Daily Fantasy Hockey DFS Value Update – April 10

Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators

Phoenix has lost five games in a row though they haven’t lost too much ground in the playoff race because three of those losses were courtesy of loser points. A win in this game would put them in a dead heat with the Dallas Stars for the last playoff spot, though.

The Coyotes have played fairly well defensively but Thomas Greiss isn’t carrying his weight in net; the Mike Smith replacement has just a .900 save percentage in four games this month. Without good goaltending, though, their skaters become less valuable because of expected loss in plus/minus. I would look at just their cheaper value plays.

The Predators have gone 6-1-2 in their last nine games, though how many goals they score and give up is a little bit all over the place. Nonetheless, this team has raised its cumulative possession rates nearly two percent over the last three months and that’s pretty impressive given their injuries (at times) and their lack of general skilled depth.

I think Nashville takes this game, they’re playing much better hockey from back to front than the Coyotes are right now. Also, had Pekka Rinne been in net all season for this team, they’re probably in the playoffs. The Cullen line is en fuego so there could be some DFS value here tonight. I would avoid whoever starts in net for Nashville, though.

Michael Clifford

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