Daily Fantasy Hockey DFS Value Update – March 29

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.

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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.

Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Boston is riding a 13-1-1 stretch for the month of March and is truly playing the best hockey of any team in the league right now. Despite their being known for being a defensive team, the Bruins have scored three or more goals in 11 of those 15 games this month. The penalty kill has only allowed five goals against during this little run they’re on, but on the flipside, they’ve only scored five power play goals. The DFS upside isn’t there, but the consistency is. Today, they look to avoid their first loss on the road since before the Olympics.

Washington is one of the teams battling for the final two playoff spots in the East and time is running out for them to start picking up points. They are currently on a 4-0-2 stretch, though.

The Capitals power play is truly something to behold right now: their man advantage has at least two goals in a game in six of their previous 14 games, 16 goals in total. The team defense is leaving something to be desired though as the team has allowed at least 36 shots on net in four of their last six games.

These two teams have played twice already this month, with each team taking a game from the other. The game that Washington won, they had two power play goals. The game they lost, they didn’t even get a power play opportunity. It seems like this one might be a bit of a toss-up so I’ll leave the goalies alone and just pick a player or two from each side for value plays.

Michael Clifford

Michael Clifford was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and is a graduate of the Unviersity of New Brunswick. He writes about fantasy hockey and baseball for XNSports and FantasyTrade411.com. He can be reached on Twitter @SlimCliffy for any fantasy hockey questions. Follow @SlimCliffy !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

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