I think we are back? It should go without saying that all games need to be double checked close to lock for who is in and who is out. The entire sports world kinda sucks right now in terms of the COVID situation but I have hope that we’re turning the corner in regards to leagues handling vaccinated players who are healthy being allowed to play.
For tonight the Red Wings and Islanders game is PPD which makes this a six game only slate.
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CENTERS
Aleksander Barkov – Panthers – $7,000
Sometimes we blindly play a guy because he is too cheap without realizing that it is a trap. Barkov at $7,000 does not feel like a trap tonight. The Rangers should have a hard time slowing down Barkov and Florida’s top line.
Nico Hischier – Devils – $4,500
Claude Girioux – Flyers – $5,600
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WINGS
Alex Ovechkin – Capitals – $9,700
Ovi off a nice lay off and at home against a bottom third in the league team vs LW. Should be a solid spot for him to have a multi point night as the Capitals are healing up both physically and COVID wise
Cam Atkinson – Flyers – $5,400
Pavel Zacha – Devils – $4,300
Filip Forsberg – Preds – $7,200
Carter Verhaeghe – Panthers – $3,600
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Oilers – $5,500
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DEFENSE
Rasmus Dahlin – Sabres – $4,400
Dahlin faces a Devils team that is 20th against defensemen over the last month and allows 10+ fppg to defensemen on the season. He’s sub 5k and drawing top powe rplay time while skating over 23 minutes per game. Prior to the break Dahlin had 3 double digit point games in his last four and should be one of the safest plays on the board tonight.
Mark Giordano – Kraken – $6,500
Ivan Provorov – Flyers – $5,000
John Carlson – Capitals – $7,500
Torey Krug – Blues – $5,100
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LINE LOCK OF THE NIGHT
Washington Capitals:
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin
Correlate this stack back with Filip Forsberg, who always torments the team who traded him away for Martin fricken Erat.
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FAVORITE GAME STACK
Flyers vs Kraken
- PHI – Claude Giroux, Cam Atkinson, Oskar Lindblom
- SEA – Jared McCann, Jaden Schwartz, Mark Giordano
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FAVORITE VALUE STACK
New Jersey Devils: Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, Jesper Bratt
Correlate this stack with Rasmus Dahlin from Buffalo
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Thatcher Demko – $7,300
Anaheim will be without Zegras and I think the break is going to wind up doing them a dis-service. Anaheim is an improved young team but one we can attack with the high upside Demko given how many shots on goal the Canucks defense allows.
Jordan Binnington – $7,900
I am personally not using Edmonton vs St. Louis. So if you join me on that train then Binnington is a nice leverage play.
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Slap Shots …
LINE LOCK OF THE NIGHT: Kuzy/Ovi/Wilson (Caps)
PAY UP ONE OFF FORWARD: Aleksander Barkov
VALUE ONE OFF FORWARD: Pavel Zacha
TOP DEFENSE PAIRING: Dahlin and Giordano
BETS:
- Preds/Caps OVER 6
- Oilers/Blues UNDER 6.5
- Flyers/Kraken OVER 6