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NHL NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 13) Richard Masana 2 years ago written by Richard Masana This article focuses on 1/13 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below. Thursday 1/13 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a huge eleven-game Thursday slate! Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site. Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar Carolina One “Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jarvis” Columbus has been playing really poor defense all season and has struggled on the road and that combination leads me to think they will get smashed in Carolina. The Canes had a letdown against the seemingly impervious Florida Panthers this past weekend. Nevertheless, this Columbus team is not of the same caliber. I generally hate how these lines and the power play are set up, it’s one of my qualms with the Hurricanes. However, the top line seems like a good place to start with Aho the cornerstone and Seth Jarvis at $2,700 our value piece. The line with Nido Neidereiter, as opposed to Seth Jarvis, has six full-line goals over their last ten games, good for a tie for sixth in the NHL among lines across that span. Calgary One Two Man”Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk plus optional Oliver Kylington power play addition” The Flames have not had their best stretch recently but this seems like a get-right spot against a Senators team that hasn’t played in forever. Much like the Canadiens last night, they will likely be a bit rusty. While the other lines continue to do next to nothing, this Calgary top line has really solidified the Flames as a one-line team production-wise. Their nine primary line-oriented goals and 125 SATF over their last ten games, continue to lead all lines in the NHL. I left off Elias Lindholm, as the other two skaters have been doing most of the damage. New York Rangers Two “Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome and if extra salary savings needed Alexis Lafreniere” This is a really cheap line that provides us with some additional value and salary savings. Strome is feeling it right now with eleven shots on goal over his last two games and the Breadman seems cheap just back from injury. It is only a matter of time before he gets hot as he won’t stay $5,700 forever and that night could be tonight. Alexis Lafreniere hasn’t done much to date but he is only $2,600 and has all the talent in the world, albeit he does not share top power-play correlation with the other two skaters listed. 1/13 NHL Game Odds and Totals Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET Philadelphia Flyers (+200) at Boston Bruins (-250) – 6 Projected Goal Total Columbus Blue Jackets (+185) at Carolina Hurricanes (-230) – 6 Projected Goal Total Vancouver Canucks (+200) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-250) – 6 Projected Goal Total Winnipeg Jets (-140) at Detroit Red Wings (+115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total New Jersey Devils (+165) at New York Islanders (-200) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total Seattle Kraken (+185) at St. Louis Blues (-230) – 6 Projected Goal Total Buffalo Sabres (+230) at Nashville Predators (-290) – 6 Projected Goal Total Montreal Canadiens (+145) at Chicago Blackhawks (-180) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total Ottawa Senators (+185) at Calgary Flames (-230) – 6 Projected Goal Total New York Rangers (-125) at San Jose Sharks (+105) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total Pittsburgh Penguins (-145) at Los Angeles Kings (+120) – 6 Projected Goal Total 1/13 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings Centers Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,000 Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,200 Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,000 Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400 Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $6,500 Wingers Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,600 “Still in covid protocol, only if cleared to play” David Pastrnak – Boston- $7,000 Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $5,700 Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $7,500 Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $7,200 Defense Jakub Galvas – Chicago – $2,500 Oliver Kylington – Calgary – $4,100 P.K. Subban – New Jersey – $3,200 Roman Josi – Nashville – $8,000 Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $4,500 Goalies Jusse Saros – Nashville – $8,700 Dan Vladar – Calgary – $8,200 Cash Considerations Artemi Panarin, 2 of the 3 top-ranked cheap defensemen above, Jusse Saros Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the lookout for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/ 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHLPremium NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 11) rmferenc@gmail.com 2 years ago written by rmferenc@gmail.com Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season. If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I wi... 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHLPremium NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 10) rmferenc@gmail.com 2 years ago written by rmferenc@gmail.com Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season. If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I wi... 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHL NHL DFS The Saturday Slapshot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 8) Joel Bartilotta 2 years ago written by Joel Bartilotta Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot where I’ll be highlighting some of my top plays for tonight’s NHL DFS slate on Fanduel and DraftKings. Tonight we’re back to having our normal-sized 10 game slate. Goaltending Juuse Saros ($8.5k DK/$8.2k FD) vs. Arizona Coyotes – After living in the upper $7k range over the last month or so, DK has finally decided to price Saros appropriately. Saros is playing some amazing goaltending right now and is one of the hottest goalies in the NHL. In 2 of his last 3 games, he’s eclipsed the 30 point mark and the game in between he was at 24. While his price is finally up there, he gets a great matchup and has as good of a chance as anyone to get a shutout tonight. The Coyotes goals per game average over the last month is a bit inflated right now. In there are a few games where they exploded for a ton of goals in wild west type shootouts. Nashville is a much more sound defensively team as they don’t give much in the way of high danger chances. Saros for the win tonight and he should pay off his salary. He’s one of my favorite goalies on the night. Robin Lehner ($8.4k DK/$8k FD) vs. Chicago Blackhawks – Lehner made his return on Thursday night after about a 2 week hiatus due to an injury. His return was a successful one as he stymied my Rangers. I bring that up because the Rangers are a much more potent team than his matchup for Saturday night, the Chicago Blackhawks. Over the past month the Blackhawks have really struggled to put the puck in the net. They are one of a handful of teams on tonight’s NHL slate that have scored less than 3 goals per game over the last 30 days. While they are taking a healthy amount of shots per game at close to 30, they have a sub 10 shooting percentage. They’re struggling to score some goals and I’m going to take advantage of that tonight with a well-rested goalie. There’s honestly not much else to like in way of goalies tonight. Blackwood should be back in net tonight in the same matchup against the Blue Jackets. While he only gave up one goal to them, his previous string of games was downright awful. You could make the case for Stolarz against the Rangers but there’s a good chance they get back Panarin tonight, which only solidifies an already deep team. Stacks San Jose 1 (Hertl/Barabanov/Meier) + Burns There are 2 things going for me here. I love using the Sharks and I love playing offenses against the Flyers. It’s a recipe for success. Let’s start with the Flyers side of things. They give up a ton of shots. Over the last month, they are giving up more than 34 shots per game. On this NHL slate, only Columbus (we’ll get to them next) and Minnesota are giving up more per game. The Flyers are also giving up nearly 13 high danger chances per game. I preach these because they are scoring chances right in front of the nets. Giving up that many per game is asking for trouble. On the Sharks side of things, this trio is playing amazing hockey right now. Over their last 5 games, they’ve combined for 31 high danger chances and 51 scoring chances. They have also combined for 18 points. Sharks are my favorite team of the night and tbh, it’s not even really close. With Meier’s price being over $8k, my anchors here will be Hertl and Barabanov. If you can afford Meier though, go for it. New Jersey 1 (Hughes/Tatar/Bratt) + Severson I expect Hughes to be very popular tonight. His ownership %’s have been trending up and he was about 25% owned in the same matchup on Thursday night. That said, it’s a big slate and ownership normally spreads out a bit more when that happens. Hughes is really coming into his own during this third season. He should easily set career highs in goals and points. Over his past 5 games he’s taken his game to a whole new level. He has 4 goals and 8 helpers in those games. I love the idea of pairing him with Bratt (Tatar too) tonight who also is playing very well of late with 8 points in 5. Columbus has really struggled defensively over the last month as they are giving up more than 4 goals per game. The Devils should have no problem scoring some goals tonight. Nashville 1 (Forsberg/Duchene/Granlund) + Ekholm Another poor NHL defensive team and another hot player. Forsberg is one of the hottest in the game right now as he has 5 goals in his last 5 games. Over his last 3 games he has 19.5, 23, and 19.1 DK points. He should have absolutely no issue continuing with that momentum against a Coyotes team that is giving up 4.29 goals per game over the past month. I’m going to pair him with both Duchene and Ekholm tonight. Ekholm is not a super safe pick because he doesn’t get too many ancillary stats, but he is only $3.4k and gets power play time. Over his last 3 games he has 4 points so there is some upside with him. Other stacks (Vegas 1 and 2, TB 1, Car 2, Fla 2, Col 1 and 2, Tor 2, Min 1, Was 1) Top Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo Mackenzie Weegar Zach Whitecloud Brady Skjei Morgan Reilly Roman Josi Brayden McNabb Mario Ferraro Summary Tonight’s NHL DFS slate looks to be a fun one. We have some awful defensive teams going in the way of the Coyotes, Flyers, and Blue Jackets and will be sure to attack them. While they didn’t make my top 3, Vegas should absolutely crush tonight. The Blackhawks are struggling and Vegas should get to them often. Make sure to use our optimizer when setting lineups. Good luck and hope to see you in the green! Make sure you follow me on Twitter at @rangerzfan79 and be sure to sign up for an ALL ACCESS GOLD ACCOUNT here at Win Daily Sports. Gain access to our Projection Models and jump into our Discord where we will have our experts talking plays across every sport and slate! 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHL NHL DFS Friday Night Forecheck for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 7) allenjesse24@yahoo.com 2 years ago written by allenjesse24@yahoo.com Friday 1/7 NHL Breakdown Welcome back to Win Daily Sports’ Friday Night Forecheck! On this first Friday of the new year, we have a small 2 game slate. These can be fun, but they can also be heartbreaking at times! It is totally up to you how to approach this slate. You can definitely do the 2-gamer, or you can break it up and run some showdown lineups for each game. Either way, we will do our best to guide you into the right plays. Good luck! Since this article was written prior to some important news breaking, there will be updates listed below in bold italics. As usual, it is always best to keep an eye on news all the way up until lock, as we may end up with more news breaking. Goalies Antti Raanta Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes host the Flames tonight, and they are in a good spot with the Flames on the back end of a traveling back to back. In those situations, targeting the home goalie is usually a good payoff, and tonight should be no different. The Flames are definitely a little scary, but the shot upside is there and there is ample opportunity for Carolina to win. Andersen is likely to get the start tonight, and that makes this play even better, even though he could be chalky. Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues: The Blues host the Capitals tonight in what should be an interesting matchup. Binnington is usually a tough pill to swallow, but the truth is, the Blues have been playing well on home ice, giving up under 2 goals against per game over their last five home games. As of 4:15pm, Ville Husso is projected to get the start for the Blues, and is also still in a good spot for GPP. He becomes a little riskier, but is worth a look if in fact he suits up over Binnington. The Others – Dan Vladar (CGY) Jacob Markstrom and Ilya Samsonov (WSH): The reason all four goalies are listed is because, on a 2 game slate, it makes sense to just correlate your lineups with your stacks. When stacking a team, you are basically saying that they will win. This is not ALWAYS optimal, but it makes sense. Frankly, all four goalies are risky, but as mentioned above, Raanta feels the safest. Don’t be afraid to be different with these two either, though. Lines to Build Around 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). Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Vincent Trocheck/Teuvo Teravainen/Martin Necas/Tony DeAngelo: The Canes top two lines are in decent spots, which is a good time to target the power play unit. While the power play matchup is not amazing, playing this unit gets you access to scoring up and down the lineup, which is a good approach in this matchup. St. Louis Blues 2 – Robert Thomas/Vladimir Tarasenko/Jordan Kyrou/Scott Perunovich Robert Thomas/Brayden Schenn/Jordan Kyrou/Justin Faulk: The Blues’ second line has a VERY nice matchup tonight against the Washington 2 line. These guys have been rolling, as well, so there should be decent ownership on them. Running Perunovich with them gets you access to the second power play unit, and feel free to add in Brayden Schenn as another power play piece. Tarasenko and Perunovich were added to the COVID list, so they are of course not in play. With that news, this line is still squarely in play, and even more appealing with Kyrou and Schenn alongside Thomas. High Risk Lines 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). Washington Capitals 1 – Evgeny Kuznetsov/Alex Ovechkin/Tom Wilson Garnet Hathaway/John Carlson: The Caps have a nice looking matchup against the Blues and Binnington. This top line for the Caps should have a matchup with O’Reilly’s line in a plus matchup. Expect ownership to be pretty high on these guys tonight. Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Jordan Staal/Jesperi Kotkaniemi/Martin Necas: This is a play that starts to head into risky/deep GPP territory, but this is the type of play that can take down those contests on a small slate. CAR3 should be matched up against the second line for the Flames tonight, and will still be up against Vladar, who is a backup to Markstrom and has not played in a while. Other Deep GPP lines to Consider: Washington 3 (Nic Dowd/Carl Hagelin/Garnet Hathaway Brett Leason) Leason was added to this line after Hathaway moved up to the top line with Backstrom out St. Louis 3 (Ivan Barbashev/Brayden Schenn/Pavel Buchnevich) (Oskar Sundqvist/Brandon Saad/David Perron) – Line shuffling due to COVID – this one isn’t as appealing as it was with Buchnevich and Schenn, but it could work. Calgary 3 (Dillon Dube/Andrew Mangiapane/Milan Lucic) (Sean Monahan/Dillon Dube/Andrew Mangiapane) – Line shuffled around just a touch and seems a little more appealing with Monahan in the middle. Value Options – DraftKings Center: Sean Monahan ($2800) – Calgary Flames – third line, but slots into the top power play Wing: Seth Jarvis ($3100) – Carolina Hurricanes Defense: Oliver Kylington ($3200) – Calgary Flames Value Options – FanDuel Center: Jordan Staal ($3700) – Carolina Hurricanes Wing: Brandon Saad ($5100) – St. Louis Blues Defense: Rasmus Andersson ($4900) – Calgary Flames Cash Considerations – DraftKings Cash is not recommended on a two game slate Cash Considerations – FanDuel Cash is not recommended on a two game slate 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 the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com. 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHL NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 6) Richard Masana 2 years ago written by Richard Masana This article focuses on 1/6 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below. Thursday 1/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a huge eleven-game Thursday slate! Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site. Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar New Jersey One “Jack Hughes/Jesper Bratt/Damon Severson Three Man” Jack Hughes is finally putting it all together and seems underpriced on DraftKings at $5,800. Jesper Bratt makes for the ideal pairing given his correlation on the first power-play unit. His $5,200 price tag makes the combination very affordable. The Devils are -130 home favorites against a struggling Columbus team in a game with a six total. As far as Severson he is cheap at $3,900 and shares correlation on the first unit as well as top power-play where he is the quarterback. Overall, the trio provides us with some solid value. Tampa Bay One “Brayden Point/Ondrej Palat Two Man” This line is another that seems underpriced. They may get overlooked a lot for flashier lines, but as we saw the other night, they can also win tournaments. At $6,600 Brayden Point fills a center slot and Palat allows us some savings on the wing at $5,300. Both skaters share a correlation on Tampa’s top power-play unit. While Calgary is not an ideal target as a decent defensive squad, traveling to Florida is not ideal for them. The Panthers just showed us the possibilities against the Flames. Colorado One “Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen Two Man” I have some recency bias here having just played them when they laid an egg against the Blackhawks. However, I would be remiss to not mention them, at home, in a game with the highest total on the night, set at 6.5. More likely than not they will be the chalk, despite the size of the slate. On that basis, I think you can fade and feel fine about it, but of course, if your build leaves you with the extra money, this two-man stack isn’t a bad way to spend it! 1/6 NHL Game Odds and Totals Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET Minnesota Wild (+140) at Boston Bruins (-160) – 6 Projected Goal Total San Jose Sharks (-120) at Buffalo Sabres (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total Calgary Flames (+120) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-140) – 6 Projected Goal Total Columbus Blue Jackets (+110) at New Jersey Devils (-130) – 6 Projected Goal Total Pittsburgh Penguins (-185) at Philadelphia Flyers (+150) – 6 Projected Goal Total Florida Panthers (-120) at Dallas Stars (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total Winnipeg Jets (+175) at Colorado Avalanche (-210) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total Chicago Blackhawks (-155) at Arizona Coyotes (+135) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total New York Rangers (+135) at Vegas Golden Knights (-155) – 6 Projected Goal Total Detroit Red Wings (+120) at Anaheim Ducks (-140) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total Nashville Predators (-130) at Los Angeles Kings (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total 1/6 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings Centers Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,500 Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,600 Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $6,800 Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $6,900 Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $5,800 Tomas Hertl – San Jose – $6,300 Wingers Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,700 Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $6,500 Patrick Kane – Chicago – $7,200 Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,500 Troy Terry – Anaheim – $4,700 Craig Smith – Boston – $4,400 Defense Roman Josi – Nashville – $7,200 Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo – $4,500 Damon Severson – New Jersey – $3,900 Oliver Kylington – Calgary – $3,200 Ryan Graves – New Jersey – $3,900 Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,100 Goalies Jusse Saros – Nashville – $7,700 Marc-Andre Fleury – Chicago – $8,200 Cash Considerations Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point, Filip Forsberg, Rasmus Dahlin Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the lookout for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/ 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHLPremium NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 4) rmferenc@gmail.com 2 years ago written by rmferenc@gmail.com Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season. If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I wi... 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHLPremium NHL DFS Man Advantage for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 3) rmferenc@gmail.com 2 years ago written by rmferenc@gmail.com Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season. If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I wi... 2 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
NHL NHL DFS The Saturday Slapshot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 1) Joel Bartilotta 2 years ago written by Joel Bartilotta Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot where I’ll be highlighting some of my top plays for tonight’s NHL DFS slate on Fanduel and DraftKings. Today we have a split slate. A 5 game slate starting at 1 pm EST, and then a 4 game slate at 7 pm EST that includes this year’s NHL Winter Classic. Goaltending – Early Slate Linus Ullmark ($8.3k DK/$8k FD) vs. Buffalo Sabres – Ullmark is a bit more than I typically spend on a goalie, but the spot this afternoon is just too much to pass up. Coming out of the extended Christmas break, the Sabres have only scored 4 goals in 2 games. The 2 goals per game are pretty much in line with the whole month of December as they averaged just 2.1 goals per game in 10 games played. Ullmark has played pretty sparingly this season, but when he’s played he’s been pretty good. In the 6 games he’s played since November 20, he’s been under 15 DK points just once. In those 6 games, he has 2 games over 30 DK points. I can easily envision him getting around the 25 point mark tonight against one of the more low-powered offenses in the NHL. Sergei Bobrovsky ($8.5k DK/$8.5k FD) vs. Montreal Canadiens – Like Ullmark, Bobrovsky is in the salary range I tend to stay away from. That said, he too is in just a great spot. In the month of December, the Canadiens scored just 1.67 goals per game in their 9 contests. Bobrovsky hasn’t been overly sharp this year. He’s given up at least 3 goals in all but 3 contests this year. This is a great bounce-back spot for him though with how poorly the Canadiens have been. Ilya Sorokin ($7.5k DK/$8.4k FD) vs. Edmonton Oilers – I like this play much better on DK than FD and this is strictly a GPP play as Edmonton can score goals in bunches. It’s not safe by any means. Sorokin has quietly put together a very solid season. On the year he has a 2.49 GAA and a .926 save percentage. If we look at his season as a whole, he’s had one dud and that was all the way back on November 16 vs. the Panthers. He scored under 13 DK points just once in the month of December. This is the Oilers third road game in 4 days and I expect to see some tired legs out of them. Sorokin is a risky play this afternoon, but he’s been solid all year and we aren’t paying an arm and a leg for him. Stacks – Early Slate Carolina 1 (Aho/Niederreiter/Teravainen) + Slavin Columbus is one of my favorite teams to stack against when playing NHL DFS. They’ve been giving up goals in droves this season. During the month of December, their opponents scored more than 3.5 goals per game against them. A lot of this has been due to how poorly defensively they’ve been playing. No team on the early slate gave up more high danger chances per game in December than the Blue Jackets at 12.67. Giving up that many high-quality chances is just asking for trouble. With the Hurricanes healthy post their covid outbreak, they’re back to being a high-powered offense. This trio is where the offense starts. Of the 4 goals the Hurricanes scored on Thursday, 3 came from this line, and the line combined for 5 total points. They should have no problem replicating that today against a poor defensive team. My favorites on this line are Niederreiter and Teravainen as they are the cheaper parts to it. Over $8k for Aho is a lot, but if you can afford it, go for it. Florida Power Play 1 (Barkov/Duclair/Huberdeau/Reinhart/Weegar) No team has given up more power-play goals in the NHL this season than the Montreal Canadiens. They are currently tied with the Canucks with 31 power-play goals against. The majority of this power-play unit plays together on the second line so if you want to save some money, you can certainly cut out Barkov. My preferences here with forwards are Duclair and Huberdeau. Duclair has 3 goals in his last 4 games and Huberdeau has 7 points in 5 games. The two of them plus Weegar should be able to put up some damage today. Islanders 2 (Pageau/Beauvillier/Dal Colle) + Dobson I’ve given 2 pretty high-priced stacks in Carolina and Florida. Although I love the Islanders’ first line, we need to find some salary savings. We can get that with the second line of the Islanders today. I love the Oilers. They have 2 of the best players in the NHL on their team. That said, they are awful defensively. During the month of December, they gave up 3.73 goals per game. That’s top of any team on this afternoon slate. It’s bad, very bad. This second line should get Beauvillier back today as he cleared Covid protocols yesterday. This season has been a bit of a struggle for Beauvillier and Pageau as they have combined for just 9 goals this season. That said, they’re in a great matchup today and one of these guys should be able to put the puck in the back of the net. Other stacks (Bos 1, NYI 1, Car 2, Fla 1, Edm 1, Nash 1) Top Defenseman Noah Dobson Mackenzie Weegar Jacob Slavin David Savard Jake McCabe Charlie McAvoy Darnell Nurse Evening Slate Notes I’m not as big of a fan of the evening slate as I am with the early slate. That said, I love hockey and will probably still throw in a lineup. With goaltending, we shouldn’t get fancy. He’ll be highly owned, but Thatcher Demko is playing amazing right now. He’s won 8 of his last 9 contests and in that stretch, he’s given up 2 goals or less 7 times. Don’t overthink this one, even though he’ll be very popular. In terms of stacks for tonight, look no farther than the LA Kings as they get to take on Martin Jones and the Flyers. The majority of the offense with the Kings comes from their top line of Kopitar, Iafallo, and Kempe. You’ll also want a piece of Matt Roy if you are playing the Kings. He’s still priced under $5k on DK which does seem like it’s a bit low for his production of late. I’ll also want to grab a piece of the NHL’s Winter Classic between the Wild and the Blues. This should be a fun game as both offenses have been pretty good of late. You could make a case for a game stack here. For St Louis, their second line is where I always start. Robert Thomas is back and is still at just $3.7k on DK. I love pairing him with Tarasenko tonight. On the Wild side of things, I’d go Hartman and Kaprizov. The only concern though is they are very pricey. A cheap way to get some extra exposure to them is to pair them with Alex Goligoski. He plays with them on the top power-play unit and is also on the top defensive unit. His cost is only $3,300 and has been producing of late. He’s been under 10 DK points just once in his last 4. When setting NHL lineups today, make sure you are using our optimizer. Good luck and hope to see you in the green! Make sure you follow me on Twitter at @rangerzfan79 and be sure to sign up for an ALL ACCESS GOLD ACCOUNT here at Win Daily Sports. 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NHL NHL DFS Friday Night Forecheck for DraftKings and FanDuel (Dec. 31) allenjesse24@yahoo.com 2 years ago written by allenjesse24@yahoo.com Friday 12/31 NHL Breakdown Welcome back to Win Daily Sports’ Friday Night Forecheck! Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! We hope you have a great time tonight ringing in 2022 with your friends and loved ones! Please be safe and smart tonight. Here’s wishing you and yours a very happy and healthy new year. Maybe we can ring in ’22 with some green! A couple of notes before we get started – this slate starts at 1pm Eastern and runs throughout the day on DraftKings. On FanDuel, there is only a 2 game main slate that starts at 7pm Eastern. Because of this, plus the COVID situations, it is absolutely IMPERATIVE that you keep up with the news. The games in the afternoon will be over by the time the evening games start, so be sure to keep an eye on all of your news sources through the day. Goalies Laurent Brossoit – Vegas Golden Knights: The Knights face the Ducks at home tonight, and the Ducks have been terrible on the road of late, scoring just 1.8 goals per game, converting a measly 5.8% of their shots. Brossoit has been solid, but he isn’t perfect. Expect him to give up a couple, especially with the Knights dealing yet again with health issues, but he should be considered a ‘safe’ play. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning: Vas should be returning from a COVID protocol stint, as the Lightning host the Rangers. The Lightning are on a back-to-back, but the game was against their neighbor, the Panthers, so the travel really should not affect them. They did, however, get absolutely smoked, so the Lightning should have something to prove tonight. The return of Vasilevskiy should be a nice boost to the club, and what’s even better is the shot volume should be there for upside. Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: This pick is interesting, as the Ducks travel to Vegas to take on the Knights. The reasoning behind this pick is simple – the Knights are banged up. Outside of the second line, they should struggle to score. The worry here is that Gibson on the road is not as good as he is at home. If the Ducks can shut down that second line, then this could be a sneaky spot for a Ducks win. If he starts, he is worth a look, but if Stolarz gets the nod, then this spot becomes a lot less appealing. Consider a pivot to Igor Shesterkin as a GPP option. Mike Smith can also be considered, and carries some risk because he may not be 100% recovered from his injury. Lines to Build Around 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). Washington Capitals 1 – Evgeny Kuznetsov/Alex Ovechkin/Tom Wilson/John Carlson: The Caps have a FANTASTIC matchup tonight against the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings match the Larkin line to the opposing top line, and that sets this line up for a potentially huge night. The entire Caps lineup is in a good spot, so consider a power play mix n match with these guys. They should carry ownership, but it could be surprisingly limited since they are the late game on the slate. Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Zach Hyman/Tyson Barrie: The Oilers head to New Jersey to take on the Devils in the afternoon game, and that is a great spot for this unit. Stacking the power play gets you access to the top two lines, who should see the depth lines for Jersey at even strength. We all know how lethal this unit can be, and today should be no different. High Risk Lines 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). New Jersey Devils 3 – Dawson Mercer/Andreas Johnsson/Janne Kuokkanen/Damon Severson: Right on the other side of the Edmonton game, we have this very intriguing matchup. This third line should take on the Draisaitl line at even strength, which sets them up very nicely. The Draisaitl line is giving up 12.78 high danger chances against per 60, while this line generates 17.26 high danger chances for per 60. Edmonton has been known to give up goals, and this line will be overlooked. From a narrative standpoint, afternoon games can get a little weird, so with Edmonton traveling East for an early game, this is a very interesting spot. Vegas Golden Knights 2 – William Karlsson/Jonathan Marchessault/Reilly Smith/Dylan Coghlan: As mentioned earlier, the Knights are banged up. Because of this, the second line is going to have to take on the bulk of the scoring responsibility. They have a decent matchup against the Ducks, and Vegas loves playing on home ice. Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play – Steven Stamkos/Brayden Point/Alex Killorn/Ondrej Palat/Victor Hedman: The Lightning play host to the Rangers tonight, and they should be energized with the (hopeful) return of Vasilevskiy. On top of that, losing badly to the Panthers should give them something to prove, so they could come out on fire against the Rangers. The other school of thought is that they are tired, Vas is tired and/or rusty, and they end up putting up another dud, which is exactly why they are high risk. You can definitely make a decision between the Lightning and the Rangers in this spot, but based on recent data, the Lightning edge them out a bit. Either way, this game should be high event, and it is likely that you will need some pieces from this game. Note – if Vasilevskiy does NOT go, then this spot becomes the Rangers, especially if Lagace or a different backup that isn’t Elliott gets the nod. Honorable mentions: ANH2, WSH3, NYRPP, DET1 Value Options – DraftKings Center: Ross Colton ($2700) – Tampa Bay Lightning – top line value alongside Stamkos and Palat Wing: Evgenii Dadonov ($3500) – Vegas Golden Knights – make sure he is active, but he cleared COVID protocol, and with Pacioretty out, he could move to the top line Defense: Damon Severson ($3600) – New Jersey Devils – he has been logging heavy minutes, and at $3600, his production is plenty to pay off Value Options – FanDuel Center: Ross Colton ($5000) – Tampa Bay Lightning Wing: Tom Wilson ($5300) – Washington Capitals Defense: Moritz Seider ($5400) – Detroit Red Wings Cash Considerations – DraftKings Leon Draisaitl – C- Edmonton Oilers Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals Victor Hedman – D – Tampa Bay Lightning Laurent Brossoit – G – Vegas Golden Knights Cash Considerations – FanDuel It is NOT recommended to play cash lineups on FanDuel, as it is only a 2 game slate. 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