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Welcome to latest edition of the Saturday Slapshot where we’ll be focusing on tonight’s 9 game main slate of NHL on DraftKings and FanDuel.  Teams are now at the point where they are jockeying for playoff positions.  Thankfully, hockey is not like the NBA and we rarely see major players sitting out in the tail end of the season

Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.   

Goaltending

James Reimer ($7.9K DK/$7.2k FD) vs. Anaheim Ducks – Reimer is far from a sexy name, but the man’s been getting the job done and won’t cost us an arm and a leg, especially if you’re playing NHL DFS on FanDuel where he’s only $7.2k.  If we look at Reimer’s play of late, it hasn’t been that bad as he back-to-back wins with one of them coming against a solid Flames team. Reimer hasn’t allowed more than 3 goals in more than a month and with the Ducks’ offense now anemic, he stands a good chance of being one of the higher scoring goalies on the night.

Sergei Bobrovsky ($8.5k DK/$8.8k FD) vs. Ottawa Senators – If you find yourself with some extra cash laying around tonight, Bob should be your guy.  He’s riding a 4 game winning streak and gets to face a Senators team scoring just 2.3 goals per game over the past month.  With how powerful of a lineup the Panthers have built, I just don’t see a scenario tonight where Bob doesn’t get at least the W tonight.  He’s probably more suited though for cash games if you’re a cash game player. 

Stacks 

We have some pretty clear spots for offense tonight.  Toronto is in as good of a spot as they can be against a Canadiens team giving up more than 3.5 goals per game over the past month.  The top line for Toronto will be extremely popular tonight, and rightfully so.  I’m not going to write them up as a stack because they are an obvious play.  They are just super expensive.  My goal with my top 3 stacks tonight will be to find a way to be a little different than your competition in tournaments. 

Montreal 1 (Suzuki, Caufield, Anderson) + Petry vs. Toronto

This game between 2 historic Canadian franchises has the makings of a high-scoring slate.  We already know what the Maple Leafs can do on offense, but did you know that of all the teams playing tonight, no team is giving up more goals per game than the Leafs over the past month?  That’s right, and tonight they turn over the crease to Erik Kallgren who met Mr. Regression in his last NHL start. 

This top-line for Montreal is pretty good and pretty cheap.  MSL has really tapped into the talent of Caufield as he has 4 goals in his last 5 games and has a very bright future in the NHL.  The combo of Suzuki and Caufield will cost just a shade over $10k over on DK tonight.  That same combo has combined for over 30 scoring chances in their last 5.  They may go overlooked on the slate tonight, but they should do well.

Minnesota 1 (Hartman, Kaprizov, Zuccarello) vs. Columbus

Absolutely love this spot for the Wild tonight.  The Wild really haven’t been blowing away the competition of late, but they are in a great spot tonight.  Columbus is giving up 4 goals per game over the past month and will more than likely have Berube in net tonight.  On the year, Berube has a 3.25 GAA a the NHL level.  Although he has a small sample size, he doesn’t have a single game giving up less than 3 goals. 

My core with the Wild tonight will be Hartman and Kaprizov as Zuc is in a little bit of a funk with his game offensively right now.  Hartman and Kaprizov have combined for 6 goals and 10 points in their last 5 games.  They should be able to put up a few goals tonight against a poor defensive team.

Florida 2 (Huberdeau, Duclair, Bennett) vs. Ottawa

I’ve actually used Forsberg this season more than I’ve stacked against him.  He’s been extremely solid this year.  That said, he’s in for a tough task tonight.  This Florida team is stacked from top to bottom.  Their top 3 lines can all take over a game.  Tonight I’m going to go with their second line.  Although their top line is one of the best in the game, Barkov is expensive and isn’t exactly playing his best hockey of late. 

This second line has been really good.  Over their last 5 games, they’ve combined for nearly 40 scoring chances and a handful of goals.  While Bennett is solid, my core will be Huberdeau and Duclair.  They are the guys with the offensive prowess and should do well against Ottawa. 

Other stacks (Tor 1 and 2, Florida 1 and 3, Edm 1, Cgy 1, SJ 1)

Top Value Defenseman

  • Jeff Petry – $4k on DK – Keep an eye on his status as he’s a GTD, but always good for shots and blocks.
  • Alexander Romanov – $2.9k on Dk – 4 out of his last 5 games he’s had double digit points
  • Jaycob Megna – $2.5k on DK and has 16 blocked shots in his last 5
  • Vince Dunn – $3.4k on DK – becoming a bigger part of the offense in Seattle

Summary

There should be a ton of offense on tonight’s slate.  Toronto should score a ton of goals and although they aren’t in my top stacks section, they are 100% in play.  I just wanted to be a bit different since they will be chalky.  Florida should also score a ton of goals tonight.  Don’t sleep on Edmonton either tonight as they are facing a Calgary team that played last night.

Good luck and hope to see you in the green!

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It’s Friday! You know what that means…another Friday Night Forecheck! We have five games on the slate tonight, with a few interesting matchups. Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames: The Flames host Arizona tonight in what should be a dominant game for them. The Coyotes have been scoring a little more of late, but they also bleed goals. With the way Markstrom has been playing, he should be in line for a nice night against a poor Coyotes team.

Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche: The Avalanche host the Flyers tonight in what should be an ‘easy’ win. The Flyers have struggled to string wins together, and have been especially bad on the road over their last five road games. During that stretch, they have only scored 2.6 goals per game.

High Risk GPP Goalie Pick – Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers: Our friend Igor has burned us recently, as he was shaky over the last few starts. Tonight, he faces a Pittsburgh team that looks like they are getting primed for the playoffs. For that reason, this is a high risk, high upside play. This game looks like it will be a grind it out affair that will be tightly contested. The shot volume should be good for DFS, and on home ice, Igor should be a little more steady.

Lines to Build Around

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).

Calgary Flames Power Play – Elias Lindholm/Johnny Gaudreau/Matthew Tkachuk/Tyler Toffoli/Rasmus Andersson: The Flames’ power play is in a fantastic spot tonight against one of the worst penalty killing teams in the league. This setup is essentially the top line, and Toffoli on the top line is very, very interesting. Either way you slice it, this unit should be in for a big night.

Colorado Avalanche Power Play – Nathan MacKinnon/Nazem Kadri/Valeri Nichushkin/Mikko Rantanen/Cale Makar: Playing the power play unit in this spot is how we can get access to both top lines in very good spots. The Flyers come into Colorado tonight, on the second half of a traveling back to back. Bad Flyers team, plus they may be tired, means a big opportunity for this well-oiled Colorado machine.

High Risk Lines

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).

Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Kyle Connor/Evgeny Svechnikov/Josh Morrissey: This line is set up for a nice night tonight against the Blue Jackets. They should see the majority of the second line in a top six matching scheme. The game overall should be pretty high scoring, as we have Merzlikins vs. Comrie tonight. For those into the sports betting, o6.5 for this game seems like a good bet, and is -125 on DraftKings Sportsbook.

Calgary Flames 3 – Calle Jarnkrok/Andrew Mangiapane/Blake Coleman/Noah Hanifin: This third line for the Flames is also in a very, very good spot, and is a great way to get low owned exposure to a massive implied total. They also all skate on the second power play unit. Of course, being a depth line, there is a bunch of risk here. With their value, though, they don’t need much to pay off and then some.

Washington Capitals 1 – Evgeny Kuznetsov/Alex Ovechkin/Marcus Johansson/John Carlson: The Caps head to Buffalo tonight to face the Sabres and Dustin Tokarski. While Tokarski has decent numbers over his last five, he is not what we would consider a top tier goalie. Washington should be able to put together some scoring tonight.

Buffalo Sabres 1 – Tage Thompson/Alex Tuch/Jeff Skinner/Rasmus Dahlin: The Sabres’ top line is in play simply for the goalie matchup. Samsonov for the Caps is not a scary goalie, and this top line has been surprisingly decent this year.

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Jack Roslovic/Gustav Nyquist/Patrik Laine/Zach Werenski: We can also consider the top line for the Blue Jackets tonight, especially since this game looks like it will be higher scoring.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: PIT1, NYRPP, PHIPP

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Calle Jarnkork ($2800) – Calgary Flames

Wing: Marcus Johansson ($2900) – Washington Capitals

Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($2700) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Cole Sillinger ($4200) – Columbus Blue Jackets

Wing: Marcus Johansson ($4100) – Washington Capitals

Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($4100) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel

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: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche

Wing: Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets

Defense: Rasmus Andersson – Calgary Flames

Goalie: Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and any advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

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Today’s article is going to focus on tonight’s 5 game NHL main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.  With the trade deadline just days away, we’re going to want to keep a continued look at lineups up until the game starts.

Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.   

Goaltending

I’ll start by saying goalie tonight is horrendous.  No goalie is safe, but we do need to pick one, so let’s dive in and try to find one.

Andre Vasilevskiy ($8.2K DK/$8.5k FD) vs. New York Rangers – I used a goalie against the Rangers last weekend and it ended up burning me as the Rangers exploded for a bunch of goals.  I just don’t see it happening tonight vs. a much better goalie in Vasilevskiy and a much better defensive team in the Lightning. 

After a little bit of a rough stretch for Vasilevskiy, he has back to back games giving up just 1 goal in each.  Rangers struggle to score goals at time, as evidenced by their 1 goal game against the Islanders on Thursday.  Look for them to struggle again tonight against a stout team and goalie. 

Alex Nedeljkovic ($7.6k DK/$7.3k FD) vs. Seattle Kraken – This is a high risk, high reward pick tonight.  It’s tough to stomach playing Nedeljkovic, but he gets a great matchup and showed some life in his last game against the Canucks with a shutout.  Seattle is a team that really struggles to score goals. 

Over the last month they’re averaging just 2.25 goals per game.  Not a good mark and it’s something that we can be somewhat confident in attacking. While this season has been a struggle for Nedeljkovic, he got back on track the other night and the matchup tonight should help build his confidence back up.   

Stacks 

Nashville 1 (Johansen, Forsberg, Duchene) vs. Toronto

The hockey world has so far fallen in love with Kallgren. Through his first 3 games played, he’s been “brilliant” allowing just 3 goals.  While he’s been great, tonight will be his first taste of road hockey.  He also has some metrics that show he may be playing with fire.  So far, he’s giving up a ton of rebounds.  At some point, giving up that many rebounds is going to bite him. 

I do think that Nashville gets to him tonight and this top line is where I want to go.  The duo of Duchene and Forsberg has been great of late, with 9 goals and 20 points in their last 5.  They are clicking right now and with the matchup tonight, they’re my top stack.  I know Vegas has the Predators at just 2.25 goals tonight, but they are wrong on this one.  

Montreal 1 (Suzuki, Caufield, Armia) + Petry vs. Ottawa

Ottawa will be giving Forsberg a breather tonight and going with Gustavsson in net.  On the year, Gustavsson has a poultry 3.68 goals against average.  He’s played sparing over the last few months, but when he’s been in net, it’s been good for the other team. 

Caufield and Suzuki have been playing very well together recently.  Over their last 5 games, they’ve combined for 8 goals and 12 points.  They also have more 30 scoring chances between them.  On DK, Caufield is still somehow below $5k and it just seems like a mispricing.  He has 3 straight games of at least 18 DK points and if he continues with that tonight like he should, he makes for a great value.   Another great value on this Canadiens squad is Jeff Petry at just $4.1k.  He’s been over 14 DK points in each of his last 4 thanks to his shots plus blocks average of 6.4.  My core with the Habs will be Suzuki, Caufield, and Petry. 

Detroit 1 (Larkin, Namestnikov, Raymond) vs. Seattle

In his last 7 games of action, Grubauer hasn’t given up less than 3 goals in any game.  On the year he has a goals-against average over 3.20.  That’s a number I really want to attack tonight.  It’s been a bit of a struggle for Larkin of late as he just 1 goal in his last 10 games.  What has me motivated to play him tonight is that he’s still shooting the puck a healthy amount, with an average of 2.5 per game over his last 5.  I think he bounces back in a big way tonight vs. a poor team.  I plan on pairing him with Raymond who is having a pretty successful rooking campaign, with 19 goals and 27 assists.  Over his last 5, Raymond has 3 goals and stands a very good chance to add to that number tonight.  Detroit has the potential in this matchup to be one of the highest-scoring teams on the slate.  

Toronto is always in play, but just not one of my top stacks against a team Nashville.  Saros struggled against the Philly the other night, but that’s not the norm for him.  His superb goaltending can limit the upside of the Maple Leafs.

Other stacks (Ott 1 and 2, Mon 3, Tor 1 and 2, Cgy 1)

Top Defenseman

  • Jeff Petry – $4.1k on DK – 14 shots and 18 blocks over his last 5, lock him in
  • Roman Josi – Playing unreal right now, 10 assists in his last 5.  If you can afford him, play him.
  • Mattias Ekholm – $3.7k on DK and has 16 shots over his last 5 to go with 5 blocks.  Great Value
  • Adam Fox
  • Travis Hamonic
  • Moritz Seider
  • TJ Brodie

Vegas

Vegas has Nashville at just 2.25 goals tonight. They should smash that number

Summary

Tonight’s looking like a fun slate.  On some of these expected goal numbers, I really think Vegas got it wrong.  2.25 for Nashville vs. Toronto and 2.25 for Detroit vs. Seattle are numbers that just seem way off.  

Make sure to use our optimizer when setting lineups.

Good luck and hope to see you in the green!

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For tonight’s Friday Night Forecheck, we have six games on the slate. Here’s a fun fact about this slate: half of the teams tonight are on the second half of a back to back. Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames: The Flames will be hosting the Buffalo Sabres tonight, which should be a great matchup for them. The Sabres are not giving up a ton, and have been playing competitive enough to make this a viable play. Markstrom should be a top goalie on the night, and we should be able to target him for cash games.

Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche: Even though Kuemper has had an up and down season, he should be able to take care of business tonight against the Sharks. The Sharks have only been scoring 2.2 goals per game over their last five home games. Because of that, we should feel pretty comfortable with Darcy in net.

Sergei Bobrovsky/Spencer Knight – Florida Panthers: The Panthers head to Anaheim tonight to take on the struggling Ducks. Because they are on a back to back, we may not know who will start for them until warmups. However, since the Ducks have been struggling to score lately, we can play either of these guys tonight and feel pretty good about it. Keep in mind, Knight is a little riskier than Bob, but still a good play.

High Risk GPP Goalie Pick – Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes: The Hurricanes play host to the Capitals tonight in what should be a very good Eastern Conference battle. This game should be a high event game that produces a lot of shots and chances. Because of those reasons, we can use Raanta as a GPP play. He may not be the best goalie on the slate, numbers wise, but he should face a lot of shots. With that, he also gets the Caps on the second leg of a traveling back to back. The upside here is interesting for a GPP play.

Lines to Build Around

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).

Florida Panthers Power Play – Aleksander Barkov/Sam Reinhart/Jonathan Huberdeau/Anthony Duclair/Aaron Ekblad: Go figure that this is a top play tonight, right? The Cats have been flying high this season, and there is no reason it will slow down tonight. The Panthers head to Anaheim to take on the Ducks and John Gibson, who has really let the wheels fall off this season. We can expect a lot of scoring from the Panthers tonight, which is why we want to target the power play. Doing so will get you access to the top two lines, who are both in prime spots.

Calgary Flames 1 – Elias Lindholm/Johnny Gaudreau/Matthew Tkachuk/Rasmus Andersson: As we mentioned above, the Flames host the Sabres tonight. On home ice, over their last five games, the Flames have been scoring 4 goals per game. The Sabres, on the other hand, have been giving up 4.2 goals per game over their last five road games. This seems like a recipe for success. We also know that the goalie situation is very shaky in Buffalo, so it is all systems go for us to play Calgary tonight. You can also consider the depth lines, but keep in mind, Jarnkrok may make his Flames debut. As a result, the Flames may change up the lines a little bit, so be sure to keep an eye on the news.

High Risk Lines

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).

Boston Bruins 1 – Erik Haula/Taylor Hall/David Pastrnak/Charlie McAvoy: The Bruins’ top line is actually their second line from before Bergeron went out. That’s ok, though, because this line is in a great spot. They head to Winnipeg tonight to take on the Jets and Hellebuyck, who has been very inconsistent this year. Because this game has a potential to be higher scoring, we can definitely give this line a look. If Bergeron should come back, you can definitely pivot back to the Marchand/Bergeron/Debrusk line.

Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Jordan Staal/Nino Niederreiter/Jesper Fast: The third line for the Canes hard matches the opposing top line when they are on home ice. In other words, the matching will set this line up for a matchup against the Ovechkin line. While they are a defensive line, the Staal line still generates a decent number of high danger chances. The Washington top line is talented, but they also give up a decent number of high danger chances, so this line has a good chance to get on the board tonight.

Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Valeri Nichushkin/Mikko Rantanen/Cale Makar: The top line for the Avalanche is almost always in play. The Avs are in a good spot tonight against Adin Hill and the Sharks. This line should see the top line in a very nice matchup.

Ottawa Senators 2 – Nick Paul/Connor Brown/Alex Formenton: The second line for Ottawa is not one that you think of when you think of high powered offense. However, the numbers for this line look very good. They are worth a look in deeper GPP contests.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: WPG2, CARPP, WSH1, WSH3, SJSPP, PHI1, OTT1, BUF1

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Jordan Staal ($3000) – Carolina Hurricanes

Wing: Maxim Mamin ($2500) – Florida Panthers

Defense: Nikita Zaitsev ($3100) – Ottawa Senators

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Erik Haula ($3900) – Boston Bruins

Wing: Nino Niederreiter ($4200) – Carolina Hurricanes

Defense: Brandon Montour ($4000) – Florida Panthers

Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel

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: Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames

Wing: Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers

Defense: Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche

Goalie: Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and any advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

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