NHL DFS – The Slapshot
12 games tonight with the Canadiens on B2B.
LIGHTNING
We should expect another good game from Tampa tonight. They’re looking healthy and productive of late averaging 4.2 GPG over their last five and getting quality production from Point, Kuch and their depth lines as well. Columbus is 30th vs Centers, 32nd vs RW and 32nd vs Defenseman on the season. This should be a top spot for finding offense tonight.
- FWD1- Point/Kuch
- FWD2- Paul/Killorn
- D- Victor Hedman / Nick Perbix … Hedman remains cheap for what he can do
DUCKS
The Ducks are not a great road team…. Shoot, they just aren’t a good team period and they have only two wins on the season away from home. But drawing Montreal who is off what was a high tempo game vs Ottawa last night has me leaning the Ducks to pull off a road upset.
I generally prefer playing Silfverberg at home but man for $2500 how do you not take a gamble on him going up to the top line with Zegras and Henrique?
- Zegras, Hendrique, Silfverberg, Fowler/Shattenkirk
GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Vegas hasn’t been high scoring of late but a welcome match-up vs Chicago is sure to help them out. Marchessault is the key skater from this group
- Karlsson – Marchessault – Smith
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CENTERS
While we have McDvaid, Matthews, #87, Barkov, Rantanen and others, this is not a slate where I am banking on that one off stud C to anchor around. If you did, I like the contrarian path with #87 or Zibanejad tonight.
- Trevor Zegras … Ride the young kid in a prime match-up.
- Brayden Point
- Evgeny Kuznetsov
- Mark Scheifele
- Mikko Rantanen
Contrarian One Offs
- Mika Zibanejad
- #87 for the Western Pennsylvanian Rats on Ice
WINGS
Now this is where we can allocate salary today.
- Jonathan Marchessault … $6600 to do what Ovi did on Tuesday night, which is basically get ignored by the entire Blackhawks team on lose pucks around the net.
- Nikita Kucherov … Kuch has dominated the Blue Jackets with 11 goals, 12 assists in his last 13 games against them dating back to 2016-2017. Light the lamp Kuch vs CBJ.
- Leon Draisaitl … Now this is a stud worth paying up for tonight
- David Pastrnak / Taylor Hall … Hall went cold as soon as I jumped on him last week but one of these two has a big game coming tonight.
- Alexander Ovechkin … Ovi heater returns home
- Matthew Tkachuk … The Panthers PP is struggling while the Penguins PK is on a roll. It’s about as contrarian as they come in this game tonight for Tkachuk. Him and #87 for Pittsburgh are good pay up at low ownership plays in this game.
- Travis Konecny
- Blake Wheeler
DEFENSEMAN
- Victor Hedman … Defense is a little thin tonight but for sub 6k you can’t beat Hedman against the 32nd ranked team vs DEF.
- Cam Fowler
- John Carlson
- Ivan Provorov … Not seeing any PP time but should get plenty of blocks and will assist on Travis Konecny’s goal tonight
- Seth Jones
VALUE
- Jakob Silfverberg – W
- Brandon Saad – W
- Nino Niederreiter – W
- Tyler Seguin – C
- Ben Hutton – D
- Kevin Shattenkirk – D
- Charles Hudon – W
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My Pick …
Igor Shesterkin – NYR … 30+ saves in his last 3 games with two really good outings and facing the high tempo and high SOG Maple Leafs tonight in what should be a fun environment at MSG. With the home line change to their favor the Rangers will likely be able to tame the Leafs from a huge night.
Other Choices
Connor Hellebuyck – WPG … Once again, no goalie has gone negative vs the Predators, so why not test fate with ole Helle tonight?
Tristian Jarry – PIT or Sergei Bobrovsky – FLA
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LINE LOCK(S) OF THE NIGHT:
Zegras – Henrique – Silfverberg (DUCKS)
FAVORITE ONE OFF STUD FORWARDS:
Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)
CONTRARIAN STACK:
Bergeron – Marchand – Pastrnak (Bruins)
FAVORITE ONE OFF VALUE:
Brandon Saad (Blues)
FAVORITE ONE OFF DEFENSEMAN:
John Carlson (Capitals)
BETS:
Ducks/Canadiens OVER 6
Bruins + Lightning ML Parlay
Sabres/Avalanche UNDER 6.5
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