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On this final Monday of the regular season, we have a single game showdown slate. Tonight’s game features the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago at 8pm Eastern. Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Slate Notes

Tonight, we have a showdown slate! These can be super fun, but they are also very volatile. In the breakdown below, we will highlight the line matchups as well as some intriguing value plays. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our NHL DFS Showdown Strategy Guide for guidance on building your lineups for tonight.

Philadelphia Flyers @ Chicago Blackhawks

Implied Vegas Totals: PHI 3.1 / CHI 3.6

Tale of the Tape: Well, what a game to have for a showdown. These are two teams who are well outside the playoff hunt, so this game basically means nothing. Philly played yesterday afternoon, while the Hawks last played on Friday. Both of these teams come into this game giving up over 4 goals per game in their last five, and they are both in the bottom of the rankings on special teams.

Poor defensive play means variance, which just adds volatility to the already volatile nature of showdown. The reality is, scoring can come from anywhere tonight, so it will be a tough one to play. It is safe to assume that there will be a lot of goals tonight, so power play stacks (see Showdown Guide) may be the way to go.

The reality is, this game is way up for grabs, and either team can win, realistically. If you are looking to bet the game, a bet of over 6.5 is probably a safe one. Chicago probably gets a slight edge here, with the Flyers traveling on a back to back, but that is a risky bet.

Goalie Matchup: Felix Sandstrom vs. Kevin Lankinen

YUCK! These goalies tonight are not what we would consider good. Starting with Sandstrom, he is an AHL goalie who has been called up due to an injury to Carter Hart. He is basically backup to the backup, and he is still very green. He only has three NHL games under his belt, and a career GAA over 3.

On the other hand, Lankinen comes into this game around the same age (26), but with plenty more experience at an NHL level (67 games). Lankinen carries a 3.62 GAA this season, which is massive, and just has not been very good.

With all of that being said, one of these goalies has to get a win. Both teams are 1-4 in their last five games, and it really is a coin flip. However, from a DFS standpoint, it is very possible that neither goalie is optimal tonight.

Line Matching Notes

With this game being in Chicago, we have to go by what the Hawks do with their line matching.

Top Line: The Hawks’ top line generally matches the bottom two D pairings of their opposition on home ice. That being said, this will generally set them up against the depth of the opposing team. They still spend a few minutes per game against the top line, but their focus is the second and third lines.

Second Line: The Hawks’ second line tends to spend their time mostly against the opposing top line. We can’t quite consider this a hard match, as they spend a little bit of time against the second and third lines, but it is minimal.

Third Line: The Hawks’ third line fills in for the second line when needed, so they see a little bit of time against the opposing top line. Otherwise, they see a lot of the opposing third and fourth lines.

Fourth Line: The Hawks’ fourth line is used occasionally in the same spot as the third, but will mostly see the 3rd and 4th lines for the Flyers tonight.

Put it all Together: These matchups put both the Philly second line and the Hawks’ top two lines in play tonight, and will be a good place to start your lineups.

Lines to Target

CHI1 – Dylan Strome/Patrick Kane/Alex Debrincat/Seth Jones: The top line for the Hawks has a very solid matchup tonight against the depth for the Flyers.

CHI2 – Jonathan Toews/Tyler Johnson/Dominik Kubalik: The second line for the Hawks has arguably the best matchup on the board tonight, from an even strength perspective.

PHI2 – Joel Farabee/Bobby Brink/James van Riemsdyk: This second Philly line is in a decent spot, but they have lacked scoring recently. However, keep in mind that the whole team was allergic to scoring until yesterday’s game against Pittsburgh.

Others to Consider: PHI3 has gotten a lot of scoring recently

The Build Options

These are build recommendations based on the NHL Showdown Strategy Guide

Chicago Power Play – Patrick Kane or Alex Debrincat captain

Sandstrom Captain/PHI2

Philly Power Play – Farabee or Brink captain

Value Plays

These are value plays that offer upside at a very low salary

Caleb Jones (D)

Noah Cates (W)

Ronnie Attard (D)

Taylor Raddysh (W)

Bobby Brink (W)

Player Props

These are some interesting player props for tonight’s showdown

Patrick Kane (CHI): anytime goal scorer

Alex Debrincat (CHI): over 1.5 points

Ivan Provorov (PHI): over 0.5 points

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We’re coming up to the final stretch of the season! There are only a few games to go and a few times are jostling for those last few spots. For tonight’s 4/24 NHL slate, we have a medium-sized seven-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!

4/24 NHL Stack Report

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

— Let’s start off with the low-hanging fruit of the slate, the Boston Bruins. They’ve had quite an unremarkable offensive season by their standards, mostly due to an aging core and young pieces that just never seemed to develop properly. As such, they sit around the middle of the pack in the league’s scoring race. Fortunately for them, they are in an original six matchup against the fledgling Montreal Canadiens. Montreal played last night and coughed up six to the Ottawa Senators to make it 8 straight losses. More unfortunately for the Habs in this matchup is the fact that they’ll most likely be icing their backup goalie on tonight’s slate given that Price played a full 60 last night and just recently came back into action. Their backup Montembault has a record of 7-17-6, a GAA of 3.78 and a save percentage below .900. Despite the offensive struggles Boston is still in a playoff spot and Montreal very much is not (they only won 20 games this season of 80 games played). It should come as no surprise that Boston’s implied goal total is set at 3.9 and Montreal’s is set at 2.2. This one should not be competitive.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Charlie McAvoy

2. St. Louis Blues 1 (Buchnevich-Thomas-Tarasenko)

— After a STELLAR 8-goal performance the last time we had recommended them, we are going back to the well tonight on the Blues red hot first line, most of whom are still averaging multiple points per game as of late. The Blues have won 9 of their last 10 games with their only loss coming in OT against the Bruins we mentioned earlier, the Ducks, on the other hand, are 3-5-2 over their last 10 and are coming into this one having lost their last two games, both of which came at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings. Although John Gibson is a decent goalie, he’s been given zero defensive support and even less offensive support to cover the defensive lapses. The Ducks are near the worst in the league in most offensive and defensive stat categories including goals, where they sit 24th at 2.76 goals a game, shots on goal which is at 29.4, goals allowed where they are tied for 22nd in the league at 3.22 and shots on goal allowed which is a measly 27th in the league with 33.4 shots on goal allowed on average. Unfortunately for Gibson, that means he can have a save percentage above .900 but still have an abysmal 3.16 GAA. Accordingly, the Blues are coming into tonight’s slate with one of the highest implied totals of the slate at an even 4.0. Just like last week, I would highly prioritize the Blues on this slate.


Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Justin Faulk

Honorable Mention(s): TOR1 (Marner-Matthews-Kerfoot), VGK1 (Marchessault, Eichel, Stone)

4/24 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Ville Husso
  2. Jeremy Swayman
    Honorable Mention(s): Darcy Kuemper, Logan Thompson

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Sam Montembault
Honorable Mention(s): David Rittich

4/24 NHL Wild Card Targets

Valeri Nichushkin
– The logic behind Nichushkin is very straightforward. As the Avalanche has picked up injuries with their top two wingers Rantanen and Landeskog, Nichushkin and Andre Burakovsky have benefitted by getting a bump up in the lines. Of the two, Nichushkin has been performing slightly better in his heightened role but both are excellent plays on tonight’s slate. Nichushkin is on a grind as of late, he is coming into tonight with a seven-game point streak which has included multiple two-goal performances. Even with the major injuries, the Aves are still at an even 4 implied goals on tonight’s slate and considering that Val notched two goals in the Aves’ last game in Edmonton, I would argue that he’s a lock to end up on the scoresheet tonight.

I would also recommend sprinkling some money on Nichushkin as an anytime-point scorer. (-200 on Bet365) The anytime-goal scorer at +230 is also in play if you feel up for it.

Honorable Mention(s): Matt Boldy, Gustav Forsling, Claude Giroux, Paul Stastny

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center Robert Thomas

Winger Brad Marchand

Defenseman – Charlie McAvoy

Goalie Ville Husso

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Putting Up Points Main Slate

Honorable Mention: Main Slate Rapid fire 2/2

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As we barrel towards the end of the regular season, we have been blessed with another weird schedule this year. Because of that, we have a four game slate tonight that starts at 8:30pm Eastern. These four games feature only TWO teams with an implied total under 3, so we can *checks goalie list* DEFINITELY expect some scoring on this slate. Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche: The ‘easy’ pick on this rough looking goalie slate is Kuemper. The Avalanche head to Seattle tonight to take on the Kraken, and this should be a winnable game for them. Seattle has only been scoring 2.4 goals per game over their last five. Colorado has not been giving up a lot of goals recently, so this looks like a good spot for Darcy.

Mike Smith – Edmonton Oilers: This one is more about win equity than it is about trust/safety. The Oilers host the Stars tonight and should be able to win this game. However, Smith is hard to trust this season, so he carries a good bit of risk. The interesting part is that he isn’t the riskiest goalie on the slate, which tells you something about the four games we are up against.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Logan Thompson – Vegas Golden Knights: The high risk play of the night is Thompson from Vegas. He should be peppered with shots, and has some decent numbers of late. Washington has been scoring recently, which makes him high risk, but he could potentially pull a save bonus on DraftKings tonight.

Notes: People will flock to Lankinen tonight, and sure that play makes ‘sense’, but it is a very risky play. If he gives up 2 goals, the upside will be so limited that he won’t become optimal. Lank’s numbers are atrocious, and we just can’t trust it.

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).

Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Zach Hyman/Tyson Barrie: The top two lines for the Oilers should see equal time against the top Dallas line tonight. This matchup sets up nicely for both of those lines, so getting the power play here can get you exposure to both. Oettinger for Dallas has not looked too good recently, and the Oilers are a top play tonight.

Colorado Avalanche 2 – J.T. Compher (Nazem Kadri)/Artturi Lehkonen/Andre Burakovsky: The Kraken match the Gourde line to the top line, and Gourde’s line is actually decent at defense. The Kraken overall are not, so the top Colorado line is in play of course, but this one is more intriguing. The reason Kadri is listed there is that he may be back tonight. It is IMPERATIVE to keep up with news tonight, and if Kadri does in fact come back, this line becomes an even better play. Be sure to check into Discord today, where we will post any news and updates.

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).

Chicago Blackhawks 1 – Dylan Strome/Patrick Kane/Alex Debrincat/Seth Jones: This game should be pretty high scoring, and the top line for Chicago is in a great spot. They have been a little unpredictable lately, which is where the risk comes in. However, this play makes a lot of sense and will likely be a strong play tonight.

Arizona Coyotes 1 – Barrett Hayton/Matias Maccelli/Nick Schmaltz/Shayne Gostisbehere: As mentioned above, this game should feature some scoring, and this top line should be in play tonight. A game stack is not out of the question on a four game slate, and this is the one you should target if you choose to go the game stack route.

Washington Capitals 3 – Lars Eller/Anthony Mantha/Tom Wilson: We have a good bit of value in this line tonight, as they should be facing the second line for the Knights tonight. The opportunity should be there, and the Caps have been getting some depth scoring recently, making this line even more intriguing.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: COL1, DAL1, VGK2

Value Options – DraftKings

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

Center: Jonathan Toews ($2700) – Chicago Blackhawks

Wing: T.J. Oshie ($3200) – Washington Capitals

Defense: Cody Ceci ($3200) – Edmonton Oilers

Value Options – FanDuel

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

Center: Lars Eller ($4100) – Washington Capitals

Wing: Jesse Puljujarvi ($4800) – Edmonton Oilers

Defense: Dysin Mayo ($3700) – Arizona Coyotes

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.

**Cash is tough tonight with a small slate, but if you are playing it, these are the plays

Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers

Wing: Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks

Defense: Seth Jones – Chicago Blackhawks

Goalie: Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche

Player Props

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

Nazem Kadri (COL): over 0.5 points

Leon Draisaitl (EDM): over 1.5 points

Anthony Mantha (WSH): over 0.5 points

Patrick Kane (CHI): anytime goal scorer

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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night. This week we have a good size six-game slate for a Monday. This is a late starting slate with lock coming at 8 pm EDT and four games starting at 10 pm or later.

NHL Bets:

Check discord on Monday for any potential bets. With trades being made some lines will most likely change.

NHL DFS: Goalies

Cash Game/Single Entry Goalie

Jacob Markstrom ( @ Chicago)

Markstrom is the best goalie on the slate in the best spot on Monday. With Frederick Andersen being out injured, Markstrom moves to the top goalie spot on this slate. Antti Raanta is a decent goaltender, but Markstrom is much better. After back-to-back bad starts, Markstrom was on point in his last start against Arizona. There is a chance Markstrom doesn’t start on Monday with Calgary playing on Tuesday in Nashville. If Vladar starts, I might consider bumping up to Raanta against Arizona.

Other Options: Antti Raanta (@ Arizona)

GPP Goalies:

There are two goalies that pop off the screen at me for GPP’s on Monday. Logan Thompson (VGK) at home versus the Devils, and Anton Forsberg (Ott) on the road in Seattle. Both goalies are not premier names and probably won’t win a Vezina anytime soon, but they have both been playing well this season and are in plus matchups. Thompson may not start if Robin Lehner returns after leaving the team for personal reasons, but if Lehner is back, he is just as good of a play.

As for Forsberg, he has been a pleasant surprise for Ottawa this season. Seattle has been playing .500 hockey of late but has only scored 15 goals in their last six. Both of these goalies are risky and will probably be overlooked in favor of Raanta and Markstrom, but they both could give you better production for their price, especially Forsberg.

Other Options: Darcy Kuemper (vs Washington), Thatcher Demko (vs Dallas), Philipp Grubauer (vs Ottawa)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Colorado is always popular when they’re on the slate, and Monday should be no different. I have them as my top team on the slate, and their top line is the top line stack on this slate. They will also be a popular stack, so I will look at two other spots that could be just as fruitful.

Line stacks to build around:

Calgary L1 (Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau)

Calgary’s top line was split up for a bit, but they are back together and haven’t missed a beat since Tkachuk rejoined the line. Speaking of Tkachuk, he has ten points (6g – 4a) in his last five games and Gaudreau has 6 goals himself in his last five. If you wanted to run two forwards with a dman, I suggest either Noah Hanifin or Rasmus Andersson.

Both of Calgary’s second and third lines are also in play for value, especially Blake Coleman and Dillon Dube on line 3 as both are min priced on DK.

Carolina Hurricanes L1 (Svechnikov – Aho – Jarvis)

This line has not been as productive as Calgary’s top line, but Arizona is probably the worst defensive team in the league. The Coyotes have allowed five goals or more in six straight games and are coming off back-to-back games allowing 7 or more.

While I do think I will have exposure to the top line, I will also have at least one lineup with the Hurricanes’ 3rd line in it as well. Jordan Staal has six goals in his last five and Niederreiter and Fast have three assists each in that stretch.

Other Top Stacks: Vegas L1 (Dadonov – Eichel – Roy W/Theodore on D), Ottawa L1 (B. Tkachuk – Norris – Brown W/Hamonic, or Del Zotto on D), Vancouver L1 (Garland – Horvat – Pettersson W/Ekman-Larsson or Myers, or Schenn on D), Washington L1 (Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary W/Carlson, Orlov, or Schultz on D), Chicago L1 (Kane – Strome – DeBrincat W/ S. Jones, McCabe, Stillman on D)

Value Stacks:
  • Vancouver L2: Podkolzin – Miller – Chiasson
  • Seattle L1: Eberle – Beniers – Donato
  • Colorado L2: Lehkonen – Compher – Burakovsky – W/Makar, Manson, Toews on D
  • New Jersey L2: Tatar – Mercer – Bratt – W/Severson, Bahl, Hamilton on D
  • Chicago L2: Raddysh – Toews – Johnson

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Welcome back everyone, hope you’ve had a lot of NHL success as of late, we’re back with another great set of games in tonight’s Sunday slate! For tonight’s 4/17 NHL slate, we have a medium-sized five-gamer and the slate begins at 5:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

4/17 NHL Stack Report

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

— We’re starting off today’s article with a really interesting matchup as the Minnesota Wild are welcoming a very down-trodden Sharks team who have dropped their last nine games. To put that in perspective, Minnesota has only lost nine games at home this season (if you include OT), there is a steep contrast between these two teams based on their recent performances and the Wild’s offence which sits 5th in the league (3.64 goals per game) has recently been led by top liners Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman as both have six points over their last five games. On top of their recent success, the Sharks have been horrible at keeping the puck out of their own net as they have given up an average of 3.16 goals against per game this season, which has been consistent if not worsened throughout San Jose’s recent poor run of form. All three members of the Wild’s top line see power-play minutes with Kaprizov and Zuccarello on the top line and Hartman on the second unit. Also, the Wild unsurprisingly have the largest implied total of the slate at 3.8 and are coming into the slate at -260 favourites at the time of writing. I would definitely recommend prioritizing the Wild on tonight’s slate.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Jared Spurgeon (Jacob Middleton works as a salary saver)

2. St. Louis Blues 1 (Buchnevich-Thomas-Tarasenko)

On paper, these two teams seem very evenly matched, they’re both in the same division and they are both currently in a playoff spot (albeit the Blues are in a higher one). There is a big difference-maker when I look at this game and it’s the goaltending. Although Binnington has had a bit of a dip from his form in prior seasons, he has had nowhere near the level of regression that David Rittich had since leaving the Flames and as the Predators played with their starter Juuse Saros last night in Chicago, all signs point to Rittich getting the nod tonight. The Predators backup has not seen a ton of action this season but when he has, he has not been stellar with a 3.21 GAA and a .891 SV% along with a 5-3-2 record. This will be one of the bigger weaknesses for the Preds as they head into the playoffs, they will need more reliable backup goaltending if they have any hope of playoff longevity.

On the other side of the coin, the Blues have been superb as of late winning their last eight games, where they’ve scored at least four goals in each of those eight games. Some of those wins came against strong competition such as the aforementioned Wild and the Boston Bruins. The Blues have had a lot of offensive pieces working for them during their recent run of form but none more so than the top line with Buch, Thomas and Tarasenko, each player is averaging at least two points per game over their last five games and all are relatively reasonably priced on both FanDuel and DraftKings. I feel that St. Louis may be looked over a bit since the odds are so close but the bookies are giving them an implied total of 3.1 goals on tonight’s slate and I wouldn’t be surprised if it improved in the Blues’ favour after the time of writing. I think the Blues are an excellent piece that can accompany the Wild’s top liners in your builds tonight!


Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Justin Faulk

Honorable Mention(s): TOR1 (Marner-Matthews-Bunting)

4/17 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Marc-Andre Fleury
  2. Jack Campbell
    Honorable Mention(s): Jordan Binnington

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. David Rittich
Honorable Mention(s): Semyon Varlamov

4/17 NHL Wild Card Targets

Matthew Boldy
– As mentioned earlier in the article, the Wild are in a beyond excellent spot for tonight’s slate and for today’s Wild Card, who better to go with than our classic wild card play, Matt Boldy. The young rookie impressed early on in his NHL career scoring nearly at a point per game pace. His early success got him on the Wild’s top power-play unit where he remains to this day. Despite cooling off slightly as the season went on, he’s back on his earlier form as he is currently on a six-game point streak where he has registered one goal and seven assists over the course of his streak. We already mentioned Minnesota’s offensive abilities, their success at home and the recent struggles of their opponents. All that put together makes Matthew Boldy an excellent Wild Card play on tonight’s slate. If you are looking to have shares of the Wild while also taking a different/GPP-friendly approach, look no further than Matthew Boldy.
Honorable Mention(s): Ilya Mikheyev, Victor Olofsson, Jack Roslovic

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center Auston Matthews

Winger Kirill Kaprizov

Defenseman – Justin Faulk

Goalie Mark-Andre Fleury

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All Day Slate: Putting Up Points

Honorable Mention(s): Main Slate Rapidfire 2/2

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Tonight’s three game slate feels like a break in the action compared to last night’s massive 14 game slate. This one features a couple of heavy favorites, and if variance doesn’t bite us, we should have a good night. With only three games, this slate is a little bit too volatile for cash games. GPP is absolutely in play! Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche: Darcy should draw the start at home tonight against the Kings. Those Kings are on the second leg of a back to back, facing a well rested Avalanche team that we know can dominate. This one is a fairly straightforward pick, and easily the top play on this small slate.

Alexander Georgiev – New York Rangers: The Rangers head to Philly to face the Flyers, who just got shellacked by the Capitals last night in Washington. There is no telling who minds the opposing cage tonight, but the Rangers are high on the priority list tonight. Georgiev has solid numbers recently, and with Igor starting last night, expect Georgiev to draw the start tonight.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Sam Montembeault – Montreal Canadiens: The wild card of the slate is the Monreal/Columbus game. With that being said, Montembeault becomes your high risk play. Montreal actually has the second highest goals per game on this slate over their last five games, at 3.6. Only Colorado has a better number at 3.8. Montembeault gets a slight nod over Elvis here, with slightly better numbers. However, if Allen gets the start for the Habs tonight, then Elvis becomes the high risk play, and Columbus gets a healthy bump.

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).

New York Rangers 1 – Mika Zibanejad/Chris Kreider/Frank Vatrano/Adam Fox: The Flyers stink. There is no other way to put it. The Rangers have a VERY juicy matchup tonight against them, and they should be able to dominate. Regardless of who the Flyers put in net, they are going to have a very tough time stopping this line tonight.

Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Mikko Rantanen/Andre Burakovsky/Cale Makar: As you probably guessed it, Colorado is a team we want to have a good bit of tonight. This top line has been the focus since Kadri went out, as the Avs have needed to rely on this line for scoring since. A matchup with the visiting Kings tonight gives them a lot of opportunity, and this line has plenty of upside 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).

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Jack Roslovic/Patrik Laine/Gustav Nyquist/Zach Werenski: The risk factor for this line all comes down to who Montreal puts in net tonight. If they end up with Allen in, then this line gets a nice bump. If they stick with Montembeault, then this line will remain risky. The overall matchup for this line is very nice, and the better of the top two Columbus lines.

Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Scott Laughton/Owen Tippett/Travis Konecny: This play is strictly for your deep GPPs and is extremely risky. The Flyers will likely put the Hayes line up against the Zibanejad line tonight, which opens the door just a bit for this line.

Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Trevor Moore/Viktor Arvidsson: The second line for the Kings had a great night last night, but they are on the road again tonight in a back to back. The even strength matchup is there for them, but there are a lot of risks associated with this play tonight.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: COL2, MON1, LAK1, CBJ2

Value Options – DraftKings

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

Center: Cole Sillinger ($3300) – Columbus Blue Jackets

Wing: Brendan Gallagher ($3300) – Montreal Canadiens

Defense: Andrew Peeke ($3200) – Columbus Blue Jackets

Value Options – FanDuel

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

Center: Cole Sillinger ($4000) – Columbus Blue Jackets

Wing: Rem Pitlick ($3900) – Montreal Canadiens

Defense: Joel Edmundson ($3700) – Montreal Canadiens

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.

**Cash is tough tonight with a small slate, but if you are playing it, these are the plays

Center: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche

Wing: Chris Kreider – New York Rangers

Defense: Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche

Goalie: Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche

Player Props

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

Chris Kreider (NYR): anytime goal scorer

Nathan MacKinnon (COL): anytime goal scorer AND over 1.5 points

Zach Werenski (CBJ): over 3.5 shots

Mika Zibanejad (NYR): anytime goal scorer

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Welcome to the Wednesday edition of NHL Picks for PrizePicks, where we’ll be going through tonight’s 5 game slate to try to find some easily attainable props.  I’ll start saying this is a tough slate.  Play light. 

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NHL Picks

Kyle Connor/Alex Ovechkin – .5 Goals

Tonight we’re stuck with 2 picks for goals, Alex Ovechkin and Kyle Connor.  Ovechkin always stands a chance to put one in net.  I just don’t think tonight’s it.  Tampa Bay is a tough defensive team, with only 3 goals per game over the past month. 

Now Connor on the other hand has a great matchup tonight.  Detroit is arguably one of the worst defensive teams in the league.  Over the last month teams have scored close to 4.80 goals per game against them.  Connor is coming into tonight’s matchup well-rested, having sat out the last 3 games on the Covid-19 list.  Prior to that, he had scored goals in 9 of his last 13 games.  With an easier matchup, love him to pick up like he never was off.  He’s my goal of the night pick for PrizePicks.  In regards to Ovechkin, I’m not saying he doesn’t score tonight, I just don’t like the matchup for him tonight.

Josh Morrissey – 2.5 Shots on Goal – Over

I highlighted above how awful Detroit is on defense, at least in terms of goals given up per game.  On the shots side of things, it’s no better of a story.  Since the beginning of March, they’re giving up close to 37 shots per game.  They also have a Corsi Against of close to 60.  Of the teams playing tonight, only Winnipeg has a worst number.  Side note, that game should be a ton of fun from a fantasy perspective.   

Morrissey has 13 shots over his last 5 games, with one of those games being a goose egg.  He loves to shoot and I love him with an Over on the 2.5 shots projection we’re getting from PrizePicks tonight. 

Filip Hronek – 1.5 Shots on Goal – Over

We just need 2 shots from Hronek tonight.  It’s a number he’s hit in 4 of his last 6 games and it’s a number I think he should hit tonight. This is a game featuring 2 teams that don’t block shots.  Combined, these 2 teams give up more than 70 shots per game.  There will be pucks flying all over the place.  Hronek plays more than 20 minutes per game so he should have plenty of time to try to put the puck on net.

Moritz Seider – 2.5 Shots on Goal – Over

Seider went through a little bit of a stretch where he wasn’t playing all that well.  Those days are behind him and he’s back to being one of the top rookie defenseman in the league.  If we look at his shots projection tonight of 2.5, it’s a number he’s hit 3 times in his last 5 games.  With a matchup against a Jets team that is giving up just a ton of shots, I love the Over on this number. 

Summary

As I said in the opener, tonight’s a tougher slate to navigate through with some of these projections.  Nothing screamed out to me as a must-play, so I’d recommend playing on the later side.

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On this fine Wednesday, Win Daily Sports takes you between the benches for a 5 game NHL DFS slate! After a massive 10 game slate last night, five games feels like a bit of a reprieve. One thing to note – tonight’s slate starts at 7:30pm Eastern. Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames: Markstrom is one of the more obvious plays on the slate, and because of that, he is a fine cash play. He should see the win, as Anaheim has been struggling quite a bit this season and of late. The shot upside here might be somewhat limited, but the play makes a lot of sense.

Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets: Hellebuyck and the Jets host another team that struggles offensively in the Red Wings. In fact, they have scored just 1.8 goals per game over their last five road games. This spot for Hellebuyck seems like a very good one, and he will likely carry some ownership tonight.

Robin Lehner – Vegas Golden Knights: Lehner is finally back for the Knights, and this is a good spot for him. The play here is a little riskier than the two above, but the Knights should be able to handle the Canucks, especially in their own barn.

High Risk GPP Goalie Pick – Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals: Admittedly, this pick is not for the faint of heart. The Caps host the Lightning tonight, who just got beat up pretty badly by the Leafs the other night. This play is all about the shot volume and the upside. If the Caps can pull out a win for Ilya, and he can keep the Lightning limited, then this will be a great upside play tonight.

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).

Calgary Flames 1 – Elias Lindholm/Johnny Gaudreau/Matthew Tkachuk/Rasmus Andersson: The Flames have a very, very juicy matchup tonight against the Ducks in Anaheim. This top line is one of the best in the business and should see chances aplenty tonight.

Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Kyle Connor/Blake Wheeler/Josh Morrissey: This second line for the Jets is in a great, great spot, and they all make up the top power play unit. Hosting the Red Wings tonight, and likely starter Thomas Greiss, this line should have a field day. It will be a challenge to pick between this line and the top Calgary line tonight.

St. Louis Blues 2 – Robert Thomas/Vladimir Tarasenko/Pavel Buchnevich/Nick Leddy: The Blues may end up being slightly overlooked tonight, and are in just as good a spot as the top two lines in this section. The second line is a great play tonight, as they are usually under-owned, and are producing nicely for the Blues. If going here tonight, Thomas/Tarasenko make a great pair for leverage, and Leddy provides great value for a guy who skates heavy minutes and slots into the power play.

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).

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – Steven Stamkos/Brandon Hagel/Ross Colton: The Lightning shuffled up their lines recently, putting together this line that looks intriguing on paper. Against the Caps tonight, they should see some of the top 2 lines, which actually makes for a good matchup. Hagel and Colton are great value, and the hope is that playing with Stamkos brings the better of them out. Make sure you keep an eye on their line combos pre-lock though, just in case they decide to re-shuffle the lineup.

Vegas Golden Knights 2 – William Karlsson/Jonathan Marchessault/Mike Amadio: In this look, you can prioritize Marchessault/Karlsson as a pair. They have a great matchup tonight against Vancouver, and should be in line for plenty of chances. The Knights have been better at home of late, but the Canucks have been decent on the road, giving up just 2.6 goals per game over their last five road games. Those factors, plus Driedger in net for Seattle, make this a little bit riskier of a play.

St. Louis Blues 1 – Ryan O’Reilly/David Perron/Brandon Saad/Nick Leddy: While the Blues’ second line is in a great spot, especially for leverage, this top line is intriguing as well. Against the Kraken, they should be able to do some offensive damage, and it comes down to how you decide to construct your lineup.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: CGY2, WPG1, SEA1, TBLPP, WSH1, VGK1

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 ($3500) – Vegas Golden Knights

Wing: Brandon Saad ($3600) – St. Louis Blues

Defense: Nick Leddy ($2800) – St. Louis Blues

Value Options – FanDuel

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

Center: Ross Colton ($4200) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Wing: Brandon Saad ($4500) – St. Louis Blues

Defense: Alec Martinez ($3900) – Vegas Golden Knights

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: Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames

Wing: Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets

Defense: Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning

Goalie: Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames

Player Props

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

Kyle Connor (WPG): anytime goal scorer

Vladimir Tarasenko (STL): anytime goal scorer

Johnny Gaudreau (CGY): over 1.5 points

Jonathan Marchessault (VGK): anytime goal scorer

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Welcome to the Taco Tuesday edition of NHL Picks for PrizePicks, where we’ll be going through tonight’s slate to try to find some easily attainable props.  It’s a large slate, so hopefully, that’ll mean lots of options. 

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NHL Picks

Connor McDavid – .5 Goals – Over

You wouldn’t know by how good McDavid is, but his career high in goals is just 41.  He currently sits at 40 goals through 69 games.  It’s a pace that he really hasn’t hit in his career.  Both times he hit 41 goals he had played in 78 and 82 games.  He’s on pace to absolutely smash his career-high in goals and with just 11 points needed, he’s also on pace to hit a career-high in points. 

We’re watching one of the best of our generation turn it up a notch, and it’s damn fun to watch.  McDavid has scored in 4 straight and with a matchup vs. a Sharks team giving up 3.5 goals per game over their last 30, there’s a good chance he makes it 5 in a row.  He’s one of my goal of the night picks on PrizePicks.

Auston Matthews – .5 Goals – Over

The Maple Leafs are one of the original 6 teams in the NHL, meaning they have one of the longest histories of any franchise out there.  Tonight, Matthews has a chance to break the single-season record for most goals by a Maple Leafs player. 

He’ll undoubtedly break it at some point, but I’d love to see him do it tonight so we can take advantage of it on PrizePicks.  Matthews has goals in 6 straight and 12 of his last 13.  There’s always a chance a goalie miraculously stops him from scoring, but I’m going to play the odds and say he scores a monumental goal for us tonight. 

Juuse Saros – 3 Goals Allowed – Over

There’s something off with Saros of late.  Outside of a 1 goal performance vs. a bad team in Ottawa, Saros has allowed at least 4 goals 4 times in his last 7 games.  The teams he allowed them to were not what we consider high-powered offenses (Philly twice, Vegas, and Buffalo.)  Tonight he faces his toughest opponent of late in the surging Wild, a team 9-0-1 in its last 10.  I love the Wild for at least 4 goals and going with the Over on this PrizePicks projection.  

Nathan MacKinnon – 4.5 Shots on Goal – Under

This is going to be a tough number for MacKinnon to hit tonight.  He just faced Pittsburgh at home and only had 4 shots.  Tonight, the Avalanche will be in Pittsburgh and the Penguins will be able to set the matchups against MacKinnon.  MacKinnon has hit this number just once over the past 3 weeks and I don’t think he gets there tonight.  I’m going with the Under on this PrizePicks projection. 

Leon Draisaitl – 4 Shots on Goal – Over

The Edmonton Oilers duo of McDavid and Draisaitl are both playing some of their best hockey of the year, and it couldn’t have come at a better time as they’re clinging to the third spot in the Pacific Division.  They are willing the team to as many victories as they can right now. 

If we look at Draisaitl, he has 30 shots over his last 5 games.  He is just firing at will and most are going through.  Sharks give up more than 32 shots per game so we’re not talking about an opponent team that is stout defensively.  Love the Over here, even though it’s a high number.

Summary

Tonight’s slate is loaded with stars and most have projections tonight that they should beat.  Matthews could very well make this a historic night and I’ll continue to play him as a goal favorite as long as he’s on the ice.  

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Welcome to Monday’s edition of NHL Picks for PrizePicks, where we’ll be going through tonight’s slate to try to find some easily attainable props.  Thankfully, PrizePicks has blessed us with a free square tonight! 

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NHL Picks

Brady Manek – .5 Points Over – Well Over

This isn’t an NHL pick, but it’s our free square of the night.  PrizePicks has lowered their points prop on Manek down to just a half-point tonight from the original 16.5 points.  There’s a $10 limit on it, but make sure you lock this in as your first pick tonight!

Elvis Merzlikins – 3.5 Goals Allowed – Over

This is the same matchup we had Saturday night, and although we missed the prop I’m going right back to it.  We got a little unlucky on Saturday as the Blue Jackets pulled Merzlikins with close to 3 minutes left.  The Bruins really didn’t wake up until the third period.  We should see a different story at the end of the night tonight. 

Merzlikins is just not a good goalie, at least at the NHL level.  He’s given up 4 goals in 3 of his last 5 games and has a 3.41 GAA average on the year.  He’s prone to giving up multiple goals a game and tonight he’ll give up his 4.  I’m rocking the over on this number tonight with no second thoughts. 

Victor Hedman – 2.5 Shots on Goal – Over

I’ve highlighted on here a few times that although the Maple Leafs have as high-powered offense as anyone in the league, they’re also one of the worst on defense too.  They’re almost always good to give up least 30 shots per game.  I plan on attacking that part of the game tonight with Victor Hedman. 

Over his last 5 games, Hedman has amassed over 20 shots on goal.   Carry the 1, divide by 2, eh that’s an average of more than 4 shots on goal per game.  Against a team in the Leafs that likes to give up shots, I’m siding with the Over on the PrizePicks prop of 2.5.

Steven Stamkos – .5 Assists – Over

The Lightning should dominate in this one and a big reason why will be the play of their top line.  The Law Office of Stamkos, Point, and Kucherov has combined for 26 points over their last 5 games.  They are one of the hottest lines in the NHL right now and should be able to score a couple of goals vs. a Maple Leafs team that has given more than 3.5 goals per game over the last month.  Another positive for us is that Jack Campbell should be in the net tonight.  He’s bad and is someone we should always target with some offense.  I like the Over on the prop from PrizePicks.

Ryan O’Reilly – 2.5 Shots on Goal – Over

When I think of teams that give up a lot of shots, the Coyotes are one that is always on the top of the list.  Since the beginning of March, the Coyotes are giving up over 38 shots per game.  For context, the average over that same period of time for all teams in action tonight is 31.18.  That’s an extremely large gap.  O’Reilly has had 3 shots on goal 4 times in his last 7 games.  With a matchup vs. a team that gives up significantly more than other teams, I love the Over here.  

Summary

Make sure you are locking in Manek’s over tonight as it’s a free square.  In terms of the slate tonight, it’s an ok slate for me, nothing great and nothing bad.  Personally, I’ll be playing on the lighter side as none of the projections, outside of Hedman, really scream out tonight. 

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Good luck and hope to see some green bars tonight! 

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