Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 12/23/17 Welcome back to a jam-packed Saturday and the last day of hockey before the Christmas break. Today starts off with two afternoon games with the Red Wings visiting the Bruins and the Jets visiting the Islanders but for the purpose of this article, I will be turning my attention to the 13-game main slate starting at 7:00 p.m. ET tonight. There are seven teams(ARI, MTL, WSH, MIN, PHI, FLA, BUF) playing on a back to back, two teams(CBJ, STL) playing a third game in four nights and four teams(PHI, ANH, BOS, CBJ) who are playing their fourth game of the week. Let's jump in and see if we can exploit any of these matchups as I will be breaking down my top plays at each position. 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 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 lineups with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself. MAKE NHL and NFL LINEUPS NOW! GOALIE Andrei Vasilevskiy FD - $9500 DK - $8400 Opponent - MIN Proj Pts FD - 17.84 DK - 4.46 Fire up Vasilevskiy as your #1 goalie tonight in all formats. He leads the league with 22 wins on the season and sits third in GAA(2.20) and Save %(.931) and while there are no odds out at the time of writing this, the Bolts will likely be big favorites at home vs. the Wild playing on a back to back on the road. He not only comes with a nice floor with the leagues #1 offense and #4 defense in front of him, but also presents some upside as he faces over 30 shots per game. Matt Murray FD - $8800 DK - $8000 Opponent - ANA Proj Pts FD - 16.25 DK - 3.85 Murray is at home and the Penguins are very likely to be big favorites tonight but Murray very hard to call a safe play. He has been shaky all season with a .908 save % and has gone 2-2 since his return from injury but is in a great spot...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 12/22/17 Hello my fellow hockey fans and welcome back to another day of daily fantasy hockey here at DFSR. Today, we have a cozy four-game slate in store for you that shall not be short of excitement as we prepare for the Holiday season. Let's not waste any more time and dive right into the picks. 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 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 lineups with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself. MAKE NHL and NFL LINEUPS NOW! GOALIE Braden Holtby FD - $9300 DK - $8400 Opponent - ARI Proj Pts FD - 13.19 DK - 3.3 Okay, I was a goalie back in the day and I would almost(not quite) recommend myself against the Coyotes and their awful 30th ranked offense as they score only 2.19 goals per game. All jokes aside, Braden Holtby is a good if not great goalie and he's won his last four games and he is second in the league with 20 wins so far this season. Like I have said in my articles before, I try and lean on goalies that are playing at home, but this is too easy of a matchup for Holtby and the Capitals for us to ignore, so make things simple and lock him into all of your lineups in every single format this evening.  CENTERS Sean Couturier FD - $6600 DK - $6800 Opponent - BUF Proj Pts FD - 14.2 DK - 3.94 I was getting worried about this guy as he has no front teeth(I really do hope that he asks for his two front teeth for Christmas). After being held pointless for three games, the young center scored a goal on six shots against Detroit two nights ago and he has 14 shots in his last three games. Couturier centers the top line and the #1 powerplay unit for the flyers, so he is an elite play tonight against the Sabres and their fourth worst defense(3.32 goals allowed per game). Stack with: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds Jonathan Drouin...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 12/21/17 Welcome back hockey fans. Thursday brings us another big slate with 10 games on tap including seven of the Top 10 offenses. There are just two teams(CBJ, STL) playing on a back to back after a small slate last night and three teams(CBJ, ANH, BOS) playing a third game in four nights. Let's jump in and take a look at some of the top plays at each position. 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 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 lineups with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself. MAKE NHL and NFL LINEUPS NOW! GOALIE Andrei Vasilevskiy FD - $9400 DK - $8400 Opponent - OTT Proj Pts FD - 18.57 DK - 4.64 My top goalie in all formats tonight is easily Andrei Vasilevskiy. Despite coming off a four-goal loss in Vegas on Tuesday, he has been elite all season leading the league with 21 wins and sits third in both GAA(2.18) and save %(.933). The Lightning have also better on home ice and Vasilevskiy has benefited with a 12-1-1 record and .921 save percentage. The Bolts and Vasilevskiy are also the biggest favorites on the slate(-220) as they will face a Senators team that has dropped 13 of their last 16 games while averaging just 1.9 goals per game. He is safe in all formats. Aaron Dell FD - $8100 DK - $7900 Opponent - VAN Proj Pts FD - 15.25 DK - 3.58 I am speculating here but after two straight disappointing starts from Martin Jones, it is likely backup Aaron Dell gets the nod on Thursday. In fact, after giving up four or more goals in six straight starts, Dell has outplayed Jones by a mile this season. He has made 12 appearances(nine starts) and sits with an impressive 6-3-1 record with an elite .939 save % and comes into tonight having won his last four starts. If he gets the nod, he would be a nice value play in all formats as the Sharks are big -200 favorites at home to...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 12/20/17 Welcome back to another day of daily fantasy hockey here at DFSR. Today, we have a tiny three-game slate in store for us and we have two teams playing in back-to-back games(TOR,DET), so fatigue could be an issue for those teams. Let's not waste any more time and look at some of my favorite picks for tonight's slate. 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 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 lineups with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself. MAKE NHL and NFL LINEUPS NOW! GOALIE Brian Elliott FD - $8000 DK - $8300 Opponent - DET Proj Pts FD - 13.52 DK - 3.38 This is a tough slate overall tonight and this position is no exception, but this guy looks like our best option as he is about to face the Red Wings and their sixth-worst offense(2.63 goals scored per game). Before he gave up four goals to the Kings last game, Elliot was on a blazing hot streak as he won six games in a row while allowing only nine goals during that span. The Flyers have been playing much better hockey lately and the Wings are playing at the time of this writing, so fatigue will be an issue. All things considered, Elliot is my top goalie in all formats this evening. Also Consider: Curtis McElhinney(TOR) GPP formats only. CENTERS Brayden Schenn FD - $7100 DK - $6900 Opponent - CGY Proj Pts FD - 12.82 DK - 3.72 This young man has been struggling by his standards recently, but he plays on the top line and the top powerplay unit with elite sniper Vladimir Tarasenko, so he is due for a huge game very soon(hopefully tonight). Schenn had an assist two games ago and he has nine shots in his last three, and he has 38 points in 35 games this season. The Flames are ranked 18 defensively(2.94 goals allowed per game) and even though Schenn has been struggling lately, it is a tiny slate, so he is a solid play in all...

DFS NHL Podcast for Tuesday 12/19/17 - FanDuel and DraftKings In episode 4 of the DFSR NHL podcast, Chris goes position by position to give you his top picks for cash games and GPP formats for the nine-game slate. He also discusses his top teams and lines to stack for tournaments. Be sure to head over to the DFSR homepage and check out the main picks article for today and grab a copy of the DFS NHL...