Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel - 4/17/16

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It has been a busy week with the NHL playoffs starting and we have another four games on Sunday. The first game starts at 1:00 pm et as the St. Louis Blues hit the road with their series shifting to Chicago for game three and four. The other three games start at 5:00, 6:00 and 8:30 pm et.

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

Ben Bishop
Opponent - DET
FD - 10000 DK - 8300

He has been terrific for the Lightning as they have taken games one and two from the Red Wings. He has stopped 64 of 68 shots he has faced while the offense in front of him has shown no signs of missing Steven Stamkos. I expect the Red Wings to come out flying in front of their home fans, but I just don't see them having enough for the Bolts to make this a series.

Corey Crawford
Opponent - STL
FD - 8600 DK - 8200

Depending on your point of view, Crawford and the Blackhawks may have gotten away with a win in game two to even the series. Either way Crawford played another solid game stopping 29 of 31 shots and has a combined .940 save % in the first two games. With the series shifting back to Chicago for the next two games I am expecting the Hawks to carry that momentum over and come out flying in game three and take their first lead in the series. Crawford is a better value on FanDuel where he is $1,400 cheaper than Bishop.

Also Consider - John Gibson - Anaheim Ducks vs. NSH

CENTER

John Tavares
Opponent - FLA
FD - 9300 DK - 7700

The Panthers were able to even the series yesterday behind the great game by their goalie Luongo who stopped 41 of 42 shots he faced. John Tavares picked up the Islanders only goal and now has four points in the first two games of the series. He looks elite in his third playoff appearance and should be carry the offense once again as the series shifts to Long Island for the next two games.

Stack with - Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo

Ryan Getzlaf
Opponent - NAS
FD - 7600 DK - 6500

The Ducks fell to Preds after a late goal off a D man's skate and now are in need of a huge win on home ice before heading to Nashville. Gertzlaf had a decent game one with a goal on six shots while getting over 25 minutes of ice time.  The Ducks are in tough facing Pekka Rinne and making Getzlaf a GPP play for me today where they could possibly be a bit under owned. If they are too come back and even this series they will need more offense from their top lines.

Stack with - David Perron, Chris Stewart, Corey Perry(PP)

Also Consider - Nick Bjugstad - Florida Panthers @ NYI

WINGERS

Nikita Kucherov
Opponent - DET
FD - 8100 DK - 7200

Had another huge game(goal and an assist) leading the Lightning to a 5-2 win and quick two game lead in the series. He and Tyler Johnson lead the playoffs with 11 combined points and have shown tremendous chemistry without Steven Stamkos. I don't see and signs of Red Wings slowing them down and will roll with the Bolts first line stack until they prove me wrong.

Stack with - Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn

Artemi Panarin
Opponent - STL
FD - 7600 DK - 6600

The rookie has been held in check in a tight, low scoring series. He has tallied seven shots on goal and picked up his first career playoff assist in a Hawks game two win on Friday. Look for the Bread Man and the Hawks top line to come out flying as the series shifts to Chicago and he gets his first crack at playing in front of the wild United Center crowd.

Stack with - Patrick Kane, Artem Anisimov

Also Consider - James Neal - Nashville Predators @ ANH

DEFENSE

Duncan Keith
Opponent - STL
FD - 5700 DK - 6000

He was all over the ice in his return to the Blackhawks lineup on Friday with over 30 minutes of ice time. He paid off his mid range salary with a goal and an assist and added four shots on goal with a block. Expect another strong game from last years Conn Smythe winner as the series shifts to the Mad House on Madison.

Cam Fowler
Opponent - NAS
FD - 3600 DK - 4800

To fit some of the top snipers and play makers today you might need one or two low end D plays. I love Fowler as he gets 25+ minutes on the Ducks top pairing and also skates on the top powerplay unit. He picked up a powerplay assist in game one and will continue to get opportunities. His best value is on FanDuel where he comes with a mid $3K price tag.

Also Consider - Nick Leddy - New York Islanders vs. FLA

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

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