Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 1/14/17 Happy Saturday DFSR crew! Welcome back fo some more daily fantasy hockey. Today brings us a 12 game split slate with two afternoon games (PHI vs. BOS & NAS vs. COL) followed by 10 games on the main slate. There are a ton of teams playing either back to back or a third game in four nights or both. Let's take a look before getting 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 linueps 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! GOALIES John Gibson FD - $8900 DK - $8100 Opponent - ARI Proj Pts FD - 19.44 DK - 4.86 At the time of writing this Gibson hasn't yet been confirmed but is likely to start tonight as the Ducks face the Coyotes. He has bee a huge part of his team winning two straight and five of their last six games, pushing them to the Pacific division lead. Gibson has started 10 straight games and been very impressive with a 6-1-3 record, .944 save % and two shutouts. He has also faced 30 or more shots in three straight games giving him a very high floor and gets a great matchup vs. the Coyotes who rank 29th in offense.  He is safe in all formats.     Peter Budaj FD - $8300 DK - $7700 Opponent - WPG Proj Pts FD - 18.12 DK - 4.53 If you are playing tournaments tonight and looking for some salary relief between the pipes, take a shot with Peter Budaj and the LA Kings. The are home tonight and currently the biggest favorites(-185) on the main slate facing the Jets playing a back to back game on the road and a third game in four nights. The only thing that keeps him out of cash game consideration for me is the fact he has faced 27 or less shots in five straight games and the Jets average 28.6 for the season.       Also Consider: Devan...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 1/13/17 Hello, hockey fans and welcome to an awesome seven-game NHL slate today. We have some great picks in store for you as we have a variety of teams with good offenses as well as some bad defenses. Let's not waste any more time and dive right in shall we? 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 linueps 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! GOALIES   Braden Holtby FD - $9600 DK - $7700 Opponent - CHI Proj Pts FD - 13.47 DK - 3.37 I want to start by saying that I am a novice writer, but I analyze every single thing that I can, just hoping that it all becomes relevant someday. I wake up at night and in the morning with hockey on my brain. I know this guy is facing the Chicago Blackhawks today and I know the fact that they are still a pretty darned good offensive team. I was actually scared to mention Washington's netminder when I first glanced at today's games. But then I realized how absolutely amazing Holtby has been lately. He has won his last four games while allowing only three goals with two shutouts. Pretty good eh? Matchup-proof hands down. Start him in all formats today folks.       Cam Ward FD - $8400 DK - $7600 Opponent - BUF Proj Pts FD - 13.56 DK - 3.39 This is quite the drop-off in talent here. I do believe that Holtby won't be too popular today because of the fact that he's facing Chicago, but if for some reason you don't like him, then we can make a case for Ward especially over at Fanduel where he's much cheaper. Carolina has actually shown signs that they aren't quite the pushover this season as in years past. They own the league's #1 penalty kill this season, as well as the 12th ranked defense. Ward has allowed three goals in each of his last two games, but his team has been finding some offense lately and...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 1/12/17 Welcome back daily fantasy hockey fans. I hope you are staying warm. Sorry for the delay in the article, it's currently -43 Celcius here in Saskatchewan and well things freeze. LOL. On with the hockey. Big nine-game slate tonight with just two teams(MON & PIT) playing a back to back. The Canadiens along with the Stars are also playing a third game in four nights. There are some big favorites tonight meaning the goalie ownership should be somewhat spread out. Let's dig in and take a look at some of the top plays from the projection system.   With that, let's dig in and take a look at our top plays from the projection system. 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 linueps 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! GOALIES Cameron Talbot FD - $8800 DK - $8100 Opponent - NJ Proj Pts FD - 20.45 DK - 5.11 Almost everything is pointed in the direction of a big night for Talbot and the Oilers. They open as -200 favorites at home to the Devils who come to town with a three-game losing streak and awful road record(6-12-5). He has been a bit up and down all season but has been terrific lately with a 6-2-2 record and .922 save % over the last 10 games. I started off saying "almost" and the one reason to hesitate using Talbot in cash games is the fact the Devils are only averaging just over 26 shots on goal per game.            Also Consider: Tuukka Rask(BOS)     CENTERS Sidney Crosby FD - $9400 DK - $8300 Opponent - OTT Proj Pts FD - 17.95 DK - 5.23 He is the most expensive player(any position) on DraftKings and only Carey Price & DevanDubnyk are more expensive on FanDuel. Crosby is still an elite play and should be motivated after watching Ovi reach 1,000 points last night in Washington. Crosby isn't going to get to the coveted 50 goals in 50...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 1/10/17 Welcome back daily fantasy hockey fans! Tuesday brings us an interesting seven slate that only includes three of the league's Top 10 offenses with five teams(DAL, EDM, BOS, CBJ, PHI) playing a third game in four nights, four of those teams on the road. As of now, there are only two sizeable favorites(CHI -195 & NSH -180) so surprise, surprise you may just see those teams' goalies below. Let's get started.   With that, let's dig in and take a look at our top plays from the projection system. 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 linueps 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! GOALIES Corey Crawford FD - $8900 DK - $8400 Opponent - DET Proj Pts FD - 18.68 DK - 4.67 Crawford is expected to get the start for the Blackhawks tonight as they are home favorites(-195) to the Red Wings. He has been excellent lately winning three of his last four starts and sits with a nice .925 save % for the season. He now gets a plus matchup vs. a struggling Detroit team that is sitting in the basement of the Eastern Conference with the 24th ranked offense and 21st ranked defense. Crawford has also bee much better on home ice this season with a 9-2-3 record and .933 svae% to go along wit his only two shutouts. He is safe in all formats.   Pekka Rinne FD - $8900 DK - $7800 Opponent - VAN Proj Pts FD - 17.72 DK - 4.43 The second biggest favorites(-180) of the slate are the Nashville Predators who will be on home ice tonight to face the Vancouver Canucks. The Preds have the advantage across the board with their 11th ranked offense and 16th ranked defense going up against a 25th ranked offense and 20th ranked defense. What makes it worse for the Canucks tonight is the fact they are one of the worst road teams(5-13-1) in the entire league. He comes at the exact same price as...

Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 1/9/17 Hello everyone and welcome to this lovely Monday where we get to enjoy a nice little four-game NHL slate. There are no teams playing in back to back games today, but Washington, Calgary, Winnipeg, Florida and New Jersey are all playing their third game in four nights, so there could definitely be some fatigue happening around the league today. We have some great picks in store for you today, so let's get started shall we? 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 linueps 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! GOALIES Peter Budaj FD - $8500 DK - $7900 Opponent - DAL Proj Pts FD - 19.46 DK - 4.87 When I first glanced at the games today, I thought wow Dallas isn't in a good spot traveling to Las Angeles without Jamie Benn and a very large majority of below average hockey players that are basically lineup fillers. Then Budaj came to mind. He has actually done very well for the Kings since he took over the starting job by default when Quick went down with an injury earlier in the season. Budaj has won his last three starts, and although he gave up three goals last game vs Minnesota, that's been extremely rare for him this season. Before last game, the Slovakian tender hadn't given up more than two goals in nine starts. That is impressive in today's fast paced game. Believe it or not, the Stars' offense is ranked a below-average 19th in the league this season. Now they are without Jamie Benn's services for a few games, and that makes things much easier for the Kings today. L.A. comes into this game with the seventh-best defense in the NHL, and they have enough defensive minded forwards to shut Tyler Seguin and the Stars' top line today on home ice. I see very little negative with Budaj in this spot and he is my favorite goalie in all formats today. Start him with confidence.       Carey...