Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel - 4/5/16

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Welcome to another night of daily fantasy hockey with Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings. Get ready as we have a huge 11 game slate tonight with a ton left to be decided before in the final week of the season. The following six teams are playing on back to back nights:

• Tampa Bay Lightning (Road)
• New York Rangers (Home)
• New York Islanders (Road)
• Florida Panthers (Road)
• Arizona Coyotes (Road)
• Los Angeles Kings(Road)

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 Tuesday. Now onto the picks.

Goaltenders

John Gibson
Opponent - WPG
FD - 8400 DK - 7900

With a Kings loss last night the Ducks are getting closer to clinching the Pacific Division and get a favorable home matchup on Tuesday at home to the Jets who rank in the bottom third in offense. Gibson is getting a great opportunity to lock up the #1 spot going into the playoffs as Andersen has spent the last two and a half games on the sidelines(sorry for the football reference, I miss NFL) with a concussion. He has played great winning three of his last four games and with a .954 save percentage.

Braden Holtby
Opponent - NYI
FD - 9600 DK - 8400

He is now just two away from breaking Martin Brodeur's record of 48 regular season wins. Look for the record to fall to if he keep splaying like he has all season and especially down the stretch. In his last 10 games he has gone 7-1-2 with a a shutout and a .930 save percentage. Expect a competitive game as the Islanders are fighting to hold onto the top wild card spot in Eastern Conference.
Also Consider - Scott Darling - Chicago Blackhawks vs. ARI

CENTER

Sidney Crosby
Opponent - OTT
FD - 9800 DK - 8100

Once again it pains me to have to write about Sid as I am a die hard Flyer fan. I am not biased though and realize Sid has been the MVP of the second half as he has put the Pens on his back after injuries to Malkin and Fleury. Since the All Star Break he has tallied 41 points in just 31 games with a +23 rating. Even with a playoff spot locked down the Pens should still be motivated to get the win tonight as they are only 3 points up on the Rangers for 2nd in the Metropolitan Division which will decide home ice in the first round.

Stack with - Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz

Jeff Carter
Opponent - CGY
FD - 7400 DK - 6400

If you are looking to save a bit at center tonight Carter makes a great choice and has matched Crosby over the last 10 games with 12 points. He has also added a very high floor averaging close to four shots on goal per game. He has spent the last few games skating with Milan Lucic and Tyler Toffoli and is getting top PP minutes for the Kings. Terrific matchup tonight as the Kings go on the road to Calgary to face the Flames who are ranked dead last in goals allowed per game.

Stack with - Tyler Toffoli, Milan Lucic

Also Consider - Ryan Johansen - Nashville Predators vs. COL

WINGERS

Jonathan Huberdeau
Opponent - MON
FD - 7100 DK - 5800

The Panthers keep on rolling winning five of their last six games and have scored 22 goals in those games. The top line, especially Huberdeau, has been leading the way. He now has points in six straight games with three multi point efforts and 22 shots on goal. They are going to be high owned and very chalky but it will be tough to fade in a great matchup vs. the Canadiens on Tuesday.

Stack with - Jaromir Jagr, Aleksander Barkov

Jamie McGinn
Opponent - WPG
FD - 5200 DK - 4500

Another game to target for offense tonight will be the Ducks at home facing the Jets and their 25th ranked defense and one of the worst road records in the league. With the loss of Rickard Rakell for another game or two, the Ducks have placed Ryan Getzlaf on a line with McGinn and Corey Perry so the opportunities will definitely be there. He has tallied nine points(3 PP goals) in his last 10 games with a nice floor as he has added 28 shots on goal.

Stack with - Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf

Also Consider - Jeff Skinner - Carolina Hurricanes @ BOS

DEFENSE

Kris Letang
Opponent - OTT
FD - 8300 DK - 7200

I normally like to go with either Burns or Karlsson in this spot but both have challenging matchups tonight. These matchups are priced in on FanDuel where Letang is actually the highest priced vs. the 4th highest on DrafftKings. Stick him in and feel comfortable as the Pens get a gravy matchup tonight vs. the Sens who rank 27th in defense. Letang has recorded 11 points(5 on the PP) in his last 10 games with 41 shots on goal and an impressive +10 rating.

Aaron Ekblad
Opponent - MON
FD - 4300 DK - 4900

While he has been a much better real life D man than for fantasy this season he is coming on strong at the end. He has now gone back to back games with multiple points and has points in three straight. He has also been averaging over 2.5 shots per game lately offering a nice floor for the price. His best value is on FanDuel tonight as he remains under priced and in a great matchup vs. the Habs.

Also Consider - Shea Weber - Nashville Predators vs. COL

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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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