NHL DFS

This article focuses on 5/23 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 5/23 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Both sites are passing on the early game between Carolina and Nashville and starting the main slates at 5 p.m. ET.

This leaves us with a three game slate where the Colorado Avalanche are understandably the biggest favorite.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Colorado Avalanche (-229) at St. Louis Blues (+185) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Colorado Leads Series 3-0 – Nathan MacKinnon (-104), Mikko Rantanen (+114), Gabriel Landeskog (+170), Andre Burakovsky (+220), Joonas Donskoi (+220), Ryan O’Reilly (+225), Brandon Saad (+235), David Perron (+265), Vladimir Tarasenko (+265), JT Compher (+270), Mike Hoffman (+290), Brayden Schenn (+290), Cale Makar (+290)

So far this series has been an absolute nightmare for the Blues. Now they are one of two teams facing elimination on this slate along with the Capitals. However, as the odds might suggest, I like the Caps chances much better.

Boston Bruins (-132) at Washington Capitals (+114) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Boston Leads Series 3-1 – David Pastrnak (+112), Alexander Ovechkin (+133), Brad Marchand (+175), Patrice Bergeron (+200), Taylor Hall (+210), Anthony Mantha (+215), T.J. Oshie (+225), Tom Wilson (+275), Jake DeBrusk (+290), Nick Ritchie (+290), Nicklas Bäckström (+300)

Boston will be looking to finish off the Caps on the road. If picking money lines here, I’d probably be on the Washington side, expecting this series to at least go six.

Edmonton Oilers (-120) at Winnipeg Jets (+102) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Winnipeg Leads Series 2-0 – Connor McDavid (+116), Leon Draisaitl (+125), Kyle Connor (+165), Mark Scheifele (+188), Nikolaj Ehlers (+205), Blake Wheeler (+225), Jesse Puljujärvi (+225), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+235), Kailer Yamamoto (+265), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+290), Darnell Nurse (+300)

I could see the Edmonton stars getting slightly less ownership than Colorado and that seems reasonable. However, they are where I would go next and on a three game slate you can certainly fade Colorado in tournaments.

5/23 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,600
3. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $7,500
4. J.T. Compher – Colorado – $3,400
5. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,300

Wingers

1. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,500
3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,800
4. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,200
5. Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $4,000

Defense

1. Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,600
2. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $6,100
3. Colton Parayko – St. Louis – $3,800
4. Ryan Graves – Colorado – $3,700
5. Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $5,500

Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,300
2. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,000

5/23 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,800
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,100
3. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $6,500
4. J.T. Compher – Colorado – $2,700
5. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $6,900

Wingers

1. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,200
3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,700
4. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $7,400
5. Joonas Donskoi – Colorado – $3,900

Defense

1. Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,700
2. Colton Parayko – St. Louis – $4,300
3. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,100
4. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $5,800
5. Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $5,200

Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,300
2. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Mark Scheifele, J.T. Compher, Joonas Donskoi, Colton Parayko, Cale Makar, Phillip Grubauer

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, J.T. Compher, Joonas Donskoi, Colton Parayko, Cale Makar, Phillip Grubauer

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This article focuses on 5/20 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/20 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot as we return for our second playoff edition. It’s a Thursday in May, featuring a trifecta of series dead even after two games, as well as a game one North of the border.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

Florida Panthers (+128) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-148) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Nikita Kucherov (+125), Brayden Point (+163), Steven Stamkos (+180), Ondrej Palát (+188), Aleksander Barkov (+190), Carter Verhaeghe (+205), Alex Killorn (+235), Jonathan Huberdeau (+225), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Yanni Gourde (+245), Patric Hörnqvist (+265), Sam Bennett (+295), Alex Barre-Boulet (+300), Victor Hedman (+300)

Finally healthy, the defending champion Lightning is busy chewing bubblegum and kicking ass right now and get to take this series back home. That means trouble for the Panthers in what is a virtual elimination game for them here facing a 0-2 series deficit.

Pittsburgh Penguins (-106) at New York Islanders (-110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+155), Sidney Crosby (+163), Brock Nelson (+215), Bryan Rust (+220), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+225), Kyle Palmieri (+225), Evgeni Malkin (+230), Mathew Barzal (+240), Anthony Beauvillier (+250), Jordan Eberle (+250), Jeff Carter (+265)

I’m going to try to put personal feelings aside here. After two extremely close games, this series now travels to Nassau Coliseum. You wouldn’t know it from the first game, but the goaltending has been spectacular. That is why I am hesitant to really attack either side of this matchup. That being said, with some of the marksmen involved, a shutout is unlikely, thus also limiting goalie upside.

Later Games

Montreal Canadiens (+170) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-200) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-132), Tyler Toffoli (+150), Mitch Marner (+175), Zach Hyman (+185), William Nylander (+185), John Tavares (+185), Brendan Gallagher (+205), Nick Foligno (+250), Josh Anderson (+260), Alex Galchenyuk (+265), Cole Caufield (+270), Nick Suzuki (+285), Tomas Tatar (+285), Wayne Simmonds (+300)

As mentioned earlier, this is the only game one of the night as all of the other featured series have had a pair so far. Toronto comes in heavy favorites understandably. I was sort of surprised not to see this total at six as of the time of writing. Either way, the Leafs are far and away the heaviest favorite tonight. Auston Matthews should easily have the highest ownership of any skater on the slate on both sites and in all formats.

Las Vegas Golden Knights (-112) at Minnesota Wild (-105) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Max Pacioretty (+150), Kirill Kaprizov (+163), Jonathan Marchessault (+180), Alex Tuch (+180), Mark Stone (+195), Kevin Fiala (+200), William Karlsson (+240), Reilly Smith (+265), Tomas Nosek (+265), Joel Eriksson Ek (+285), Mats Zuccarello (+300), Chandler Stephenson (+300)

Much like the Penguins/Islanders series, this has been another one with a pair of close games so far to open things up. Headed to Minnesota, the Golden Knights come in much smaller money line favorites than for the previous two games.

5/20 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,800
2. Sam Bennett – Florida – $4,500
3. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,800
4. John Tavares – Toronto – $7,100
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,700

Wingers

1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,300
2. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,800 – GTD
3. Alex Tuch – Las Vegas – $4,500
4. Zach Hyman – Toronto – $4,700
5. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $4,300
6. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,800
7. Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,600
8. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,600
9. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $7,500
10. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $5,200

Defense

1. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,700
2. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,800
3. Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $4,300
4. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,500
5. Gustav Forsling – Florida – $3,500

Goalies

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,400
2. Jack Campbell – Toronto – $8,100

5/20 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
2. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,400
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,600
4. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,000
5. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $5,000

Wingers

1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,300
2. Alex Tuch – Las Vegas – $4,500
3. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,300 – GTD
4. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,400
5. Zach Hyman – Toronto – $5,500
6. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,400
7. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $6,600
8. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,800
9. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $3,900
10. Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,600
11. Jonathan Marchessault – Las Vegas – $6,200

Defense

1. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,400
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,300
3. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,500
4. Justin Holl – Toronto – $3,400
5. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,200

Goalies

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,100
2. Jack Campbell – Toronto – $8,400

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Marc Andre-Fleury/Jack Campbell, Alex Tuch, Blake Coleman, Alex Pietrangelo, Justin Holl, Noah Dobson

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Marc Andre-Fleury/Jack Campbell, Alex Tuch, Zach Hyman, Blake Coleman, Alex Pietrangelo, Alec Martinez

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This article focuses on 5/16 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 5/16 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for the first multigame slate of the 2021 NHL Playoffs.

DraftKings is running all three playoff games beginning at 12 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the FanDuel slate only contains the late game, Florida at Tampa Bay, along with the Calgary at Vancouver regular-season game.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Time Order

New York Islanders (+118) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-136) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – DRAFTKINGS ONLY – Jake Guentzel (+148), Sidney Crosby (+165), Bryan Rust (+180), Evgeni Malkin (+215), Brock Nelson (+230), Jared McCann (+240), Mathew Barzal (+250), Anthony Beauvillier (+265), Jordan Eberle (+265), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+265), Kyle Palmieri (+295), Jason Zucker (+300)

The Islanders come into this game in really poor form, particularly offensively. However, when these teams last met in the playoffs two years the Islanders swept Pittsburgh, so should have some confidence. I think this will be the lowest scoring of the four games despite all having the same projected total.

Minnesota Wild (+138) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-159) – DRAFTKINGS ONLY – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Max Pacioretty (+128), Kirill Kaprizov (+160), Mark Stone (+170), William Karlsson (+205), Jonathan Marchessault (+205), Alex Tuch (+205), Kevin Fiala (+205), Reilly Smith (+230), Chandler Stephenson (+260), Joel Eriksson Ek (+285), Mattias Janmark (+295), Alex Pietrangelo (+295), Mats Zuccarello (+300)

Both Max Pacioretty and Alec Martinez are game-time decisions. However, the Golden Knights are still the biggest favorite on the slate.

Tampa Bay Lightning (-125) at Florida Panthers (+108) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Nikita Kucherov (+155), Brayden Point (+175), Aleksander Barkov (+180), Steven Stamkos (+190), Carter Verhaeghe (+195), Ondrej Palát (+200), Jonathan Huberdeau (+225), Patric Hörnqvist (+250), Alex Killorn (+250), Anthony Cirelli (+265), Yanni Gourde (+265), Sam Bennett (+280)

This should be an entertaining matchup between the two NHL teams from Florida. Sam Bennett gets high ranks below as a value option he is on absolute fire.

Calgary Flames (-127) at Vancouver Canucks (+110) – FANDUEL ONLY – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Boeser (+185), Matthew Tkachuk (+185), Bo Horvat (+205), J.T. Miller (+225), Elias Lindholm (+225), Johnny Gaudreau (+235), Tanner Pearson (+245), Andrew Mangiapane (+250), Dillon Dube (+300)

I’m not sure why on Earth FanDuel didn’t just create a slate with the three playoff games like DraftKings did. Nevertheless, I think there should be goals here in what’s a repeat of a matchup we have several times over the last two weeks.

5/16 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Sam Bennett – Florida – $4,600
2. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,200
3. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,700
4. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400
5. Mikael Backlund – Calgary – $4,600

Wingers

1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,000
2. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,800
3. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $5,600
4. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $7,300
5. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $4,300

Defense

1. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $6,200
2. Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $4,200
3. Mikhail Sergachev – Tampa Bay – $4,300
4. Gustav Forsling – Florida – $3,700
5. Jack Rathbone – Vancouver – $3,600

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,600
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $7,800

5/16 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,300
2. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,000
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,700
4. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $5,500 “GTD”
5. William Karlsson – Las Vegas – $5,100

Wingers

1. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,500 – GTD
2. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $7,200
3. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $6,900
4. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $3,900
5. Jason Zucker – Minnesota – $3,600

Defense

1. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,200
2. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $5,800
3. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,600
4. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,300
5. Keith Yandle – Florida – $3,900

Goalies

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,200
2. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not recommended for slates with less than four games.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Not recommended for slates with less than four games.

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This article focuses on 5/13 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/13 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Let’s get ready for a three-game slate before the regular season comes to an end.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 8 p.m. ET

Minnesota Wild (-120) at St. Louis Blues (-+102) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Kirill Kaprizov (+128), Kevin Fiala (+170), Brayden Schenn (+190), Ryan O’Reilly (+210), David Perron (+210), Joel Eriksson Ek (+220), Jordan Greenway (+220), Mats Zuccarello (+220), Mike Hoffman (+230), Jaden Schwartz (+260), Victor Rask (+275), Jordan Kyrou (+290), Zachary Sanford (+290)

Vancouver Canucks (+140) at Calgary Flames (-175) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Matthew Tkachuk (+163), Brock Boeser (+195), Elias Lindholm (+200), Johnny Gaudreau (+210), Bo Horvat (+215), Andrew Mangiapane (+220), J.T. Miller (+235), Tanner Pearson (+260), Dillon Dube (+265)

Los Angeles Kings (+260) at Colorado Avalanche (-335) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Mikko Rantanen (+105), Gabriel Landeskog (+155), Nazem Kadri (+175), Andre Burakovsky (+185), Joonas Donskoi (+195), Alex Newhook (+250), Dustin Brown (+265), Cale Makar (+270), Carl Söderberg (+270), Anze Kopitar (+285), JT Compher (+290)

NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Tyson Jost – Colorado – $3,300
2. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,600
3. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,100
4. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $6,700
5. J.T Miller – Vancouver – $6,300

Wingers

1. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200
2. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $7,200
3. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $6,900
4. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,500
5. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgaty – $5,600
6. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,300

Defense

1. Justin Faulk – St. Louis – $4,500
2. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $6,300
3. Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,100
4. Jack Rathbone – Vancouver – $3,600
5. Colton Parayko – St. Louis – $3,700

Goalies

1. Jonas Johansson – Colorado – $6,500
2. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $7,600

5/13 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Tyson Jost – Colorado – $3,300
2. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $7,000
3. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $6,800
4. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,700
5. J.T. Miller – Vancouver – $6,000

Wingers

1. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,700
2. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $7,300
3. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,500
4. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $6,000
5. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $4,900
6. Alex Newhook – Colorado – $2,500

Defense

1. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $6,700
2. Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,600
3. Jack Rathbone – Vancouver – $2,800
4. Ryan Suter – Minnesota – $3,400
5. Justin Faulk – St. Louis – $6,000

Goalies

1. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $7,700
2. Jonas Johansson – Colorado – $8,500

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This article focuses on 5/9 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 5/9 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot as we nearly finish off the NHL regular season!

Tonight, it is a very tiny slate by condensed NHL schedule standards with a pair of games beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Chronological Order

Dallas Stars (-157) at Chicago Blackhawks (+135) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+138), Jason Robertson (+145), Tyler Seguin (+150), Alex DeBrincat (+160), Roope Hintz (+160), Patrick Kane (+195), Jamie Benn (+205), Denis Guryanov (+230), Dominik Kubalik (+255), Ty Dellandrea (+295), Brandon Hagel (+300)

Ottawa Senators (+162) at Calgary Flames (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Matthew Tkachuk (+155), Sean Monahan (+170), Elias Lindholm (+190), Johnny Gaudreau (+200), Brady Tkachuk (+210), Andrew Mangiapane (+215), Drake Batherson (+215), Evgeny Dadonov (+250), Dillon Dube (+255), Josh Norris (+275), Mikael Backlund (+295), Dominik Simon (+295)

5/9 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,800
2. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $6,700
3. Tyler Seguin – Dallas – $7,400
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $4,900
5. Mikael Backlund – Calgary – $4,300

Wingers

1. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $7,600
2. Jason Robertson – Dallas – $5,600
3. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,500
4. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $6,700
5. Andrew Mangiapane – Calgary – $4,100

Defense

1. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $6,300
2. Connor Murphy – Chicago – $4,300
3. Esa Lindell – Dallas – $3,800
4. Rasmus Andersson – Calgary – $4,000
5. Erik Brannstrom – Ottawa – $4,000

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,600
2. Jacob Markstrom- Calgary – $7,800

5/9 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,400
2. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $6,700
3. Jamie Benn – Dallas – $5,500
4. Sean Monahan – Calgary – $4,900
5. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $5,100

Wingers

1. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $6,400
2. Jason Robertson – Dallas – $5,600
3. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,800
4. Tyler Seguin – Dallas – $6,600
5. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $5,100

Defense

1. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $6,200
2. Artem Zub – Ottawa – $2,900
3. Erik Brannstrom – Ottawa – $3,100
4. Connor Murphy – Chicago – $5,200
5. Rasmus Andersson – Calgary – $4,000

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,000
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,300

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

It’s a two-game slate don’t play cash games!

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

It’s a two-game slate, don’t play cash games!

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This article focuses on 5/6 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Let’s get ready for six-game tonight as the final week of the regular season marches on. Four of the six games contain goal totals of six or over, so this should be a relatively high scoring slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

New York Rangers (+170) at Boston Bruins (-205) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-103), Brad Marchand (+135), Mika Zibanejad (+163), Patrice Bergeron (+170), Taylor Hall (+200), Chris Kreider (+235), Pavel Buchnevich (+245), Craig Smith (+255)

New Jersey Devils (+200) at New York Islanders (-240) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Nelson (+160), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+175), Kyle Palmieri (+175), Mathew Barzal (+195), Jordan Eberle (+195), Anthony Beauvillier (+205), Kieffer Bellows (+265), Oliver Wahlstrom (+265), Josh Bailey (+280), Nico Hischier (+290), Travis Zajac (+300)

Buffalo Sabres (+293) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-360) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (-106), Sidney Crosby (+105), Evgeni Malkin (+135), Bryan Rust (+143), Jared McCann (+190), Sam Reinhart (+200), Jason Zucker (+205), Jeff Carter (+220), Kasperi Kapanen (+235), Radim Zohorna (+250), Victor Olofsson (+260), Kris Letang (+270), Teodors Blugers (+295)

Main Slate Games Continued

Montreal Canadiens (+162) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-117), Mitch Marner (+175), William Nylander (+175), Tyler Toffoli (+175), John Tavares (+195), Josh Anderson (+215), Alex Galchenyuk (+260), Tomas Tatar (+270), Ilya Mikheyev (+280), Nicholas Robertson (+300), Nick Suzuki (+300)

Chicago Blackhawks (+233) at Carolina Hurricanes (-278) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+110), Vincent Trocheck (+123), Nino Niederreiter (+150), Andrei Svechnikov (+165), Teuvo Teräväinen (+175), Alex DeBrincat (+185), Martin Necas (+188), Jordan Staal (+215), Patrick Kane (+225), Jesper Fast (+230), Brock McGinn (+245), Dougie Hamilton (+285), Dominik Kubalik (+295)

Late Game

Vancouver Canucks (+211) at Edmonton Oilers (-250) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (-112), Connor McDavid (-112), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+185), Darnell Nurse (+195), Jesse Puljujärvi (+195), Kailer Yamamoto (+210), Brock Boeser (+215), Bo Horvat (+235), Alex Chiasson (+240), Gaëtan Haas (+255), J.T. Miller (+255), Dominik Kahun (+275), Tanner Pearson (+285), James Neal (+295)

5/6 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,300
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,300
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,100
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $5,800

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,300
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,600
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,400
4. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,700
5. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $7,600
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,800

Defense

1. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $3,900
2. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,300
3. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,600
4. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $6,300
5. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,400

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $7,900
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,200

5/6 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,000
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,100
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,200
5. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,100

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,700
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,800
3. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $8,200
4. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,100
5. William Nylander – Toronto – $6,300
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,500

Defense

1. Morgan Rielly – Toronto – $4,700
2. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100
3. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $2,600
4. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,200
5. Brady Skjei – Carolina – $3,000

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,100
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,000

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Alex Galchenyuk

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Galchenyuk

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