Anaheim, Colorado, Buffalo, and Tampa Bay are all playing the second game of a back-to-back, the first two teams doing so on the road. Teams that are playing opposite of them would be a good idea, mostly. I say “mostly” because Buffalo is going in to Carolina, who is missing their top two centres. That makes Carolina mostly avoidable tonight.
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Tampa Bay had an offensive outburst last night but get a team in New Jersey tonight that suppresses events very well. Chasing last night’s production usually is a losing play, and tonight is no exception.
Players will be in order of perceived value, by position, and there should be enough to mix-and-match for each type of game available on Draft Kings. Some positions might only have a few plays, some might have several. It all depends on the day, the matchups, and the price.
Remember: players are in order of value, not necessarily in cost. Just because Sidney Crosby is $8000 one day doesn’t mean he’s a better value than Andrew Shaw at $4000.
Cash Games
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Ribeiro (NSH) – $4000 | Van Riemsdyk (TOR) – $6600 | Streit (PHI) – $4200 | Rinne (NSH) – $8100 |
| Bozak (TOR) – $4800 | Toffoli (LAK) – $4300 | Voynov (LAK) – $3400 | |
| Carter (LAK) – $5800 | Voracek (PHI) – $5500 | Franson (TOR) – $3700 | |
| Nelson (NYI) – $3900 | Atkinson (CBJ) – $5200 | Jones (NSH) – $3800 | |
| Giroux (PHI) – $7500 | Nash (NYR) – $6400 | ||
| Zajac (NJD) – $4100 | |||
| Sceviour (DAL) – $3800 |
- I think there’s a good chance Nashville lays the wood to Calgary, so at the very least I’ll be targeting Rinne in net.
- Toronto gets the Colorado Avalanche on the second of the back-to-back, which makes their top line very appealing. The defense, though, is still a bit of a mess.
- Brock Nelson (NYI) and Colton Sceviour (DAL) are both getting first line duties for their respective teams, a pretty good place to be.
- Philadelphia will be tough to ignore tonight.
- Defensively, Tampa Bay has been solid this year, but not great. On the second of a back to back, that could mean good things in store for New Jersey.
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Bozak (TOR) – $4800 | Van Riemsdyk (TOR) – $6600 | Franson (TOR) – $3700 | Reimer (TOR) – $6200 |
| Giroux (PHI) – $7500 | Nash (NYR) – $6400 | Streit (PHI) – $4200 | Ward (CAR) – $7000 |
| Smith (NSH) – $5300 | St. Louis (NYR) – $5400 | Weber (NSH) – $6100 | |
| Zajac (NJD) – $4100 | Kreider (NYR) – $4800 | Zidlicky (NJD) – $3600 | |
| Jagr (NJD) – $4900 | |||
| Forsberg (NSH) – $4700 |
- I’m looking at Toronto, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and the New York Rangers, in that order.
- Toronto gets a mediocre Colorado team on the second of a back to back. That should be good for their goal-scoring.
- Philadelphia has been going offensively since the Boston game, and get a tired (hopefully) Anaheim team. Because of Michael Raffl’s price, stacking their top line isn’t breaking the bank.
- New Jersey gets a tired (again, hopefully) Tampa Bay team. More than that, though, is the fact that it’s Evgeni Nabokov in net for the Lightning, and not Ben Bishop.
- The Rangers get a tough test in the Islanders tonight, who are doing a good job suppressing offenses (even if it doesn’t show in their goals allowed totals). That might shy some people away from them, and that makes their top line a good contrarian play.
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
Riley Nash (C-CAR, $2500) – Carolina is mostly avoidable, but Nash is a minimum price against the worst team in the NHL and he’s centering Alex Semin.
Michael Raffl (W-PHI, $2800) – Raffl was moved to the top line in Philadelphia, a spot he spent some time last year (and where they were very successful).
Daniel Winnik (W-TOR, $2700) – Winnik has been moved to Toronto’s second line with Joffrey Lupul.
Liles (D-CAR, $2900) – A top-unit power play guy at near-min price against Buffalo is almost too good to pass up.
Good luck!
