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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 2/2 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. 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. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

Washington One – Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom

Alex Ovechkin is on an absolutely torrid stretch, even for his extremely high career standards. Ovi will easily be the highest owned player in all formats and there is no reason to fade him in cash games on a three-game slate. From there, the decision is how much Washington exposure you want in tournaments. They are a -140 favorite which comes in just under the Carolina Hurricanes, who are -152 favorites in their game against the Canucks. However, the Capitals 3.48 implied goal total is the highest on the slate by nearly half a point. It’s enough to make a difference, but not enough to make them a stone-cold lock. I think if you were to leave anyone out, it would be Nicklas Backstrom. You can use the two-man in tournaments, use an Ovechkin one-off, or fade completely.

Carolina Two – Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Ryan Dzingel

In the alternative, you can also use the Washington Capitals second line who remains perpetually cheap on DraftKings. However, assuming you have Alex Ovechkin and some other Washington pieces in hand, it makes sense to get some exposure to the slate’s other major favorite. If you wanted to use Justin Williams as an add on or as a replacement for Ryan Dzingel, it would be okay as a power-play stack of sorts. If that were the case, I would also incorporate Jacob Slavin who does not share even strength time with this line but quarterbacks the first power-play unit. Slavin has stepped into the Dougie Hamilton role at a discount so he should be popular.

2/2 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,400
2. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets – $5,700
3. Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,500
4. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,600
5. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins – $7,000
6. Tom Wilson – Washington Capitals – $4,700
7. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,200
8. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,200
9. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,000
10. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,600

Defensemen

1. Jaccob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,000
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,100
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,900
4. Christopher Tanev – Vancouver Canucks – $2,900
5. Justin Schultz – Pittsburgh Penguins – $2,700

Goalies

1. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets – $7,200 “Elvis is the only goalie you need”

2/2 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $9,300
2. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,800
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets – $5,700
4. Tom Wilson – Washington Capitals – $5,300
5. Jakob Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,700
6. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,100
7. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,100
8. Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,900
9. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,500
10. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $7,300

Defensemen

1. Jacob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $4,400
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,100
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,800
4. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,900
5. Alex Edler – Vancouver Canucks – $4,600

Goalies

1. Elvis Merzilikins – Columbus Blue Jackets – $8,400
2. James Reimer – Carolina Hurricanes – $8,000

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Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 25/34 behind Pasta’s three-point night and a game-ending assist from Auston Matthews to hit four points on what had started off a very slow night. Unfortunately, the stars shootout is not available on the three-game slate. The best strategy is to take the top three skaters available regardless of team. It leads us to roster two Penguins in a game that Washington is favored to win, but so be it.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/31 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. 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. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

New York Rangers Two – Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin, Jesper Fast

My favorite line of the night, the New York Ranger’s second line is a value line with tremendous upside. They get the best matchup that a team can ask for, as they will face the pathetic Detroit Red Wings at home. This line has nine full line goals over their last ten games, which puts them in a three-way tie for 2nd in the NHL during that span, along with Alex Ovechkin’s line and the Colorado top unit. As for the Red Wings, their -90 point differential is nearly double the next closest team, the New Jersey Devils, who are at -46. The Red Wings 199 goals surrendered also leads the NHL by a considerable margin. Bottom line, don’t overthink it.

Washington One – Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, Add-On: John Carlson

This reminds me of the other night, as paying up seems like a decision between Washington and Tampa Bay. It’s like deciding between which choice cut of steak to eat. I generally like to use Washington more in cash as they allow for more flexibility in terms of your build and tend to be higher owned, especially Alex Ovechkin. However, I think that Tampa Bay is the proper tournament pivot. Ovi’s line is tied for third in the NHL in terms of goals scored over the last ten games as mentioned above, but the Tampa Bay top line is first during that period with eleven full line goals. Tampa Bay is a -190 favorite, Washington is a -180 favorite, but the Capitals have the slightly higher total as of the time of writing if splitting hairs.

Honorable Mention: Tampa Bay One – Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov

1/31 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $7,500
2. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,800
3. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $8,500
4. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,200
5. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,800

Defensemen

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,300
2. Tony DeAngelo – New York Rangers – $5,100
3. Brady Skjei- New York Rangers – $4,000
4. Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues – $6,500
5. Mike Rielly – Ottawa Senators – $2,800

Goalies

1. Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals – $8,000
2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,100
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,400

1/31 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,100
2. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,800
3. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $9,300
4. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $8,700
5. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,400

Defensemen

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $6,900
2. Tony DeAngelo – New York Rangers – $4,900
3. Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues – $6,800
4. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,800
5. Brady Skjei – New York Rangers – $4,200

Goalies

1. Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals – $8,300
2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $7,700
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $9,000

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Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin, David Pastrnak – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 23/32 so really rolling as of late. Tonight’s lineup should be illegal. You can also use Nikita Kucherov or Steven Stamkos instead of Pasta but it’s splitting hairs. I will probably make a few combinations.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/30 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. 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. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

Nashville Two – Filip Forsberg, Kyle Turris, Victor Arvidsson

All three of Nashville’s main lines are in play on this slate, as they come in a -140 road favorite in the highest total game of the night. The top line is in fine form as well with Mikael Granlund adding to his recent scoring streak last night. However, this newly formed second line is the most talented of the three lines and with the savings that Kyle Turris provides, very affordable. Unfortunately, because this line does not have much of sample size, we cannot look at too much data, but ultimately you would hope that the Predators will find a way to continue momentum after a thrilling win against the Washington Capitals last night. Mattias Ekholm would make the most sense as a defenseman pairing with this line, as he shares even-strength time, as well as time on the second power-play unit with two of three skaters. If using the first line, I would definitely pair them with Roman Josi.

Montreal One – Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault, Ilya Kovalchuk, Add On Shea Weber “Note: Hopefully, Brendan Gallagher is back and if so huge bump”

Given that they are the home team, I think that the Buffalo Sabres will get higher ownership than the visiting Canadiens. It is likely that both Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart are mega chalk once again just like they were the other night on a similarly small slate. However, I want to target Carter Hutton and the Montreal top line is affordable and features three skaters who all possess power playtime. This game is a pick-em with both teams at -110. I would really love it if the Montreal got Brendan Gallagher back. While he is fairly priced at $7,300 on FanDuel, Gallagher is only $6,300 on DraftKings. Either way, Buffalo is on the downswing after losing top goalie Linus Ullmark and it makes sense to target them. As it stands, the current trio has six full line goals and 100 SATF over their last ten games.

1/30 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres – $8,500
2. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens – $6,300
3. Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators – $6,700
4. Sam Reinhart – Buffalo Sabres – $6,600
5. Blake Coleman – New Jersey Devils – $5,900

Defensemen

1. Sami Vatanen – New Jersey Devils – $3,900
2. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $8,100
3. Shea Weber – Montreal Canadiens – $6,700
4. Sean Walker – Los Angeles Kings – $3,300
5. Will Butcher – New Jersey Devils – $2,600

Goalies

1. Jack Campbell – Los Angeles Kings – $6,900
2. Adin Hill – Arizona Coyotes – $8,100

1/30 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres – $9,000
2. Blake Coleman – New Jersey Devils – $4,800
3. Sam Reinhart – Buffalo Sabres – $5,800
4. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens – $7,300
5. Max Domi – Montreal Canadiens – $5,300

Defensemen

1. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,600
2. Shea Weber – Montreal Canadiens – $6,300
3. Sami Vatanen – New Jersey Devils – $4,500
4. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,800
5. Mattias Ekholm – Nashville Predators – $4,400

Goalies

1. Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators – $7,600
2. Jack Campbell – Los Angeles Kings – $7,200

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Jack Eichel, Roman Josi, Brendan Gallagher – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 22/31 and it didn’t take long to hit it last night. Let’s keep the roll going tonight. I would hold off to see if Brendan Gallagher is in before placing this as he is worth waiting on.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 1/29 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. 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. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Expensive Line

Washington One – Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson

I wanted to avoid writing them up if possible and I do think that the Tampa Bay Lightning present another high-end pivot. I think the issue with the Tampa Bay top line is that they are so expensive they lock you into certain builds. Washington’s top line, by contrast, allows you a lot of flexibility in terms of salary.

Alex Ovechkin spent his week off in Mexico and should be well-rested and ready to rock. He will look to resume his absurd hot streak which included eight goals in the three games leading up to the break. In cash games, I don’t think you need all three skaters, just Ovi. However, the other two skaters are very affordable on both sites, so they naturally make for fine plays paired with the great eight. Washington has a 3.59 implied goal total and should be able to win this game at home.

Top Value Lines

DraftKings – Calgary One and Two, Dallas One

FanDuel – Calgary Two, Vancouver Two

1/29 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,300
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – $8,400
3. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,400
4. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames – $6,300
5. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,300
6. Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs – $8,200

Defensemen

1. Rasmus Sandin – Toronto Maple Leafs – $3,100
2. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $7,500
3. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $6,900
4. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks – $6,600
5. Noah Hanifan – Calgary Flames – $3,300

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,000
2. Frederick Anderson – Toronto Maple Leafs – $7,400

1/29 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $9,200
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – $9,300
3. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,300
4. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,800
5. Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames – $6,700
6. Ondrej Kase – Anaheim Ducks – $3,400

Defensemen

1. Rasmus Sandin – Toronto Maple Leafs – $3,700
2. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,600
3. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,000
4. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks – $6,300
5. Mattias Ekholm – Nashville Predators – $4,400

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $9,000
2. John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks – $7,500

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Auston Matthews, Roman Josi, John Carlson – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 21/30 as the Calgary/St. Louis game ended up to be a shootout. Unfortunately, Ovi, Nikita Kucherov, and Connor McDavid are not options. They have trimmed it down to a twenty man pool. I think these three make the most sense out of what remains.

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