I generally 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.
Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
A win tonight against Buffalo and Detroit is a near-mathematical lock to make the postseason.
The Wings had their four-game win streak snapped against the Canadiens on Saturday night, but it was a one-goal game until the empty netter and they had the bulk of the possession. This is a team that is playing very good hockey right now and have outshot their opponents in six of their last seven games (the lone they didn’t was against Boston). The Wings have more than enough depth to overcome the top line of Buffalo.
The Sabres have three wins in the last five and a half weeks of hockey and they haven’t scored more than three goals in any of those games. This one is not to be overthunk.
The games between these two teams have been low scoring (Detroit has won all three but has scored just eight goals in those games). I would outright stack the Red Wings tonight, I don’t know if they score enough to justify it. I will be leaning to some of their power play guys, though.
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Top RW Value |
Top LW Value |
Top C Value |
Top D Value |
Bargain Bin |
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(DET) $7370 |
(DET) |
(DET) $6778 |
(DET) |
(BUF) $6504 |
