Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel - 4/9/16

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Welcome to another night of daily fantasy hockey with Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings. Besides the two games on Sunday this will be the final night of the daily fantasy regular season. There are 15 games in total with four in the afternoon and 11 on the main slate starting at 7:00 pm et. We will be providing picks and analysis for the main slate only tonight.

Five teams(CBJ, DET, PHI, TOR, VAN) are playing a third game in four nights and the Lightning are also playing a fourth game in five 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 Tuesday. Now onto the picks.

Goaltenders

Cam Talbot
Opponent - VAN
FD - 8500 DK - 7400

He is confirmed to start tomorrow night in the final game of the season for the Oilers. It has been a fairly successful first season for the Oilers despite getting many opportunities for wins. He recorded a .917 save % on the season and was spectacular against the Canucks going 2-0-1 with a .956 save % on 91 shots against. Look for the Oilers to finish the season off strong and somehow win the draft lottery again.......

Cory Schneider
Opponent - TOR
FD - 7400 DK - 7400

As yo can probably tell by my first two picks I am playing mostly GPP's tonight. The Devils, like the Oilers, have been eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago but will look to close out their seasons on a high note. I can't see Schneider being over 10% owned in tournaments tonight as he has lost two straight since returning from injury and six straight overall. He has been excellent when looking at his overall season number with 26 wins and an impressive .923 save percentage. The Devils get a great matchup vs. the Leafs tonight.

Also Consider - Kari Lehtonen vs. NSH

CENTER

Jeff Carter
Opponent - WPG
FD - 7600 DK - 6400

It was close at the top between Carter and Tavares tonight and the salary broke the tie. Don't get me wrong I will have a some Tavares exposure but Carter makes the better play in all formats. He has provided a really high floor lately with 10 points in his last 10 games and added 40 shots on goal. The Kings will get one more warm up game before heading to the playoffs and get a nice matchup vs. the Jets.

Stack with - Milan Lucic, Tyler Toffoli

Teuvo Teravainen
Opponent - CBJ
FD - 4100 DK - 3800

With the injury to Anisimov on Tuesday it has been Teravainen filling his shoes on the top line. He didn't pick a point in his first game with Kane and Panarin but will get a ton of opportunity if he sticks for Saturday nights game. Be sure to check line combinations on LeftWingLock prior to lineup lock.

Stack with - Artemi Panarin, Patrick Kane

Also Consider - John Tavares - New York Islanders vs. BUF

WINGERS

Vladimir Tarasenko
Opponent - WAS
FD - 8900 DK - 7600

The Blues can accomplish multiple tasks this evening vs. the Capitals. If they win and Dallas loses they will clinch the division and the conference which would give them home ice in the playoffs. They can also play spoiler for Braden Holtby is is one win away from tying Martin Brodeur's single season record. Tarasenko leads the Blues in points(73) and has turned it on down the stretch with 12 points in his last 10 games with 37 shots on goal. He and his linemates may be under owned in a tough matchup which makes them a nice contrarian GPP stack on Saturday.

Stack with - Alexander Steen, Jori Lehtera

Patrick Sharp
Opponent - NAS
FD - 5800 DK - 6200

He made his way back to the top line in mid March and has filled in offensively while Tyler Seguin has missed time with injury. He has picked up points in five of his last six games and added 22 shots on goal. The Stars will be looking to clinch the division and conference with a win so expect a 100% effort tonight.

Stack with - Jamie Benn, Cody Eakin

Also Consider - Brandon Saad - Columbus Blue Jackets vs. CHI

DEFENSE

Kevin Shattenkirk
Opponent - WAS
FD - 5600 DK - 6900

In the final game of the season I am going to pay down a bit from the top guys and ride with Shattenkirk tonight. The offense isn't consistent and comes in bunches making a great play for GPP's. He comes into this game riding a five game win streak and has tallied two or more shots in nine of his last 10 games.

Zach Bogosian
Opponent - NYI
FD - 4900 DK - 5000

He is an OK play on FanDuel but a great play on DraftKings, especially for cash games. He provides a high floor as he has picked up 25 shots on goal and 23 blocks in his last 10 games and has added six points. With most of the top fantasy D men matchups in the early slate I am going to hangout in the mid tier on the main slate.

Also Consider - Calvin De Haan - New York Islanders vs. BUF

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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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