I will mention that I generally do not pick two players playing against each other in the same game for a daily fantasy hockey lineup. The same applies for a goalie and a player from opposite teams. You might see two players among the “value picks” from opposite teams, but that doesn’t mean you should take them both. No matter the value, you’re also likely cannibalizing points, so any gains made below a certain price point – the point where production and cost intersect – can be lost if production declines overall as well.
There are many things that determine value: The player’s history (both short and long-term), the price, recent production, opponent, line matching at even-strength, power play time and injuries are just some of the factors to consider. The “Top Value” doesn’t necessarily mean the cheapest player, either.
Finally, as far as goalies go, it’s the one position I’ll pay through the nose for if I really like the match-up. The same applies for back-ups with good match-ups. In a given night, with a full slate of games, I won’t have more than three different goalies across all my lineups, usually two. I’ll name the goalies I like specifically in the match-ups they appear in.
Here is today’s slate of games (and DraftStreet values). Reminder: check Left Wing Lock for up-to-the-minute information on starting goalies.
Games are color-coded as follows:
Green means stack for GPPs. Yellow means targets for cash games. Red means value plays only.
Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
For the first time since the middle of January, the Vancouver Canucks have won more than one game in a row (they’re at two!). Today is a different day as the Canucks head on the road to Minnesota. In six road games this month, the Canucks are 2-4-0 with both their wins coming via the shootout (one of them against Florida). The big news of course is that Henrik Sedin will be out for a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury, which renders this Canucks squad to being a one line team again. One thing this team has done better of late is limit opponent shots, as they haven’t allowed more than 30 shots on goal in five straight games.
Speaking of teams unable to go on streaks, the Wild haven’t won back to back games at any point in their last 10 contests (3-3-4 in that stretch). They are also riding a pretty high team shooting percentage right now as the team has shot 15-percent over their last four games (15 goals on 100 shots). It’s always good to score, but riding a shooting percentage about twice the normal rate isn’t very sustainable. If they go into tonight’s game with the mentality that they’ll be able to score 3-4 goals on 25 shots, they are going to be pretty disappointed.
This is the third meeting this year between the two teams and the first two were Vancouver losses (both in shootouts). There were only six total goals scored in those two games, but Minnesota did manage two power play goals out of them. The way Minnesota is playing right now, I don’t see this game as a lock for them. I’d rather just pick at some value skaters and stay away from the goalies.
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Top RW Value |
Top LW Value |
Top C Value |
Top D Value |
Bargain Bin |
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(VAN) $6522 |
(MIN) $9587 |
(MIN) $6069 |
(MIN) $5159 |
(MIN) $5329 |
