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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/16 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 GPP Lines

Fanduel – Florida One – Aleksander Barkov, Evgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Huberdeau

Ottawa has had fairly distinct home/road splits this season and presents a plus matchup for the Florida top line. As of the time of writing, the Panthers come in a heavy -210 favorite and should be good for multiple goals here. Rather than target a depth line, I would just stick with Florida One. They have been the third most productive line in the NHL this season, combining for 23 full line goals. The top line also has full power play correlation. If you don’t want to spend up on all three, I would make Evgeni Dadonov the odd man out. Dadonov’s recent production has been nothing to write home about.

DraftKings – Washington Two – Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, Jacob Vrana

This line is extremely cheap on DraftKings where Evgeny Kuznetsov is $5,800, T.J. Oshie is $5,000, and Jakub Vrana is $5,500. Those prices don’t measure up to their recent production. Oshie has three goals over his last two games, Vrana has been the team’s player of the month, and Kuznetsov is averaging over a point per game this season. As a -160 favorite in Columbus, tonight certainly shouldn’t be too imposing as far as road games go.

12/16 NHL DraftKings Rankings

DraftKings Forwards/Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $7,600
2. Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals – $5,800
3. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers – $6,200
4. T.J. Oshie – Washington Capitals – $5,000
5. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,500

NHL DraftKings Defenders

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,500
2. David Savard – Columbus Blue Jackets – $2,700
3. Ian Cole – Colorado Avalanche – $3,400
4. Justin Faulk – St. Louis Blues – $3,300
5. Esa Lindell – Dallas Stars – $3,000

NHL DraftKings Goalies

1. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $8,000
2. Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers – $8,200
3. Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals – $8,400

12/16 NHL FanDuel Rankings

FanDuel Forwards/Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $9,200
2. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $6,100
3. Mike Hoffman – Florida Panthers – $5,900
4. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,400
5. Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers – $7,600

FanDuel Defensemen

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,400
2. Darnell Nurse – Edmonton Oilers – $4,100
3. Ryan Ellis – Nashville Predators – $4,800
4. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $3,700
5. Rayn Josi – Nashville Predators – $6,300

FanDuel Goalies

1. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $9,000
2. Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers – $8,000
3. Braden Holtby – Washington Capitals – $8,600

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Nathan MacKinnon – Over 0.5 Assists – I don’t think this is a huge upside game for Colorado, but it’s hard to bet against Nathan Mac grabbing at least an assist.

John Carlson – Over 4.5 Fantasy Points – We might as well put our money behind the best offensive defenseman in the NHL right now.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/12 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 Three Lines

Winnipeg One – Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Patrik Laine

We could sum this one up in two words, “Red Wings”. Our favorite dumpster fire is back and the Jets get the pleasure of facing them twice in one week. Winnipeg dropped five on Detroit the other night, resulting in a 5-1 home win. This time around, they will switch venues but that only helps Detroit so much. Unfortunately, every primary Jets skater on the top two lines except Nikolaj Ehlers received a massive price bump. The top line had a fairly good night against the Wings with goals for Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele, and an assist for Kyle Connor. I also don’t mind a two-man version of the Winnipeg second line using Blake Wheeler and Ehlers. That might be the most cost-effective route considering the aforementioned price increases. Neal Pionk is quarterbacking the power play and is usable on both sites, although cheaper on FanDuel, so preferred there. Josh Morrissey is another option on defense. Connor Hellebuyck is a very strong play in goal and should be popular.

Pittsburgh One – Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Jake Guentzel

The Pens started off so well the other night with a Jake Guentzel goal in the first few minutes of the game and then they tailed off from there. This is still the top line in the NHL over the last 10 days and with Pittsburgh a -170 favorite, they make for a strong play once again. Bryan Rust is becoming extremely chalky on FanDuel to his lack of a price bump on that site no matter what. It helps to offset the cost of the other two skaters. While Kris Letang is a nice play, I don’t think you have to try to add him too, but rather just focus on the three attackers. Sidney who? As long as this line keeps mashing, Sidney Crosby’s absence isn’t being felt nearly as hard as it would be otherwise.

San Jose One – Evander Kane, Logan Couture, Barclay Goodrow

The Rangers have laid some real stinkers on the road this season, and this game sets up to add another to the list. San Jose just fired their coach so this can go one of two ways. However, I think they respond well given that they had a day to process everything and it results in a feel-good night for the entire Shark Tank. I like both San Jose lines here, but as they are close enough in price I might as well give the honor of listing to the first line. San Jose One will get to match up with some the Rangers atrocious depth lines and on home ice, if they can’t take advantage of that matchup, there are more issues on-hand for the Sharks than coaching. You can also just run the two-man of Logan Couture and Evander Kane if you do not need the savings derived from Barclay Goodrow. Erik Karlsson has been heating up and remains underpriced on DraftKings. The Sharks make for tournament plays more than cash plays, given how bad some of the game logs are I doubt they will have much ownership on a big slate.

12/12 NHL DraftKings Rankings

DraftKings Forwards/Centers

1. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames – $5,600
2. Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets – $5,900
3. Phil Kessel – Arizona Coyotes – $4,900

NHL DraftKings Defenders

1. Erik Karlsson – San Jose Sharks – $5,800
2. Matt Grzelcyk – Boston Bruins – $2,700
3. Scott Mayfield – New York Islanders – $2,900

NHL DraftKings Goalies

1. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $8,400
2. Robin Lehner – Chicago Blackhawks – $6,900
3. Marc Andre-Fleury – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $7,100

12/12 NHL FanDuel Rankings

FanDuel Forwards/Centers

1. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,100
2. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets – $6,500
3. Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets – $6,800

FanDuel Defensemen

1. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg Jets – $4,300
2. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes – $3,800
3. Darnell Nurse – Edmonton Oilers – $4,000

FanDuel Goalies

1. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $8,600 “Far and away from the top option”
2. Ryan Miller – Anaheim Ducks – $7,300

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Erik Karlsson- Over 0.5 Assists – Erik Karlsson is heating up and “the time is nigh” for him to add to his assist total against the Rangers.

Kris Letang – Over 0.5 Assists – Sticking with the concept of offensive-minded defenseman getting assists, he is expensive in DFS, but on Monkey Knife Fight you can eat some of that “Letang Pie”.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/11 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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For DFS Purposes, I will try to avoid the Washington vs. Boston game. I did want to note however that the Capitals have dominated the Bruins over the last five years. At one point, this included a 14 game winning streak against them and I believe it is currently 15 out of the last 16 that Washington has won against Boston. Just a quick fun fact in case you were considering placing a money line bet.

Top Two Lines

GPP – Montreal One – Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber “Add-On”

The Canadiens have certainly struggled over the last month or so, but I think we can target them tonight at home against Ottawa. The Habs do come into this with some momentum following a huge road win in Pittsburgh. As for the Senators, they have absolutely dreadful road splits, as their 5-12-1 record on road ice, as opposed to a winning record at home, might indicate. Shea Weber looks completely recovered after an injury impacted his season last year and he is my favorite individual play from this group. Weber can be used as a one-off or with either of the two Montreal lines. He skates on the first line and shares even strength time with them and spends his power play time with the core members of the second line “Max Domi and Joel Armia”.

A second line is a fine option if you want some savings. However, overall I would prefer the top line which has remained the same going back to early last season. They have been a top ten line this season combining for 17 full line goals and have been a top ten line over the last ten days as well. Brendan Gallagher has been a force during that recent stretch, scoring in four straight games coming into tonight.

Cash/GPP – Colorado One – Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog

The Avs should be the chalk of the night and I would make sure to prioritize the top line in cash games. Gabriel Landeskog remains really cheap on Draftkings, as despite getting moved back up to the top line, his price only increased $200 to $6,000. Philly is not a bad defensive team, but out on the road in Denver, it will be a tough challenge for them. Particularly considering the fact that the Avalanche has scored the second-most goals in the NHL this season, sans Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen. Cale Makar will remain out, but even if he was healthy, it would still make more sense to prioritize the three skaters mentioned up top. I failed to talk about him, however, Nathan MacKinnon is still very, very good at the hockey.

12/11 NHL DraftKings Rankings

DraftKings Forwards/Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $7,600
2. Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche – $6,000
3. Brendan Gallagher – Montral Canadiens – $6,200
4. Joel Armia – Montreal Canadiens – $5,200
5. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche – $7,200

NHL DraftKings Defenders

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,200
2. Ian Cole – Colorado Avalanche – $3,000
3. Shea Weber – Montreal Canadiens – $6,500
4. Ben Chiarot – Montreal Canadiens – $4,400
5. Sam Girard – Colorado Avalanche – $3,300

NHL DraftKings Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche – $8,000
2. Cayden Primeau – Montreal Canadiens – $7,600

12/11 NHL FanDuel Rankings

FanDuel Forwards/Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $9,100
2. Joel Armia – Montreal Canadiens – $4,400
3. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal Canadiens – $7,600
4. Joonas Donskoi – Colorado Avalanche – $4,900
5. Valeri Nichushkin – Colorado Avalanche – $3,800

FanDuel Defensemen

1. Ryan Graves – Colorado Avalanche – $4,100
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,500
3. Shea Weber – Montreal Canadiens – $6,500
4. Ian Cole – Colorado Avalanche – $4,200
5. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,500

FanDuel Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche – $7,700
2. Cayden Primeau – Montreal Canadiens – $7,200

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Nathan MacKinnon – Over 0.5 Goals – If we can’t count on Nathan MacKinnon to score a goal at home, what can we count on in life?

Brendan Gallagher – Over 3.5 Fantasy Points – I will roll with Brendan Gallagher over Shea Weber between the lower threshold to meet and his recent form.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/10 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 Three Lines

Cash/GPP – Pittsburgh One – Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel

The Canadiens have been nothing short of a disaster as of late, going 2-6-2 over their last ten games. Carey Price has been struggling during that stretch, aside from one decent start his last time out. Montreal is unlikely to improve on that record while headed to Pittsburgh, where the Habs will face the elite line mentioned above, and possibly the red hot Tristan Jarry in the net. Even in subpar matchups, the Pittsburgh top line is producing and they should dominate the Montreal depth lines on home ice. Winners of three straight, and 6-2-2 over their last ten games by contrast, despite all of the injuries, the Pens have yet to slow their roll. The Pittsburgh top-line mentioned above has been the top-scoring line in the NHL over the last ten games, with ten goals in that span. Once again on FanDuel, just lock in Bryan Rust where he never receives any price adjustment. The other two skaters aren’t too bad either.

Cash/GPP – Winnipeg One – Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Patrik Laine

Winnipeg comes in a whopping -240 home favorite against our favorite punching bag, the Detroit Red Wings. Despite an underwhelming season so far for the Jets, their top line is still tied for the eleventh best scoring line in the NHL this year. You already know the deal with the Red Wings. They have allowed an eye-popping, league-high 124 goals this season, which is the highest mark by a full 13 goals. Furthermore, the Jets’ top line should be able to avoid matching with Dylan Larkin’s Detroit top line, which by default I guess, is the best of the Red Wings lines from a defensive standpoint. I don’t think you’re pulling off pieces as this seems like a full line scenario. The Winnipeg second line of Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler, and Jack Roslovic is also in play. This team is priced far too cheap on DraftKings.

GPP – Las Vegas Two – Paul Stastny, Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone

Las Vegas let us down big time at home Sunday night against the Rangers. They will have a chance to bounce back as they play host to the Blackhawks, coming in a -200 favorite at the time of writing. Max Pacioretty launched a whopping nine shots on goal in that game, so he was pretty unfortunate not to score. When you factor in how cheap Paul Stastny is, I think that you just target the second line, which is overall the more talented of the two top lines for the Golden Knights. On FanDuel in particular, Pacioretty is always too cheap and never gets a price adjustment. They are tied for only the twenty-first best line in hockey this season from a stats perspective, but positive regression is ahead. I would rank them below the other two stacks listed below but think that they make for a sharp large field tournament play.

12/10 NHL DraftKings Rankings

DraftKings Forwards/Centers

1. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets – $6,600
2. Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets – $5,800
3. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,200

NHL DraftKings Defenders

1. Ben Chiarot – Montreal Canadiens – $4,200
2. Sami Vatanen – New Jersey Devils – $4,200
3. Calvin De Haan – Chicago Blackhawks – $3,900

NHL DraftKings Goalies

1. Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes – $8,200
2. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,100
3. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $8,300
4. Laurent Brossoit – Winnipeg Jets – $8,300

12/10 NHL FanDuel Rankings

FanDuel Forwards/Centers

1. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,100
2. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $6,300
3. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets – $6,700

FanDuel Defensemen

1. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg Jets – $4,200
2. Nate Schmidt – Las Vegas Golden Knights – $4,000
3. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes – $3,700

FanDuel Goalies

1. Laurent Brossoit – Winnipeg Jets – $7,400
2. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,200
3. Darcy Kuemper – Arizona Coyotes – $8,900
4. Ben Bishop – Dallas Stars – $9,200

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Jonathan Bernier – Over 29.5 Saves – I certainly wouldn’t count on him for the win, given that his team is a massive underdog on the road. However, with all of the shots that Jonathan Bernier will likely face, he can hit this mark if he can stop enough of them.

Kris Letang – Over 0.5 Assists – This will be a good spot for Kris Letang to grab an assist, whether during even strength with the Pens’ first line or on the power play.

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 12/9 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 Three Lines

Boston One – David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, plus Jake DeBrusk “$540 on FanDuel”

The top overall Boston play on FanDuel is astonishingly not one of the names mentioned above, but instead Jake DeBrusk. However, the sole reason for that is because he is priced as a mistake at an abnormal $540, opening up lineup construction for all sorts of studs. You might want to use some of that savings on a couple of the men listed above. It will be tough for Ottawa to handle them, even on home ice. It does not seem like Patrice Bergeron will be returning for this game, but that is something to keep an eye on. Nevertheless, this line is solid as-is. With 25 goals and 18 assists over 30 games, Pasta is the top play and can be used as a one-off. I think that we will see a lot of Boston four-man on FanDuel involving Jake DeBrusk “who shares a correlation with David Krejci on the Bruin’s second power-play unit”.

Washington One – Alex Ovechkin “Core”, John Carlson “Core”, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson “Better on FanDuel”

This is a fairly loaded slate for a four gamer as you can already tell. Next up, we have the potent Washington first line playing host to the Columbus Blue Jackets. As a team, the Capitals have scored a league-high 115 goals this season. Most teams can’t wait to get back on home ice and shake off all of the ills that come with an extended road trip. However, the Caps were largely unfazed, absolutely cruising through that part of their schedule. This is a Columbus team that will consistently struggle throughout the rest of the year to pick up points on the road.

Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson are the core two for me here. Nicklas Backstrom is returning from injury, so I’d expect the traditional Washington One line, although Backstrom is not necessary. I left Tom Wilson for last, but I think that he is okay on FanDuel where he is always cheap. Otherwise, I would stick to the big guns and if you can jam John Carlson in, go for it. I don’t mind the Capitals second line either, as by moving Evgeny Kuznetsov down where he replaces Lars Eller, that line has become even stronger. It was already hot with Jacob Vrana perhaps the hottest player right now on this entire team.

Colorado One – Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Joonas Donskoi, Cale Makar “Powerplay Add On”

Clearly, I decided to get really creative here. It’s just hard to pass up some of these top-level lines, and the fact that there are a few of them on the slate should help to suppress ownership a little. We have the team that has scored the most goals in hockey this season, and the team that has scored the second-most in the Avs. Nathan MacKinnon, much like Alex Ovechkin, and John Carlson, is routinely hitting bonuses on DraftKings.

You can play MacKinnon as a one-off, or you can go all in and add Mikko Rantanen and the most talented of the Joonas Brothers, Joonas Donskoi. Both of the aforementioned skaters also correlate on the Avalanche’s first power-play unit. Feel free to add on Cale Makar or Gabriel Landeskog if trying to go all in and target the power play. Makar was hurt Saturday night, so be sure to make sure he is back skating earlier in the day, before using him.

12/9 NHL DraftKings Rankings

DraftKings Forwards/Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $8,300
2. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $8,000
3. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,400

NHL DraftKings Defenders

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,700
2. Mikhail Sergachev – Tampa Bay Lightning – $3,800
3. Mark Borowiecki – Ottawa Senators – $3,400

NHL DraftKings Goalies

1. Pavel Francouz/Phillip Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche – $8,300/$8,100
2. Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins – $8,100
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,000

12/9 NHL FanDuel Rankings

FanDuel Forwards/Centers

1. Jake DeBrusk- Boston Bruins – $540
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche – $9,000
3. David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins – $8,700

FanDuel Defensemen

1. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,600
2. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning – $6,700
3. Mikhail Sergachev – Tampa Bay Lightning – $4,800

FanDuel Goalies

1. Pavel Francouz/Phillip Grubauer – Colorado Avalanche – $7,800/$7,700
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning – $8,600
3. Tuukka Rask – Boston Bruins – $8,900

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John Carlson – Over 3.5 Fantasy Points – Monkey Knife Fight had removed him for a while but he’s back again with a lower threshold to hit.

Nathan MacKinnon – Over 0.5 Goals – Betting against Nathan Mac scoring at home while the Avalanche are rolling, seems like a mistake.

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