Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 2/15/19

Welcome back hockey fans and those basketball fans who will be tailing along during the NBA AllStar Break. We have a smaller four-game slate tonight but lots of relevant fantasy plays so let's dig in and take a look at some of the top plays at each position. After that, make sure to check out our projection system and lineup optimizer and if you have any questions make sure to hit me up in the DFSR Chatroom.

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GOALIE

Jaroslav Halak FD - $8400 DK - $8100
Opponent - ANA
Proj Pts FD - 15.01 DK - 3.75

The goalie options are very limited on this small slate but the one who stands out above the rest is Jaroslav Halak who has already been confirmed. He is coming off a huge win against the Avs in which he saved 35 of 36 shots he faced pushing his save % up to .921 on the season. He now faces a Ducks team that has fallen off the map recently losing 19 of their last 22 games while averaging under two goals per game. All things considered, Halak is my top goalie in all formats tonight.

Also Consider: Alex Stalock or Devan Dubnyk(MIN) in GPP formats against a Devils team that is playing on a back to back and third game in four nights and have struggled on the road all season

CENTERS

Jack Eichel FD - $8000 DK - $7600
Opponent - NYR
Proj Pts FD - 16.35 DK - 4.79

An upper-body injury held Eichel out of three games at the start of January and while he was held off the scoresheet in his first three games back, he has been red-hot since. He comes into tonight with points in nine of his last 10 games with three multi-point efforts pushing him over the 60 point threshold for the second straight season. Eichel also provides a high floor for cash games with an 11.7 shots/60 and 18.5 iCorsi/60 on the season and faces a Ranger team that ranks 30th in road defense allowing four goals per game. Eichel will be a building block for me tonight in all formats.

Stack with: Jeff Skinner, Jason Pominville

Sebastian Aho FD - $7300 DK - $7300
Opponent - EDM
Proj Pts FD - 16.5 DK - 4.77

Aho is another player I have mentioned a ton this season as he is in the midst of setting career high's across the board in his third season in the league. Through 57 games, he already has 64 points(career-high 65 last season in 78 games) while averaging over 20 minutes of ice-time. Looking at the advanced stats, he doesn't come with an elite floor(8.9 shots/60, 16.6 iCorsi/60) but has trended in the right direction lately with 32 shots over his last 10 games. He and the Canes now get a plus matchup against a struggling Oilers team that has lost eight of their last nine games while giving up 35 goals and rank 27th overall on defense. Fire up Aho in all formats.

Stack with: Nino Niederreiter, Justin Williams

Also Consider: Eric Staal(MIN) in GPP formats as he has struggled lately but gets an elite matchup against the Devils who are terrible on the road

WINGERS

Zach Parise FD - $6800 DK - $6700
Opponent - NJ
Proj Pts FD - 15.37 DK - 4.4

Even with a small slate tonight, we get a ton of bad defenses setting up a lot of terrific plays. One of those plays and my favorite winger tonight is Zach Parise who comes into tonight with a three-game point streak and over his last 10 games, has eight points(three on the powerplay) with 32 shots on goal. That show volume is the first thing that stands out as it gives us a high floor to start and then we can add a ton of upside with his talent combined with an elite matchup against a Devils team that has given up 13 goals in their last two road games and rank 29th in overall road defense. At a price under $7K on both sites, Parise is one of my favorite PTS/$ plays in all fomrmats on this slate.

Stack with: Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle

Danton Heinen FD - $4100 DK - $5400
Opponent - ANA
Proj Pts FD - 8.54 DK - 2.48

When looking for value plays in DFS NHL one of the best routes to take is to target players who are getting added opportunity but still come at a discount. This is the case for Danton Heinen who has been skating on the top line with Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron with David Pastrnak out of the lineup. In those four games, he has really stood out with three goals and three assists with 13 shots on goal while getting just around 13 minutes of ice-time. If that ice-time goes up at all, he is a lock in all formats, especially on FanDuel where they have yet to adjust his price.

Stack with: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron

Also Consider: Mats Zuccarello(NYR) who has been red-hot with 16 points in his last 10 games with 31 shots on goal and gets a plus matchup against the Sabres

DEFENSEMEN

Jared Spurgeon FD - $5800 DK - $5500
Opponent - NJ
Proj Pts FD - 13.52 DK - 3.87

There is no elite defenseman to pay up for tonight so a balanced approach makes perfect sense and it starts with Jared Spurgeon as I continue to target against the Devils brutal road defense. He comes to us in the sub $6K range on both sites and comes in red-hot with eight points in his last 10 games but the floor is what stands out to me as in that time he also has 22 blocks and 22 shots helping him to an average of 4.2 DraftKings/15.1 FanDuel points per game. He is my overall D man tonight and a great play in all formats.

Also Consider: Darnell Nurse(EDM), Rasmus Ristolainen(BUF)

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