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This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 11/26 NHL Breakdown

Hey everyone, and welcome back to another Friday Forecheck! The NHL returns back to action tonight after the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and were able to enjoy some time with loved ones. There are multiple slates on this Black Friday NHL day, but this article will focus on the Main Slate, starting at 7pm Eastern.

Goalies

Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins: Jarry has been playing absolutely lights out for Pittsburgh over the last few games, and he has a great matchup tonight against the New York Islanders, who are still battling some COVID issues throughout their lineup. He should be in line for a win, with some decent shot upside tonight.

Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets: Elvis has not been playing too great as of late, but this game is a chance for him to rebound. He has a slightly inflated 2.91 GAA over his last five games, but tonight has a chance to right the ship against a Vancouver team who has been struggling to score on the road, putting up just 2.2 goals per game over their last five road games. The Canucks are also surrendering a whopping 5 goals against per game over that same stretch.

Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars: Oettinger is another goalie who has been playing really well, and that is exactly what the Stars needed. Over their last five home games, the Stars have given up just 2 goals against per game, and in that stretch, handled the Edmonton Oilers, which is a feat in itself. Tonight, they get the Colorado Avalanche, who have been good on the road, scoring 4 goals per game. This is the shot upside, maybe get a win at low ownership, play tonight.

Lines to Build Around

These 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).

Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – Auston Matthews/Michael Bunting/Mitch Marner/Morgan Rielly: The Leafs have been playing well on this road trip, and everything points to that continuing tonight. They get a matchup tonight against the San Jose Sharks, and this top line should see a bunch of the Logan Couture line. This sets up nicely for AM and his crew.

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Boone Jenner/Oliver Bjorkstrand/Gustav Nyquist/Zach Werenski: The Blue Jackets have arguably the best upside on the board tonight. As mentioned above, the Canucks have been very bad on the road of late, and they have been giving up goals left and right. The Jackets play well at home, scoring 3.6 goals per game on the season thus far.

Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – Steven Stamkos/Ondrej Palat/Alex Barre-Boulet/Victor Hedman: The Lightning are in a fantastic spot as well, at home against the Seattle Kraken, who have been almost as bad as the Canucks on the road. Grubauer, the Kraken goalie, has been terrible so far this year, and even if he doesn’t go and the Lightning face Driedger, well that’s nice too! This top line will see a lot of the depth of Seattle tonight, and that is a fantastic plus matchup. You can also consider a TBL3 look of Ross Colton/Boris Katchouck/Taylor Raddysh. They are extreme value, but also extremely volatile. They did match up against the top line in their last home game, so there is a possibility of some upside there, if you want access to a high Vegas total for a discount. The TBL3 look is considered VERY high risk.

High Risk Lines

These are 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).

Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Jeff Carter/Jason Zucker/Kasperi Kapanen/John Marino: The Pens are a team that should do well tonight against a depleted Islanders team. Based on a small sample of line matching, this line should see the top line for the Isles for most of the night, which sets them up very nicely. The top Islander line is giving up 15.38 high danger chances against per 60. This line is only producing 8.58 high danger chances per 60, but the opportunities should be there. Consider the top line as well of Sidney Crosby/Jake Guentzel/Bryan Rust when looking at the Pens tonight.

Dallas Stars 3 – Tyler Seguin/Jacob Peterson/Alexander Radulov: This line should see a bunch of the depth lines for the Colorado Avalanche tonight, in a plus matchup. Seguin/Radulov have not been the same this year, which is what makes them risky, but this line looks to be in a good spot tonight.

Montreal Canadiens 3 – Jake Evans/Artturi Lehkonen/Brendan Gallagher: The line matching that Buffalo rolls with sets this line up with a very, very nice matchup against the opposing third line. These guys don’t hit the ice as much as we would like to see, so they carry a whole lot of risk, but they have a really nice upside matchup tonight, at very little to no ownership.

Honorable mentions: BUF1, COLPP, NYI2, SJS1, TOR2

Value Options – DraftKings

Center: Ross Colton ($2800) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Wing: Cole Caufield ($3000) – Montreal Canadiens

Defense: Vladislav Gavrikov ($2800) – Columbus Blue Jackets

Value Options – FanDuel

Center: Anthony Cirelli ($4400) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Wing: Michael Bunting ($3900) – Toronto Maple Leafs

Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($3600) – Pittsburgh Penguins

Cash Considerations – DraftKings

Steven Stamkos – C – Tampa Bay Lightning

Oliver Bjorkstrand – W – Columbus Blue Jackets

Cale Makar – D – Colorado Avalanche

Andrei Vasilevskiy – G – Tampa Bay Lightning

Cash Considerations – FanDuel

Steven Stamkos – C – Tampa Bay Lightning

Oliver Bjorkstrand – W – Columbus Blue Jackets

Cale Makar – D – Colorado Avalanche

Andrei Vasilevskiy – G – Tampa Bay Lightning

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 11/19 NHL Breakdown

What is the NHL doing? One day we have 11 games, and then next we have 2. It makes it a little tougher to manage when the schedule is like this, and it would be nice for the schedule to be more spread out. Hopefully, that happens when we get to the new year and through the holidays. Tonight is a 2 game slate, and because of that, we will break down each game. Don’t forget, we have a late start tonight, as the slate starts at 10pm Eastern.

On a two game slate, it is important to get creative. There is no real ‘wrong’ way to play tonight, as the options are of course very limited. It isn’t out of the question to play a couple different looks of the same line, and if you so choose, you can play a tight pool of players with small variations. At the same time, it is also important to not overthink it. The best plays are the best plays for a reason, so don’t shy away from them.

From a goalie standpoint, it is totally okay to just correlate your goalies with your stacks. You are basically saying that the team you are playing is going to win, so that correlation is fine. Of course, if you prefer to play your favorite goalie, just make sure that you don’t stack against him, because that could limit the upside of your lineup altogether.

Tonight’s slate, based on the Vegas totals, could be a high scoring slate, so we have to find as much scoring as possible to keep up.

Game 1: Colorado Avalanche @ Seattle Kraken

Vegas: COL (-158) total 3.4, SEA (+130) total 2.8; O/U 6

Overview: The Avalanche come into this game as heavy favorites, and rightfully so. The Kraken have been struggling of late, losing their last five consecutive games. Tonight’s matchup is not making this run any easier, and Colorado could very well destroy them tonight. Over that stretch of the last 5 games, the Kraken have given up 4.8 goals per game. Colorado, in their last five, have scored 4.6 goals per game, even without Nathan MacKinnon, who has been hurt. Colorado should be heavy chalk tonight (and for good reason), especially Nazem Kadri with Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen, especially as people chase them after their last game.

Goalies

Phillipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken): Grub has been having a really rough go of it this season, and tonight looks to be a challenge as well. Sporting a bloated 3.18 GAA and rough .877 SV% so far this year, he has been even worse over his last five, with a 4.09 GAA. Grubauer is a tough sell tonight against a team who has the scoring power to dominate this game. Even if Driedger gets the start tonight, this play feels too risky.

Darcy Kuemper (Colorado Avalanche): Darcy has been having a very good season so far, sporting a 2.56 GAA and .916 SV% this season. As a heavy favorite, he should be chalky, and it makes a ton of sense. The shot upside might be limited here, so if he fits in your lineups, then go for it. Overall, he might not be the best play, but he should be the safest.

Lines to Play

Colorado Power Play – Gabriel Landeskog/Mikko Rantanen/Andre Burakovsky/Cale Makar: The best part about playing the power play is that it gets you access to multiple lines. Burakovsky plays on the second line, and tonight should be a good spot for this entire unit, even strength or not.

Colorado 2 – Valeri Nichushkin/Nazem Kadri/Andre Burakovsky: The second line can be played straight up tonight, as they face the depth lines for Seattle. However, it seems the way that Seattle has been playing, it doesn’t really matter the matchup. Samuel Girard and Devon Toews are good D-men that correlate with this line.

Seattle 1 – Jaden Schwartz/Alexander Wennberg/Jordan Eberle/Mark Giordano: IF you want to get different and play the other side of this game, this is the play. The top line for Seattle doesn’t have a specific matchup, based on their line matching patterns. This gives them a slight advantage over the depth lines when they match up against them.

Value Options:

Nicolas Aube-Kubel -W (COL): NAK is a great option for value, as he slots into the top power play

Logan O’Connor – W (COL): Slotting into the top line, he is good value to potentially luck into a couple of points

Marcus Johansson/Joonas Donskoi (SEA): Each of these guys play on the top power play for Seattle, so they correlate well with the top line

Erik Johnson – D (COL): About 20 minutes per night, and gets you shots and blocks; not the prettiest play, but should make you different

Vince Dunn – D (SEA): He has been very inconsistent throughout his career so far, but 20 minutes per game and some time on the power play means he could be a fine value D man

Game 2: Winnipeg Jets @ Vancouver Canucks

Vegas: WPG (-121) total 3.1, VAN (+100) total 3.1; O/U 6

Overview: This game is definitely very interesting, and not nearly as clear cut as the Colorado game. Winnipeg has been playing well recently, taking Edmonton to a shootout last night, and winning three of their last five games. Since they are on a traveling back to back, this makes Vancouver a little intriguing tonight. However, Vancouver has been playing somewhat poorly recently, giving up a whopping 5.2 goals against per game in their last five. It really could go either way tonight, and depending on if Hellebuyck (see goalie notes) actually starts, this could be a game stack situation. Something to note, these two teams have the two worst penalty kills in the league.

Goalies

Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks): Demko is slated to start tonight, and he is in a good spot for shot upside and a potential upset win. However, his recent games have been poor. Over his last five, he is sporting a 3.94 GAA, up from his season-long GAA of 3.31. His team has not helped him, as they are surrendering 11.41 high danger chances against per 60 on the season so far. He was looking pretty good in the very early part of the season, but when you are faced with that many chances night after night, it is tough to keep it up. He is an intriguing deeper GPP option, and you hope you catch him in positive regression against a team that could be tired.

Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets): We likely won’t know the official starters until way later, near lock, so make sure you keep an eye on who starts. If Hellebuyck starts in a back-to-back, he has a good win potential tonight, and should be middle of the road when it comes to shot volume. Though he hasn’t played a lot this season, if Eric Comrie gets the nod, then he is a solid play that can be considered, but Helle is the preferred play tonight if he goes.

Lines to Play

Winnipeg 2 – Kyle Connor/Pierre-Luc Dubois/Blake Wheeler: The even strength matchup for this line looks very, very good, as they should get the likes of the Elias Pettersson line for most of the game tonight. That line is giving up 12.13 high danger chances per 60, and in a small-ish sample, this line generates 20.2 high danger chances per 60. If you really want to limit your exposure, you can drop Dubois and play a Connor/Wheeler mini, but this whole line is in a good spot.

Winnipeg Power Play – Andrew Copp/Kyle Connor/Nikolaj Ehlers/Neal Pionk: As mentioned above, the penalty kill units in this game are the two worst in the league, so this unit will have ample opportunity tonight. The Canucks happen to be the worst team at killing penalties, and they are also spending 5.27 mins/G on the penalty kill, which is high enough to want some of this unit.

Vancouver 1 -Tanner Pearson/Bo Horvat/Nils Hoglander: This top line should match up against the Mark Scheifele line tonight, in a very nice looking matchup. The Scheifele line is surrendering 2.91 expected goals against, 40.18 scoring chances against, and 14.61 high danger chances against, all per 60 minutes. This line is producing 3.14 expected goals, 44.28 scoring chances, and 14.2 high danger chances per 60, which puts them in a fantastic matchup at even strength tonight. The concern with this line is that their production has been lackluster, so will they actually capitalize on those chances? Oliver Ekman-Larsson is a good correlating defender to pair with this line.

Vancouver Power Play – Brock Boeser/Bo Horvat/Elias Pettersson/J.T. Miller/Quinn Hughes: This unit gets to go against the 31st ranked penalty kill tonight, and playing this unit gets you access to the top two lines, which is a good thing, especially on a two game slate. It will make you different. With the Winnipeg PK struggling, this could be different enough with upside to get you there.

Value Options

Riley Nash – W (WPG): He is listed on the top power play, and provides a ton of salary relief if needed

Andrew Copp -W (WPG): Top power play AND top line winger, getting good minutes in an upside spot

Tucker Poolman – D (VAN): The “off D man”, meaning he is the D man opposite OEL tonight. He still gets top pair minutes at a huge discount and playing “off D men” is one way you can get unique with your lineup.

Tyler Myers – D (VAN): He logs about 20 minutes per game and fills up the “fringe stats” like shot blocking and shots on goal

Cash Considerations – DraftKings

None – cash is not recommended tonight!

Cash Considerations – FanDuel

None – cash is not recommended tonight!

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 11/12 NHL Breakdown

Hey everyone, and welcome back to another Friday Forecheck! Tonight, we will break down the five game NHL slate for you. It has a lot of big names on it, and some other interesting places to go, so let’s get right into it! Good luck!

Goalies

Jack Campbell – Toronto Maple Leafs: The Leafs have a home matchup tonight against the Calgary Flames, who have been firing off shots to the tune of 35.15 per game this year. This sets up Campbell to have some nice upside tonight, and as a favorite, that is what we like to see. He will likely give up a couple of goals, but the DK save bonus is squarely in play here.

Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: Freddie is a heavy favorite at home against the Flyers tonight, and there is definitely some upside here as well. Philly has struggled a bit on the road from a scoring perspective, potting only 2.2 goals per game in their five road games. Carolina has some excellent puck possession numbers at home over their last five, so this should be a good spot for a Freddie win.

Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: On the other side of the Carolina game, the Hurricanes shoot the puck a ton, and Hart has been on his game. This is a prime spot for a high shot volume upside, and if he can steal a win, that’s an even nicer bonus. Joonas Korpisalo can be considered here for a similar spot, but he carries even more risk.

Lines to Build Around

These 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 1 – Connor McDavid/Zach Hyman/Jesse Puljujarvi/Tyson Barrie: Talk about opportunity…this line has a date tonight with the third line for the Buffalo Sabres. That third line is giving up a whopping 5.05 goals against per 60, 10.1 high danger chances against per 60, and 3.03 high danger goals against per 60 in a 59 minute sample size. This top line produces 17.05 high danger chances per 60 and 2.13 high danger goals per 60. This line has been one of the hottest in the league, and there is no way we are going to overlook them tonight. Consider adding Leon Draisaitl with Connor McDavid, as the two have been lethal this season.

Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – Auston Matthews/Michael Bunting/William Nylander/Morgan Rielly: The Leafs have a nice home matchup tonight against the Calgary Flames, and if John Tavares is out, this line will need to be relied on for scoring. You can also consider a power play stack here, but the top line should see the depth lines for the Flames tonight in a good spot.

Washington Capitals 1 – Evgeny Kuznetsov/Alex Ovechkin/Tom Wilson/John Carlson: The Capitals tonight have a great matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and specifically, this top line against the second line. Columbus has been matching their top line to the opposing second line, and their second line to the opposing top line. That second line is allowing 16 high danger chances per 60, while this line produces 11.69. Keep in mind that this is a small sample, but the opportunity should be there for Ovi to continue to climb up the all-time scoring ranks tonight.

High Risk Lines

These are 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).

Carolina Hurricanes 1 – Sebastian Aho/Andrei Svechnikov/Teuvo Teravainen/Tony DeAngelo: As mentioned above, the Canes have a nice looking home matchup tonight against the Flyers. This line should see a majority of the depth lines this evening, putting them in a nice upside matchup.

Calgary Flames 2 – Sean Monahan/Blake Coleman/Andrew Mangiapane: The Flames have a tough matchup tonight against the Leafs on the road, but this line is great for value. In a high event matchup, they should have some good opportunities and could go very overlooked tonight.

Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Derick Brassard/Oskar Lindblom/Cam Atkinson/Ivan Provorov: The Flyers second line has a date with the top six for Carolina tonight, and they have some decent upside. With Lindblom coming up to this line, Joel Farabee has been moved to the third line. Farabee still plays on the second power play, though, so he can be used in this stack if you want a slightly different look.

Honorable mentions: CBJ2, CHI1, BUF1, PHI1

Value Options – DraftKings

Center: Sean Monahan ($3000) – Calgary Flames – 3k flat for a second line center that also centers the top power play unit is a fantastic value, and Monahan can be used tonight for salary relief. It also helps that he is part of the CGY2 stack that we like.

Wing: Jakub Voracek ($3700) – Columbus Blue Jackets -Jake is a top line winger and also spends time on the power play, so $3700 is a good price for the potential.

Defense: Jake Bean ($2700) – Columbus Blue Jackets – Bean is a top pair D man who has been averaging around 22 minutes per game and generally fills up the fringe stats. The downside is that he does not play any time on the power play, but that price is nice for someone who can likely get you 2-3x value.

Value Options – FanDuel

Center: Derick Brassard ($3700) – Philadelphia Flyers – Brassard is a nice price on FanDuel tonight, and with the opportunity he has, it is a good spot to go if you need some value.

Wing: Gustav Nyquist ($3500) – Columbus Blue Jackets – The second line for the Jackets is a nice looking one, and for a measly $3500, you can definitely take a chance on Gus tonight.

Defense: Dmitry Orlov ($3600) – Washington Capitals – Orlov averages about 20 minutes per game and contributes in ways such as shots and shot blocking. If you can luck into an assist or goal from him, that’s even better.

Cash Considerations – DraftKings

Leon Draisaitl – C – Edmonton Oilers

Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals

Tyson Barrie – D – Edmonton Oilers

Frederik Andersen – G – Carolina Hurricanes

Cash Considerations – FanDuel

Leon Draisaitl – C – Edmonton Oilers

Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals

Tyson Barrie – D – Edmonton Oilers

Frederik Andersen – G – Carolina Hurricanes

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 11/5 NHL Breakdown

Hey all, and welcome to November! This first Friday in November offers us a smaller, five game slate, that looks a little bit tougher at first glance. We have some weird matchups tonight, and the slate doesn’t lock until 8pm Eastern.

Goalies

John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks host the winless Coyotes tonight, and they should be able to handle them. The Coyotes are the worst team in the league right now, and this is a pretty solid opportunity for a win for Gibby. He is sporting a 2.57 GAA and 0.917SV% on the season, and will look to improve upon those numbers tonight. Expect a lower shot volume, limiting his upside.

Thatcher Demko – Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver hosts the Nashville Predators tonight, who are scoring just under 3 goals per game on the road in their last five road games. Vancouver at home is only giving up 1.8 goals against per game, which is a great combination for a shutdown performance for Demko.

Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes: Vejmelka has numbers similar to John Gibson, and he really hasn’t been playing poorly. Unfortunately for him, the team in front of him is very bad at defense, so he has to stand on his head. Tonight should be no different, so the upside is there from a shot total standpoint. The hope we have with this play is that he doesn’t let it get out of hand. Maybe we get lucky and he snags his first win of the season tonight. Consider Mackenzie Blackwood as a GPP pick as well, as the goalie for the New Jersey Devils makes his season debut after returning from injury.

Lines to Build Around

These 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 1 – Leon Draisaitl/Connor McDavid/Jesse Puljujarvi/Tyson Barrie: How do we pass on these guys at this point? Edmonton has been steamrolling their opponents in the early part of the season, and tonight should be a fantastic display of hockey, as they face the New York Rangers on home ice. The Rangers come into this game allowing a measly 2 goals against per game on the road, but the Oilers have been scoring a whopping 4.33 goals per game at home. The way Draisaitl has been playing, you want to play him until the wheels fall off.

Anaheim Ducks Power Play – Ryan Getzlaf/Troy Terry/Trevor Zegras/Jamie Drysdale: The Ducks, as mentioned above, have a matchup with the worst team in the league tonight on home ice. They are in a fantastic spot and should carry some ownership, especially as people pair them with Edmonton. Because the scoring can be spread out, the power play is the best way to get access to both top lines. If Sonny Milano is in the lineup and on this unit, he is a fine piece to add to the mix in place of Troy Terry. Anaheim comes in at 5th on the power play this season, up against the Coyotes who are ranked 31st on the penalty kill.

High Risk Lines

These are 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).

Vancouver Canucks 2 – Bo Horvat/Tanner Pearson/Nils Hoglander/Quinn Hughes: The Canucks second line matched up against the Rangers’ top line in their last home game, and we would expect them to follow the same line matching patterns. This puts them in a fantastic upside matchup against the top line for the Nashville Predators tonight. On top of that, Jusse Saros has a 3.34 GAA on the road this season in a small sample. On home ice, the Canucks have been pretty good defensively, but have had some trouble scoring, which is why they are higher risk. They have a chance tonight to break out of that scoring funk.

Chicago Blackhawks Power Play – Jonathan Toews/Patrick Kane/Alex Debrincat/Seth Jones: Feel free to replace Alex Debrincat for Ryan Carpenter in this look. Patrick Kane, since coming back from COVID, has been playing lights out, and this team got instantly better. Toews/Carpenter have been great as well, and they get to face Eric Comrie in net tonight against the Jets. This is a nice upside play that might be forgotten about with the likes of Edmonton on the slate.

Arizona Coyotes 2 – Johan Larsson/Phil Kessel/Dmitrij Jaskin: On a slate like tonight, there will be some weird things that will happen. This line has been producing chances and shooting the puck pretty nicely so far this season, at a 36.56 shots for/60, 32.34 scoring chances for/60, 11.25 high danger chances for/60, and a 2.76 expected goals for per 60 clip. This says that the chances are there, and the opportunity could be there tonight for them to pot a couple of goals. This is the definition of risk, but if you are looking to get a little different, these rates say enough to play them on a short slate. On a slate any bigger, they would not be in play.

Honorable mentions: Winnipeg Jets 1, Los Angeles Kings Power Play, New York Rangers 1, New Jersey Devils 2

Value Options – DraftKings

Center: Jonathan Toews ($3700) – Chicago Blackhawks – Tazer is a big power play component and a big piece of the Hawks’ team still. The fact that he is only $3700 is pretty surprising, even with his limited production lately. He can still shoot the puck and any points are a bonus at this point.

Wing: Arthur Kaliyev ($3400) – Los Angeles Kings – Kaliyev spends time on the top power play, and at $3400, that is enough opportunity to give him a look

Defense: Kale Clague ($3600) – Los Angeles Kings – Clague is a great punt, but he is getting a little pricier each game. He still gets power play time and is logging around 20 minutes per game, which gives him plenty of upside for his price.

Value Options – FanDuel

Center: Ryan Johansen ($4200) – Nashville Predators – Johansen has not had the production over the last couple of seasons like he had before, but as a top line, power play center, this is a good price and spot to consider if you need to go here.

Wing: Sonny Milano ($3800) – Anaheim Ducks – Sonny has a nice value to him, IF, he is on the top power play. Keep an eye on the line rushes through the day and make sure he is on that top unit.

Defense: Tyler Myers ($3600) – Vancouver Canucks – A top pair D man logging anywhere from 19-25 minutes per game, and blocking shots each game except 1? This is a great, near minimum price for this production. He may not light up the scoreboard, but down here, we don’t need him to.

Cash Considerations – DraftKings

Leon Draisaitl – C – Edmonton Oilers

Kyle Connor – W – Winnipeg Jets

Adam Fox – D – New York Rangers

John Gibson – G – Anaheim Ducks

Cash Considerations – FanDuel

Leon Draisaitl – C – Edmonton Oilers

Kyle Connor – W – Winnipeg Jets

Adam Fox – D – New York Rangers

John Gibson – G – Anaheim Ducks

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Jon and the NHL team will be there answering questions right up until lock! Be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 10/29 NHL Breakdown

Hey everyone and Happy Halloween Weekend! We are now two weeks into this NHL season, and it has been a very interesting one to start. SO much news, happenings, and surprises have already happened this season. Tonight’s slate is a nice little six gamer, which is a great slate size. Not too many, not too few, which means that ownership should be spread out just enough to get different. Let’s take a look and have some fun tonight!

Goalies:

Ilya Samsonov – Washington Capitals: The Capitals have a very nice looking matchup tonight against a very bad Arizona Coyotes team who is on a traveling back to back. The Coyotes were just smacked around pretty badly by the Lightning, and now they have to face the Caps. I almost feel bad for them. Samsonov will be your chalk goalie and he should get an easy win. The shot upside should be limited, though.

Braden Holtby – Dallas Stars: The Stars get a nice matchup tonight against the Ottawa Senators, who have a tendency to be stingy, but Holtby has been playing pretty well so far. He is sporting a 0.939 SV% and a decent 2.04 GAA. The Stars should be able to handle this team, and the shot upside could be surprisingly nice.

Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets: Elvis has the best numbers on the slate, sporting a 1.19 GAA and 0.952 SV%. He is on the road against the Rangers, so this is definitely a GPP pick. The shot upside will be there, and he has a chance to shut down a team that we have seen be capable of scoring.

Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Thomas Greiss – Detroit Red Wings: Honestly, I was torn between Greiss and Lankinen here, and I think you can do either one in this position when playing deep GPP contests. We will start with Greiss: the Panthers had a coaching transition after the Joel Quenneville mess, so there could be a bit of a transition in play style. That being said, Greiss should see shot volume and could be a potential upset spot. I like the upside in deep GPPs. For Lankinen, the Hurricanes are known for low danger shots and are on a back to back. Lank has been playing well, so I could definitely see some upside here as well. Your choice when it comes to these two, and you can let salary dictate your call.

Lines to Build Around:

These 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).

Washington Capitals 1 – Evgeny Kuznetsov/Alex Ovechkin/Tom Wilson/John Carlson: We mentioned earlier that the Coyotes are BAD. The truth is, they don’t match up well to almost every team in the league, but when you unleash one of the best teams in the league with one of the best players in the world, it is bound to be bad for them. I expect this line to be super chalky, so to get a little different, you can replace Wilson with Sheary and you will then have a power play look with access to the second line.

Dallas Stars 1 – Roope Hintz/Jason Robertson/Joe Pavelski/John Klingberg: This line had so many opportunities the last time out, when we loved them against the Golden Knights. The opportunity that they are producing and the fact that they were stifled tells me that they were unlucky in that matchup. Tonight, they have an even better matchup, and I am going to ride this line.

High Risk Lines:

These are 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).

Anaheim Ducks 1 – Trevor Zegras/Adam Henrique/Rickard Rakell/Jamie Drysdale: The Ducks, and this line specifically, have a nice matchup tonight against the depth lines of the Golden Knights. I like them tonight, as Lehner has not been great, and the Golden Knights are still depleted. I can see this line going way under the radar tonight, and they have a good even strength opportunity.

Carolina Hurricanes 3 – Jordan Staal/Nino Niederreiter/Jesper Fast/Brett Pesce: At home, Carolina matches this line with the opposing top line. That opposing top line is Chicago 1, who is surrendering a big number of high danger chances per 60 (24.71) and a massive number of shots and scoring chances. Something to note: It’s a pretty small sample for the Chicago line, so that’s why this is a high risk play. However, Chicago overall is not playing great defensively, so we can roll these guys as upside plays. I have the Carolina power play under honorable mentions, and I will have some access to them as well tonight in multiple lineups, but I love the low owned upside here.

Honorable mentions: Vegas Golden Knights 1, New York Rangers 2, Detroit Red Wings 1, Carolina Hurricanes Power Play

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Alexsander Barkov – C – Florida Panthers

Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals

John Klingberg – D – Dallas Stars

Ilya Samsonov – G – Washington Capitals

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Alexsander Barkov – C – Florida Panthers

Alex Ovechkin – W – Washington Capitals

John Klingberg – D – Dallas Stars

Ilya Samsonov – G – Washington Capitals

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This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 10/22 NHL Breakdown

Hey everyone, and welcome to the Friday Night Forecheck! My name is Jon Love, and I am new to the Win Daily Sports family. I am VERY excited to be here to talk hockey with everyone! Tonight, we have a four game slate with some heavy chalk spots and some interesting plays. Please remember – tonight’s slate locks at 6PM Eastern, which is an hour earlier than usual!

Goalies:

Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins: Ullmark travels tonight to his former barn to play his former team, the Buffalo Sabres. Surprisingly, the Sabres are scoring and playing better than I think anyone would think in the early going, but the Bruins are a different class of team. Not only that, the Bruins were just beat pretty badly in Philly the other night, so I think they are going to be motivated. Ullmark will look to prove something tonight behind a superior team and should get the win, with a potential for limited save upside.

Michael Hutchinson – Toronto Maple Leafs: The Leafs take on a San Jose Sharks team that is very young, and are also on a traveling back-to-back. Hutch is a heavy home favorite, and with the traveling factor, I think the Leafs are in a good spot tonight to get Hutch the win. San Jose has a measly 46.34 CORSI% on this young season, compared to 56.22 CORSI% for the Leafs. Translation: the Leafs should control the puck for most of the game, limiting the chances for the Sharks.

Bonus GPP Goalie Pick – Craig Anderson – Buffalo Sabres: As much as the Bruins should dominate this game, the Sabres, as mentioned, have been playing pretty well of late. Tonight is a huge test for this team. Anderson is boasting a solid 0.954 SV% and 1.5 GAA, just a week into the new season. A matchup with Boston tonight means a lot of shots and potential for a lot of saves. I expect him to give a few up, but the shot bonus is in play here for our DraftKings players. Reserve this play for deep GPPs, and make sure you don’t stack Boston against him in the same lineup!

Lines to Build Around:

These 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 1 – Patrice Bergeron/David Pastrnak/Brad Marchand/Charlie McAvoy: The B’s head to Buffalo tonight in what should be a juicy matchup for this top line. These guys are one of the most prolific scoring units in the league, and tonight should afford them a ton of opportunities to score. Buffalo has been stingier than we expected so far in this young season, but they are still giving up close to 10 high danger chances per 60 minutes as a team. If you give Boston, or this line, that many chances, they will capitalize. Taylor Hall can be added to this stack for a power play look.

Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Leon Draisaitl/Tyson Barrie: It’s really hard to argue against Edmonton on any slate. Tonight is no different. Vegas is depleted from an offensive standpoint, without Pacioretty and Stone. On the defensive side, they will be missing one of their shot blocking D men in Martinez. The Oilers played last night, but I fully expect them to be able to take advantage of this depleted team tonight, and the power play is the best way to stack up the Oilers. Zach Hyman can replace Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in this unit if you really need the salary relief.

Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – John Tavares/William Nylander/Michael Bunting/Jake Muzzin: The Leafs have a home matchup tonight against a young team on a traveling back-to-back. I like them to have a field day tonight against the Sharks. The second line will be my focus, but I can absolutely see stacking the power play to get you exposure to Matthews and the top line.

High Risk Lines:

These are 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).

Vegas Golden Knights 1 – William Karlsson/Reilly Smith/Jonathan Marchessault/Alex Pietrangelo: The Oilers are favored tonight, but I expect this game to be high event, as both teams are generating 12+ high danger chances per 60 minutes. This line is the only viable Vegas line, so they will get their chances in a high event matchup. The opportunities should be there, and if they capitalize, they could be a nice stack tonight. I can see game stacking EDM/VGK tonight, if you can fit it.

Dallas Stars 2 – Roope Hintz/Jacob Peterson/Alexander Radulov/Esa Lindell: The Stars host the LA Kings tonight, and at first glance, the game does not look super exciting. However, this line has been generating some excellent rates, in a very small sample. If they follow the same line matching trends as last year, I expect this line to match up with the Kopitar line for the most part tonight. The opportunity will be there, and Peterson has been an exciting rookie addition to this team. I like the chemistry here and they should be low owned.

Honorable mentions: San Jose Sharks 1, Los Angeles Kings 1

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Connor McDavid – C – Edmonton Oilers

David Pastrnak – W – Boston Bruins

Morgan Rielly – D – Toronto Maple Leafs

Michael Hutchinson – G – Toronto Maple Leafs

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Connor McDavid – C – Edmonton Oilers

David Pastrnak – W – Boston Bruins

Morgan Rielly – D – Toronto Maple Leafs

Michael Hutchinson – G – Toronto Maple Leafs

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All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and the advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.

This article will focus on NHL Daily Fantasy picks for both FanDuel and DraftKings. Using advanced hockey metrics, slate analysis, and line by line evaluation, this article will point you towards what we think are the best plays for the night! Good luck!

Friday 10/15 NHL Breakdown

Hey everyone, and welcome to the first EVER Friday Night Forecheck! My name is Jon Love, and I am new to the WinDaily family. I am VERY excited to be here to talk hockey with everyone! Tonight, we have a small, three game slate, and with the volatility of three game slates, I do not recommend playing cash.

Goalies:

Cam Talbot – Minnesota Wild: Talbot has a nice matchup tonight as they head to Anaheim to face the Ducks. I like the Wild in this matchup and expect him to get the win. Something to note: he did not finish the preseason, as he was dealing with personal matters, so just be sure to keep an eye on the news. Should he not get the start, Kaapo Kahkonen will likely be in line, and I like him here just as much.

Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: Hart struggled towards the end of last year, and was surely a disappointment. Since the defensive rebuild over the offseason, and some time for him to get his head right, Hart should be in the mix as one of the top goalies this year. The talent is there, and I think tonight he has a chance to be the top goalie on the slate.

Lines to Build Around:

These 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).

Chicago 1 – Tyler Johnson/Alex Debrincat/Patrick Kane/Seth Jones: The top line for Chicago has tons of upside, especially with Tyler Johnson newly added to the mix. In a game that should pretty much lack defense all around, this line has a ton of upside tonight.

Philadelphia 1 – Sean Couturier/Claude Giroux/Travis Konecny/Ivan Provorov: Philly opens the season at home against the Vancouver Canucks tonight. They spent their offseason revamping the defense on this team, and added plenty of key pieces to the roster. These defensive additions should relieve some pressure from the forwards and open up their game. I like them a lot tonight against Vancouver and Demko.

High Risk Lines:

These are 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).

New Jersey 1 – Jack Hughes/Yegor Sharangovich/Janne Kuokkanen/Dougie Hamilton: The addition of Dougie Hamilton to this team should do wonders in terms of both leadership and talent. I expect tonight’s game with Chicago to be back and forth, high event hockey. This is one of the younger, up-and-coming groups in the league, and the way that Chicago is on defense should afford them opportunities aplenty.

Vancouver 2 – Elias Pettersson/J.T. Miller/Vasily Podkolzin/Quinn Hughes: I expect the Couturier line to match up with the Horvat line for most of the night, as Philly generally matches best on best. With that being said, this line should have some opportunities for offense against the depth of Philly, and the talent on this line is pretty good. Of course, if playing Hart, these guys should not be in the same lineup.

Honorable mentions/others I am targeting: Anaheim 3/Minnesota 1

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

On a three game slate, I do not recommend playing cash.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

On a three game slate, I do not recommend playing cash.

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This article focuses on 10/14 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 10/14 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back for the season debut of the Hot Shot! Let’s Gooooooo!

Tonight we have the biggest slate yet this season with nine games, six of which start at main lock. All of the odds and totals are listed below. Ownership should be a relative non-issue given the size of the slate.

The Chalk

From the onset, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning comes in as the biggest favorite at -250. The Lightning look poised to bounce back from a disappointing opening-night loss. Perhaps they wore themselves out celebrating last year’s title before the game.

At this point, Tampa is a two-line team so we can pick our poison between the top line of Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, and Ondrej Palat or the less popular second line consisting of Steven Stamkos, Alex Killorn, and Anthony Cirelli. If looking to add on, I would pair Victor Hedman if using the first line, although it is not necessary.

Andrei Vasilevskiy should be the cash goalie of choice but as he looked half-awake last game and shouldn’t receive too much volume shot-wise from Detroit, I think we can pass in tournaments.

The Contrarian Play

Now if looking to go off the board, it took one quick look at the projected Buffalo Sabres lines and washed up Craig Anderson in the net to have me licking my lips. The Montreal Canadiens are on a back-to-back and on the road but it’s not like they are worlds away from home and trust me these Sabres are as awful as awful gets.

Jack Eichel is out and wisely trying to force his way out of town. Meanwhile, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Linus Ullmark have already escaped Buffalo for greener pastures. What’s leftover is terrible and so you have to like the Canadiens top line of Tyler Toffoli, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki.

You could also roll out a depth line but since Montreal is sort of off the board on such a big slate, no need. All three top-line skaters also share duties on the Canadiens’ top power-play unit, providing additional correlation.

Another Juicy Spot

Looking at some of the other six total games “there is no game with a total over six”, Toronto/Ottawa should get some ownership but I think as we saw last night, with Auston Matthews out Toronto might have some problems finishing things off and now they are on a back-to-back. Ottawa is down Brady Tkachuk but I guess there could be some value there.

Nevertheless, if going outside of the top two Tampa lines and Montreal One, I don’t mind targeting the Pittsburgh/Florida game as that could end up a shootout. On the Pittsburgh side, I’d stick to the top line of Jeff Carter, Bryan Rust, and Danton Heinen.

Conversely, if rolling with Florida, they are deep enough where in real life, all four lines are capable of putting up numbers on any given night. That’s something you definitely cannot say for every team. Nevertheless, as it’s only the top two lines represented on the top power-play unit, on a nine-game slate, let’s not get crazy for DFS purposes. It would take a lot of old Joe Thornton’s 4th line assists to win us a tournament.

You can roll the top line of Aleksandr Barkov, Sam Reinhart, and Carter Verhaeghe “the first two can be run as a two-man since they are both on the power play one”, or the second line of Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Bennett, and Owen Tippett “likewise for Huberdeau and Bennett as a two-man as they are the two from the second line represented on the top power-play unit”. Aaron Ekblad can be added with the top line if using them and looking to add a defenseman as he shares correlation with them in terms of both even strength and power play.

10/14 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Montreal Canadiens (-140) at Buffalo Sabres (+115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Toronto Maple Leafs (-175) at Ottawa Senators (+145) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (+150) at Florida Panthers (-180) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Dallas Stars (+105) at New York Rangers (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (+105) at Carolina Hurricanes (-125) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Main Slate Games Continued

Arizona Coyotes (+115) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-130) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (-250) at Detroit Red Wings (+195) – 6 Projected Goal Total “7:30 p.m.”

Seattle Kraken (+105) at Nashville Predators (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total – “8:00 p.m.”

Late Game

Las Vegas Golden Knights (-155) at Los Angeles Kings (+125) – 6 Projected Goal Total

10/14 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. John Tavares – Toronto – $7,200
2. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $7,600
3. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $5,300
4. Jared McCann – Seattle – $4,000
5. Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $4,500
6. Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $4,300

Wingers

1. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,300
2. Nick Ritchie – Toronto – $4,500
3. Carter Verhaeghe – Florida – $4,900
4. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,000
5. Mitchell Marner – Toronto – $7,700
6. Tyler Toffoli – Montreal – $6,300

Defense

1. Alex Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,900
2. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,000
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal – $5,100
4. Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $5,100
5. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $6,100
6. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,600

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,900 “Only pair with Cash games or with variant/off the board lineup”
2. Sam Montembault – Montreal – $7,500
3. Phillip Grubauer – Seattle – $7,200

10/14 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. John Tavares – Toronto – $7,600
2. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $7,400
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,900
4. Sam Bennett – Florida – $4,200
5. Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto – $4,400
6. Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay – $3,900

Wingers

1. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $5,700
2. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay – $8,400
3. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $5,300
4. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $4,600
5. Nick Ritchie – Toronto – $3,100
6. Brendan Gallagher – Montreal – $3,400

Defense

1. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $4,900
2. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $5,800
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal – $5,600
4. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,900
5. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,300
6. Alex Pietrangelo – Las Vegas – $6,700

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,400 “Only pair with Cash games or with variant/off the board lineup”
2. Phillip Grubauer – Seattle – $7,400
3. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Sam Bennett – C – Florida, John Tavares -C – Toronto, Steven Stamkos – RW – Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov – RW – Tampa Bay, Nick Ritchie – LW – Toronto, Ondrej Palat – LW – Tampa Bay, Morgan Reilly – D – Toronto, Andrei Vasilevskiy – Goalie – Tampa Bay

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Jeff Carter – C – Pittsburgh, Jared McCann – C – Seattle, John Tavares – C – Toronto, Nikita Kucherov – RW – Tampa Bay, Alex Martinez – D – Las Vegas, Jeff Petry – D – Montreal, Andrei Vasilevskiy – Goalie – Tampa Bay

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