Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for DraftKings & FanDuel - 4/7/16

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Welcome to another night of daily fantasy hockey with Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings. With four days to go in the regular season we have one of the biggest slates of the year. There are 13 games on the NHL schedule tonight leaving only four teams idle. The following teams are playing on either a back to back or 3rd game in four nights:

• Vancouver Canucks - Back to back & third game in four nights
• Toronto Maple Leafs - Back to Back & third game in four nights
• Detroit Red Wings - Back to back
• Arizona Coyotes - Third game in four nights
• Florida Panthers - Third game in four nights
• Ottawa Senators - Third game in four nights
• New York Islanders - Third game in four nights
• New York Rangers - Third game in four nights
• Tampa Bay Lightning - Third game in four nights

 

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

Henrik Lundqvist
Opponent - NYI
FD - 9600 DK - 8500

With the playoffs right around the corner King Henrik is rounding into form winning two straight games and coming off a 39 save performance against one of the East's best teams in the Lightning. I am expecting a low scoring game tonight in a huge matchup between the New York teams fighting for 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. Lundy will look to get his first win vs. the Isles in 2015-16 after going 0-1-1, stopping 65 of 68 shots. Just give the guy a little offensive support!

 

Kari Lehtonen
Opponent - COL
FD - 8100 DK - 7400

The Stars are having an incredible season and currently sit tied for the Western Conference lead with their Division rival the St. Louis Blues. The success has been in large part to the offense but also the goaltending duo of Lehtonen and Niemi. Both have played well but it has been Lehtonen having the better second half and most success recently. He has won two straight and five of his last six starts and gets a favorable matchup tonight vs. the Avalanche who have been injury riddled and recently eliminated from playoff contention.
Also Consider - Steve Mason - Philadelphia Flyers vs. TOR 

 

 

 

CENTER

Patrice Bergeron
Opponent - DET
FD - 7600 DK - 7300

With only two games remaining the Bruins face a near do or die tonight vs. the Red Wings. Bergeron is the Bruins leader in points(67) and will have to step up his game tonight vs. a tough opponent. The offense has been up and down lately and Bergeron has been limited to six points in his last 10 games but the shot volume remains high. He has put 42 shots on goal in those 10 games so the opportunities are going to be there. Expect a close, playoff atmosphere type game with the Bruins having a slight advantage as the Wings are playing on back to back nights.

Stack with - Lee Stempniak, Brad Marchand

 

 

Ryan Johansen
Opponent - ARI
FD - 6600 DK - 5500

He made a terrific transition to his new team after being traded at the deadline. In 40 games with the Predators he has recorded 32 points and a +9 rating. Pretty impressive for a team that is much more defensively sound than the Blue Jackets. He has spent most of his games skating on a line with Neal and Jarnkrok and the threesome has found some nice chemistry lately. Johansen has tallied 12 points in hi slat 10 games with 21 shots and four powerplay points.

Stack with - James Neal, Calle Jarnkrok

 

 

Also Consider - Alex Galchenyuk - Montreal Canadiens @ CAR

 

WINGERS

Jamie Benn
Opponent - COL
FD - 8100 DK - 8000

The Stars are going to end the regular season as the #1 offense in the NHL and it wasn't really close. They averaged almost .2 goals per game more than the Capitals which doesn't seem like a lot but it is double the gap between 2nd and 3rd in offense. It has been nine games without his linemate Tyler Seguin but that hasn't slowed him down as he has tallied 11 points in those nine games with three powerplay points. Look for the Stars to be 100% motivated tonight as it would be a big advantage to play a wild card team vs. a team like the Blackhawks in the first round.

Stack with - Patrick Sharp, Cody Eakin

 

Jonathan Huberdeau
Opponent - OTT
FD - 7100 DK - 5800

What more can be said about this Panthers top line? Not a whole lot besides get them in your lineup until they cool off. Huberdeau, in his fourth season, has set a new career high with 58 points to this point and the sky is the limit for the young star. Both he and Barkov have benefited tremendously from playing playing alongside one of the best players in the history of the game, Jaromir Jagr. Another favorable matchup vs. the Sens should help produce even more offense tonight as the Panthers try to lock down the Atlantic Division.

Stack with - Aleksander Barkov, Jaromir Jagr

 

Also Consider - Dylan Larkin - Detroit Red Wings @ BOS

DEFENSE

Shayne Gostisbehere
Opponent - TOR
FD - 5100 DK - 6400

It has been an incredible rookie season for the Flyers rising star. He leads all rookie D men in points(43) and sits 7th among all rookies despite not being called up until mid November. He gets a ton of shots and leads the Flyers defense on the Powerplay. The Flyers will need all the offense they can get tonight after being shutout by the Red Wings last night. I am expecting the offense to take full advantage of a Leafs team ranked 25th in goals allowed per game.

 

Aaron Ekblad
Opponent - OTT
FD - 4800 DK - 4900

He is known more for his excellent defensive play but had 39 points last year and should come close to equaling or passing those totals this year. He has been terrific lately on the Panthers late season run and has points in four straight including two multi point efforts. He opffers a nice floor as he has been averaging over two shots on goal per game. Look for Ekblad to get involved in the offense again tonight vs a weak Senators team. Great value on both sites under the $5K threshold.

 

Also Consider - Ryan Ellis - Nashville Predators vs. ARI

 

 

 

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

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