Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid works for the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 4, 2016. The Blue Jackets won 6-3. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Hello hockey fans and welcome to the final regular season day in the NHL. We have both an early slate and a main slate today on both sites, so we have picks for both. It's a tough day because of uncertainty with lineups, but let's do our best to find some great pics.
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Opponent - NJ
Proj Pts FD - 17.97 DK - 4.49
Let's start off with a goalie for the early slate. This pick isn't as much about Howard as it is about the team as a whole. The Red Wings are playing their last game at the legendary Joe Louis Arena this evening and you can bet that they will want to win. Howard is a backup at this point in his successful career and it is fitting that he gets the nod today against the Devils and their 29th ranked offense. The veteran tender has lost his last three starts, but don't think about that. Think about the fact that New Jersey is bad and Detroit is listed as a -175 favorite this evening. Look for Howard and the Wings to pull out a victory for their city and he is a solid play in all formats.
Opponent - FLA
Proj Pts FD - 19.11 DK - 4.78
On a day like this where there isn't much to play for, we have to look for other reasons to roster certain players. Normally, with the Capitals having first place in the entire league locked up, they may let Holtby rest half-way through the game. Well, that isn't the case today since Grubauer played a full game yesterday. Holtby will play the entire game today (knock on wood) against the Panthers and their 16th ranked defense. Florida defeated buffalo 3-0 at home last night and now they travel to Washington on short rest? Not good for them. Holtby shut out the Rangers last game and has shut-out upside tonight to go along with a ton of safety.
Also Consider: Laurent Broissoit (EDM)
Opponent - BUF
Proj Pts FD - 9.97 DK - 2.82
This young man is going to have a promising career, especially if he gets to continue to play a top-six role for Tampa. The rookie has been centering the top line and #1 PP unit and has a goal, (1 on the PP) two assists and 5 shots on goal in his last two games, while averaging 20 minutes of ice-time. Look for the Lightning to come away with a convincing victory in front of their home crowd today. Point is a terrific play in all formats on Fanduel and simply a decent play on Draftkings because of his slightly higher price.
Stack With: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat
Opponent - VAN
Proj Pts FD - 18.79 DK - 5.36
Here we have "McJesus" who is on a very lengthy 13 game point streak with seven goals, 16 assists and 39 shots during that span. What makes this super-star an even more exciting pick today, is the fact that the Oilers are still playing for a higher playoff seed in the Western Conference, so there won't be any players being rested. He got an assist against this team last night to go along with four shot on goal. He currently has 98 points and will be very motivated to reach triple figures this evening, so McDavid is an elite play in all formats.
Stack with: Leon Draisitl, Patrick Maroon
Opponent - CBJ
Proj Pts FD - 16.47 DK - 4.74
I am recommending another higher end player at the center position instead of a value play for two very good reasons. First of all, Toronto is one of the very few teams who has something left to play for today. Secondly, as you will see very soon, I found us a ton of value today at the winger position. The rookie sensation had a goal and an assist last night against the Penguins and today he gets to face a Jackets team who last lost six games in a row. Matthews is a great play in all formats this evening.
Stack with: Michael Nylander
Opponent - OTT
Proj Pts FD - 10.41 DK - 3.04
I have always liked how this young man plays the game and in the last few games, he has shown us that he can still perform without John Tavares feeding him pin-point precision passes. The young Danish winger has two goals, (1 on the PP) one assist and six shots in his last two games and he has 22 shots in his last five games. The Islanders welcome the Senators to town who have their playoff seed already locked up. The Isles will want to finish the season with a home victory and Lee is a solid play in all formats this evening.
Stack with: Josh Bailey
Opponent - NYR
Proj Pts FD - 11.24 DK - 3.16
This young man has looked really good lately and even though the Penguins have their playoff seed locked up, they will still put him on the ice as much as possible because he is still very young. He has two goals and two assists in his last two games to go along with six shots on goal. The Rangers also have their playoff spot locked in and look for Geuntzel to play with a lot of energy to finish off the regular season and look for him to see more PP time today. He is a good play in all formats.
Stack with: Connor Sheary
Opponent - CAR
Proj Pts FD - 9.53 DK - 2.71
Another young man who has looked good recently and has also been seeing a top-six role on a regular basis. He put up a dud last game but was on a five-game point-streak before that with four goals and two assists. He and the Flyers play the Hurricanes and their 20th ranked defense today and at these cheap prices, he is another solid play in all formats.
Stack with: (Check the Lineups before the game as Philly may rest their top players.)
Opponent - NJ
Proj Pts FD - 8.37 DK - 2.46
The defense position is very tough today in the early slate, but I selected a guy who should be very motivated today like I mentioned with his team-mate Howard above. He is pointless in his last two games, but before that two goals and an assist in three games and he does have 13 shots and eight blocks in his last five games. He is not cash game worthy but has upside potential today against the Devils and their 22nd ranked defense.
Opponent - VAN
Proj Pts FD - 9.78 DK - 2.92
Oscar and the Oilers will be motivated for this game as I mentioned earlier. The Canucks are ranked a lowly 23rd on defense and they have nothing left to play for. The young stud defenseman has five assists, five shots and two blocks in his last two games and he plays on the #1 PP unit in Edmonton. He isn't the safest play on Draftkings at his high prices, so he is a GPP only play for me there, but he is a great play in all formats over at Fanduel.
Also Consider: Alex Pietrangelo (STL)
Hockey is back and with it come our NHL projections which help inform these picks every night. When you purchase a DFSR NHL subscription to our base hockey projections you also get accessto our brand new NFL DFS suite of tools including full projections, optimal NFL lineups and our Player Lab, which includes filters to help you create NFL lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings for any format. It’s a set of tools well beyond anything we’ve ever had, and something we feel will help our users *ahem* tackle the NFL season.
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