This article focuses on 2/25 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.
Welcome back to the Hot Shot! Let’s get ready for an exciting nine game slate to look forward to.
Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.
Boston Bruins (-129) at New York Islanders (+112) – 5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (+130), Patrice Bergeron (+200), Brad Marchand (+220), Mathew Barzal (+295), Jordan Eberle (+295), Anders Lee (+295), Anthony Beauvillier (+310), Brock Nelson (+310)
Pittsburgh Penguins (-108) at Washington Capitals (-108) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (+104), Jake Guentzel (+145), Sidney Crosby (+160), Evgeni Malkin (+180), Bryan Rust (+200), Tom Wilson (+210), Jakub Vrána (+225), T.J. Oshie (+235), Jason Zucker (+250), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+265), Kasperi Kapanen (+285), Nicklas Bäckström (+300)
Carolina Hurricanes (+120) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-139) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Steven Stamkos (+138), Brayden Point (+165), Sebastian Aho (+165), Alex Killorn (+205), Ondrej Palát (+225), Andrei Svechnikov (+240), Vincent Trocheck (+240), Nino Niederreiter (+250), Blake Coleman (+290), Victor Hedman (+290), Tyler Johnson (+290)
Dallas Stars (+112) at Florida Panthers (-129) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Jonathan Huberdeau (+205), Aleksander Barkov (+215), Patric Hörnqvist (+215), Joe Pavelski (+220), Denis Guryanov (+230), Carter Verhaeghe (+255), Jamie Benn (+255), Roope Hintz (+280), Alexander Radulov (+280), Anthony Duclair (+285), Alexander Wennberg (+300)
Chicago Blackhawks (+106) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-122) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Patrik Laine (+160), Patrick Kane (+180), Oliver Björkstrand (+195), Alex DeBrincat (+225), Dominik Kubailik (+225), Cam Atkinson (+230), Pius Suter (+265), Jack Roslovic (+270), Mikhail Grigorenko (+285), Alexandre Texier (+300)
Calgary Flames (-165) at Ottawa Senators (+140) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Matthew Tkachuk (+155), Sean Monahan (+170), Elias Lindholm (+188), Brady Tkachuk (+200), Johnny Gaudreau (+210), Evgeny Dadonov (+220), Dillon Dube (+255), Andrew Mangiapane (+275), Drake Batherson (+290), Josh Norris (+290), Mikael Backlund (+290), Dominik Simon (+290)
New Jersey Devils (-104) at Buffalo Sabres ( -112) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Jack Eichel (+140), Kyle Palmieri (+200), Taylor Hall (+205), Victor Olofsson (+240), Sam Reinhart (+240), Nico Hischier (+260), Miles Wood (+275), Jeff Skinner (+280), Andreas Johnsson (+290)
Nashville Predators (-155) at Detroit Red Wings (+132) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Filip Forsberg (+155), Anthony Mantha (+195), Viktor Arvidsson (+200), Dylan Larkin (+230), Matt Duchene (+250), Bobby Ryan (+275), Mikael Granlund (+280)
Montreal Canadiens (-127) at Winnipeg Jets (+110) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Kyle Connor (+160), Mark Scheifele (+180), Brendan Gallagher (+188), Tyler Toffoli (+188), Nikolaj Ehlers (+230), Josh Anderson (+235), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+255), Blake Wheeler (+255), Tomas Tatar (+265), Nick Suzuki (+300), Shea Weber (+300)
Edmonton Oilers (-134) at Vancouver Canucks (+115) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (+118), Connor McDavid (+118), Brock Boeser (+170), Elias Pettersson (+195), J.T. Miller (+205), Bo Horvat (+215), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+220), Kailer Yamamoto (+220), Jesse Puljujärvi (+235), Tanner Pearson (+300)
Pittsburgh Two “Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jason Zucker”
Did Bryan Rust really sleep with the DraftKings NHL pricing analyst’s mother? Is that true? It would be the only explanation why Pittsburgh continues to remain so underpriced. You could also roll with the Penguin’s top line, as they are also strangely discounted for what should be a high total game. However, I like the discount on Evgeni Malkin at $5,500, particularly given that he has recently awakened from his prior slumber. Throw in the aforementioned beast Mr. Rust and the cheap Jason Zucker for only $3,800 and you have yourself a bargain line. Be sure to keep an eye on the latter skater. He left Tuesday’s game early with an injury to his right leg. Nevertheless, any replacement would likely be even cheaper.
Calgary One “Matthew Tkachuk, Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane”
Remember how this goes from Sunday’s article. Senators. Not surprisingly, Calgary is a -165 favorite here. That second line with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan isn’t a bad alternative on either site. Matthew Tkachuk is so cheap on FanDuel, that the second line is the preferred target.
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This article focuses on 2/21 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.
Welcome back to the Hot Shot! Unlike some of the huge slates we have had recently, today we are down to three games. The Boston/Philly game will be played at Lake Tahoe, so don’t be surprised if that one ends up a mess!
Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.
Montreal Canadiens (-220) at Ottawa Senators (+185) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Brendan Gallagher (+155), Tyler Toffoli (+155), Josh Anderson (+195), Brady Tkachuk (+220), Tomas Tatar (+220), Evgeny Dadonov (+240), Nick Suzuki (+255), Shea Weber (+255), Joel Armia (+295), Jonathan Drouin (+295), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (+295), Jeff Petry (+295)
Philadelphia Flyers (+170) at Boston Bruins (-200) – To be played at Lake Tahoe – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (+107) Patrice Bergeron (+160), Brad Marchand (+175), Sean Couturier (+265), Jake DeBrusk (+290), Craig Smith (+290), Charlie Coyle (+310), James van Reimsdyk (+310)
Winnipeg Jets (-104) at Vancouver Canucks (-112) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Kyle Connor (+148), Brock Boeser (+160), Mark Scheifele (+170), Elias Pettersson (+180), J.T. Miller (+190), Bo Horvat (+200), Nikolaj Ehlers (+215), Blake Wheeler (+240), Tanner Pearson (+280), Nils Hoglander (+300)
Montreal One “Tyler Toffoli, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher”
The Ottawa Senators really suck, they have a -34 goal differential and only nine points this season, both are NHL worsts “The differential worst by a whopping -18”. Moving forward, our NHL authors can probably just write one word, “Senators”.
Montreal 2 Two Man “Nick Suzuki, Josh Anderson”
Jonathan Drouin has been stinking it up lately, so I didn’t write this up as a full line stack. However, Drouin remains on the top power play unit, so you can add him in if you want. The two men listed above have been doing most of this line’s damage. As far as the matchup, “Senators”.
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This article focuses on 2/18 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.
Welcome back to the Hot Shot! We have a nine game Thursday slate to look forward to and break down below.
Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.
New York Islanders (+102) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-118) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+160), Sidney Crosby (+175), Evgeni Malkin (+200), Bryan Rust (+220), Mathew Barzal (+265), Jordan Eberle (+265), Anders Lee (+265), Jason Zucker (+275), Anthony Beauvillier (+280), Brock Nelson (+280), Kasperi Kapanen (+310), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+310)
New Jersey Devils (+195) at Boston Bruins (-235) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (+100) Patrice Bergeron (+148), Brad Marchand (+163), Kyle Palmieri (+255), Jake DeBrusk (+280), Craig Smith (+280), Charlie Coyle (+300), Ondrej Kase (+300), David Krejci (+300), Nick Ritchie (+320), Jack Studnicka (+320)
New York Rangers ( +102) at Philadelphia Flyers (-121) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (+140), Artemi Panarin (+180), Sean Couturier (+220), Travis Konecny (+220), Chris Kreider (+240), Pavel Buchnevich (+250), James van Riemsdyk (+260), Joel Farabee (+275), Kevin Hayes (+275), Oskar Lindblom (+310), Nolan Patrick (+310), Alexis Lafrenière (+320), Jakub Voracek (+335)
Nashville Predators (+112) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-130) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Patrik Laine (+155), Filip Forsberg (+175), Oliver Björkstrand (+185), Viktor Arvidsson (+230), Cam Atkinson (+250), Jack Roslovic (+265), Matt Duchene (+280), Mikhail Grigorenko (+285), Alexandre Texier (+300), Mikael Granlund (+310), Max Domi (+320)
Ottawa Senators (+255) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-305) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-143), John Tavares (+123), William Nylander (+130), Mitch Marner (+155), Zach Hyman (+210), Brady Tkachuk (+235), Evgeny Dadonov (+260), Adam Brooks (+265), Ilya Mikheyev (+265), Joe Thornton (+265), Joey Anderson (+285), Alexander Barabanov (+310), Alexander Kerfoot (+310), Nicolas Petan (+310), Jason Spezza (+310), Jimmy Vesey (+310)
Buffalo Sabres ( +148) at Washington Capitals ( -175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (-113), Jack Eichel (+145), Tom Wilson (+188), Jakub Vrána (+200), T.J. Oshie (+210), Taylor Hall (+215), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+235), Victor Olofsson (+245), Sam Reinhart (+245), Nicklas Bäckström (+270), Jeff Skinner (+290), John Carlson (+310), Lars Eller (+310), Richard Pánik (+310)
San Jose Sharks (+170) at St. Louis Blues (-200) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Brayden Schenn (+155), Mike Hoffman (+163), David Perron (+170), Ryan O’Reilly (+180), Jaden Schwartz (+215), Evander Kane (+230), Jordan Kyrou (+240), Logan Couture (+250), Timo Meier (+250), Tomas Hertl (+265), Zachary Sanford (+320)
Los Angeles Kings (+138) at Arizona Coyotes ( -159) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Conor Garland (+205), Christian Dvorak (+220), Phil Kessel (+230), Anze Kopitar (+230), Clayton Keller (+260), Nick Schmaltz (+275), Dustin Brown (+290), Jeff Carter (+310)
Minnesota Wild (-129) at Anaheim Ducks (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Kevin Fiala (+195), Kirill Kaprizov (+205), Rickard Rakell (+240), Zach Parise (+265), Adam Henrique (+265), Joel Eriksson Ek (+280), Jakob Silfverberg (+295), Marcus Johansson (+295), Mats Zuccarello (+320)
JVR has been real hot as of late, but is not getting any love from Vegas. He draws a nice matchup against a Rangers that is slowly falling out of playoff contention in the East.
Washington One “Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov”
There is a bit of a discount here on Evgeny Kuznetsov from his FanDuel price. When combined with $5,000 Tom Wilson, it allows you to easily afford Alex Ovechkin to fill things out. Ovi has the second highest goal scoring odds on the slate behind Auston Matthews.
Arizona One “Conor Garland, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz”
This is not a customary pick and the Coyotes/Kings game has a relatively low total. Nevertheless, given the pricing here, they provide a decent amount of upside and allow you salary flexibility for the rest of your build. This trio is currently red hot with eight full line goals over their last ten games.
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This article focuses on 2/14 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.
Welcome back to the Hot Shot! We have a tiny two game Sunday slate to break down. Unfortunately, there is a good amount of time between both games with the first beginning 3 p.m. ET and the second 7 p.m. ET. However, aside from goalie confirmation, there should not be a lot to worry about at night. Nathan MacKinnon is the only player with an injury consideration and had practiced in full this past Thursday.
Note: All odds listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.
Washington Capitals (-125) at Pittsburgh Penguins (+108) – 6.5 Goal Projected Total – Alex Ovechkin (+107), Jake Guentzel (+133), Sidney Crosby (+148), Evgeni Malkin (+170), Bryan Rust (+188), Tom Wilson (+215), Jakub Vrana (+230), Jason Zucker (+235), T.J. Oshie (+240), Kasperi Kapanen (+265), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+270), Kris Letang (+310), Nicklas Backstrom (+310), John Carlson (+360)
Colorado Avalanche (+108) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-127) – 6 Goal Projected Total – Max Pacioretty (+155), Nathan MacKinnon (+155), Mikko Rantanen (+185), Mark Stone (+215), Reilly Smith (+230), Jonathan Marchessault (+240), William Karlsson (+255), Nazem Kadri (+255), Gabriel Landeskog (+255), Andre Burakovsky (+285), Chandler Stephenson (+290), Alex Tuch (+310), Cody Glass (+330), Brandon Saad (+340), Alex Pietrangelo (+360)
John Carlson has four goals through twelve games and is far more likely to bag an assist. Nonetheless, his +360 goal odds are fairly kind, so I think it’s worth a stab here.
Pittsburgh One “Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, and Jake Guentzel”, Kris Letang – Defenseman Add-On
Someone on the Pittsburgh Penguins must’ve slept with the DraftKings pricing analyst’s mother. There is no rationale or explanation for why they are all discounted so heavily there, as opposed to FanDuel. However, we might as well take what they give us and stack up the Penguins top line. The three listed above plus Kris Letang all have additional full correlation on the first power play. The dirt cheap second line is viable as well. If you really want to go all in, you can even jam in Evgeni Malkin and stack the entire Pittsburgh top power play unit.
Washington One “Alex Ovechkin, Niklas Backstrom, and Tom Wilson”, Defenseman Add-On – John Carlson
If playing on both sites, there is no point rolling with the Penguins on FanDuel, as their DraftKings pricing is far too tasty. Therefore, let’s turn our attention to the other side of that game in Washington. Alex Ovechkin has the top goal scoring odds on the slate and we also get a discount piece in Tom Wilson. When you then factor in Nicklas Backstrom’s moderate salary, it provides us with a fair amount of wiggle room. I don’t recommend necessarily adding John Carlson at his price, but if going all in for correlation, it makes some sense.
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This article focuses on 2/11 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.
Welcome back to the Hot Shot! We have a ten game Thursday slate ahead of us. It will be extremely important to pick a few spots to focus on.
Note: All odds listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.
Pittsburgh Penguins (-104) at New York Islanders (-112) – Jake Guentzel (+170), Sidney Crosby (+185), Evgeni Malkin (+210), Brock Nelson (+225), Bryan Rust (+230), Anders Lee (+250), Mathew Barzal (+265), Jordan Eberle (+265), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+295), Jason Zucker (+285)
Tampa Bay Lightning (-165) at Florida Panthers (+143) – Steven Stamkos (+130), Brayden Point (+160), Alex Killorn (+195), Jonathan Huberdeau (+230), Anthony Cirelli (+230), Ondrej Palát (+220), Aleksander Barkov (+240), Patric Hörnqvist (+265), Blake Coleman (+280), Victor Hedman (+280), Tyler Johnson (+280), Yanni Gourde (+300), Anthony Duclair (+310)
Edmonton Oilers (+118) at Montreal Canadiens (-137) – Leon Draisaitl (+138), Connor McDavid (+138), Brendan Gallagher (+175), Tyler Toffoli (+175), Josh Anderson (+250), Tomas Tatar (+250), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+255), Kailer Yamamoto (+255), Nick Suzuki (+285), Shea Weber (+285), Jeff Petry (+300)
Columbus Blue Jackets (-103) at Chicago Blackhawks (-115) – Patrick Kane (+175), Patrik Laine (+175), Alex DeBrincat (+220), Dominik Kubalik (+220), Oliver Björkstrand (+205), Pius Suter (+255), Cam Atkinson (+280), Dylan Strome (+300), Mikhail Grigorenko (+310), Zach Werenski (+310)
Detroit Red Wings (+163) at Nashville Predators (-190) – Filip Forsberg (+155), Viktor Arvidsson (+170), Anthony Mantha (+215), Matt Duchene (+235), Mikael Granlund (+265), Dylan Larkin (+250), Erik Haula (+300), Roman Josi (+300), Bobby Ryan (+300)
Ottawa Senators (+175) at Winnipeg Jets (-200) – Kyle Connor (+120), Mark Scheifele (+138), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+200), Nikolaj Ehlers (+200), Blake Wheeler (+215), Brady Tkachuk (+215), Evgeny Dadonov (+235), Andrew Copp (+280), Paul Stastny (+280), Drake Batherson (+300), Josh Norris (+300)
Carolina Hurricanes (-122) at Dallas Stars (+106) – Sebastian Aho (+138), Andrei Svechnikov (+215), Denis Guryanov (+230), Joe Pavelski (+220), Jamie Benn (+255), Nino Niederreiter (+280), Roope Hintz (+285), Alexander Radulov (+285), Teuvo Teräväinen (+295), Dougie Hamilton (+310), Martin Necas (+310)
Calgary Flames (-150) at Vancouver Canucks (+128) – Matthew Tkachuk (+160), Sean Monahan (+175), Brock Boeser (+195), Elias Pettersson (+205), Elias Lindholm (+195), J.T. Miller (+215), Johnny Gaudreau (+215), Bo Horvat (+225), Dillon Dube (+260), Andrew Mangiapane (+280), Mikael Backlund (+300), Dominik Simon (+300)
Anaheim Ducks (+190) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-230) – Max Pacioretty (+135), Mark Stone (+195), Reilly Smith (+205), William Karlsson (+230), Jonathan Marchessault (+215), Chandler Stephenson (+280), Alex Tuch (+280), Rickard Rakell (+270), Cody Glass (+300), Adam Henrique (+300)
San Jose Sharks (-124) at Los Angeles Kings (+107) – Evander Kane (+180), Anze Kopitar (+195), Logan Couture (+195), Timo Meier (+195), Tomas Hertl (+205), Dustin Brown (+250), Andreas Athanasiou (+280), Jeff Carter (+265), Alex Iafallo (+280), Adrian Kempe (+295), Kevin Labanc (+310), John Leonard (+310)
Nikolaj Ehlers has been at the heart of the action recently for the Winnipeg Jets. He has eight goals and six assists across 12 games so far this season. Now he gets to face an Ottawa team that has a league worst -27 goal differential. Over his last five games, he has put six, four, two, five, and four shots on goal. Given the discount we receive on Ehlers, as compared to some of his teammates, we might as well take a stab at a goal here.
Winnipeg Three Two Man “Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois”
Between a $6,000 price tag on Kyle Connor and $4,200 on Pierre-Luc Dubois, we’re getting some savings, in relation to the level of talent. Unfortunately, unlike Connor, Winnipeg newcomer Dubois is not on the top power play unit. However, his teammates will be looking to get him the puck as he looks to become further acclimated. It doesn’t hurt that the Jets have the second highest win odds on the slate at -200, hosting the pitiful Ottawa Senators.
Winnipeg One “Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Andrew Copp”
Sticking with the Winnipeg theme, on FanDuel we may look to simply swap lines. As you can already tell from the rankings, I am a big fan of Mark Scheifele on both sites tonight. Nikolaj Ehlers has been in great form recently and is priced in the mid range. Finally, Andrew Copp helps us get some savings at a $4,000 price that seems like a discount considering his elevated role on top line, as well as recent form. By comparison, Copp is $5,300 on DraftKings.
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