Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel - 3/15/16

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Welcome back to another night of daily fantasy hockey with DFSR. Tuesday night in the NHL is filled with playoff meaningful matchups as we inch closer to the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference the Pens face the Islanders while the Flyers face the Red Wings in what is becoming a tight battle for the Metropolitan Division and Wild Card. Out West, the Stars travel to face the Kings in a matchup between division leaders. While the Kings are playing on back to back nights, they are coming off a statement win vs. the Blackhawks. Let's take a look at some core plays for this evening.

If you have any questions throughout the day be sure to join the conversation in the comments section below. Also, be sure to check LeftWingLock to get confirmation on all of the starting goalies for Thursday. Now onto the picks.

Goaltenders

Ben Bishop
Opponent - TOR
FD - 9600 DK - 8000

He has been a key part of the Lightning's push over the last month putting them in the race for the Atlantic Division title. He is coming off a shutout where he stopped 37 shots and has gone 7-2-1 with a .945 save % and two shutouts in his last 10 starts. The Lightning get a favorable on Tuesday as they travel to Toronto as big road favorites. Fire him up in all formats tonight.

Tuukka Rask
Opponent - SJ
FD - 9200 DK - 8700

The Bruins and Rask have faced some reverse splits this season as they are a much stronger team on the road. They are second to only the Sharks for the best road record but sit right near the bottom when looking at home records. He is coming off a win vs. the Islanders and has been terrific lately with a 6-1-2 record and .936 save % over his last nine starts. Trust the narrative and roll with the B's tonight.

Also Consider - Steve Mason - Philadelphia Flyers vs. DET

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Sidney Crosby
Opponent - NYI
FD - 9800 DK - 7900

The Penguins are in a tight race in the Eastern Conference playoff race sitting two points back of 3rd in the Metropolitan Division and one point up on Detroit for the first wild card spot. Sid the Kid has carried the offense lately with 12 points in his last eight games and added 27 shots and a +7 rating. With the loss of Malkin for at least six weeks, Crosby will need to keep the team on his back if they hope to play into the post season and possibly get Malkin back for a Cup run.

Stack with - Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz

Tyler Johnson
Opponent - TOR
FD - 6700 DK - 5600

He has been just short of spectacular as a second line center for the Bolts. During a stretch where teammate and superstar Steven Stamkos has been struggling, Johnson has tallied nine points in his last 10 games providing a high floor with 25 shots on goal and an incredible +11 rating. With his linemate Nikita Kucherov out with injury the second line stack just became cheaper to won entering an elite matchup vs. the Leafs.

Stack with - Ondrej Palat, Vladislav Namestnikov

Also Consider - Aleksander Barkov - Florida Panthers @ MON

WINGERS

Alex Ovechkin
Opponent - CAR
FD - 9700 DK - 8900

Proceed with caution. He has been dealing with the same injury that kept him out of the All Star game but is currently playing through it. Great opportunity for GPP's as this news could very well push his ownership down on Tuesday. It's a risky play but he is an elite player with the biggest fantasy upside in the league. It helps that the Caps get a home game vs. the Hurricanes who rank in the bottom half of the league in goals against and own one of the worst road records in the Eastern Conference.

Stack with - Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie

David Pastrnak
Opponent - SJ
FD - 4500 DK - 4200

He is red hot right now and at a price under $4.5K he makes a great value play tonight. He is coming off a two goal game and has scored in three of his last four and tallied six goals in his last 10 games. He is playing second line winger with Krejci and Eriksson on the leagues 3rd ranked offense.

Stack with - David Krejci, Loui Eriksson

DEFENSE

Kris Letang
Opponent - NYI
FD - 7500 DK - 7000

When looking at the elite D men tonight there are three in play. Karlsson for the Sens has been struggling lately making him, most likely, the lowest owned of the three. Burns has been hot but at a sky high price might also be a but lower owned and perfect for GPP's. My choice for tonight in all formats will be Letang who has been consistent lately and comes at a $1300 discount on DK and  a $600 discount on FanDuel from Burns. He has tallied 8 points in his last 10 games with 23 shots, 15 blocks and a +3 rating for the Pens fighting for a playoff position.

Kris Russell
Opponent - LA
FD - 4300 DK - 4700

With the injuries to the Stars D men, the newly acquired Russell has played a huge role lately. He has seen his ice time climb to nearly 28 minutes a a game and has tallied four points in his last three games. His best value comes on DraftKings where he remains under $5K and provides a very safe floor with blocks. In those past four games he has blocked 16 shots and averaged over 3 fantasy points per game.

Also Consider - Matt Dumba - Minnesota Wild @ OTT

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***All advanced stats in this article are sourced from www. puckalytics.com***

***All goaltender and team line combination information is provided by www.leftwinglock.com***

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