Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel, & DraftPot - 11/20/15

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Welcome to the daily fantasy hockey picks article for DraftKings, FanDuel, and DraftPot for Friday, November 20, 2015. Tonight is a light night on the schedule with only 6 games so we will have to dig a bit harder to find those value plays. We may be able to find some of those values in our goaltenders as it looks early on like their will be multiple backups starting tonight. Only two teams(CBJ, MON) are on back to back games with CBJ playing a 3rd game in 4 nights.

Lets now dig in to the matchups and find some core plays for Friday night.

 

GOALIES

Pekka Rinne - Nashville Predators @ CBJ *PROBABLE*
DraftKings - $8,200 FanDuel - $9,300 DraftPot - 4.52 DPPG
When looking for a top goaltender option for cash games the field is a bit thin tonight. Price is on his first game back after injury which is risky and a ton of backups are going tonight. The Preds are a top team in the Western Conference and in large part to the play of Rinne. He is 12-2-3 with a .921 save % on the year. Nice matchup tonight vs. the Blue Jackets ranked 19th in offense and 29th in defense.

Keith Kincaid - New Jersey Devils @ EDM *CONFIRMED*
DraftKings - $6,500 FanDuel - $7,200 DraftPot - 3.54 DPPG
Kinkaid presents some low end value tonight as he is between the pipes while Schneider is given a day off. The Devils travel to Edmonton to face an Oilers team that is -12 in goal differential on the year. Both the FanDuel and DraftKings lineup tool/projection system has Kinkiad right at the top for value tonight. He isn't safe for cash games but a great low end option for GPP tournaments.

Also Consider - Scott Darling - Chicago Blackhawks

 

CENTER

Jonathan Toews - Chicago Blackhawks @ CGY
DraftKings - $6,300 FanDuel - $8,100 DraftPot - 2.80 DPPG
He started out the year slow but has slowly picked up the pace in the recent weeks. He now has 12 points on the year with a +3 rating and has picked up 24 penalty minutes. He doesn't attempt a high number of shots per game leaving his floor pretty low. For this reason he should only be used in GPP formats or head to head contests. The Blackhawks are in a nice spot Friday on the road in Calgary.

Travis Zajac - New Jersey Devils @ EDM
DraftKings - $3,600 FanDuel - $4,900 DraftPot - 2.75 DPPG
Another center pick that makes a great GPP play tonight. He has been cold the last 3 games but can put points in bunches when the Devils decide to let loose. Both projection systems have Zajac at the top of the Pts/$ column making him a great value play Friday night.

Also Consider Dylan Larkin - Detroit Red Wings

 

WINGERS

Patrick Kane - Chicago Blackhawks @ CGY
DraftKings - $8,600 FanDuel(RW) - $8,400 DraftPot - 6.58 DPPG
If you are payign up for one player tonight it should be Kane. He is riding a 14 game point streak and seems to have used the legal issues he encountered as motivation this season. Enters a great matchup in Calgary tonight vs. the 30th ranked team in goals allowed per game.

Taylor Hall - Edmonton Oilers vs. NJ
DraftKings - $6,800 FanDuel(LW) - $8,900 DraftPot - 5.53 DPPG
This is more of a DraftKings play as his price is much lower on that site than the other two. He has points in 4 straight games and now has 21 on the season. He has also added a +8 rating(helps on FanDuel) to go along with a total of 80 shots on goal. Great play for cash games on DraftKings and a GPP play on the other sites.

James Neal - Nashvilel Predators @ CBJ
DraftKings - $6,500 FanDuel(RW) - $6,400 DraftPot - 4.50 DPPG
The projection systems absolutely love Neal tonight and for good reason. He is fairly priced on all sites and sits with 15 points on the year with a +5 rating and 62 shots on net. He averages 21.6 CF/60 which is 9th best in the league. He is safe in all formats.

Also Consider - Tyler Toffoli - LA Kings

DEFENSE

Roman Josi/Shea Weber - Nashville Predators @ CBJ
DraftKings - $6,400/$5,900 FanDuel - $6,500/$6,300 DraftPot - 3.63/4.05 DPPG
Both top D men for the Preds make great plays tonight. They are in a great matchup and both present a high floor with upside. Both are blocking over 2 shots a game and both play tons of time on the Powerplay. Weber is the better choice on DraftKings where he is cheaper and both are great plays at nearly the same price on FanDuel where the projection system has them as the top 2 PTS/$ D men on Friday night.

Justin Faulk - Carolina Hurricanes vs. TOR
DraftKings - $5,800 FanDuel - $6,100 DraftPot - 3.55 DPPG
Faulk should be used on DratKings and DraftPot only as his +/- is damaging over at FanDuel. He has points in 4 of his last 5 games and 12 on the year. He is the Canes top PP D man as he gets over 3:30 a game. He has a high floor as he is averaging 17.1 CF/60 which is top 50 in the NHL.

Also Consider - Alec Martinez - LA Kings

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