Allan Fabrykant Welcome to WinDaily’s newest NHL article, the NHL Stack and Track! In this article, the 12/31 NHL Stack and Track, we will look at the top NHL stacks at each price range and rank the best and the worst goalie spots to target in tonight’s New Year’s Eve 9-game slate.
12/31 NHL Stack Report
- Florida Panthers One $$$
Huberdeau – Barkov – Dadonov (FanDuel: $20,700 | DraftKings: $17,700)
– If anything last game against the Canadiens proved why I rate Florida’s top line so highly. This line was involved in four of Florida’s six goals and together amassed four goals and five assists amongst themselves. Tonight the Panthers have a very favorable matchup as they are set to face off against the Colombus Blue Jackets who are beginning to slip away from their recent success which won’t be aided by the recent injury of their all-star goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. Instead of a 25-year old rookie, Elvis Merzlikins will get the start against the Panthers. Elvis has struggled tremendously this season, losing his first eight starts while sporting a 3.41 GAA and a .889 SV%, setting him among the league’s worst goalies this season.
Ideal Defensive Partner: Aaron Ekblad (FD: $4,900 | DK: $4,800) - Philadelphia Flyers Two $$
van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Konecny (FanDuel: $16,400 | DraftKings: $15,800)
– This line has largely been flying under the radar but as of late they have been putting up impressive numbers helping the Flyers improve to five wins in their last six games. Both Konecny and van Riemsdyk appear on Philadelphia’s first power-play unit while Hayes plays on the second power-play unit. Altogether this line has contributed 9 goals and 10 assists during their recent 6-game surge. For tonight’s matchup, the Flyers are facing the Los Angeles Kings who have lost four of their last five games. The Kings have been less than impressive this season, finding themselves last in the Western Conference and third last in the NHL. The Kings are set to start Jonathan Quick between the pipes who currently hold a 3.05 GAA and a .893 SV%, not to mention has lost his last three starts. All of which bodes in favor of the Flyers tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner: Ivan Provorov (FD: $5,700 | DK: $5,300) - St. Louis Blues One $
Schwartz – Schenn – Kyrou (FanDuel: $14,400 | DraftKings: $13,300)
– St. Louis has been on a roll! The Blues, who currently find themselves on an eight-game winning streak heading into New Years, have benefitted tremendously from the hard work of their top unit who have put up seven goals and 12 assists over their last five games. Despite the Coyotes being favored in this matchup, the Yotes have dropped their last three games and hold a losing record at home (8-10-1), while the Blues have managed to hold the exact same home and away records at 12-4-3.
Ideal Defensive Partner: Alex Pietrangelo (FD: $6,300 | DK: $5,800)
[*Justin Faulk can work as a defensive salary saver (FD: $4,000 | DK: $3,700) *]
Honorable Mention(s): Tampa Bay Lightning One, New York Rangers Two
12/31 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best
- Carter Hart (FD: $7,800 | DK: $8,200)
- Sergei Bobrovsky (FD: $7,800 | DK: $7,400)
- Jordan Binnington (FD: $9,000 | DK: $8,300)
Honorable Mention(s): Andrei Vasilevskiy
Worst
- Elvis Merzlikins (FD: $7,100 | DK: $7,800)
- Jonathan Quick (FD: $7,600 | DK: $7,200)
- Linus Ullmark (FD: $7,200 | DK: $7,400)
Honorable Mention(s): Jonathan Bernier, Corey Crawford (if he plays)
12/31 NHL Wild Card of the Day
Ryan Strome (FD: $5,800 | DK: $4,300)
– From a 15-game goal drought earlier in December, Strome has really turned his game around and now finds him second in scoring for the Rangers during the 2019-20 NHL campaign. Strome has put up insane numbers as of late mainly due to his monster four-point performance against Frederik Andersen, an all-star goaltender. Strome’s quality performance has landed himself a spot on the Rangers top power-play unit and during even-strength play, he is paired alongside all-star and Rangers leading scorer Artemi Panarin.
Honorable Mention(s): Martin Necas, Ian Cole, Brady Skjei
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Jonathan Huberdeau – Over 3.5 Fantasy Points – Huberdeau has been Florida’s most productive player over their last six games and in those games he has reached the 3.5 fantasy point threshold five out of six times. Given that tonight’s matchup is against a goalie who has been struggling tremendously this season, all signs point to Huberdeau reaching this threshold yet again.
McDavid-Zibanejad-Panarin – Putting Up Points – This game has one of the highest combined implied totals on tonight’s slate and all three of these players have been absolute studs as of late. Together these three have put up six goals and eight assists in their last three-game and with struggling goalies on both ends of the ice, this could prove to be another form of fireworks set to go off tonight.
Honorable Mention(s): Artemi Panarin – Over 0.5 Assists
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