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The holiday week brings us the most balance in the NHL schedule that we have seen all year. We have a nice eight game slate to dive into tonight, which is a great slate size. Let’s get into our NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins: Ullmark and the B’s host the Panthers tonight, and this is a very solid matchup, with upside. The Panthers have been struggling to light the lamp over their last five, but should still throw a decent amount of shots at Ullmark.

Charlie Lindgren – Washington Capitals: Lindgren has been playing very well recently, and he has a chance to extend that tonight with a home date against the Red Wings. Even with Larkin back for Detroit, this looks like a very good spot for Lindgren.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators: This is a tough pill to swallow, but no one will go here, and he will see a ton of shot volume. At home, with the shot volume, plus the fact that he has good numbers over his last five, make him a very interesting upside GPP candidate.

Others to Consider: Jordan Binnington (STL), Jake Oettinger (DAL)

Lines to Build Around

These NHL DFS 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).

Boston Bruins Power Play – Patrice Bergeron/Brad Marchand/Jake Debrusk/David Pastrnak/Hampus Lindholm: The Bruins have a solid matchup tonight against a middle of the road penalty killing unit for the Panthers. The Bruins have been cruising, while the Panthers have been leaky defensively. There is a chance that the Panthers will also be without Barkov tonight, which would make this an even better play.

Vegas Golden Knights 2 – William Karlsson/Jonathan Marchessault/Reilly Smith: The Knights host the Sabres tonight, and this one is mostly about the goalie matchup. The Sabres, as of this morning, appear to be rolling out Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who has not been very good this season. Without Eichel, the Knights have had to rely on this line for scoring, and tonight is no different. They should have a solid matchup tonight against the top line for the Sabres.

Washington Capitals 1 – Dylan Strome/Alex Ovechkin/Conor Sheary/John Carlson: Ovi continues to chase the great Gordie Howe on the scoring list, and he has a chance to tie and even pass him tonight against a porous Detroit defense. It is going to be hard for the Wings to contain this line tonight, and this is a great spot for Ovi and this top line.

St. Louis Blues 3 – Robert Thomas/Jordan Kyrou/Ivan Barbashev: Listing a third line as a line to build around feels weird, but the matchup for this line is undeniable. The Blues will be facing a Canucks team that is bleeding goals and chances. The matchup for this line appears to be against the bottom six, which sets them up VERY nicely tonight.

High Risk Lines

These are NHL DFS 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).

Arizona Coyotes 2 – Nick Bjugstad/Lawson Crouse/Matias Maccelli: The Coyotes are rarely listed as a DFS play, but this game can be looked at for some scoring. Both they and the Canadiens are terrible on defense and in net, so there should be a healthy amount of scoring here. The risk? Well, it’s the Coyotes, and good luck trying to determine where the scoring comes from. This line should have a decent number of chances tonight, so they are worth a GPP look.

Dallas Stars 1 – Roope Hintz/Joe Pavelski/Jason Robertson/Miro Heiskanen: The top line for the Stars has a very nice matchup tonight against the Blue Jackets’ top line. They should see plenty of chances, but Dallas has been fairly quiet of late. Tonight is a potential get-right spot for them, and they could be very sneaky.

Edmonton Oilers 1 – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Zach Hyman/Darnell Nurse: This top line for the Oilers is always in play, and they get an interesting matchup tonight. Nashville has been somewhat limiting defensively, which is what makes them a little risky, along with the fact that they are so expensive.

Nashville Predators 1 – Thomas Novak/Mikael Granlund/Filip Forsberg/Roman Josi: While the top line for the Oilers faces off against the Predators’ second line, this line should be set up against the depth for the Oilers. That, plus the fact that Campbell is very shaky in net, makes them a very interesting play tonight.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: MTL1, BUF1, COL2, STL2

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: William Karlsson ($4300) – Vegas Golden Knights

Wing: Lawson Crouse ($3200) – Arizona Coyotes

Defense: Esa Lindell ($3100) – Dallas Stars

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Thomas Novak ($3000) – Nashville Predators

Wing: Lawson Crouse ($5000) – Arizona Coyotes

Defense: Trevor van Riemsdyk ($3700) – Washington Capitals

Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.

Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers

Wing: Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals

Defense: Roman Josi – Nashville Predators

Goalie: Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars

Player Props

In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.

Nick Suzuki (MTL): over 2.5 shots on goal (+145 on DK Sportsbook)

Lawson Crouse (ARI): anytime goal scorer (+235 on DK Sportsbook)

Ivan Barbashev (STL): anytime goal scorer (+320 on DK Sportsbook)

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Welcome back to another Friday Night WinDaily NHL Between the Benches Article! Only a small three-gamer slate tonight but there will be lots to enjoy this evening! Tonight’s 12/16 NHL slate begins at 8:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

12/16 NHL Stack Report

1. Minnesota Wild 1 (Zuccarello-Steel-Kaprizov)

— This is the clear mismatch of the night as the second worst team in the NHL, the Chicago Blackhawks, face off against their Central division rivals in the Minnesota Wild. Where do we begin with this one… for starters, the star of the Wild’s top line has been scoring at an insane clip, Kirill Kaprizov has points in 16 of his last 17 games and both Zucarello and Steel have been putting up points on a regular basis. One major advantage in their hopes of getting on their scoresheet tonight is their opponent. Right off the bat they have a 4.1 implied goal total, and that makes a lot of sense as the goalie they’re facing is Petr Mrazek who allowed 7 goals in his last start and holds a goals against average of 4.37 and save percentage of just .873. On top of that embarrassing stat line, the Blackhawks have lost their last five games while the Wild have won their last three. Over those five losses for the Blackhawks, they were shut out twice and gave up at least three goals a game. This is a prime opportunity to exploit the one pure mismatch of the night, yes they will be chalky but you won’t want to be left behind when they hit bit.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Jared Spurgeon (cheaper alternative Calen Addison)

2. Calgary Flames 1 (Dube-Kadri-Mangiapane)

— Despite Calgary’s recent struggles this line has been putting together some solid performances on the ice. Both Dube and Mangiapane have three points over their last three games and Kadri has six points over his last six games, with all three getting on the score sheet in the razor thin loss against the Vancouver Canucks last Wednesday. Tonight, they’re up against a Blues side who is not only on the second half of a back-to-back but the game they took part in last night was extra exhausting as they came back late against the Oilers to tie the game with a short-handed goal, only to give up a goal to McDavid in overtime which was then called back for offside and then the Blues were finally able to win it in a shootout. After a rollercoaster like that, any team would be rightly exhausted going into their second of two games on the road. This gives the Flames an excellent opportunity to capitalize against backup keeper Thomas Greiss who holds a 3-4-0 record along with a 3.69 GAA and a Save Percentage just below .900. The Flames are also coming into this game with the second highest implied total of the slate at 3.7 and every member of the Flames second line sees time on the Flames power play with Kadri on the top unit and Dube and Mangiapane on the second unit. I would recommend including some of the Flames second line in your Daily Fantasy lineups tonight!


Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson

Honorable Mention(s): New York Islanders 1 (Lee-Barzal-Wahlstrom), Calgary Flames 1 (Huberdeau-Lindholm-Toffoli)

12/16 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Marc-Andre Fleury
  2. Ilya Sorokin
    Honorable Mention(s): Dan Vladar

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Karel Vejmelka
Honorable Mention(s): Petr Mrazek

12/16 NHL Wild Card Targets

Frederick Gaudreau
– Even though he is not alongside Kaprizov and Zuccarello. Gaudreau has been putting together a couple of solid performances as of late as he has three goals over his last two games and he’s steadily seeing over 13 minutes of ice time per game. We previously discussed the weaknesses of Petr Mrazek earlier in the article and Gaudreau is an affordable way to get some exposure on the Wild as I recommend that you target Mrazek in one form or another tonight, whether it is through the top line of the slate or a value piece like Gaudreau or Matt Boldy.
Honorable Mention(s): Brock Nelson, Matt Boldy, Mikael Backlund, Lawson Crouse

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center Nazem Kadri

Winger Kirill Kaprizov

Defenseman – Rasmus Andersson

Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury

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CHI @ MIN (8:05 pm start) Goal Rush

Honorable Mention(s): Main Slate (8:05 pm start) Rapidfire 2/2

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Tonight offers us another very solid looking six game slate in the NHL. There are some interesting games tonight that could either way, and definitely some nice spots to attack. Let’s get into our NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins: The Pens host the Stars tonight in what should be a good spot for Jarry. The Stars tend to struggle on the road, and this should be a spot where Jarry can pick up the win.

Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers: Igor should see a bunch of shots tonight, as the Rangers host the Devils, so there is definitely some upside potential here. He is a little risky, given how well NJ has played this year, but there is a potential for upside tonight.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Stuart Skinner – Edmonton Oilers: Skinner has been playing fairly well over his last five starts, but Edmonton as a whole has not been very good on defense all year. His recent numbers are definitely improving, so this is a good place to look for a potential upside, leverage win.

Others to Consider: Juuse Saros (NSH), Thomas Greiss (STL), Vitek Vanecek (NJD)

Lines to Build Around

These NHL DFS 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).

Ottawa Senators Power Play – Tim Stutzle/Drake Batherson/Brady Tkachuk/Alex Debrincat/Thomas Chabot: The top play on the board tonight appears to be the Sens’ power play. They get to face the Ducks’ 30th ranked PK unit and will definitely have their chances. Keep an eye on the Debrincat news, as he has a GTD tag on him. You can also give the second Ottawa line a good look tonight, provided that Debrincat plays. If not the, the focus shifts to Stutzle/Tkachuk/Chabot as a 3-man.

High Risk Lines

These are NHL DFS 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).

Calgary Flames 1 – Elias Lindholm/Jonathan Huberdeau/Tyler Toffoli/Rasmus Andersson: The Flames’ top line appears to be in a great spot tonight, as they head to Montreal to face the Canadiens. Jake Allen looks to be getting the nod in net for the Habs, and this line should be able to do some damage against him tonight. There is some risk in that the Flames have been struggling to score recently, but this is a nice get-right spot for them to change that.

Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Jason Zucker/Bryan Rust: The Pens put their fourth line on the opposing top line, which sets up a great matchup for this second line against the Dallas depth. The top line for the Pens is in play, but there appears to be a little more value in this line tonight.

Minnesota Wild 1 – Sam Steel/Kirill Kaprizov/Mats Zuccarello/Jared Spurgeon: The top line for Minnesota has a juicy matchup against the depth lines for Edmonton tonight, and this could be one of those surprise spots. Steel on this line provides a good bit of value, making them workable for a lot of combinations of lineup builds.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: ANH2, MTL1, PIT1, EDMPP, STL2

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Sam Steel ($3500) – Minnesota Wild

Wing: Tyler Motte ($2800) – Ottawa Senators

Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($2800) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Sam Steel ($3900) – Minnesota Wild

Wing: Tyler Motte ($4200) – Ottawa Senators

Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($4200) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.

Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers

Wing: Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa Senators

Defense: Rasmus Andersson – Calgary Flames

Goalie: Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins

Player Props

In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.

Jason Zucker (PIT): over 0.5 points (+115 on DK Sportsbook)

Thomas Chabot (OTT): over 0.5 power play points (+195 on DK Sportsbook)

Tyler Toffoli (CGY): anytime goal scorer (+175 on DK Sportsbook)

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We’re back for another WinDaily NHL Between the Benches Article! Lots of action tonight, and from the early games to the late, there will be lots to enjoy this evening! For tonight’s 12/9 NHL slate, we have a large-sized ten-gamer, and the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

12/9 NHL Stack Report

1. Calgary Flames 2 (Dube-Kadri-Mangiapane)

— The Flames have been an interesting side and although this season has been a bit of a roller coaster, their recent form has been as good as their name suggests, hot. Both teams in this matchup are coming into tonight’s game with three game streaks, with the Flames winning their last three and the Blue Jackets dropping their last three. In fact, over those three games, the Blue Jackets have coughed up an embarrassing 17 goals, that’s almost 6 goals against per game, including 6 that they gave up to the Sabres in the FIRST PERIOD of their last game. The Jackets looked one step behind for the entire game and I don’t think that things will look much different heading into tonight. Defensively, the Flames are leaps and bounds ahead of the Blue Jackets as Columbus holds the league’s worst goals against average per game at 4.16. Which is why it should come as no surprise that the Flames currently hold an implied goal total tonight of 4.1. Both of Calgary’s top two lines are solid options for tonight’s slate but I recommend taking the second line since they have been hotter as of late, and they are cheaper overall, which will help when trying to stack the other recommended line in today’s article. The Flames have also averaged over four goals over their current win streak and the second line in particular has scored 5 goals and four assists over that three game stretch!

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson

2. Boston Bruins 1 (Marchand-Bergeron-DeBrusk)

—This is the most significant mismatch of today’s slate and no matter what I would recommend having a piece of this game, whether it be the top, second or even the third line of the Boston Bruins. Straight away the first thing to note is that the bruins have only lost 3 games in regulation and one game in a shootout, that’s it, 21-3-1. A simply unbelievable start to their 2022-23 season. As a result, it should come as no surprise that the Bruins are heavy favourites coming into any matchup. However, tonight in particular, the Bruins are facing the 7-13-4 Coyotes who have lost their last six games and hold a 1-2-1 record at home. Statistically, this matchup is a bit of a joke, the Bruins either lead the league or are near the top in nearly every stat category, whereas the Coyotes are near the bottom if not dead last (dead last in shots on goal per game). For instance, in goals per game the Bruins have a 1.33 + advantage (3.96 to 2.63) and in goals allowed per game, the Bruins have a 1.55+ advantage (2.08 to 3.63). Every single stat category is very similar as on paper, the Bruins are better in every single way. I see this game’s scoreline getting out of hand very quickly, and I would recommend having a piece of the Bruins in your DFS lineups tonight.


Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Charlie McAvoy (value option Matt Grzelcyk)

Honorable Mention(s): San Jose Sharks 2 (Bonino-Couture-Barabanov), New Jersey Devils 2 (Haula-Hughes-Mercer)

12/9 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Linus Ullmark
  2. Vitek Vanecek
    Honorable Mention(s): Tristan Jarry, David Rittich

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Joonas Korpisalo
Honorable Mention(s): Karel Vejmelka

12/9 NHL Wild Card Targets

Taylor Hall
– Despite being on the Bruins third line, Hall is steadily seeing over 14 minutes of ice time per game this season and he’s recently put together a four game point streak in which he has scored five goals and two assists. He did not have the best start to the season but he has really come into form as of late and tonight against the Yotes, who as previously mentioned, are really struggling this season. Hall could provide good value and would give you a piece of what is looking like a lopsided and high scoring game.
Honorable Mention(s): Bryan Rust, Tyler Toffoli, Dylan Strome

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center Nazem Kadri

Winger Brad Marchand

Defenseman – Rasmus Andersson

Goalie Linus Ullmark

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Honorable Mention(s): Main Slate (7:05 pm) 2/2 Rapidfire

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