Although there are 10 games on the NHL schedule today, the first 2 games are early and not included on the DFS Main Slate for either DraftKings or FanDuel. So we have ourselves a solid 8 game slate to play with tonight. Tonight’s shaping up to be a fun looking slate
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
Ilya Sorokin ($8K DK/$7.4k FD) vs. Anaheim Ducks – The Ducks were stymied by Nico Dawes last night. Tonight, they face a much tougher goalie in Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin is playing some great hockey right now as he has 2 shutouts in his last 4 and 3 games with 1 goal or less. The game he gave up more than 1 goal was against a potent lineup in the Avalanche. The Ducks have struggled to score goals for a while now. Over the last month, just 2.67 per game. I’m a fan of Sorokin on DK tonight, but he’s almost a lock button on FD tonight.
Sergei Bobrosky ($8.4k DK/$8.4k FD) vs. LA Kings – Bobrosky is currently riding a 4 game winning streak. During that streak, he hasn’t had less than 15 DK points. The matchup for him tonight is a good one and there’s a solid chance he gets it to 5 games. The Kings, while not awful, are averaging just 3 goals per game over the last month. Of all the times playing tonight, that ranks in the bottom 4. Bob should get the W tonight while limiting the damage
Outside of these 2 goalies, I have little interest in anyone else tonight. All the cheap goalies are a big risk tonight, bigger than normal, and I’m just not sure I can stomach going w/ any of them.
St. Louis 2 (Thomas, Kyrou, Tarasenko) vs. Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis is clicking on all cylinders right now as they scored 6 against the Rangers on Thursday and then 7 against Nashville yesterday. A lot of that has been due to the play of the second line. Thomas and Kyrou have combined for 15 points over their last 5 games. Both guys are extremely underpriced for their recent production.
Thomas is at $4.3k and Kyrou is at $4.8k. We can certainly add-in Tarasenko to this stack as a lot of the offense goes through him. Winnipeg is in a rough stretch over the last 30 days, giving up more than 3.5 goals per game. With the Blues rolling and the Jets giving up goals, this is a great spot for some offense tonight that won’t break the bank.
Florida 2 (Bennett, Huberdeau, Duclair) vs. Los Angeles Kings
Sometimes trying to guess where the offense is going to come from with the Panthers can be tough. They have one of the deepest offenses in the league. All 3 of their top lines are in play each and every night. Tonight, I’m siding with their second line. This line has combined for 16 points over their last 5 games. The core here for me will be Huberdeau and Duclair.
Huberdeau has been an assist machine. He’s had assists in 14 of his last 15 games and is on pace to set a career-high number. Duclair is also someone playing some great hockey right now. He’s had goals in 4 straight games and has multiple shot attempts in each. With Quick in goal for the Kings tonight, the Panthers should be able to put up a big number. While offense tends to be spread out with the Panthers, this second line tonight should show some fireworks.
Islanders 1 (Nelson, Lee, Beauvillier) vs. Anaheim
The Ducks went with Stolarz in the net last night, so that means we get to pick on the Gibson today. If you read my article yesterday, you knew my love for Jersey was based on Gibson being in net. He’s been bad and hasn’t had a game giving up less than 3 goals in more than a month. He was playing over his head for the start of the year but has come back down to the earth.
This top line for the Islanders has been playing extremely well. They’ve combined for 11 goals and 20 points over their last 5 games. With a great matchup tonight, they should continue to roll. My lean here is Nelson and Lee as they are the goal scorers on the line. Lee has 6 goals and Nelson has 4 over their last 5 games. Oh, and Lee is just $3,500 tonight! Love this spot for an Islanders team that is finally scoring some goals.
If you want to get a little crazy today, play some Flyers. The Canadiens should have Primeau in net tonight and he’s been downright awful at the NHL level this season. He hasn’t played with the Canadiens in over a month, but when he did play, he gave up goals and lots of them. My lean with the Flyers would be the line of Atkinson, Brassard, and Giroux.
Other stacks (Vegas 1, Tampa 1, Florida 1, Min 1 and 2, Nash 1, Col 1)
I didn’t write them up because I normally don’t play skaters against Calgary, but Colorado is a dynamic offense and can always be in play. That top line is one of the best in the business. This is a fun-looking slate. Hope the plays I laid out help you cash!
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After several weeks of small Saturday night slates, the NHL scheduling gods have blessed us with an 8 game slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. My goal today will be to walk you through a lineup build that will get you to the top of the leaderboards.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
Jake Oettinger ($7.5K DK/$7.7k FD) vs. New York Rangers – I don’t often proactively use goalies against my New York Rangers, but I’m going to make an exception tonight. Oettinger tonight is in a price point where he’s really hard to pass up. While not flashy, he’s been extremely reliable as he’s had at least 10 DK points or more in 11 of his last 13 games. He’s even had some games over 25 points.
The Rangers have really struggled to put the goal in the net over the last month, averaging just 2.45 goals per game over that stretch. With them on the road again tonight, look for them to continue to struggle scoring goals. Oettinger isn’t a sexy pick by any means, but he’s not going to kill you tonight.
Cal Petersen ($8.1k DK/$7.6k FD) vs. San Jose Sharks – The Kings should turn the goalie crease over to Cal Petersen tonight after Quick somehow let up 4 goals vs. a Sharks team that’s scoring just 2 goals per game over the past month. I wish Petersen was under the $8k range tonight on DK (love the price on FD) as I’m not sure I can stomach paying that much for him. That said, the match up is great. And if we look at recent stats, he provides more upside than Oettinger as he’s had over 20 DK points in back to back games.
Outside of those 2 goalies, I have little interest in anyone else. While both guys present some risk, they should both have a decent floor and won’t break the bank.
Calgary 1 (Lindholm, Gaudreau, Tkachuk) vs. Detroit
If you’ve been following the NHL recently, you know that Detroit is playing some really poor defensive hockey. Over the last month, they have a goals against average of 5.20. The only thing I can compare that to in sports is the Rockies playing every game in Coors over a 30 day stretch and having Kyle Freeland on the mound for all. It’s bad. Carolina is probably licking their chops after giving up on Nedeljkovic as he’s been extremely disappointing this season.
Over his last 2 games, he’s given up 12 goals. That’s bad. I want to preface this with saying that both top lines for Calgary are in play tonight. My lean right now is line 1, even though they are pricey. Lindholm and Gaudreau are both killing it of late, with a combined 11 goals and 18 points over their last 5. They’ve also combined for 41 scoring chances. Both guys are core plays for me tonight. You can add Tkachuk to this stack too if you want, I just don’t think he’s going to be necessary.
New Jersey 1 (Hughes, Sharangovich, Mercer) vs. Anaheim
While not as bad as Detroit over the last month in terms of GAA, the Ducks are pretty close as they’re giving up more than 4.5 goals per game since mid-February. After starting out the season strongly, Gibson has crashed hard back down to earth. For most of the year, he outperformed against his advanced metrics. The Gibson we are seeing now, is the real Gibson. Over the last month, he hasn’t had a single game with less than 3 goals. As their everyday goalie, that’s a lot of games with 3 or more goals against.
Jersey’s offense starts with Hughes. The third-year center already has a career high 18 goals and 26 assists. This is by far his best season at the NHL level and he’s still fairly priced at just $6.7k on DK. I’m pairing him with Sharangovich tonight as the 2 of them have really clicked and Sharangovich is just $3.8k. Over their last 5 games, the 2 have combined for 44 scoring chances. Look for the 2 of them to have a big night against a bad team.
Montreal 2 (Dauphin, Hoffman, Gallagher) vs. Seattle
I don’t need to sell you too much on playing guys against Seattle. They’ve struggled mightily in their inaugural season. We attack them when we can. Tonight, we can. Montreal 1 is absolutely in play tonight. Caufield and Suzuki are playing great hockey right now as they’ve combined for 12 points over their last 5 games. We just need some savings tonight in a productive environment and Montreal 2 is going to give us that.
I’m looking to Brendan Gallagher tonight for some positive regression. Over his last 5 contests he has 15 high danger chances and just 1 goal to show for it. His xGF over that stretch is 3.23. He should be finding the back of the net and there’s a very good chance tonight he does. The combination of Hoffman and Gallagher will cost us just $8.5k on DK tonight and after spending a ton of money on Calgary and Jersey, we need the extra money. There is also a path to getting both Suzuki and Caufield in your squads tonight by going cheap on both D and I may end up doing that too in a lineup.
Other stacks (TB 1 and 2, Edm 1 and 2, Bos 1, Ari, Chi 1)
Love the Canadiens at -110 tonight as favorites against Seattle. They’re on home ice and are playing “better.”
Tonight’s looking like a fun slate. We have several teams that should put up big numbers with Calgary, Jersey, and even Montreal. I didn’t write up them because I expect them to be popular, but Tampa Bay is also in a great spot to smash tonight vs. an Oilers team that has been challenged defensively this season.
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Welcome back for another installment of the Friday Night Forecheck here at Win Daily Sports! After a somewhat brutal schedule this week, we are finally given a decent, yet small, four game slate. Since yesterday was a massive 13 game slate, tonight will feature five of the eight teams playing on the second leg of a back-to-back. We have a couple of very interesting spots tonight, and we will try to nail down the best spots on the slate. Good luck!
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins: The goalie spot tonight looks pretty rough, and it is going to be tough to find the top play. Surprisingly, the Pitt/Vegas game looks to be the lowest scoring on the slate, based on the way that both teams are playing recently. Pittsburgh should win this game, as Vegas has been struggling, and is also pretty banged up. Their lineup is far from their normal, so Jarry looks like a decent play tonight.
High Risk GPP Goalie Pick – Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks: This is the only other goalie that looks interesting tonight, and that’s a stretch! The Canucks host the Caps tonight, who have been playing well and getting healthy. This is a risky, risky play, but on home ice, it’s worth a look. The shot volume should be there, and if Demko can keep them in check, this could be a sneaky good play.
Other Goalie Notes: With all but two teams on the slate scoring 3 or more goals per game over their last five, this is not a good goalie slate. On four games, you can certainly correlate your goalie with your stacks when building. When it comes to other goalie options, you can consider Semyon Varlamov from the Islanders, but his numbers are pretty ugly recently. You can make a case for Laurent Brossoit from Vegas, but keep in mind, the team in front of him is very banged up right now. Kaapo Kahkonen for Minnesota is an interesting play, but keep in mind, Columbus has been scoring at home, so he runs risky as well. As you can see, all goalies come with a considerable amount of risk tonight, with Jarry/Demko feeling like the better of the plays.
These 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).
Minnesota Wild 1 – Ryan Hartman/Kirill Kaprizov/Mats Zuccarello/Jared Spurgeon: The Wild head to Columbus tonight to face the Blue Jackets and Elvis Merzlikins. This is a FANTASTIC matchup for this line, and arguably the best matchup on the slate. Lately, Columbus has been matching their top line to the opposing top line, with the Kuraly line taking the second line matchup duties. That matchup should set up this line for plenty of chances, and they should be able to take advantage of a poor defensive team in Columbus. Give Alex Goligoski a look as a value defender who correlates with this line.
Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Kyle Connor/Evgeny Svechnikov/Josh Morrissey: With how Varlamov has been playing, Winnipeg looks to be in a really good spot. This second line should see a majority of the top Islander line in what is a very plus matchup. Expect this line to be lower owned, and the upside is very, very nice. A Kyle Connor anytime scorer prop is currently +115 on DraftKings Sportsbook and is worth a look.
Vancouver Canucks 1 – J.T. Miller/Brock Boeser/Tanner Pearson/Quinn Hughes: Thanks to some unique line matching trends, this top line should see the second line for the Caps for a majority of the night. Throw in the fact that Samsonov looks to get the start for the Caps tonight, and this is a recipe for success for this line on home ice. The second Caps line has been bleeding high danger chances and they have a higher than normal expected goals against per 60 (3.00). This line could be super sneaky with a ton of upside.
These are 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).
Minnesota Wild 2 – Frederick Gaudreau/Kevin Fiala/Matthew Boldy: That top line is in a great spot for Minnesota, but this second line cannot be ignored. They have a very good matchup as well, against the bottom part of the Columbus lineup. Look for these guys to continue to stay hot, and it really depends on your lineup build and which way you end up with Minnesota.
New York Islanders 1 – Brock Nelson/Anthony Beauvillier/Anders Lee/Noah Dobson: This line should see the likes of the second Winnipeg line mentioned above. The Isles are a more defensive minded team, which tends to limit their DFS upside, but this line is in a good spot and just had a great night. They have a chance to repeat that tonight, with the Jets coming to town. Hellebuyck has been bad for the Jets, and this game should flirt with going over the total of 6, unless Hellebuyck decides to show up.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Evan Rodrigues/Danton Heinen: This second Pitt line should see a mix of the depth lines for Vegas tonight, and they should have the upper hand there. The scoring recently for the Pens has been somewhat spread out, and this game appears like it might be on the lower end as far as totals for the night, but this line could surprise us. It’s also why this one comes in as risky. PIT1 is in consideration as well, as you can see below in honorable mentions. You can use Marcus Pettersson or John Marino as value D men to correlate with this line.
Honorable Mentions: CBJ2, PIT1, WSH1
Center: Frederick Gaudreau ($3500) – Minnesota Wild
Wing: Danton Heinen ($2700) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Defense: Adam Pelech ($3600) – New York Islanders
Center: Evan Rodrigues ($4900) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Wing: Evgeny Svechnikov ($4000) – Winnipeg Jets
Defense: Marcus Pettersson ($4000) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Center: J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks
Wing: Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets
Defense: Jared Spurgeon – Minnesota Wild
Goalie: Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins
Center: J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks
Wing: Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets
Defense: Jared Spurgeon – Minnesota Wild
Goalie: Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins
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Over the last month or so we’ve started to see smaller Saturday night slates. Tonight is no exception as we have ourselves a nice-sized 6 game slate of NHL DFS on DraftKings and FanDuel. Tonight we should see some fresh legs as only the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing on the back end of back-to-backs.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
Juuse Saros ($7.9K DK/$8.1k FD) vs. San Jose Sharks – If you look at Saros’ recent game logs, you’ll see someone that has been extremely inconsistent. Over the last couple of weeks, he’s had as many as 21 DK points vs. the Stars and as little as 3.5 vs. the Hurricanes. The matchup tonight should be on the “easier” side as the Sharks have been abysmal of late.
Over the last month, they’ve been scoring just 2 goals per game. Their offense has essentially vanished and has been one of the worst in the NHL. The Predator’s propensity to give up shots and the Sharks’ inability to score goals of late has me loving this bounce-back match-up for Saros. He’s under that $8k threshold on DK tonight so we won’t be paying a premium. And we don’t like having to pay premiums on goalies.
Vitek Vanacek ($8.2k DK/$7.6k FD) vs. Seattle Kraken – Yes, the Kraken put a larger than normal number for them Wednesday night when they scored 4 goals vs. Saros and the Predators. That’s essentially their weeks’ worth of goals so we should be good to use a goalie against them tonight. Over the last month, the Kraken are averaging just 2.30 goals per game. They have an extremely weak offense.
Tonight, we’re going to use Vanacek against them. In a small sample size in the NHL this season, he’s shown some serious upside. He has multiple games over 30 DK points. Should he get the start tonight, I’m all in on him. Whoever starts for the Capitals tonight should be in your pool of goalies.
Washington 1 (Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson) + Carlson vs. Seattle
I haven’t used Ovechkin in quite some time when playing NHL DFS. He’s been priced to a point where his production was leaving little value. That said, he’s as cheap as you’ll ever see him. For the first time since the start of the year, he’s priced under $8k on DK at just $7.7k. That’s a steal. I’m sure it will lead to him being more popular tonight, but at that price it’s hard to fade with the upside that he presents us.
While he has only 2 goals over his last 5, he’s been showing some signs of life as he has 14 scoring chances over that period. I plan on pairing him with Kuznetsov tonight, who’s also reasonably priced at just $5.3k. Kuz is right behind Ovie with 13 scoring chances over his last 5 games. Seattle’s giving up 4 goals per game over the last month. This line should do well tonight.
Boston 1 (Bergeron, Marchand, Debrusk) vs. Columbus
I highlighted above that Columbus is on the tail end of a back to back. Even if they were rested, I would have attacked them. With them likely having tired legs, it makes me want to attack them even more. My priority with the Bruins tonight will be Debrusk at just $3.6k. He’s been one of the hottest players in the NHL over the last couple of weeks with 5 goals in his last 5 games.
While he’s quieted down a bit over his last 2 games, love the upside in him tonight against a team that is giving up almost 38 shots per game over the last month. I normally stick with 2 man stacks and my lean right now is to pair him with Marchand over Bergeron. Marchand has a slight edge in scoring chances and that’s what we covet, scoring chances.
Edmonton 2 (Draisaitl, Kane, Yamamoto) vs. Montreal
Montreal has been a much better team since Martin St. Louis took over the realms. That said, it’s still the same personnel that played poorly all throughout the first half of the NHL season. I’m siding with Edm 2 tonight over Edm 1 because we get about a $1,500 savings going down to Draisaitl from McDavid. Draisaitl has been showing some signs of life recently. He has back-to-back games with multiple points and 3 goals and 8 points over his last 5. At just $7.4k tonight we’re getting him at a huge discount from where he was about a month ago.
My plan is to pair him with Kane tonight. The 2 have played fairly well together as they’ve combined for 12 points over their last 5 games. The Oilers should face Montembeault tonight. After a solid stretch of 6 games, he came back down to earth against the Jets on Tuesday giving up 7 goals. While I don’t’ see him giving up 7 tonight, the Oilers should surpass the 4 goals Vegas currently has them at.
I also love Toronto tonight, but the Matthews line has absolutely burned me the last 2 games. I’m a little gun shy going back to them tonight.
Other stacks (Van 1, Tor 1, CBJ 1, Bos 2, Mon 1 and 2, Edm 1)
Love the over on the Canucks 2.5 goals tonight. While Toronto is a high-powered offense, they’re also poor defensively. They’re giving up 3.75 goals per game over the last month. Campbell has given up 14 goals in his last 3 games. Canucks should put up at least 3 goals tonight.
Tonight’s the type of night where we have some high upside guys really priced down in Ovechkin and Draisaitl. In my early builds, I have them continue to be my core 2 and surrounding them with at least one of their teammates. With Defenseman tonight, I’m going strictly value. There are 2 guys under $3k tonight on DK that have been giving us shots and blocks on a consistent basis. They’ll give us a ton of salary savings.
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Welcome back for another installment of the Friday Night Forecheck here at Win Daily Sports! March already?! This season is flying by, and we will soon be talking about the playoffs. Tonight’s slate is a bigger-than-normal-for-a-Friday slate, with seven games going. It also features an unusual number of teams playing on back to back nights (CAR, PIT, MIN, TBL, and VGK). With that many back-to-back scenarios, it makes the goaltending pretty dicey. Let’s dive into the plays. Good luck and be sure to keep up on news through the day and during warmups!
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: There is no doubt that Gibson has been struggling recently, but he is still a very solid goalie. With the matchup against Vegas tonight, he should see plenty of shot volume. The good thing is that the Knights have only been scoring 2.2 goals per game over their last five road games. This is a good spot for Gibby to be himself and steal the Ducks a win.
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets: Helle, what have you been doing to us? He seems to show up in bad spots and blow up in good spots. Tonight is an interesting matchup against the visiting Dallas Stars. The Stars have been struggling on the road recently, so this spot looks good for Helle and the Jets.
Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers: Igor and the Rangers host the Devils tonight, and admittedly, this play is a little bit riskier than we would hope. Igor’s numbers have been very good this year, and even recently, so this is a good chance for him to stifle the Devils who have been scoring quite a bit recently.
GPP Goalie Pick – Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes host the Penguins tonight in what should be a high event game. If Raanta does in fact get the nod, then he should be peppered with shots. Since the Pens played last night, and dominated, we are going to hope they are a little tired and maybe lose some steam here tonight. The shot volume should keep Antti relevant, we just need him to not give up 5.
These 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).
New York Rangers Power Play – Mika Zibanejad/Ryan Strome/Chris Kreider/Artemi Panarin/Adam Fox: The Rangers, as mentioned above, are playing a Devils team that has been scoring recently, but they have also been giving up goals at a whopping 4.2 goals allowed over their last five games. The Devils also give up quite a bit of shots per game, and their goalie situation is not ideal. This is a very good spot for this power play unit that has proven to be lethal at times this season.
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – Brayden Point/Nikita Kucherov/Ondrej Palat/Victor Hedman: The Lightning put up an absolute dud last night against the Penguins at home, and tonight have a chance to make up for it when they host the Red Wings. The main thing about this play is the goalie matchup. Nedeljkovic has the worst numbers on the slate over his last five starts, posting a whopping 4.89 GAA. This will likely be a chalky play, but their lack of production last night could (hopefully) pull some ownership off of them tonight.
Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Kyle Connor/Evgeny Svechnikov/Josh Morrissey: Keep an eye on the line combos here tonight, as it looks like Ehlers might be set to return. If he does, he very well could slot into this line to replace Svechnikov. Hopefully, this line stays intact, though, because they have a fantastic even strength matchup with Dallas 2 tonight. Don’t be afraid to play Svechnikov, because not many people play him, and he has been playing really well recently with this line.
These are 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).
Carolina Hurricanes 1 – Sebastian Aho/Andrei Svechnikov/Teuvo Teravainen/Jaccob Slavin: The matchup tonight for this line is a decent one, and they should definitely see their chances. The other good thing about this play is that they get to face Desmith, who is the worse of the goalies for the Penguins. This line has a chance to put multiple tallies on the board, and they are a borderline top play. The Penguins have been playing well recently, so this very well could be a tight game, which is the only reason they didn’t make it up there.
Buffalo Sabres 2 – Dylan Cozens/Casey Mittelstadt/Kyle Okposo: The numbers in the matchup for this line look very, very good tonight, and they will be up against Kaapo Kahkonen, who has been shaky of late. This line will be way under the radar, and should see a surprising number of chances tonight.
Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Trevor Moore/Viktor Arvidsson/Drew Doughty: Lately, this line has seemed like a constantly good play, and they have a very nice matchup tonight against the Blue Jackets. They become high risk because Merzlikins actually has decent numbers recently, but it is very hard to trust him. This line could make a splash tonight.
Detroit Red Wings Power Play – Dylan Larkin/Lucas Raymond/Tyler Bertuzzi/Robby Fabbri/Moritz Seider: The Lightning gave up 5 goals to the Pens last night on home ice with Vasilevskiy in net. Now, the Red Wings are not the Penguins. However, the Lightning will have Elliott in net, who only plays when there are back-to-back situations. This power play unit gives you direct access to the top two lines for Detroit, who are in a spot where they could fly under the radar with high upside.
Honorable Mentions: ANH1, MIN1, PIT1, DAL1, TBL3, NJD2, CBJ1, VGK2
Center: Dylan Cozens ($3400) – Buffalo Sabres
Wing: Evgeny Svechnikov ($2600) – Winnipeg Jets
Defense: Dean Kukan ($3100) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Center: Vladislav Namestnikov ($3900) – Detroit Red Wings
Wing: Evgeny Svechnikov ($3900) – Winnipeg Jets
Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($3900) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Center: Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes
Wing: Artemi Panarin or Chris Kreider – New York Rangers
Defense: Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning
Goalie: Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers
Center: Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes
Wing: Artemi Panarin or Chris Kreider – New York Rangers
Defense: Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning
Goalie: Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers
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