Fantasy Hockey

We’re back with what will be the last article til Christmas. A rise in COVID-19 cases around the league have led to the NHL taking a pause, so tonight we only have two games and keep an eye on both as they could drop off the card at any moment. So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/21 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

12/21 NHL Stack Report

1. Vegas Golden Knights 1
   Pacioretty – Stephenson – Dadonov (FanDuel: $21,500 | DraftKings: $16,900)
   – Vegas has been playing some unreal hockey as of late and are coming into tonight’s home game on a five game winning streak. This matchup promises to be some of the best hockey we have seen to this point as both Vegas and Tampa are barely leading in their respective division and want to take that positive momentum into the new year. Both teams are offensively talented but statistically Vegas has a clear edge in offensive stats with the Lightning excelling more in the defensive stats. This line is especially favorable on DraftKings where you get a discount on Pacioretty’s linemates. As this is a two gamer there aren’t many top lines to choose from and frankly its between Vegas’ top line and Washington. Both are viable tonight but in terms of DFS I like what I’ve been seeing out of Patches’ line a little more.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Shea Theodore (FD: $6,100 | DK: $5,100)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): WAS1 (Ovechkin-Eller-Wilson), PHI2 (Atkinson-Giroux-Lindblom)
   

12/21 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Robin Lehner (FD: $8,100 | DK: $7,800)
   Honorable Mention: Ilya Samsonov

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Carter Hart (FD: $7,800 | DK: $7,500)
   
   

12/21 NHL Wild Card Targets

Evgenii Dadonov (FD: $4,700 | DK: $3,100) 
– Because of Mark Stone’s injury, Dadonov has now found himself a spot on Vegas’ top line. Although Dadonov has struggled to find scoring consistently this season, his move to play alongside one of the league’s top talents in Max Pacioretty will benefit him greatly in tonight’s game. Because of his price and stackability with Pacioretty, I would strongly recommend considering Dadonov for your builds tonight.
Honorable Mention(s): Lars Eller, Anthony Cirelli

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Winger – Max Pacioretty

Winger – Alex Ovechkin

Defence – Shea Theodore

Goalie – Robin Lehner

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We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We had a strong performance after the breakdown in yesterday’s article! Tonight we have a much smaller 3-gamer for tonight’s slate, with a clear top forward and defenseman to build around!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/15 NHL slate, the slate begins at 8:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

12/15 NHL Stack Report

1. Washington Capitals 1
   Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Protas (FanDuel: $19,800 | DraftKings: $20,400)
   – The Great Eight has been having another fantastic season as he currently sits tied for second in the league in goals this season behind Leon Draisaitl and fourth in NHL history for goals scored. Tonight, he is on a line with his Russian national teammate in Kuznetsov and rookie Protas, while Wilson is still out with an upper-body injury. Without Wilson, this line becomes much more affordable. Ovechkin is very likely the chalk of the slate and for good reason too. So, for cash games I would not steer away from this top line but you can look at Washington’s second line in GPP formats.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): John Carlson (FD: $6,400 | DK: $7,500)
   
2. Anaheim Ducks 2
   Milano – Zegras – Rackell (FanDuel: $16,500 | DraftKings: $16,900)
   – It’s hard to ignore how this line have been playing, especially after their Michigan assist goal just a few days ago. This line has been on fire and against the Kraken, at home and against a goalie on the second half of a back-to-back. Its not hard to see the advantages that are very clearly in the Ducks favor tonight. The Ducks also hold the second-highest implied goal total on the slate at 3.1 and both Milano and Zegras are already past 20 points on the season and are in the top four in their team’s scoring charts. This line is very salary friendly and should perform very well tonight.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kevin Shattenkirk (FD: $4,400 | DK: $4,100)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): WSH 2 (Oshie, Backstrom, Sheary), CHI1 (Kane, Strome, DeBrincat)
   

12/15 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. John Gibson (FD: $7,600 | DK: $8,000)
2. Ilya Samsonov (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,200)
   Honorable Mention: Keith Kinkaid (cheap, might let a couple through but should win tonight)

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Philipp Grubauer (FD: $7,400 | DK: $7,200)
   

12/15 NHL Wild Card Targets

Phil Kessel (FD: $4,600 | DK: $5,700) 
– Phil the thrill is back to his scoring ways as of late with four points in his last five games. He has not been as prolific as he was during his time in Toronto but is still a cheap, top line forward against a very shaky goaltender in Kinkaid. I wouldn’t mind targeting against the Rangers tonight, especially in GPP formats since even though it is Arizona who has been one of if not the worst team in the league this season, they are up against a road Rangers team with goaltending issues, who also played on the road last night in a 4-2 loss against the Colorado Avalanche. The Rangers should still win but Phil Kessel has the ability to do some damage when you least expect it… a perfect Wild Card.
Honorable Mention(s): Aliakesi Protas

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Trevor Zegras

Winger – Alex Ovechkin

Defence – Adam Fox

Goalie – John Gibson

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We’re back with a new Tuesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Happy to have you today! There has been a lot of success in the chat so let’s hope that continues today! We have a HUGE 14-gamer for tonight’s slate, lots of different plays to look at!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/14 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

12/14 NHL Stack Report

1. San Jose Sharks 1
   Barabanov – Hertl – Meier (FanDuel: $20,300 | DraftKings: $14,300)
   – It’s not hard to see the upside in the Sharks tonight. They are truly a late hammer as their opponents have been really struggling as of late. The Kraken are on a three game losing steak and are among the leagues worst in goals allowed per game. The Kraken have had troubles with goaltending all season as their starter Philipp Grubauer has given up an average of 3.25 goals against per game with a save percentage of only .884. That’s not a great stat to have when you’re facing off against one of the leagues hottest players in Timo Meier who has registered 13 points over last ten games, all of which came in multipoint games. On the season, Meier leads the Sharks with 28 points in 23 games, his linemates are not far behind him at 20 points in 28 games for Hertl and 15 points in 23 games for Barabanov. Meier’s linemates make this line affordable for a large slate like this, especially on DraftKings. This will be the Sharks first appearance against the new franchise and based on the stats, they should put on quite the “late hammer” performance for their fans at home tonight.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Erik Karlsson (FD: $6,100 | DK: $5,800)
   
2. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
   Bunting – Matthews – Kase (FanDuel: $20,400 | DraftKings: $18,200)
   – It’s hard to look at this slate and not talk about the monster matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers as two of the leagues hottest offenses are clashing in Edmonton tonight. Toronto has really heated up as of late winning 7 of their last 10 while the Oilers are coming into tonight on a five game skid. The Oilers current skid is in large part the responsibility of their shaky goaltending as the Oilers starting goaltender Mikko Koskinen is averaging 3.05 goals against per game. Their defense isnt helping much either as the Oilers are near the bottom of the league in shots allowed per game at 33.7 per game. Unsurprisingly, this game has one of the highest combined implied goal totals at 6.6 and tonight despite the sky high price I would recommend taking the Toronto side of this matchup, especially as Auston Matthews current point streak has extended to 9-games, where he has recorded a total of 16 points over that stretch. Toronto’s second line, led by John Tavares has also been performing very well as of late, so if you cannot fit in Matthews for salary reasons, Tavares is a solid backup option.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $6,400 | DK: $6,700)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): PIT1 (Kapanen-Crosby-Rodrigues), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Burakovsky), EDM1 (Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian), OTT1 (Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson)
   
   (lots of games, lots of viable stacks)

12/14 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. James Reimer (FD: $7,200 | DK: $8,100)
2. Frederik Andersen (FD: $7,700 | DK: $7,600)
   Honorable Mention(s): Jack Campbell, Ilya Sorokin

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Philipp Grubauer (FD: $6,900 | DK: $7,300)
   Honorable Mention(s): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jake Allen
   

12/14 NHL Wild Card Targets

Paul Stastny (FD: $3,900 | DK: $2,600) 
– Paul Stastny is easily one of the best value plays of tonight’s slate. Not just because of his price and recent successes but also because he and the Jets are up against one of the worst defensive teams in the league in the Buffalo Sabres, who are currently starting backup goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen between the pipes who has yet to record a win over his first three NHL games. Luukkonen did not have great numbers in the AHL and is having a rather shaky start to his NHL career as he has contributed to the Sabres current 7 game losing streak. The Sabres also sit nearly dead last in the league in goals allowed and shots on goal allowed, while the Jets are coming into tonight with one of the highest implied totals on the slate at 3.8 and one of the best odds on the slate at -260. Stastny is coming into tonight with two points in his last three and sees time on Winnipeg’s second power play unit alongisde his linemate Nikolaj Ehlers. Stastny also pairs well with defenseman and value play Nate Schmidt. No matter what, I would recommend having some exposure to the Jets in this game.
Honorable Mention(s): Taylor Raddish, Kevin Hayes, Nino Niederreiter

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Auston Matthews

Winger – Timo Meier

Defence – Thomas Chabot

Goalie – James Reimer

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We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We had a strong performance after the breakdown in yesterday’s article! Tonight we have a small 4-gamer for tonight’s slate, with some great plays that jumped out right away!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/8 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

12/8 NHL Stack Report

1. Boston Bruins 1
   Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak (FanDuel: $26,300 | DraftKings: $22,700)
   – Lets get the obvious out of the way first. Out of all the “top lines” (the others being COL1 and VGK1, in terms of the line’s high salaries) Boston’s top line is in the best spot for tonight’s slate. They are far and away Boston’s best line meaning that unlike Colorado and Vegas’ top line they will see a lionshare of the playing time as well as the power play opportunities. Unsuprisingly, they’ve been consistently good, for example Marchand has only been kept off the scoresheet in three games this season. He’s more than made up for those games with many multi-point game efforts. In tonight’s slate they’re up against a Vancouver side who has had a shaky go this season as they hold an embarrassing home record of 4-7-1 and are near the bottom of the league in defensive stats while also having a goalie who is extremley inconsistent and struggles against top talent. This line is very expensive so if you can only pick one player from this line, pick Marchand.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Charlie McAvoy (FD: $6,700 | DK: $6,000)
   
2. New Jersey Devils 1
   Bratt – Hischier – Zacha (FanDuel: $14,500 | DraftKings: $14,300)
   – This line is a welcomed edition to tonight’s small slate as they are a top line that will get plenty of opportunities to run over the struggling Philadelphia Flyers who have now lost NINE straight and arguably made matters worse by hiring Mike Yeo who is most notable for getting fired by the Blues en route to the Blues miraculous cup run back in 2019. Over their last two games, the Flyers coughed up 14 goals!!!! Bottom line, the Flyers are struggling bad (lacklustre offence, and worse defense) and at these prices New Jersey can provide some top talent performances at value prices. On this line in particular I am particularly looking at Bratt and Hischier for my builds tonight as they have been consistently good as of late (especially Bratt).
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Dougie Hamilton (Ryan Graves works as salary relief) (FD: $7,300 | DK: $7,700)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): DAL1 (Robertson-Hintz-Pavelski), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Landeskog), VGK2 (Smith-Karlsson-Marchessault), VGK1 (Stone-Stephenson-Pacioretty)
   

12/8 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Mackenzie Blackwood (FD: $7,100 | DK: $8,000)
2. Jeremy Swayman (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,200)

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Thatcher Demko (FD: $7,400 | DK: $7,200)
   

12/8 NHL Wild Card Targets

Devon Toews (FD: $5,600 | DK: $5,700) 
– Devon Toews has been a surprising success story for the Ave’s considering the time and effort they have spent into (successfully) developing Cale Makar. Regardless, Toews has been making the most of his opportunities as of late and has been putting together quite the run as of late. Like Marchand, he has only been kept off the scoresheet in three of his games this season and has strung together his fair share of multipoint games (including in his last two games). Stacking Toews will be difficult since his linemates are very expensive but he does work as a one-off option and can serve as a cheaper option to defenseman Dougie Hamilton as in this slate, in particular, smart salary plays are everything. It would be wise to get some exposure to the Colorado side of this matchup as they will be facing off against a Rangers side who played last night and who will most likely be starting a goalie who is taking on both sides of the back-to-back and has notoriously had some trouble stopping the puck this season despite the fact that his team’s offence has been able to bail him out. Toews plays alongside Makar on the Avalanche’s top defensive pairing and also sees time on Colorado’s second power-play unit.
Honorable Mention(s): Jason Robertson, Reilly Smith, Wade Allison, Nazem Kadri

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Nico Hischier

Winger – Brad Marchand

Defence – Dougie Hamilton (Devon Toews if you need the extra salary)

Goalie – Mackenzie Blackwood

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Marchand – Robertson – Pastrnak – Putting Up Points

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We’re back with a new Tuesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Happy to have you today! There has been a lot of success in the chat so let’s hope that continues today! We have a nice 10-gamer for tonight’s slate, lots of different plays to look at!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/7 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

12/7 NHL Stack Report

1. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
   Bunting – Matthews – Simmonds (FanDuel: $19,200 | DraftKings: $15,300)
   – With the news that Marner is going to be out of the lineup for a couple more weeks, you’ll have continued access to a super affordable top line for Toronto. As of late, Toronto has been one of the hottest teams in hockey and is coming into tonight as one of the biggest favorites on the slate. Either of Toronto’s top two lines are playable tonight but with Matthews on a six-game scoring streak which included a hattrick against Colorado, I am leaning towards the all-star centre with super affordable wingers for tonight’s slate.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $6,200 | DK: $5,200)
   
2. Anaheim Ducks 2
   Milano – Zegras – Rackell (FanDuel: $16,200 | DraftKings: $13,000)
   – There’s so much that can be said about this line, they’ve been playing extremely well as of late, with multi point games over their last three and have are up against arguably one of the worst goalies in the league this season, Aaron Dell, who wont be helped by the fact that Buffalo is one of the worst defensive teams in the league this season giving up 3.75 GA/G and allowing almost 34 shots against a game. On top of that, they’re riding into tonight on a four-game losing streak. Despite Anaheim’s recent losses, this line has been on fire and for their price, its hard to not play them tonight.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kevin Shattenkirk (FD: $4,800 | DK: $4,300)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): TBL1 (Palat-Stamkos-Joseph), NSH1 (Forsberg-Granlund-Duchene), SJS1 (Meier-Couture-Dahlen), FLA2 (Reinhart-Bennett-Huberdeau), EDM1 (Hyman-McDavid-Puljajarvi)
   
   (lots of games, lots of viable stacks)

12/7 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Ilya Sorokin (FD: $8,200 | DK: $8,200)
2. Jack Campbell (FD: $8,100 | DK: $8,500)
   Honorable Mention(s): Juuse Saros, James Reimer

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Aaron Dell (FD: $6,800 | DK: $7,500)
   Honorable Mention(s): Ville Husso
   

12/7 NHL Wild Card Targets

Mikael Granlund (FD: $5,100 | DK: $5,400) 
– Granlund has truly been impressing me as of late. Aided by his linemates Matt Duchene, Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. Granlund has soared to the top of the list in Predators point scoring which has included multiple four point performances. At the moment, he is also tied for third in the league for assists and is the classic case of iron sharpening iron (playing better because of the talent around him). I mainly like him in a stack tonight with one of his linemates mentioned above. They’ll also be up against the Red Wings who have been extremley shaky defensively this season, giving up 3.12 GA/G and over 33 shots against per game.
Honorable Mention(s): Pierre-Luc Dubois-Andrew Copp, Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Seth Jarvis

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Auston Matthews

Winger – Rickard Rackell

Defence – Adam Fox

Goalie – Ilya Sorokin

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McDavid – Fox – Matthews – Putting Up Points

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