NHL DFS

This article focuses on 2/4 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Thursday 2/4 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot! We have an eight game Thursday slate ahead of us.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

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

Washington Capitals (-107) at New York Rangers (-114) – Alexander Ovechkin (+112), Mika Zibanejad (+130), Artemi Panarin (+170), Jakub Vrána (+215), Pavel Buchnevich (+235), Chris Kreider (+225), T.J. Oshie (+225), Tom Wilson (+225), Alexis Lafrenière (+300), Nicklas Bäckström (+300)

Nashville Predators (-103) at Florida Panthers (-117) – Filip Forsberg (+180), Jonathan Huberdeau (+210), Viktor Arvidsson (+200), Aleksander Barkov (+220), Patric Hörnqvist (+245), Matt Duchene (+270), Anthony Duclair (+290), Carter Verhaeghe (+310), Mikael Granlund (+300)

Ottawa Senators (+240) at Montreal Canadiens (-305) – Brendan Gallagher (+143), Tyler Toffoli (+143), Josh Anderson (+205), Tomas Tatar (+205), Nick Suzuki (+235), Shea Weber (+235), Brady Tkachuk (+230), Jonathan Drouin (+270), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (+270), Evgeny Dadonov (+250), Phillip Danault (+295), Artturi Lehkonen (+295)

Dallas Stars (-118) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-103) – Patrik Laine (+188), Oliver Björkstrand (+220), Denis Guryanov (+230), Joe Pavelski (+230), Jamie Benn (+255), Roope Hintz (+280), Alexander Radulov (+280), Cam Atkinson (+300)

Vancouver Canucks (+150) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-186) – Auston Matthews (-134), John Tavares (+140), William Nylander (+148), Mitch Marner (+175), Brock Boeser (+195), Elias Pettersson (+205), Bo Horvat (+225), J.T. Miller (+215), Zach Hyman (+235), Adam Brooks (+290), Ilya Mikheyev (+290), Jimmy Vesey (+290)

Carolina Hurricanes (-190) at Chicago Blackhawks (+155) – Sebastian Aho (+110), Andrei Svechnikov (+175), Patrick Kane (+195), Nino Niederreiter (+230), Alex DeBrincat (+245), Dominik Kubalik (+245), Dougie Hamilton (+260), Martin Necas (+260), Teuvo Teräväinen (+245), Vincent Trocheck (+280), Pius Suter (+285)

Arizona Coyotes (+135) at St. Louis Blues (-162) – Mike Hoffman (+195), David Perron (+200), Brayden Schenn (+200), Ryan O’Reilly (+215), Jaden Schwartz (+250), Conor Garland (+265), Phil Kessel (+265), Robert Thomas (+300), Christian Dvorak (+310)

Calgary Flames (-121) at Winnipeg Jets ( +100) – Kyle Connor (+160), Matthew Tkachuk (+175), Mark Scheifele (+180), Sean Monahan (+195), Elias Lindholm (+215), Johnny Gaudreau (+240), Nikolaj Ehlers (+260), Blake Wheeler (+275), Dillon Dube (+290), Andrew Mangiapane (+310)

2/4 NHL Best Odds

* Jordan Kyrou (+340) – 0.25 Units – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

Jordan Kyrou does not see a whole lot of time on the ice. However, he makes the most of what he has and more often than not launches multiple shots on net. At this point, Kyrou has five goals and seven assists through ten games. Nevertheless, the oddsmakers do not seem to be taking much notice.

2/4 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,700
2. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,600
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $6,800
4. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $6,300
5. Pius Suter – Chicago – $3,800

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,400
2. Tyler Toffoli – Montreal – $6,400
3. Josh Anderson – Montreal – $4,300
4. Jordan Kyrou – St. Louis – $4,300
5. William Nylander – Toronto – $6,400
6. Tim Stuetzle – Ottawa – $3,400

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $4,300
2. Keith Yandle – Florida – $4,300
3. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,100
4. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,200
5. Connor Murphy – Chicago – $4,200
6. Jeff Petry – Montreal – $5,500

Goalies

1. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $7,600
2. Carey Price – Montreal – $8,600
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,100

2/4 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,500
2. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,700
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $6,800
4. John Tavares – Toronto – $6,500
5. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $6,900

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,000
2. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,300
3. Tyler Toffoli – Montreal – $6,500
4. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $6,400
5. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $6,600

Defense

1. Vince Dunn – St. Louis – $3,000
2. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,100
3. Noah Hanifan – Calgary – $2,700
4. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,800
5. Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $3,700

Goalies

1. Carey Price – Montreal – $8,500
2. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,000
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $7,800

Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings”

Carolina Two Man Power Play One Stack “Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov”, Dougie Hamilton optional add-on

The aforementioned duo comes in at a nice mid-range price in a matchup against the Blackhawks where there should be goals. I would tell you to add Dougie Hamilton into the mix but paying up at defense this year has certainly not been a winning strategy with so many bargains out there every night.

Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel”

Montreal Three Man Power Play One Stack “Josh Anderson, Tyler Toffoli, Jeff Petry”

I really hate how the Canadiens lines shake out. However, I do love Anderson’s price on FanDuel. When combined with Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Petry, this trio can do some serious damage. Since opening night, the Senators have fallen flat and come in big underdogs against the Habs.

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This article focuses on 1/31 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Sunday 1/31 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

It’s time for a sweet little Sunday hockey slate. DraftKings will be running a seven game main slate beginning at 5pm ET. Meanwhile, the FanDuel slate will only feature five games, beginning at 7pm ET.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

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

“DraftKings Only” – Dallas Stars (+116) at Carolina Hurricanes (-134) – Sebastian Aho (+138), Andrei Svechnikov (+210), Denis Guryanov (+245), Joe Pavelski (+245), Nino Niederreiter (+275), Jamie Benn (+270), Teuvo Teräväinen (+295), Roope Hintz (+300), Alexander Radulov (+300).

“DraftKings Only” – Florida Panthers (-175) at Detroit Red Wings (+145) – Anthony Mantha (+188), Jonathan Huberdeau (+185), Aleksander Barkov (+195), Dylan Larkin (+220), Patric Hörnqvist (+220), Anthony Duclair (+260), Bobby Ryan (+270), Tyler Bertuzzi (+300)

New York Islanders (+104) at Philadelphia Flyers (-121) – Travis Konecny (+215), Brock Nelson (+245), Claude Giroux (+260), Anders Lee (+270), Matthew Barzal (+285), Jordan Eberle (+285), James Van Riemsdyk (+300), Joel Farabee (+300), Kevin Hayes (+300)

Columbus Blue Jackets (-125) at Chicago Blackhawks (+108) – Patrick Kane (+185), Oliver Björkstrand (+190), Dominik Kubalik (+230), Pius Suter (+270), Cam Atkinson (+260), Mikhail Grigorenko (+290), Zach Werenski (+290)

St. Louis Blues (-167) at Anaheim Ducks (+145) – Mike Hoffman (+190), David Perron (+200), Brayden Schenn (+200), Ryan O’Reilly (+210), Rickard Rakell (+265), Jaden Schwartz (+245), Adam Henrique (+290), Robert Thomas (+295)

Ottawa Senators (+170) at Edmonton Oilers (-200) – Leon Draisaitl (-103), Connor McDavid (-103), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+190), Kailer Yamamoto (+190), Brady Tkachuk (+200), Evgeny Dadonov (+220), James Neal (+250), Dominik Kahun (+270), Zack Kassian (+290), Jesse Puljujärvi (+290), Drake Batherson (+290), Josh Norris (+290)

Colorado Avalanche (-157) at Minnesota Wild (+135) – Nathan MacKinnon (+120), Mikko Rantanen (+155), Kirill Kaprizov (+220), Nazem Kadri (+220), Gabriel Landeskog (+220), Andre Burakovsky (+250), Zach Parise (+265), Marcus Johansson (+295), Brandon Saad (+300)

1/31 NHL Best Odds

* Carter Verhaeghe (+305) – 0.25 Units – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

You never want to put too much bankroll on a goal scoring bet. However, this seems low for a player who has been hot in the early going. A matchup with the Red Wings on a back to back won’t hurt his chances.

1/31 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,800
2. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,400
3. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,400
4. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,800
5. Pius Suter – Chicago – $3,900
6. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $6,200

Wingers

1. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $7,700
2. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
4. Jordan Kyrou – St. Louis – $3,900
5. Kailer Yamamoto – Edmonton – $5,300
6. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $4,700
7. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton – $7,100
8. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $6,500
9. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,700
10. David Perron – St. Louis – $6,100

Defense

1. Conor Murphy – Chicago – $4,300
2. Cale Makar – Colorado – $6,100
3. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,800
4. Zach Werenski – Columbus – $5,100
5. Mike Reilly – Ottawa – $3,800

Goalies

1. Brian Elliott – Philadelphia – $8,100
2. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus – $7,500
3. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $7,300 “If starting, unlikely on a back to back”

1/31 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,000
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,500
3. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
4. Sebastiano Aho – Carolina – $5,800
5. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,200
6. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,300
7. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $5,400
8. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $4,900
9. Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars – $7,700
10. Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim – $3,500

Wingers

1. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $8,300
2. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $4,600
4. Jordan Kyrou – St. Louis – $3,800
5. Kailer Yamamoto – Edmonton – $4,700
6. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,100
7. Patric Hornqvist – Florida – $5,300
8. Carter Verhaeghe – Florida – $4,500
9. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $6,200
10. Andrei Burakovsky – Colorado – $4,200
11. Mike Hoffman – St. Louis – $3,600
12. Evgeni Dadonov – Ottawa – $3,300
13. Brandon Saad – Colorado – $3,000
14. David Perron – St. Louis – $5,400
15. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton – $7,500

Defense

1. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,100
2. Mike Reilly – Ottawa – $3,400
3. Zach Werenski – Columbus – $5,400
4. Keith Yandle – Florida – $4,800
5. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $4,600
6. Colton Parayko – St. Louis – $4,300
7. David Savard – Columbus – $2,900
8. Vince Dunn – St. Louis – $2,700
9. Jared Spurgeon – Minnesota – $3,900
10. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,300
11. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $6,700

Goalies

1. Brian Elliott – Philadelphia – $7,600
2. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus – $7,500
3. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,100 “if starting, unlikely on a back to back”

Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings”

Edmonton Two “Leon Draisaitl, Kailer Yamamoto, Dominik Kahun”

This is a dirt cheap way to get exposure to the 1/31 NHL slate’s highest favorite by a good margin in Edmonton. Not only that, but I think this line specifically goes under owned. So you’ll have lower ownership and save money from the popular Oiler top line. However, the top two skaters in Draisaitl and Yamamoto have equal scoring odds to the top line pair of Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel”

St. Louis One Two Man “Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron” – Jordan Kyrou not on second line but add him in any line you want

The Blues are busy tearing up John Gibson and some Duck ass as I type this out. Anaheim should have Ryan Miller in net for this one and St. Louis should be able to continue to tear things up. David Perron seems to have sprung to life over his last few games. As for the other Blues lines, Jordan Kyrou is a mad man right now for his limited time on ice. Kyrou should be chalky in all formats.

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This article focuses on 1/28 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Thursday 1/28 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for the Thursday 1/28 NHL slate. What a crop of games we have tonight! One of the biggest slates of the season so far, a full 14 games stand ready at our disposal. Let’s take a quick snapshot at some of the scoring odds before addressing rankings and a couple lines that stick out!

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

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

New York Islanders (-148) at Washington (+123) – Jakub Vrana (+140), Brock Nelson (+235), T.J. Oshie (+250), Anders Lee (+260), Matthew Barzal (+275), Jordan Eberle (+275), Tom Wilson (+280), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+310)

New York Rangers (-112) at Buffalo Sabres (-109) – Jack Eichel (+130), Mika Zibanejad (+130), Artemi Panarin (+170), Taylor Hall (+190), Sam Reinhart (+225), Chris Kreider (+225), Pavel Buchnevich (+235), Victor Olofsson (+250), Jeff Skinner (+265), Alexis Lafrenière (+300)

Pittsburgh Penguins (-103) at Boston Bruins (-121) – Patrice Bergeron (+155), Jake Guentzel (+175), Brad Marchand (+185), Sidney Crosby (+188), Evgeni Malkin (+215), Bryan Rust (+250), Jake DeBrusk (+265), Charlie Coyle (+280) Jason Zucker (+295), Ondrej Kase (+300), David Krejci (+300), Craig Smith (+300), Jack Studnicka (+300)

Philadelphia Flyers (-155) at New Jersey Devils (+127) – Kyle Palmieri (+180), Travis Konecny (+188), Claude Giroux (+235), Joel Farabee (+260), Kevin Hayes (+260), James van Riemsdyk (+280), Andreas Johnsson (+285), Nikita Gusev (+300), Jack Hughes (+300), Oskar Lindblom (+300), Nolan Patrick (+300)

Tampa Bay Lightning (-148) at Carolina Hurricanes (+120) – Steven Stamkos (+123), Sebastian Aho (+148), Brayden Point (+170), Alex Killorn (+210), Andrei Svechnikov (+225), Ondrej Palat (+235), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Nino Niederreiter (+290), Blake Coleman (+300), Victor Hedman (+300), Tyler Johnson (+300)

Florida Panthers (-108) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-113) – Oliver Björkstrand (+190), Jonathan Huberdeau (+220), Aleksander Barkov (+230), Cam Atkinson (+260), Patric Hörnqvist (+285), Mikhail Grigorenko (+290), Zach Werenski (+290)

Calgary Flames (+108) at Montreal Canadiens (-130) – Brendan Gallagher (+190), Matthew Tkachuk (+195), Tyler Toffoli (+200), Sean Monahan (+215), Elias Lindholm (+240), Josh Anderson (+265), Tomas Tatar (+265), Johnny Gaudreau, (+265), Nick Suzuki (+300), Shea Weber (+300)

St. Louis Blues (+125) at Las Vegas Golden Knights (-150) – Max Pacioretty (+163), Mark Stone (+210), Reilly Smith (+220), Mike Hoffman (+220), , David Perron (+230), Brayden Schenn (+230), Johnathan Marchessault (+235), Ryan O’Reilly (+240), William Karlsson (+250), Jaden Schwartz (+280), Chandler Stephenson (+300), Alex Tuch (+300)

Los Angeles Kings (+137) at Minnesota Wild (-167) – Kevin Fiala (+175), Kirill Kaprizov (+190), Zach Parise (+230), Anze Kopitar (+245), Marcus Johansson (+260)

Detroit Red Wings (+180) at Dallas Stars (-225) – Denis Gurianov (+195), Joe Pavelski (+195), Jamie Benn (+215), Anthony Mantha (+235), Roope Hintz (+240), Alexander Radulov (+240), Dylan Larkin (+280)

Anaheim Ducks (+115) at Arizona Coyotes (-139) – Conor Garland (+220), Phil Kessel (+220), Rickard Rakell (+250), Christian Dvorak (+255), Clayton Keller (+285), Adam Henrique (+275), Nick Schmaltz (+300) Jakob Silfverberg (+300)

San Jose Sharks (+190) at Colorado Avalanche (-240) – Nathan MacKinnon (-105), Mikko Rantanen (+155), Nazem Kadri (+185), Gabriel Landeskog (+185), Andre Burakovsky (+210), Evander Kane (+235), Brandon Saad (+255), Logan Couture (+255), Timo Meier (+255), Tomas Hertl (+265), Cale Makar (+275), JT Compher (+295)

Toronto Maple Leafs (-129) at Edmonton Oilers (+105) – Austin Matthews (-113), Leon Draisaitl (+128), Connor McDavid (+132), John Tavares (+163), William Nylander (+170), Mitch Marner (+220), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+245), Kailer Yamamoto (+245), Zach Hyman (+265), James Neal (+295)

Ottawa Senators (+128) at Vancouver Canucks (-155) – Brock Boeser (+155), J.T. Miller (+170), Elias Pettersson (+163), Bo Horvat (+180), Brady Tkachuk (+190), Evgeny Dadonov (+210), Tanner Pearson (+255), Nils Hoglander (+275), Drake Batherson (+275), Josh Norris (+275), Jake Virtanen (+295)

1/28 NHL Best Odds

* Either Roope Hintz +240 or Jack Hughes +300 to Score – 0.15 Units – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

I would go very light as with any goal scoring bets but if Hintz makes it through morning skate and is in the lineup, the +240 odds are tasty. Jack Hughes similarly has not seen his goal odds rise most nights despite a strong start.

1/28 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,200
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500
3. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,600
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,100
5. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $6,700
6. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,800
7. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,400
8. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,000 – GTD
9. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $5,700
10. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,200
11. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $4,900
12. Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $4,500

Wingers

1. Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $5,400
2. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $4,800
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
4. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300
5. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $5,900
6. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,500
7. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $4,900
8. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,600
9. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
10. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,200

Defense

1. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $4,800
2. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $4,300
3. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,600
4. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100
5. Keith Yandle – Florida – $4,300
6. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,200
7. Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,800

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,200
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,900

1/28 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,400
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $6,800
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,800
5. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,500
6. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,500
7. Jack Eichel – Buffalo – $7,800
8. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $5,600
9. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $4,600
10. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $8,000
11. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $7,400
12. Logan Couture/Tomas Hertl – San Jose – $5,000/$5,100
13. Alexandre Texier – Columbus – $3,700

Wingers

1. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $6,000
2. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $6,200
4. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $5,500
5. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus – $5,100
6. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,400
7. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200
8. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,300
9. Conor Garland – Arizona – $5,400
10. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $5,100
11. Reilly Smith – Las Vegas – $4,400
12. Evgeni Dadonov – Ottawa – $3,600
13. Jeff Skinner – Buffalo – $3,400
14. Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $2,900

Defense

1. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,800
2. Justin Schultz – Washington – $3,300
3. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,600
4. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $5,200
5. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,500
6. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,200
7. Noah Dobson – New York Islanders – $3,800
8. Justin Holl – Toronto – $2,900
9. Tony DeAngelo – New York Rangers – $3,000 “Double check in lineup”
10. David Savard – Columbus – $2,900

Goalies

1. Anton Khudobin – Dallas Stars – $8,400
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,500

Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings”

Columbus One 2 Man (Oliver Bjorkstrand $5,100, Alexandre Texier $3,700)

This cheap two man stack packs some punch for the price. Oliver Bjorkstrand has +190 scoring odds and is never afraid to put the puck on net. As for Alexandre Texier, he is a bargain for $3,700 with six points in his first seven games, including four goals.

This should be a pace up game for Columbus, although I am not going full stack here as I wouldn’t want to go overboard on the Blue Jackets on a 14 game slate. Unfortunately, Texier does not share time with Bjorkstrand on the first power play unit, but you can’t have everything for $3,700!

Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel”

Dallas Power Play Two Man (Joe Pavelski, Denis Gurianov) Optional Add-Ons “Alexander Radulov, John Klingberg, Justin Dowling”

The combination of Joe Pavelski and Denis Gurianov have been doing most of the damage for the Stars in the early going. Given the combination of their FanDuel prices and a tasty matchup against the Red Wings and they both make for strong options. With a fourteen game slate, I am not overly concerned with ownership, so let’s eat some likely chalk.

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This article focuses on 1/24 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Sunday 1/24 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

We have two slates on Sunday. Since the early slate is much smaller and the contests are tiny, tonight’s article will only address the main slate on both sites.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

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

New York Islanders (-141) at New Jersey Devils (+123) –  Kyle Palmieri (+195), Brock Nelson (+225), Anthony Beauvillier (+245), Anders Lee (+245), Nico Hischier (+250), Matthew Barzal (+260), Jordan Eberle (+260), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+295), Jack Hughes (+325)

New York Rangers (+123) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-141) – Jake Guentzel (+128), Mika Zibanejad (+130), Sidney Crosby (+140), Evgeni Malkin (+163), Artemi Panarin (+165), Bryan Rust (+188), Jason Zucker (+225), Chris Kreider (+225), Pavel Buchnevich (+235), Kasperi Kapanen (+255), Kris Letang (+295), Alexis Lafrenière (+300)

Los Angeles Kings (+163) at St. Louis Blues (-190) – Mike Hoffman (+175), David Perron (+185), Brayden Schenn (+185), Ryan O’Reilly (+195), Jaden Schwartz (+230), Anze Kopitar (+245), Robert Thomas (+275), Dustin Brown (+310)

San Jose Sharks (+123) at Minnesota Wild (-143) – Kevin Fiala (+163), Kirill Kaprizov (+180), Evander Kane (+215), Zach Parise (+220), Logan Couture (+240), Timo Meier (+240), Tomas Hertl (+250), Jordan Greenway (+290)

Nashville Predators (-106) at Dallas Stars (-110) – Filip Forsberg (+188), Viktor Arvidsson (+205), Denis Guryanov (+225), Joe Pavelski (+225), Jamie Benn (+245), Roope Hintz (+275), Alexander Radulov (+275), Matt Duchene (+275), Mikael Granlund (+310)

Edmonton Oilers (-127) at Winnipeg Jets (+110) – Leon Draisaitl (+115), Connor McDavid (+120), Kyle Connor (+150), Mark Scheifele (+175), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+200), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+225), Kailer Yamamoto (+225), Nikolaj Ehlers (+245), Blake Wheeler (+260), James Neal (+270), Dominik Kahun (+290)

Colorado Avalanche (-195) at Anaheim Ducks (+165) – Nathan MacKinnon (+116), Mikko Rantanen (+180), Nazem Kadri (+215), Gabriel Landeskog (+215), Andre Burakovsky (+240), Rickard Rakell (+270), Brandon Saad (+290), Adam Henrique (+295), Cale Makar (+310)

1/24 NHL Best Odds

* New York Islanders ML (-141) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

The DraftKings odds makers have been very low on the Islanders to begin the 2021 season. They do not like them much in terms of any sort of futures “not even favored to make the playoffs” and have them significantly below other books ML odds here. Bet MGM for example has the Islanders at -160 and FanDuel at -162. They will be facing a Devils team featuring a bush league goalie for the second time in a week and should grab another win here. Semyon Varlamov has been absolutely lights out in net and this team has stuck to their process and usual game plan of smothering defense.

1/24 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
2. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,100
3. Mika Zibenejad – New York Rangers – $7,400
4. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,700
5. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,700
6. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $7,400
7. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,600
8. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $4,900
9. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,300
10. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $7,800

Wingers

1. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $4,700
2. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,200
3. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,400
4. Mike Hoffman – St. Louis – $5,500
5. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,900
6. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,500
7. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,500
8. Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg – $5,900
9. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado – $6,700
10. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,100

Defense

1. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,500
2. Matt Dumba – Minnesota – $4,100
3. Nick Leddy – New York Islanders – $3,800
4. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,600
5. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,800

Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400
2. Semyon Varmlamov – New York Islanders – $8,100
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $7,900

1/24 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $6,800
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500
3. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $8,400
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,300
5. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,100
6. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,100
7. Logan Couture – San Jose – $4,500
8. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $7,500
9. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,300
10. Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis – $5,200

Wingers

1. Mike Hoffman – St. Louis – $4,100
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,700
3. Kevin Fiala – Minnesota – $6,200
4. Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota – $5,400
5. David Perron – St. Louis – $4,300
6. Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $3,600
7. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,300
8. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,400
9. James Neal – Edmonton – $2,600
10. Brandon Saad – Colorado – $3,000

Defense

1. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $4,400
2. Vince Dunn – St. Louis – $2,800
3. Jared Spurgeon – Minnesota – $3,900
4. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,700
5. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,500

Goalies

1. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $7,800
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400
3. Igor Shesterkin/Alexander Georgiev – New York Rangers – $7,000/$6,800

Top Point Per Dollar Line “DraftKings”

St. Louis One (David Perron $4,300, Ryan O’Reilly $5,200, Zach Sanford $3,100) and Two (Jaden Schwartz $4,300, Brayden Schenn $4,800, Jordan Kyrou $3,100) and Mike Hoffman $4,100 One-Off

The Blues come in right behind Colorado at -190 for the title of biggest favorite on the the slate. However, they are dirt cheap on DraftKings. As a result, pick a line or a couple of pieces and load up. They are sure to be popular.

Top Point Per Dollar Line “FanDuel”

Minnesota One 3 Man (Kirill Kaprizov $4,700, Zach Parise $5,800, Matt Dumba $4,100) Power Play Add-On: Kevin Fiala $6,200

The Wild are underpriced on both sites but seem particularly juicy on FanDuel. Matthew Dumba is dirt cheap and gives us a defenseman with both full top line and power play correlation. Nick Bjugstad is also on the top line, playing as a forward alongside Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Parise. However, I would rather pivot to Kevin Fiala if adding a wing and target the Minnesota power play with four of the five skaters.

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Thursday 1/21 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

We have five NHL games to look forward to Thursday Night. As always, we will dig through all of the goal scoring odds, before full rankings and top lines.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds listed +300 or below.

Philadelphia (+116) at Boston (-134) – Patrice Bergeron (+160), Brad Marchand (+188), Travis Konecny (+240), Jake DeBrusk (+255), Charlie Coyle (+290), Claude Giroux (+295)

New Jersey (+125) at New York Islanders (-148) –  Kyle Palmieri (+205), Brock Nelson (+225), Anthony Beauvillier (+240), Anders Lee (+245), Matthew Barzal (+260), Jordan Eberle (+260), Nico Hischier (+265), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+295)

Tampa Bay (-159) at Columbus ( +135) – Steven Stamkos (+140), Brayden Point (+170), Alex Killorn (+205), Oliver Björkstrand (+220), Ondrej Palát (+230), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+240), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Cam Atkinson (+295), Blake Coleman (+295), Victor Hedman (+295), Tyler Johnson (+295)

Winnipeg (-125) at Ottawa (+108) – Kyle Connor (+143), Patrik Laine (+165), Mark Scheifele (+165), Brady Tkachuk (+188), Evgeny Dadonov (+210), Nikolaj Ehlers (+235), Blake Wheeler (+250), Drake Batherson (+270), Josh Norris (+270)

Montreal (-121) at Vancouver ( +105) – Elias Pettersson (+170), Brendan Gallagher (+185), JT Miller (+205), Brock Boeser (+220), Bo Horvat (+220), Tyler Toffoli (+230), Josh Anderson (+260), Tomas Tatar (+260), Nick Suzuki (+295), Shea Weber (+295), Nils Hoglander (+300), Tanner Pearson (+300)

Colorado (-245) at Los Angeles (+205) – Nathan MacKinnon (+108), Mikko Rantanen (+170), Nazem Kadri (+205), Gabriel Landeskog (+205), Andre Burakovsky (+230), Anze Kopitar (+250), Brandon Saad (+275), Cale Makar (+295)

1/21 NHL Best Odds

* Nathan MacKinnon to score (+108) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

The Mac attack has been racking up assists but only has one goal to his name so far this season. MacKinnon played shortened minutes in two of his three games played, getting in some extra rest after those scores got out of hand. Expect this Nova Scotian monster to get back on the scoreboard in a rematch of Tuesday’s game, in which the Avalanche come in heavy favorites. After the Kings made things interesting late in the Tuesday’s 3-2 final, this time Colorado will look to not take it’s foot off the gas a second time.

1/21 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
2. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $7,600
3. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $6,200
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $3,900
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $8,000

Forwards

1. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,500
2. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,600 – GTD
3. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,800
4. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,400
5. Nils Hoglander – Vancouver Canucks – $3,500
6. Oskar Lindblom – Philadelphia – $3,800
7. Alex Galchenyuk – Ottawa – $3,600
8. Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg – $5,800
9. Blake Coleman – Tampa Bay – $4,400
10. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $5,600

Defense

1. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,300
2. Alexander Romanov – Montreal – $4,300
3. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,900
4. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $7,100
5. Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,800

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,800
2. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
3. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,100

1/21 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,500
2. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $5,500
3. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $6,900
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $3,600
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,400

Forwards

1. Steve Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $8,200
2. Evgenii Dadonov – Ottawa – $2,900
3. Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay – $2,600
4. Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia – $3,200
5. Oskar Lindblom – Philadelphia – $3,000
6. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $5,500
7. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,500
8. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,200
9. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $4,900 – GTD
10. Alex Galchenyuk – Ottawa – $2,900 “Assuming Stuetzle out as likely”
11. Claude Giroux – Philadelphia – $4,500

Defense

1. Alexander Romanov – Montreal – $4,300
2. Erik Gustafsson – Philadelphia – $2,700
3. David Savard – Columbus – $3,000
4. Devin Toews – Colorado – $5,000
5. Ben Chiarot – Montreal – $3,200

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
2. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $7,600
3. Philipp Grubauer – Colorado – $8,500
4. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,100

Top Lines “DraftKings”

Philadelphia Flyers – All Lines and Pieces – Recommended Add-On: Erik Gustafsson

Honorable Mention: Ottawa One and Two

Facing off against Boston and Tuukka Rask is certainly never an easy assignment. However, the DraftKings pricing on the Philadelphia Flyers seems a bit too punitive for what should be a relatively close matchup. The Flyers are dealing with a number of injury issues right now, particularly at the center position, where Morgan Frost now joins Sean Couturier on the absentee list. However, the Bruins are far from healthy, just losing Ondrej Kase, in addition to oh yeah, missing their best player in David Pastrnak.

On FanDuel, Philly is regularly priced aside from $3,800 Oskar Lindblom. Otherwise, there are some stark contrasts between the two sites. For example, whereas Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek are $6,900 and $6,400 each on FanDuel, they are $4,500 and $3,200 apiece on DraftKings. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson “$2,700” shares even strength time on the third line, as well as time on the second power play unit with Jakub Voracek. The trio and/or Lindblom are all strong plays/cash game pieces.

Top Line “FanDuel”

Winnipeg Second Line Two Man – Nikolaj Ehlers, Kyle Connor, Recommended Add-On: Neal Pionk

With a bit of a discount on Nikolaj Ehlers, I like the concept of a Winnipeg Two duo on FanDuel. Neal Pionk is cheap and shares even strength time with Ehlers and Kyle Connor, as well as power play time with Ehlers. The continued absence of Patrik Laine should result in additional ice time all around.

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This article focuses on 1/17 NHL Picks for DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full goal scoring odds and rankings for each position per site below.

Sunday 1/17 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

NFL will be taking centerstage tomorrow as it heads towards a finish but we do have a tiny NHL two gamer going on! As always, we will dig through all of the goal scoring odds, before full rankings and top lines for tomorrow.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds listed +300 or below.

Washington (-106) at Pittsburgh (-109) – Alexander Ovechkin (+100), Jake Guentzel (+140), Sidney Crosby (+170), Evgeni Malkin (+188), Bryan Rust (+215) T.J. Oshie (+220), Jakob Vrana (+220), Jason Zucker (+255), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+260), Tom Wilson (+275)

Chicago (+128) at Florida (-148) –  Patrick Kane (+160), Jonathan Huberdeau (+165), Aleksander Barkov (+175), Dominik Kubalik (+185), Alex DeBrincat (+195), Patric Hörnqvist (+220), Anthony Duclair (+235), Owen Tippett (+250), Grigori Denisenko (+270), Dylan Strome (+280)

1/17 NHL Best Odds

* Washington ML (-106) – Odds at DraftKings Sportsbook*

DraftKings | FanDuel

The Betting Game Plan

Tristan Jarry did not look very good at all against the Flyers. If he draws another start, this seems like the game Ovi breaks out and gets himself into the goal column after a pair of mediocre games.

1/17 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

• 1. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,100
• 2. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $7,600
• 3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,400
• 4. Nicklas Backstrom – Washington – $6,400
• 5. Dylan Strome – Chicago – $5,000

Forwards

• 1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
• 2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,400
• 3. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $7,300
• 4. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $8,000
• 5. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $5,700
• 6. Jakub Vrana – Washington – $4,500
• 7. Patric Hörnqvist – Florida – $5,200

Defense

• 1. John Carlson – Washington – $6,700
• 2. Adam Boqvist – Chicago – $3,800
• 3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,300
• 4. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $5,200
• 5. John Marino – Pittsburgh – $3,700

Goalies

1. Chris Driedger – Florida – $7,600
2. Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $7,600

1/17 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $6,000
2. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,800
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,400
4. Nicklas Backstrom – Washington – $5,700
5. Dylan Strome – Chicago – $4,500

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,500
2. Anthony Duclair – Florida – $2,500
3. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,700
4. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,400
5. Patrick Kane – Chicago – $7,200
6. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $4,800
7. Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $4,000

Defense

1. John Carlson – Washington – $6,500
2. Adam Boqvist – Chicago – $3,500
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $5,700
4. Connor Murphy – Chicago – $3,400
5. John Marino – Pittsburgh – $3,200
6. Justin Schultz – Washington – $2,700

Goalies

1. Chris Driedger – Florida – $8,100
2. Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $7,500

Top Line “Both Sites”

Chicago One (Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane), recommended add on Adam Boqvist

This line is listed in here because they are mega cheap. With Dylan Strome only $4,500 filling in for Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat a huge bargain at $4,800 and Patrick Kane a fair $7,200, it’s a sweet deal. While I don’t expect them to win, they can certainly score a full line goal or too, which is all we need for the price. Furthermore, the quarterback of the powerplay, Adam Boqvist, is super cheap at $3,500. Consider him the cherry on top. Comparatively, they are all nearly as cheap on FanDuel, so I am not listing separate lines for each site on this two game slate.

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