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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/5 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Line

Chicago Blackhawks Power Play – Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Strome

The Chicago Blackhawks have a juicy home matchup with the Red Wings, NHL target numero uno. However, with the way the Chicago lines are spread out, it makes them difficult to target for DFS. If targeting a specific line, the best bet might be the third line with Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome. Otherwise, I would either target the primary two Blackhawks stars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews as one-offs or as part of a power-play stack. Chicago’s 3.79 implied goals total and status as a -195 favorite will make them chalk on what should otherwise be a low scoring three-game slate.

Be sure to check out the status of Blackhawk goalie Robin Lehner as he did not practice yesterday. If he does not play, I like the concept of a game stack here for tournaments and in terms of salary, it should be fairly comfortable to put together.

1/5 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks – $7,500
2. Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks – $6,200
3. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks – $5,800
4. Dylan Strome – Chicago Blackhawks – $4,800
5. Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings – $6,700

Defensemen

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $7,000
2. Mattias Ekholm – Nashville Predators – $4,800
3. Connor Murphy – Chicago Blackhawks – $4,500
4. Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild – $4,900
5. Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames – $6,800

Goalies

1. David Rittich – Calgary Flames – $7,700
2. John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks – $7,300

1/5 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks – $8,400
2. Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks – $6,100
3. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago Blackhawks – $6,100
4. Dylan Strome – Chicago Blackhawks – $5,100
5. Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings – $6,300

Defensemen

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,800
2. Mattias Ekholm – Nashville Predators – $4,400
3. Connor Murphy – Chicago Blackhawks – $3,800
4. Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames – $5,300
5. Matt Dumba – Minnesota Wild – $3,600

Goalies

1. David Rittich – Calgary Flames – $7,500
2. Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators – $7,300

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Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews/Dylan Larkin- Over 2.5 Points – So far since it’s the introduction into the article, the over 2.5 point bet has hit ten or twelve times. For tonight’s incarnation, let’s turn to the Detroit/Chicago game, which might be a shootout despite the Red Wings’ low implied total as of the time of writing. Patrick Kane is the first man in, as is Dylan Larkin on the Detroit side. From there, you can roll with Jonathan Toews or Alex DeBrincat.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/4 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Three Lines

Tampa Bay One – Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat. Add-ons: Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos

This is one is fairly obvious as Tampa Bay is a slate high -240 favorite with an implied goal total of four on the nose. Ottawa has a respectable home resume so far this season but much of that was with Anders Nilsson playing at a high level in the net. Tampa’s second line is also worth a look as an alternative. I don’t even mind some sort of team stack multi-line combo as well in tournaments. Sometimes these high total games provide enough points for everyone to eat.

Vancouver One – Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller. Add-on: Quinn Hughes

Next up we have the Vancouver Canucks top line with a 3.59 implied goal total, coming in as a -160 home favorite. The Rangers are traveling to the west coast and given some of their defensive woes on the road, it’s a good spot for Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and J.T. Miller. I like this line more on DraftKings where they are cheaper if you play on both sites. All three skaters also have correlation on the top power-play unit, thus giving us some additional upside. If looking to expand, you can turn to Quinn Hughes, quarterback of the aforementioned power-play unit.

Colorado One – Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Joonas Donskoi. Add Ons: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen

Nathan MacKinnon is in a league of his own right now. I just have to give him the top rank on both sites on a nightly basis. You can always just play him as a one-off, but on FanDuel, Joonas Donskoi is always cheap and if you have the money, obviously there is correlation available with Gabriel Landeskog. Be sure to double-check that this line doesn’t revert back to a pairing with Mikko Rantanen or something before lock. The Devils have played surprisingly well since losing Taylor Hall, but they are simply out of their league here.

Honorable Mention: Arizona Coyotes

I just wish the lines didn’t split the stars up as much. However, the Flyers have been awful on the road recently. This is definitely more of a tournament special.

1/4 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,100
2. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,400
3. Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks – $6,600
4. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,400
5. Clayton Keller – Arizona Coyotes – $4,600

Defensemen

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,400
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,300
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,400
4. Brady Skjei – New York Rangers – $3,600
5. Erik Johnson – Colorado Avalanche – $3,200

Goalies

1. Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche – $8,000
2. Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes – $7,600

1/4 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,700
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $9,100
3. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,300
4. Alex Galchenyuck – Pittsburgh Penguins – $4,300
5. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,900

Defensemen

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,800
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,300
3. Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche – $5,600
4. Alexander Edler – Vancouver Canucks – $5,300
5. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes – $3,800

Goalies

1. Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche – $8,300
2. Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes – $8,000

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Nathan MacKinnon/Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov – Over 2.5 Points – Nathan Mac is the first man in without a doubt. After that it’s an attempt to capture most of Tampa Bay’s high implied total by pairing Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/3 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Line

Cash – Dallas One – Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov

Friday night, we have a fairly straightforward two-game slate where it will be no secret that the Dallas top line is major chalk. The Stars draw the best matchup in the NHL, at home against the Red Wings. So far, for most of the season Dallas has spread out it’s best players across all three lines. However, their top three skaters could not have been reunited at a better time. At the time of writing, the Stars are a -300 favorite, which is ridiculous by hockey standards. You should just eat this line in cash games and in tournaments look elsewhere if you want or try to combine them with something a little more off the board.

GPP – Carolina Two – Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Nino Niederreiter

If looking for a pivot off of the Dallas Stars top line or another line to try to squeeze in with them, look no further. I would expect the Carolina second line to come in behind Dallas One in terms of ownership, but they certainly have their fair share of upside as well. They have been rolling as of late and play host to a Washington team more known for their offense than defense. They are also extremely affordable, with only Sebastiano Aho’s FanDuel price over 7k.

1/3 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars – $7,000
2. Alex Radulov – Dallas Stars – $6,300
3. Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars – $6,200
4. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,900
5. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,400

Defensemen

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,200
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $6,400
3. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – $5,400
4. Jacob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $4,200
5. Brett Pesce – Carolina Hurricanes – $3,500

Goalies

1. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $8,100
2. Petr Mzarek – Carolina Hurricanes – $7,700

1/3 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars – $7,700
2. Alexander Radulov – Dallas Stars – $7,200
3. Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars – $6,300
4. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,100
5. Sebastiano Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $7,500

Defensemen

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,300
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,100
3. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – $4,700
4. Jacob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $4,100
5. Esa Lindell – Dallas Stars – $3,800

Goalies

1. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $8,800
2. Petr Mzarek – Carolina Hurricanes – $7,900

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Tyler Seguin/Alexander Radulov/Alex Ovechkin – Over 2.5 Points – Rather than through DFS, I will get my Ovechkin exposure through Monkey Knife Fight where salary is a non-factor. These 2.5 bets are 8/9 so far since I started listing them in articles. Clearly our choices are limited tonight by the two game slate, but it should still work out.

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Top Two Lines

Pittsburgh One – Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuck

The Pittsburgh Penguins had some bad news recently as Jake Guentzel suffered a major injury. He will more likely than not miss the remainder of the season and thus with Sidney Crosby still out, Alex Galchenyuck gets the first crack at joining the first line. Nevertheless, the Penguins have a great matchup on home ice against a Sharks team that has been awful recently. Pittsburgh has yet to miss a beat despite all of the injuries and that should continue tonight. Be sure to double-check lines at morning skate as there is always the possibility that they experiment further in Guentzel’s absence.

Buffalo One – Jack Eichel, Victor Olofsson, Sam Reinhart

Buffalo finally got its mojo going against the Lightning and now find themselves in a spot where they can explode. The Sabres are a -130 favorite in what should be a high scoring affair. Edmonton couldn’t even hold a six-goal lead the other night against the Rangers without some tension towards the end due to five late goals allowed. You can’t count on any of the depth lines here but you can turn to Jack Eichel. He should be one of the most popular skaters on the slate.

1/2 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $7,900
2. Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres – $7,400
3. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $7,200
4. Bryan Rust- Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,300
5. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $7,700

Defensemen

1. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,000
2. Conor Murphy – Chicago Blackhawks – $3,700
3. Brady Skjei – New York Rangers – $3,400
4. David Savard – Columbus Blue Jackets – $3,100
5. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $3,300

Goalies

1. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,500
2. Antti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes – $8,300

1/2 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,100
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,600
3. Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres – $8,100
4. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,600
5. Alex Killorn – Tampa Bay Lightning – $5,400

Defensemen

1. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,900
2. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $5,100
3. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes – $3,900
4. Ryan Graves – Colorado Avalanche – $3,800
5. Ian Cole – Colorado Avalanche – $3,700

Goalies

1. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,800
2. Anti Raanta – Arizona Coyotes – $7,800

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Nathan MacKinnon/Jack Eichel/Evgeni Malkin – Over 2.5 Points – This conservative bet has been hitting virtually every night, so tonight let’s shoot for the stars with three of the slate’s biggest studs. You can raise the threshold as you wish.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/1 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Line

Dallas One – Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov

For our New Year’s Day slate, we have a one-game showdown slate centering around this year’s edition of the Winter Classic. It will be held open-air in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. If looking to stack a full line, I would turn towards the Dallas top line. Nashville still has a reputation of being a solid defensive team but that hasn’t exactly been the case this year with 127 goals allowed on the season. A large part of the explanation behind this defensive downturn has been an uncharacteristically bad year for goaltender Pekka Rinne. Nevertheless, it makes sense to turn towards the Dallas side of this matchup given that they have the most talented line in the game, the goalie is much better formed in net and home-ice advantage.

1/1 NHL DraftKings Rankings

1. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $16,200
2. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $14,100
3. Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators – $15,600
4. Tyler Seguin- Dallas Stars – $14,700
5. Alexander Radulov – Dallas Stars – $9,200

1/1 NHL FanDuel Rankings

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $14,000
2. Ryan Ellis – Nashville Predators – $9,500
3. Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars – $10,500
4. Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars – $15,500
5. Alexander Radulov – Dallas Stars – $13,000

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Roman Josi, Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov – Over 2.5 Points – This isn’t the ideal combination but on a one-game slate, our options are limited. Let’s try to push the outer limits of this style prop bet.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/31 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

Edmonton One – Connor McDavid, James Neal, Zach Kassian

Unfortunately, as of the time of writing, it looks as if the Edmonton lines will be split up again. Hopefully, that will change at morning skate and we can get the Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl pairing that we all yearn for. However, I still like this current top line and there is the added benefit of some salary savings built-in. The Rangers have allowed at least three goals in six of their last seven games and travel on the road to Western Canada. Because Zach Kassian loses the luster that he previously had for much of the season as the third wheel of the McDavid/Draisaitl pairing, you can perhaps opt to run a power play-oriented line instead of with McDavid, James Neal, and Draisaitl.

Tampa Bay One – Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat

It is not hard to see goals on both sides of this game. Between Tampa Bay and Buffalo, this has one of the higher totals of the night with a couple of teams certainly capable of bringing the offense. The Lightning comes in favored but don’t overlook the Buffalo top line as well as they will be much lower owned. You can also pair Tampa Bay with Jack Eichel if not looking to full-stack. That said, Buffalo has been in freefall mode lately, so I would lean a bit heavier on the Tampa side, but hedge both. Tampa hasn’t really been at their best all season but you just can’t overlook what they are capable of. Prior to the letdown against Detroit, the Lightning had put up eleven goals in their previous two games.

12/31 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – $8,100
2. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers – $7,200
3. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,600
4. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,000
5. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $6,500

Defensemen

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,700
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,400
3. Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche – $4,800
4. Ian Cole – Colorado Avalanche – $3,700
5. Justin Faulk – St. Louis Blues – $3,700

Goalies

1. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues – $8,300
2. Robin Lehner – Chicago Blackhawks – $7,200

12/31 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – $8,800
2. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers – $8,000
3. Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks – $6,500
4. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,900
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning – $7,300
6. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,600

Defensemen

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,300
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,400
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,800
4. Justin Faulk – St. Louis Blues – $4,000
5. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes – $3,900

Goalies

1. Robin Lehner – Chicago Blackhawks – $7,900
2. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues – $9,000

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Patrice Bergeron/David Pastrnak/Kyle Palmieri – Over 2.5 Points – This style bet has been consistent money recently. This game isn’t on the main slate but either way, you have to like the Bruins top line against the “lowly and pathetic” Devils.

Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Artemi Panarin – Over 2.5 Points – This combination just flowed as it came together. You couldn’t imagine choosing anyone else if picking three skaters between these two teams.

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