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This article focuses on 5/6 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 5/6 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Let’s get ready for six-game tonight as the final week of the regular season marches on. Four of the six games contain goal totals of six or over, so this should be a relatively high scoring slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

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

New York Rangers (+170) at Boston Bruins (-205) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-103), Brad Marchand (+135), Mika Zibanejad (+163), Patrice Bergeron (+170), Taylor Hall (+200), Chris Kreider (+235), Pavel Buchnevich (+245), Craig Smith (+255)

New Jersey Devils (+200) at New York Islanders (-240) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Nelson (+160), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+175), Kyle Palmieri (+175), Mathew Barzal (+195), Jordan Eberle (+195), Anthony Beauvillier (+205), Kieffer Bellows (+265), Oliver Wahlstrom (+265), Josh Bailey (+280), Nico Hischier (+290), Travis Zajac (+300)

Buffalo Sabres (+293) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-360) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (-106), Sidney Crosby (+105), Evgeni Malkin (+135), Bryan Rust (+143), Jared McCann (+190), Sam Reinhart (+200), Jason Zucker (+205), Jeff Carter (+220), Kasperi Kapanen (+235), Radim Zohorna (+250), Victor Olofsson (+260), Kris Letang (+270), Teodors Blugers (+295)

Main Slate Games Continued

Montreal Canadiens (+162) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-117), Mitch Marner (+175), William Nylander (+175), Tyler Toffoli (+175), John Tavares (+195), Josh Anderson (+215), Alex Galchenyuk (+260), Tomas Tatar (+270), Ilya Mikheyev (+280), Nicholas Robertson (+300), Nick Suzuki (+300)

Chicago Blackhawks (+233) at Carolina Hurricanes (-278) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+110), Vincent Trocheck (+123), Nino Niederreiter (+150), Andrei Svechnikov (+165), Teuvo Teräväinen (+175), Alex DeBrincat (+185), Martin Necas (+188), Jordan Staal (+215), Patrick Kane (+225), Jesper Fast (+230), Brock McGinn (+245), Dougie Hamilton (+285), Dominik Kubalik (+295)

Late Game

Vancouver Canucks (+211) at Edmonton Oilers (-250) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (-112), Connor McDavid (-112), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+185), Darnell Nurse (+195), Jesse Puljujärvi (+195), Kailer Yamamoto (+210), Brock Boeser (+215), Bo Horvat (+235), Alex Chiasson (+240), Gaëtan Haas (+255), J.T. Miller (+255), Dominik Kahun (+275), Tanner Pearson (+285), James Neal (+295)

5/6 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,300
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,300
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $8,100
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $5,800

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,300
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,600
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,400
4. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,700
5. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $7,600
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,800

Defense

1. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $3,900
2. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,300
3. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,600
4. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $6,300
5. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,400

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $7,900
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,200

5/6 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,000
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,100
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,200
5. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh – $6,100

Wingers

1. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $7,700
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $6,800
3. Mitch Marner – Toronto – $8,200
4. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,100
5. William Nylander – Toronto – $6,300
6. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,500

Defense

1. Morgan Rielly – Toronto – $4,700
2. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $4,100
3. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $2,600
4. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,200
5. Brady Skjei – Carolina – $3,000

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,100
2. Semyon Varlamov – New York Islanders – $8,000

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Alex Galchenyuk

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Vincent Trocheck, Alex Galchenyuk

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This article focuses on 4/29 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 4/29 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

We have another awesome ten-game Thursday slate to look forward to.

Boston and Carolina come in as the biggest money line favorites by far. However, there are a pair of 6.5 total games and a pair of six total games.

With that setup in place, it gives us plenty of options in tournaments. It might make sense to pull off of full lines in favor of two man’s, looking to capture some of the goals from the higher total affairs. Ownership will be a non-issue with such a large slate.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

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

Buffalo Sabres (+300) at Boston Bruins (-375) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-122), Brad Marchand (+116), Patrice Bergeron (+148), Taylor Hall (+175), Craig Smith (+220), Victor Olofsson (+275), Jake DeBrusk (+275), David Krejci (+275), Nick Ritchie (+275), Charlie Coyle (+295), Ondrej Kase (+295), Jack Studnicka (+295), Sam Reinhart (+300)

Dallas Stars (+132) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-155) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brayden Point (+165), Alex Killorn (+200), Joe Pavelski (+210), Jason Robertson (+215), Ondrej Palát (+220), Roope Hintz (+235), Yanni Gourde (+245), Alex Barre-Boulet (+275), Anthony Cirelli (+275), Jamie Benn (+285), Ross Colton (+295), Denis Guryanov (+300)

Philadelphia Flyers (-129) at New Jersey Devils (+110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Joel Farabee (+165), Nico Hischier (+205), Sean Couturier (+205), Claude Giroux (+205), Travis Konecny (+205), James van Riemsdyk (+205), Pavel Zacha (+225), Yegor Sharangovich (+255), Miles Wood (+255), Kevin Hayes (+260), Jesper Bratt (+270), Jack Hughes (+270), Wade Allison (+275), Andreas Johnsson (+285), Janne Kuokkanen (+285), Oskar Lindblom (+295), Nolan Patrick (+295)

Main Slate Games Continued

New York Islanders (+102) at New York Rangers (-117) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (+128), Artemi Panarin (+185), Chris Kreider (+190), Pavel Buchnevich (+200), Brock Nelson (+210), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+230), Kyle Palmieri (+230), Mathew Barzal (+255), Jordan Eberle (+255), Anthony Beauvillier (+270), Colin Blackwell (+285), Ryan Strome (+285)

Pittsburgh Penguins (-108) at Washington Capitals (-108) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (+120), Jake Guentzel (+150), Sidney Crosby (+163), Anthony Mantha (+188), Bryan Rust (+215), Daniel Sprong (+240), T.J. Oshie (+250), Tom Wilson (+250), Jared McCann (+250), Nicklas Bäckström (+280), Jason Zucker (+280), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+295), Jeff Carter (+300)

Detroit Red Wings (+300) at Carolina Hurricanes (-375) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+114), Vincent Trocheck (+125), Nino Niederreiter (+155), Andrei Svechnikov (+170), Teuvo Teräväinen (+180), Martin Necas (+195), Jesper Fast (+235), Steven Lorentz (+235), Jordan Staal (+235), Brock McGinn (+250), Jakub Vrána (+265), Dougie Hamilton (+290)

Late Games

Vancouver Canucks (+240) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-286) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-139), Mitch Marner (+150), William Nylander (+150), John Tavares (+165), Nick Foligno (+215), Brock Boeser (+225), Alex Galchenyuk (+230), Ilya Mikheyev (+245), Bo Horvat (+245), Nicholas Robertson (+265), J.T. Miller (+265), Wayne Simmonds (+285), Joe Thornton (+285), Tanner Pearson (+295)

Florida Panthers (-162) at Chicago Blackhawks (+138) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Aleksander Barkov (+118), Alex DeBrincat (+148), Jonathan Huberdeau (+165), Patrick Kane (+185), Patric Hörnqvist (+185), Frank Vatrano (+205), Anthony Duclair (+215), Nikita Gusev (+215), Sam Bennett (+230), Dominik Kubalik (+245), Alexander Wennberg (+260), Kirby Dach (+270), Owen Tippett (+280), Brandon Hagel (+285), Pius Suter (+300)

St. Louis Blues (+116) at Minnesota Wild (-134) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Kirill Kaprizov (+155), Kevin Fiala (+180), Vladimir Tarasenko (+195), Brayden Schenn (+215), Joel Eriksson Ek (+225), Jordan Greenway (+225), Mats Zuccarello (+225), David Perro (+235), Ryan O’Reilly (+245), Mike Hoffman (+260), Victor Rask (+285), Jaden Schwartz (+285)

Calgary Flames (+123) at Edmonton Oilers (-141) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (+123), Connor McDavid (+123), Matthew Tkachuk (+200), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+215), Sean Monahan (+220), Darnell Nurse (+230), Jesse Puljujärvi (+230), Kailer Yamamoto (+245), Elias Lindholm (+245), Johnny Gaudreau (+255), Andrew Mangiapane (+270), Alex Chiasson (+275), Gaëtan Haas (+295)

4/29 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,800
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,300
3. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,100
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,800
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,200

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,400
2. Daniel Sprong – Washington – $3,700 “If on the top line again/Ovi out”
3. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,600
4. Brad Marchand – Boston – $7,800
5. Taylor Hall – Boston – $6,500

Defense

1. Torrey Krug – St. Louis – $4,600
2. Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $4,100
3. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,200
4. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,600
5. Tyson Barrie – Edmonton – $6,300

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $7,800
2. James Reimer – Carolina – $8,500

4/29 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers – $9,100
3. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,000
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,600
5. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers – $8,100

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,200
2. Daniel Sprong – Washington – $2,700 “If on the top line again/Ovi out”
3. Brad Marchand – Boston – $8,000
4. William Nylander – Toronto – $6,400
5. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $5,900
6. Nick Foligno – Toronto – $4,100

Defense

1. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $3,900
2. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $3,400
3. Travis Sanheim – Philadelphia – $3,700
4. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,200
5. Christopher Tanev – Vancouver – $3,000

Goalies

1. Tuukka Rask – Boston – $8,500
2. James Reimer – Carolina – $8,400

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Daniel Sprong “if on the top line/Ovi out again”, Nick Foligno, Jonathan Huberdeau, two cheap defensemen from the rankings, Tuukka Rask

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Daniel Sprong “if on the top line/Ovi out again”, Nick Foligno, William Nylander, Tuukka Rask

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

This article focuses on 4/25 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 4/25 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot as we continue the final stretch of the NHL regular season!

We have a very tiny slate by condensed NHL schedule standards with only three games beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

There are a pair of big favorites in the Rangers and Tampa Bay both coming in with -286 money lines. However, the other game between the Flyers and Devils has a six total and should certainly not be ignored.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – Games in Chronological Order

Buffalo Sabres (+240) at New York Rangers (-286) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (-118), Chris Kreider (+133), Artemi Panarin (+133), Pavel Buchnevich (+140), Colin Blackwell (+205), Ryan Strome (+205), Filip Chytil (+235), Victor Olofsson (+240), Kaapo Kakko (+255), Alexis Lafrenière (+255), Sam Reinhart (+260), Vitaly Kravtsov (+270)

New Jersey Devils (+160) at Philadelphia Flyers (-190) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Joel Farabee (+150), Sean Couturier (+185), Claude Giroux (+185), Travis Konecny (+185), James van Riemsdyk (+185), Kevin Hayes (+235), Nico Hischier (+235), Pavel Zacha (+260), Oskar Lindblom (+270), Nolan Patrick (+270), Jakub Voracek (+285), Yegor Sharangovich (+285), Miles Wood (+285), Jesper Bratt (+300), Jack Hughes (+300)

Columbus Blue Jackets (+240) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-286) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brayden Point (+133), Alex Killorn (+163), Ondrej Palát (+185), Yanni Gourde (+205), Alex Barre-Boulet (+230), Anthony Cirelli (+230), Patrik Laine (+240), Ross Colton (+250), Blake Coleman (+265), Victor Hedman (+265), Tyler Johnson (+265), Patrick Maroon (+285), Cam Atkinson (+290), Oliver Björkstrand (+290)

4/25 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $8,000
2. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $5,000
3. Sam Reinhart – Buffalo – $4,900
4. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,900
5. Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay – $4,500

Wingers

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,400
2. James van Riemsdyk – Philadelphia – $6,000
3. Joe Farabee – Philadelphia – $4,200
4. Chris Krieder – New York Rangers – $6,000
5. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $5,900

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,100
2. Ivan Provorov – Philadelphia – $4,900
3. Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $4,400 – DTD/GTD
4. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $3,600
5. Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay – $6,400

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,600
2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,200

4/25 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,800
2. Jack Hughes – New Jersey – $4,900
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,100
4. Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay – $5,200
5. Sam Reinhart – Buffalo – $5,700

Wingers

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,400
2. James van Riemsdyk – Philadelphia – $5,800
3. Joel Farabee – Philadelphia – $4,500
4. Chris Kreider – New York Rangers – $5,900
5. Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay – $5,700

Defense

1. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $3,500
2. Travis Sanheim – Philadelphia – $3,300
3. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,700
4. Ivan Provorov – Philadelphia – $6,200
5. Zac Jones – New York Rangers – $2,500

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,200
2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,100

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Mika Zibanejad, Jack Hughes, Artemi Panarin, K’Andre Miller, Andrei Vasilevskiy or Igor Shesterkin

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Mika Zibanejad, Jack Hughes, Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox, Ivan Provorov, Andrei Vasilevskiy or Igor Shesterkin

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

This article focuses on 4/22 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 4/22 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

We have an awesome ten-game Thursday slate to look forward to.

Right off the bat, we have the Penguins hosting the woeful Devils. I’m pretty sure New Jersey is mailing it in at this point, so all of the Pens lines are in play. Pittsburgh will look to continue where they left off the other night.

The resurgent Bruins are visiting the now somewhat respectable Sabres. Buffalo can only troll us so many times, right? This team is terrible.

Those two games above should grab a decent bit of ownership. However, for tournaments, there may be more contrarian value to be discovered in the night games.

Both the Colorado/St. Louis game and Ottawa/Vancouver game have six totals. Only the aforementioned Pittsburgh/New Jersey game, Philadelphia/New York Rangers, and Toronto/Winnipeg can say the same. We also have the Stars coming in as decent favorites against the Red Wings.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

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

Toronto Maple Leafs (-129) at Winnipeg Jets (+112) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (+100), Kyle Connor (+155), Mark Scheifele (+180) , Mitch Marner (+195), William Nylander (+195), John Tavares (+215), Nikolaj Ehlers (+220), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+240), Alex Galchenyuk (+255), Andrew Copp (+270), Ilya Mikheyev (+310)

Boston Bruins (-286) at Buffalo Sabres (+240) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-112), Patrice Bergeron (+160), Brad Marchand (+170), Taylor Hall (+180), Craig Smith (+240), Victor Olofsson (+265), Sam Reinhart (+285), Jake DeBrusk (+290), David Krejci (+290), Nick Ritchie (+290)

Washington Capitals (+102) at New York Islanders (-117) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (+125), Brock Nelson (+190), Anthony Mantha (+195), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+210), Kyle Palmieri (+210), Mathew Barzal (+230), Jordan Eberle (+230), Anthony Beauvillier (+245), T.J. Oshie (+260), Tom Wilson (+260), Nicklas Bäckström (+290)

Columbus Blue Jackets (+230) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-278) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brayden Point (+135), Alex Killorn (+165), Ondrej Palát (+185), Yanni Gourde (+205), Patrik Laine (+230), Alex Barre-Boulet (+235), Anthony Cirelli (+235), Ross Colton (+250), Blake Coleman (+265), Victor Hedman (+265), Tyler Johnson (+265), Cam Atkinson (+280), Oliver Björkstrand (+280), Patrick Maroon (+285)

Main Slate Games Continued

Carolina Hurricanes (-118) at Florida Panthers (+102) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Aleksander Barkov (+155), Sebastian Aho (+155), Vincent Trocheck (+170), Nino Niederreiter (+205), Jonathan Huberdeau (+210), Andrei Svechnikov (+230), Patric Hörnqvist (+230), Teuvo Teräväinen (+240), Frank Vatrano (+255), Martin Necas (+255), Sam Bennett (+270), Anthony Duclair (+270), Nikita Gusev (+270), Jesper Fast (+300), Jordan Staal (+300)

New Jersey Devils (+240) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-286) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+105), Sidney Crosby (+115), Bryan Rust (+148), Jared McCann (+175), Jason Zucker (+195), Jeff Carter (+235), Evan Rodrigues (+250), Radim Zohorna (+250), Kris Letang (+270), Nico Hischier (+275), Zachary Aston-Reese (+290), Pavel Zacha (+300)

Philadelphia Flyers (+130) at New York Rangers (-152) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (+100), Artemi Panarin (+148), Chris Kreider (+155), Pavel Buchnevich (+160), Joel Farabee (+200), Colin Blackwell (+235), Ryan Strome (+235), Sean Couturier (+240), Claude Giroux (+240), Travis Konecny (+240), James van Riemsdyk (+240), Filip Chytil (+265), Kaapo Kakko (+285), Alexis Lafrenière (+285), Kevin Hayes (+300), Vitaly Kravtsov (+310)

Late Games

Dallas Stars (-182) at Detroit Red Wings (+155) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+160), Jason Robertson (+165), Roope Hintz (+180), Jamie Benn (+220), Dylan Larkin (+235), Denis Guryanov (+235), Ty Dellandrea (+245), Robby Fabbri (+280)

Colorado Avalanche (-136) at St. Louis Blues (+116) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (+123), Vladimir Tarasenko (+185), Brayden Schenn (+200), Nazem Kadri (+215), Gabriel Landeskog (+215), David Perron (+220), Ryan O’Reilly (+230), Andre Burakovsky (+240), Mike Hoffman (+245), Jaden Schwartz (+270), Brandon Saad (+270), Jordan Kyrou (+300), Zachary Sanford (+300), Carl Söderberg (+300)

Ottawa Senators (+124) at Vancouver Canucks (-143) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Brock Boeser (+148), Bo Horvat (+163), J.T. Miller (+180), Drake Batherson (+188), Brady Tkachuk (+195), Tanner Pearson (+200), Evgeny Dadonov (+215), Nils Hoglander (+250), Jake Virtanen (+270), Connor Brown (+280), Josh Norris (+280), Jimmy Vesey (+285)

4/22 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,800
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,000
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,200
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,800
5. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,500

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,600
2. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,600
3. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $5,100
4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $6,200
5. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,700

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $5,800
2. Charlie McAvoy – Boston – $4,500
3. Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $4,400 – GTD
4. John Klingberg – Dallas – $5,200
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,100

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,000
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $7,700

4/22 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,000
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,200
4. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,100
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $5,600

Wingers

1. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,300
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,500
3. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $5,000
5. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $6,900
6. Taylor Hall – Boston – $5,200

Defense

1. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,700
2. K’Andre Miller – New York Rangers – $2,800
3. Mike Reilly – Boston – $3,700
4. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,800
5. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $7,200

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,500
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,300
3. Anton Khudobin – Dallas – $8,200

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Brayden Point, William Nylander, Anthony Mantha, Taylor Hall, punt defenseman with cheap guys from the rankings

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

William Nylander, Anthony Mantha, Bryan Rust

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the look out for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/

This article focuses on 4/18 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 4/18 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot as we get down to the final stretch of the NHL regular season!

Finally, for once we have identical slates on both sites, beginning at 3 p.m. ET. There are five games, with the late hammer between Toronto and Vancouver possessing the highest total at 6.5. The Canucks may be a bit rusty given their lack of both play and practice prior to this game. On the other side, the Maple Leafs have their fair share of players returning from injury.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Slate – 3 p.m. ET Lock – Games in Chronological Order

New York Rangers (-200) at New Jersey Devils (+172) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (-105), Chris Kreider (+143), Artemi Panarin (+143), Pavel Buchnevich (+190), Colin Blackwell (+205), Filip Chytil (+245), Nico Hischier (+250), Kaapo Kakko (+260), Ryan Strome (+260), Alexis Lafrenière (+275), Vitaly Kravtsov (+295)

Pittsburgh Penguins (-240) at Buffalo Sabres (+195) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+106), Sidney Crosby (+133), Bryan Rust (+155), Jared McCann (+180), Jason Zucker (+205), Victor Olofsson (+225), Sam Reinhart (+245), Jeff Carter (+245), Evan Rodrigues (+265), Radim Zohorna (+265), Kris Letang (+285), Jeff Skinner (+295), Zach Aston-Reese (+300)

Las Vegas Golden Knights (-245) at Anaheim Ducks (+205) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Max Pacioretty (+120), William Karlsson (+195), Mark Stone (+195), Alex Tuch (+195), Jonathan Marchessault (+205), Reilly Smith (+205), Chandler Stephenson (+260), Rickard Rakell (+280), Cody Glass (+280), Tomas Nosek (+280), Alex Pietrangelo (+280), Maxime Comtois (+295), Shea Théodore (+300)

New York Islanders (-136) at Philadelphia Flyers (+118) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Nelson (+180), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+200), Kyle Palmieri (+200), Joel Farabee (+205), Mathew Barzal (+220), Jordan Eberle (+220), Anthony Beauvillier (+230), Sean Couturier (+250), Claude Giroux (+250), Travis Konecny (+250), James van Riemsdyk (+250), Kieffer Bellows (+295), Oliver Wahlstrom (+295)

Toronto Maple Leafs (-275) at Vancouver Canucks (+225) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-143), Mitch Marner (+148), William Nylander (+148), John Tavares (+163), Alex Galchenyuk (+195), Zach Hyman (+195), Brock Boeser (+205), Ilya Mikheyev (+240), J.T. Miller (+245), Nicholas Robertson (+260), Bo Horvat (+260), Wayne Simmonds (+280), Joe Thornton (+280), Joey Anderson (+300)

4/18 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,600 – GTD
2. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,700
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,000
4. Jared McCann – Pittsburgh – $4,400
5. Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,500

Wingers

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,400
2. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $7,800
3. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,500
4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,900
5. William Nylander – Toronto – $5,200

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,100
2. Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers – $4,300
3. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,300
4. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $4,600
5. Alec Martinez – Las Vegas – $4,500

Goalies

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,500
2. Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh – $8,100

4/18 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,100 – GTD
2. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,300
3. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,100
4. Chandler Stephenson – Las Vegas – $4,500
5. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $4,900

Wingers

1. Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers – $8,200
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,400
3. William Nylander – Toronto – $4,900
4. Max Pacioretty – Las Vegas – $8,400
5. Alex Galchenyuk – Toronto – $3,500

Defense

1. Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – $6,100
2. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,700
3. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,500
4. Ryan Pulock – New York Islanders – $5,000
5. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,200

Goalies

1. Marc-Andre Fleury – Las Vegas – $8,000
2. Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh – $8,400

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Alex Galchenyuk, William Nylander, Artemi Panarin, Mike Matheson, Marc-Andre Fleury

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Jared McCann, Bryan Rust, William Nylander, Alex Galchenyuk, Jacob Trouba, Marc-Andre Fleury

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This article focuses on 4/15 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 4/15 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

Let’s get ready for a nine-game Thursday slate with a number of high projected totals.

Washington comes in the heaviest favorite at -335 hosting the lowly Jack Eichel-less Buffalo Sabres. However, the Rangers, Stars, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Penguins are all coming in with money lines north of -150.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

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

New York Islanders (-103) at Boston Bruins (-114) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (+125), Patrice Bergeron (+210), Brock Nelson (+215), Brad Marchand (+220), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+240), Kyle Palmieri (+240), Mathew Barzal (+265), Jordan Eberle (+265), Anthony Beauvillier (+275), Taylor Hall (+280)

New Jersey Devils (+175) at New York Rangers (-210) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (-107), Chris Kreider (+132), Artemi Panarin (+138), Pavel Buchnevich (+188), Colin Blackwell (+200), Filip Chytil (+240), Kaapo Kakko (+255), Ryan Strome (+255), Nico Hischier (+260), Alexis Lafrenière (+270), Pavel Zacha (+285), Vitaly Kravtsov (+290)

Buffalo Sabres (+270) at Washington Capitals (-335) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Alexander Ovechkin (-124), Anthony Mantha (+148), T.J. Oshie (+185), Tom Wilson (+185), Nicklas Bäckström (+205), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+220), Lars Eller (+235), Victor Olofsson (+255), Conor Sheary (+270), Sam Reinhart (+275), John Carlson (+290)

Nashville Predators (+155) at Carolina Hurricanes (-182) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+140), Vincent Trocheck (+155), Nino Niederreiter (+185), Andrei Svechnikov (+205), Martin Necas (+230), Viktor Arvidsson (+255), Mikael Granlund (+255), Jesper Fast (+275), Jordan Staal (+275), Luke Kunin (+280), Brock McGinn (+295)

Main Slate Games Continued

Florida Panthers (+128) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-148) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Steven Stamkos (+135), Brayden Point (+163), Aleksander Barkov (+185), Alex Killorn (+200), Jonathan Huberdeau (+220), Ondrej Palát (+225), Patric Hörnqvist (+240), Yanni Gourde (+240), Anthony Cirelli (+270), Frank Vatrano (+270), Anthony Duclair (+285), Blake Coleman (+290), Victor Hedman (+290), Tyler Johnson (+290)

Philadelphia Flyers (+140) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-162) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+128), Sidney Crosby (+140), Bryan Rust (+163), Jared McCann (+190), Joel Farabee (+200), Jason Zucker (+215), Sean Couturier (+245), Claude Giroux (+245), Travis Konecny (+245), James van Riemsdyk (+245), Jeff Carter (+255), Evan Rodrigues (+275), Radim Zohorna (+275), Kris Letang (+295)

Winnipeg Jets (+142) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-167) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Auston Matthews (-115), Kyle Connor (+165), Mitch Marner (+175), John Tavares (+195), Mark Scheifele (+195), Nikolaj Ehlers (+235), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+255), Zach Hyman (+280), Ilya Mikheyev (+280), Andrew Copp (+285), Alex Galchenyuk (+300), Nicholas Robertson (+300)

Late Games

Chicago Blackhawks (-165) at Detroit Red Wings (+140) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Alex DeBrincat (+128), Patrick Kane (+160), Dylan Larkin (+205), Dominik Kubalik (+210), Kirby Dach (+235), Brandon Hagel (+250), Pius Suter (+265), Filip Zadina (+270), Jakub Vrána (+285), Dylan Strome (+285), Evgeny Svechnikov (+300), Ryan Carpenter (+300), Vinnie Hinostroza (+300), Philipp Kurashev (+300)

Columbus Blue Jackets (+155) at Dallas Stars (-190) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+160), Jason Robertson (+175), Jamie Benn (+220), Patrik Laine (+220), Denis Guryanov (+235), Ty Dellandrea (+245), Roope Hintz (+245), Cam Atkinson (+270), Oliver Björkstrand (+270)

4/15 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
2. Vincent Trocheck – Carolina – $6,300
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,800
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,500
5. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,200

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,800
2. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $4,800
3. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $7,000
4. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,700
5. Chris Krieder – New York Rangers – $6,100

Defense

1. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,300
2. John Carlson – Washington – $6,900
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,300
4. Josh Morrissey – Winnipeg – $4,300
5. Jacob Slavin – Carolina – $3,800

Goalies

1. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,100
2. Vitek Vanecek – Washington – $8,700
3. Jake Oettinger – Dallas – $7,300

4/15 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,200
2. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,200
3. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,800
4. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,600
5. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $5,900

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,200
2. Anthony Mantha – Washington – $5,300
3. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,600
4. Alex DeBrincat – Chicago – $7,400
5. Chris Kreider – New York Rangers – $5,600

Defense

1. John Carlson – Washington – $6,900
2. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,800
3. Duncan Keith – Chicago – $3,800
4. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,500
5. Keith Yandle – Florida – $3,300

Goalies

1. Vitek Vancecek – Washington – $8,500
2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,400
3. Jake Oettinger – Dallas – $8,300

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, Duncan Keith, Mike Matheson

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Vincent Trocheck, Anthony Mantha

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This article focuses on 4/11 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Sunday 4/11 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot!

The DraftKings slate is starting one hour earlier than the FanDuel slate, due to the inclusion of the 6 p.m. ET Colorado/Anaheim game. As a result that makes it a five-game slate over there.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

DraftKings Only – 6 p.m. ET

Colorado Avalanche (-375) at Anaheim Ducks (+295) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (-110), Mikko Rantanen (+120), Nazem Kadri (+175), Gabriel Landeskog (+175), Joonas Donskoi (+200), Andre Burakovsky (+210), Brandon Saad (+240), Cale Makar (+260), JT Compher (+280), Valeri Nichushkin (+300), Rickard Rakell (+310)

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

Pittsburgh Penguins (-190) at New Jersey Devils (+163) – 6 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+130), Sidney Crosby (+143), Bryan Rust (+165), Jared McCann (+195), Jason Zucker (+215), Pavel Zacha (+275), Evan Rodrigues (+280), Radim Zohorna (+280), Kris Letang (+300), Yegor Sharangovich (+300), Miles Wood (+300)

New York Rangers (+108) at New York Islanders (-127) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Mika Zibanejad (+135), Brock Nelson (+180), Chris Kreider (+180), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+200), Kyle Palmieri (+200), Artemi Panarin (+205), Mathew Barzal (+220), Jordan Eberle (+220), Anthony Beauvillier (+235), Pavel Buchnevich (+250), Colin Blackwell (+260), Kieffer Bellows (+295), Oliver Wahlstrom (+295), Filip Chytil (+310), Josh Bailey (+320)

Washington Capitals (-110) at Boston Bruins (-106) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (+112), Alexander Ovechkin (+123), Patrice Bergeron (+188), Brad Marchand (+205), Jakub Vrána (+235), T.J. Oshie (+250), Tom Wilson (+250), Nicklas Bäckström (+275), Craig Smith (+285), Evgeny Kuznetsov (+295), Nick Ritchie (+300), Lars Eller (+310)

Dallas Stars (-112) at Nashville Predators (-104) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+185), Viktor Arvidsson (+235), Mikael Granlund (+235), Jamie Benn (+250), Jason Robertson (+250), Luke Kunin (+260), Denis Guryanov (+265), Alexander Radulov (+265), Ty Dellandrea (+280), Roope Hintz (+280), Rocco Grimaldi (+285), Calle Järnkrok (+285)

4/11 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,300
2. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,800
3. Jared McCann – Pittsburgh – $4,500
4. Roope Hintz – Dallas – $6,300
5. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $5,800

Wingers

1. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $6,000
2. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,600
3. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,400
4. Luke Kunin – Nashville – $3,600
5. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,600

Defense

1. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas – $4,500
2. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,300
3. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,500
4. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $6,100
5. Cheap Boston Value with Charlie MacAvoy out and possibly Matt Grzelcyk

Goalies

1. Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh – $8,000
2. Jordan Oettinger – Dallas – $7,400

4/11 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
2. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,600
3. Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers – $7,500
4. Jared McCann – Pittsburgh – $5,200
5. Brock Nelson – New York Islanders – $4,700

Wingers

1. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $7,700
2. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,200
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,500
4. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,800
5. Jason Zucker – Pittsburgh – $3,300

Defense

1. Cale Makar – Colorado – $5,700
2. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,100
3. Devon Toews – Colorado – $5,400
4. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,800
5. Adam Fox – New York Rangers – $7,000
6. Cheap Boston Value with Charlie MacAvoy out and possibly Matt Grzelcyk

Goalies

1. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400
2. Juuse Saros – Nashville – $7,500

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Nathan MacKinnon, Jared McCann, Jason Zucker, Cale Makar, Phillip Grubauer

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Sidney Crosby, Jared McCann, Luke Kunin, Miro Heiskanen, Tristan Jarry

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