four-game point streak. All three members of Carolina’s top line appear on their top power-play unit and see on average around 18 to 20 minutes of ice time each, per game. Carolina also holds notable advantages in both goals for and goals allowed statistics and holds an extremely significant advantage in shots allowed as Carolina sits around 29 whereas the Rangers sit at around 32 shots allowed per game. Carolina is rightly favoured in this matchup and have a strong implied goal total of 3.6 making them one of the highest on the slate. I would really recommend using Bear on DraftKings in particular at his price as he has been getting some exposure with the top line and it has been paying off on his stat sheet. Carolina’s top line is definitely a solid option to think about on tonight’s smaller slate.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Ethan Bear (FD: $4,200 | DK: $2,600)

2. San Jose Sharks 1
Dahlen – Hertl – Meier (FanDuel: $19,100 | DraftKings: $15,300)
– It’s really hard to imagine not seriously considering San Jose’s top line in tonight’s matchup. On top of the fact that they have the highest implied total on the slate at 3.7 and are set to face off against one of the worst defensive teams in hockey in the Arizona Coyotes who give up 3.53 goals against per game, they are also a very affordable top line. Especially with C/W Jonathan Dahlen who stacks really well alongside his two talented linemates. All three members of the top line see power-play time with Hertl and Meier on the top unit and Dahlen on the second unit. Dahlen has been able to register some points as of late thanks to his linemates with two points over his last five games. Heading into tonight’s smaller slate I really don’t see a goalie worse than Karel Vejmelka and I would highly recommend having some exposure to the San Jose Sharks to target him tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Brent Burns (FD: $5,800 | DK: $5,800)

Honorable Mention(s): WPG2 (Connor-Dubois-Ehlers), DAL1 (Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski) (DK Only)

3/20 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Connor Hellebuyck (FD: $7,400 | DK: $7,800)
2. James Reimer (FD: $7,600 | DK: $8,400)
   Honorable Mention(s): Jaroslav Halak, Frederik Andersen

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Karel Vejmelka (FD: $6,900 | DK: $7,000)
   Honorable Mention(s): Adam Scheel (DK Only)

3/20 NHL Wild Card Targets

Quinn Hughes (FD: $5,800 | DK: $5,700) 
– Quinn has been a bright spot on an otherwise lacklustre Vancouver team. Despite being a defenseman he is one of the best offensive producers on the team as he currently sits at second on his team in points. Hughes has especially turned it on as of late with a goal and seven assists over his last seven games. On top of that Hughes regularly sees anywhere from 23 to 27 minutes a game and is a mainstay on Vancouver’s top power-play unit. The main draw for me, however, is that the Canucks are coming into tonight with one of the highest implied totals on the slate at 3.7 and Hughes is an excellent way to get comfortable exposure targeting Buffalo’s weak defensive core without relying too heavily on Vancouver’s often unreliable offence.
Honorable Mention(s): Nick Schmaltz, Tanner Pearson, Conor Sheary (DK Only)

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center – Vincent Trocheck

Winger – Timo Meier

Defenseman – Ethan Bear

Goalie – Connor Hellebuyck

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Putting Up Points

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Hello everyone and welcome to the newest edition of WinDaily’s Wednesday Night Between the Benches Article. We have a great slate tonight with, in my opinion, two clear top options! For tonight’s 3/16 NHL slate, the first puck drops at 7:30 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

3/16 NHL Stack Report

1. Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Killorn – Stamkos – Kucherov (FanDuel: $23,500 | DraftKings: $18,000)
– Wow, we are starting off with a banger. Despite the fact that FanDuel has these three all listed as Wingers, Stamkos will be getting the nod as top-line centre tonight as Point moves down to the second in favour of Alex Killorn. We could easily mention the stark contrasts between the two teams in this matchup and we could rehash Seattle’s goaltending issues, despite the fact that they do not allow a lot of shots on goal, to begin with. But for this matchup, I think it’s safe to say that Seattle has had one of the worst seasons out of any team this year as they sit near the bottom in both offensive and defensive categories and they are set to run directly into the train that is the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champs in the Tampa Bay lightning. (Defensively, the Kraken sit third last in goals for [2.57] and fourth last in goals against [3.59]) Vegas tends to agree, they have set Tampa’s implied total at 3.9 along with making them a 3 to 1 favourite to win tonight. Tampa is up here for a reason and with Killorn’s value, I really like a two-man from this line with Killorn alongside either Kucherov or Sergachev.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Mikhail Sergachev (FD: $5,200 | DK: $4,900)

2. Calgary Flames 1
M.Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $24,700 | DraftKings: $19,700)
– Here we have the biggest favourites of the slate with the highest implied total. Calgary has been on a monstrous pace as of late winning four of their last six games against some formidable opposition such as the Avalanche, Oilers and Lightning. The Flames top line in particular has been responsible for a significant chunk of Calgary’s offensive output that has seen them sit in 6th in the entire league in goals. Johnny Gaudreau has been leading the pack with a strong season with 78 points in just 59 games, placing him fourth in the league in points. I expect him to make strong strides towards the top of that pack tonight against the Devils. The Devils goaltending has been suspect at best and Jon Gilles in particular has had a pretty abysmal season with a 3-9-1 record along with a 3.33 GAA and a save percentage below .900. I would strongly recommend having some exposure to Calgary in your lineups tonight.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $6,000 | DK: $4,300)

Honorable Mentions in order: NJD1 (Sharangovich-Hughes-Mercer), BOS2 (Pastrnak – Haula – Hall)

BOOKIE BET OF THE NIGHT: UNDER 6 BOS/MIN

The logic behind this decision is that out of the two teams Boston is very defensively sound and has done a lot to keep the puck out of their net, but they haven’t been scoring as much as the season progressed. Despite being on a three-game winning streak. The Bruins have only managed to crack 5 goals (between both teams) in a game once over their last four games. Even though there are a lot of top players in this matchup I don’t foresee a lot of goals.

Honorable Mention(s): CBJ +120 on the Moneyline

3/16 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,400)
2. Jacob Markstrom (FD: $8,200 | DK: $8,500)
   Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Philipp Grubauer (FD: $7,100 | DK: $7,000)
   Honorable Mention(s): Anton Forsberg, Jon Gilles

3/16 NHL Wild Card Targets

Connor Brown (FD: $5,300 | DK: $4,100) 
– Connor has been on quite the run as of late with four points over his last four games. He has been incredibly consistent in the points department, especially for a player at his price. Brown has also been good for at least two shots on goal per game if not more and has registered the odd blocked shot. Brown is an uncharacteristic Wild Card as he has a very safe floor but at his price, it’s hard to not be at least somewhat interested in him on tonight’s shortened slate.
Honorable Mention(s): Tyler Toffoli, Kevin Fiala-Matthew Boldy, Jesper Bratt, Josh Norris, Oliver Bjorkstrand

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Elias Lindholm

Winger – Nikita Kucherov

Defence – Mikhail Sergachev

Goalie – Jacob Markstrom

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All Day Putting Up Points

Honorable Mention: All Day Rapidfire 2/2

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