Columbus Blue Jackets' Sergei Bobrovsky, of Russia, plays against the Philadelphia Flyers during an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Hello my fellow hockey fans and welcome to another day of NHL action here at DFSR. I'm excited today as Monday's are usually very quiet, but today we have an impressive eight-game slate in store for us. Let's not waste any more time and dive right into the picks shall we?
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Opponent - BOS
Proj Pts FD - 20.83 DK - 5.21
The reigning Vezina Trophy winner has been sensational in his last two starts as he allowed only one goal in each victory. The Russian superstar has a 6-2 record to go along with a save percentage of .938 and a GAA of 1.86 which are both very impressive numbers. Goalie Bob and the Jackets welcome the Bruins and their 16th ranked offense to town tonight who have scored only three goals in their last two games. Bobrovsky looks matchup-proof right now and he's money on home ice which makes him an elite play in all formats.
Opponent - VEG
Proj Pts FD - 18.43 DK - 4.61
After a shaky start to the season, the Slovakian net-minder has earned a victory in each of his last three starts. Although he did allow eight goals in those three starts, he faced a whopping 106 shots. The NHL's newest franchise, the Vegas Golden-Knights travel to New York tonight and they've been tearing up the league in their first year, which means that Halak is not a "safe" play, but he offers huge upside for GPP formats as the Islanders allow a whopping 33.5 shots per game.
Opponent - VAN
Proj Pts FD - 15.91 DK - 4.71
I heard a sports broadcaster say the other day that this has been a slow start to the year for this superstar. He has six goals, five assists and a league-leading 53 shots on goal through ten games. That's how good he is because he has an unlimited ceiling and it's actually been the entire Stars' 20th ranked offense who have been slow to start the season. The Canucks are ranked third on defense, so Seguin isn't the safest cash game play, but his upside potential is huge and he's a solid GPP play today.
Stack with: Jamie Benn, Alexander Radulov (PP)
Opponent - TOR
Proj Pts FD - 15.62 DK - 4.54
Center is a tough position today as we have a few star players in difficult matchups and very little value at the lower tier. Have no fear, my friends, as this guy has been on fire lately and he's still coming to us at very reasonable prices on both sites. He has seven goals and three assists in his last six games and the Maple Leafs are awful defensively as they own the league's fourth-worst defense with 3.64 goals allowed per game. Ouch! Couture plays on the #2 line and the #1 PP unit for the Sharks and he's a solid play in all formats today.
Stack with: Joe Pavelski,(PP) Joe Thornton (PP)
Also Consider: Brayden Schenn (Stl) (GPP formats only)
Opponent - ARI
Proj Pts FD - 14.61 DK - 4.32
Voracek and the Flyers are in a great spot tonight as they welcome the 0-10-1 Coyotes to town who have allowed a league-worst 4.36 goals per game. This could be a lopsided game today as the Flyers own the league's seventh-best offense. Voracek has two goals, a league-leading 14 assists and 38 shots on goal and he has two goals, four assists and 15 shots on goal in his last three games. He skates on the top line and the #1 PP unit in Philly and he's an elite play in every single format today.
Stack with: Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier
Opponent - VEG
Proj Pts FD - 12.9 DK - 3.66
The young Danish winger has been on an absolute tear lately as he has four goals, four assists, 12 shots and six blocks in his last five games. Vegas has been forced to start their third-string goalie and I know that he has only allowed two goals in his last two games, but he's due for a bad performance and this could be the night. Lee skates on the top line and the #1 PP units alongside superstar John Tavares and he's just too cheap on both sites for what he brings to the table. Fire him up in all formats folks.
Stack with: John Tavares, Jordan Eberle
Opponent - FLA
Proj Pts FD - 14.11 DK - 4.22
This young Russian has the pleasure of playing on Tampa Bay's deadly top line and even deadlier #1 PP unit. He has four goals, seven assists, 29 shots and 11 blocks so far this season and in two games vs. The Panthers this season, Namestnikov scored two PP goals on six shots to go along with an assist. Tampa has cooled off a bit offensively in their last two games, so you may be more comfortable using this guy in GPP formats only, but with his track record against Florida, I think he's in play in all formats.
Stack with: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov
DEFENSEMEN
Opponent - OTT
Proj Pts FD - 15.26 DK - 4.59
The Canadiens have finally shown a bit of life as they've won two of their last three games and this veteran workhorse and been a huge part of that success. In his last three games, he has two goals, two assists, 16 shots on goal and five blocked shots and he plays on the #1 PP unit. I just can't see fading him in any format today with that kind of production at these reasonable prices and with a rivalry matchup against the Senators. Lock and Load Weber.
Opponent - LA
Proj Pts FD - 10.38 DK - 3.11
Value, value, value and as long as this guy keeps this kind of production going you will see him in my article everytime the Blues play. He scored another goal last game to give him three for the year and two goals, an assist, eight shots and 11 blocks in his last three games. He actually leads the entire league in blocked shots with 41 and he kills penalties and sees a bit of PP time as well. Edmundson is way too cheap on both sites and he is an elite play in all formats today.
Hockey is back and with it comes 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 access to 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.
If you want to see the numbers behind our projections, create linueps with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself.
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