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Welcome back to another night of daily fantasy hockey with DFSR. With three games starting in the afternoon, it leaves us with eight games for the main slate starting at 7:00 pm et. The following teams are playing on back to back nights:
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 Friday. Now onto the picks.
Opponent - ARI
FD - 9400 DK - 8000
The Lightning will look to snap out of a two game losing streak on Saturday night as they travel to Arizona for a matchup against the Coyotes. Bishop is coming off a tough loss to the Stars where he allowed four goals but he has been solid over the past couple weeks with a 6-2-1 record with two shutouts and a .945 save percentage. The Bolts should be motivated as they sit 3rd in the Atlantic Division just four points behind the Panthers.
Opponent - BOS
FD - 8900 DK - 8300
The Kings have been rolling lately winning three straight and seven of their last 10 games. They currently lead the Pacific Division and sit just two points back of the Stars for the top of the Western Conference. Quick has been playing well going 7-2-1 over his last 10 starts with a shutout and a .921 save percentage. He faced Boston earlier in the year making 35 saves on 37 shots in a 9-2 route of the Bruins. While I don't expect the same results tonight, I do expect a Kings win as the Bruins have been struggling and are playing back to back nights.
Also Consider - Roberto Luongo - Florida Panthers vs. DET
Opponent - DAL
FD - 8600 DK - 7700
He has been inconsistent this season which has kept his salary affordable throughout the season. Tonight makes a great time to jump on board as the Islanders travel to Dallas to face the Stars who are dealing with multiple injuries. Tavares has lacked the multi point upside in recent weeks but is starting to heat up with points in six of his last seven games and has been averaging over three shots on goal per game. He was finally given some help on the wing as Okposo was moved up to the top line. The pair makes a great GPP stack tonight.
Stack with - Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey
Opponent - OTT
FD - 6200 DK - 5100
The young sniper has been one of the few bright spots for the Canadiens in the second half of the season. He has been red hot lately with 10 goals and two assists in his last 10 games including four multi point efforts. He provides a safe floor averaging over three shots on goal per game and has been a plus players for the Habs. He gets a favorable matchup on Saturday night as he faces the Sens who rank 27th in goals allowed per game.
Stack with - Sven Andrighetto, Max Pacioretty
Also Consider - Jeff Carter - Los Angeles Kings vs. BOS
Opponent - VAN
FD - 7800 DK - 7400
The Blues winger is once again among the top goal scorers in the league as he sits tied for 5th with 33 goals on the season. He is currently on pace to match his career high in points(73) from last season and with a push in the final games could even surpass that total. He will get a nice matchup tonight to add to his totals as the Blues face the Canucks who rank in the bottom third of the league in defense and have lost three straight and seven of their last 10 games.
Stack with - Jori Lehtera, Jaden Schwartz, David Backes(PP)
Opponent - CBJ
FD - 5000 DK - 5200
He has been one of the top value plays on the projection system all season. He leads the Devils in points(46) and provides a high floor for fantasy at a cheap cost with his shot volume. Over the past 10 games he has tallied 36 shots on goal and added six points with two coming with the man advantage. He is also a very soudn defensive player adn adds blocked shots forbonus value on DraftKings. He gets a nice matchup tonight vs. teh Blue Jackets ranked29th in goals allowed per game.
Stack with - Reid Boucher, Travis Zajac
Also Consider - Mike Hoffman - Ottawa Senators vs. MON
Opponent - BOS
FD - 5400 DK - 5500
One of my top cash game defense picks every time the Kings are on the ice. He provides value in many categories which come into play on both sites. Even though he has only recorded four points in his last 10 games he has added 31 shots, 22 blocks, two PP points, and a terrific +9 rating for the Kings. He isn't going to win you any GPP's with the lack of multi point upside but is extremely safe in all forms of cash games tonight vs. the Bruins.
Opponent - TOR
FD - 3600 DK - 5900
If you are looking for that GPP guy tonight, Ristolainen is your guy. He has been extremely inconsistent this season with prolonged offensive slumps but proved he can offer multi point upside early in the season. His recent struggles(8 points in 22 games since the All Star Break) have pushed his price way down, especially on FanDuel. Tonight is a good time to jump on board and cash in s the Sabres get a juicy matchup as they face the Leafs.
Also Consider - Michael Stone - Arizona Coyotes vs. TB
***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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Good morning everyone! I had a decent night last night with my one DK lineup of CGY1 which sucked and CHI2(Toews,Hossa,Ladd). I played Bogosian and Hutton on D and Reinhart in the UTIL. i won my 50/50's, double ups, triple ups and even won 2 tickets to the Millionaire maker for PGA.
Back at it again today with two slates. Three games in the am starting in 2.5 hours. I will have a lineup posted here.
Then we have 8 games tonight as well. Going to be entering all my lineups in the Satellites again as i want as many tickets as possible for the Milli Maker in April. I hate paying full price for those LU's as there are guys with 200+ lineups.
Another note. Something I have noticed with almost all sports. When I play 50/50's and double ups I have started to throw those same lineups in 3 or 5 Head to heads as well. Sometimes even more. Here is why.
If yo have a so called bad night/week you are most likely to cash $0 in double ups and 50/50's. When you go in head to head you still have a shot at re cooping some money even on the bad nights. i have found this the case for NHL and PGA for me this season. There has been two weeks in PGA where I lost all double ups but still won around 70% of my H2H's. Food for thought.
Like the idea of the head to heads. My lousy lineup scored me a mere 19 points last night sonim ready for a victory tonight haven't put any thoughts into a lineup yet though.
I am relying heavily on TB offense tonight. I have a stack with each line. For goalies I like Quick/Luongo.
Also looking at NJ(Boucher,Palmieri, Zajac) as a cheap stack to get TB 1 in
I like TB and NJ but I have a feeling about STL against a losing Vancouver team something tells me they'll put up some points
Ya Tarasenko is really heating up as well and has multi point upside.
So right now I have NJ(Boucher,Palmieri,zajac)
STL(Tarasenko,Backes,Schwartz)
Markov,Ristolainen,Elliott.
Any advice appreciated!
Love it for GPP man. Should be a lowed combo. Elliott is risky and i am avoiding as its his first game back but he is in a great spot tonight and probably won't face more than 25 shots.
I'm leaning heavily on STL1 with Tampa2 and Tampa1 with NJ (Palmieri line). As a contrarian LU I have a STL1 with NYI (Okposo, Bailey and Tavares) .
Good luck tonight everyone!