Columbus, Toronto, and Dallas are all playing their second game in as many nights. Columbus is decimated by injuries and likely starting a backup goalie, Toronto isn’t a very good hockey team, and Dallas is playing the same goalie for the second night in a row (almost always a bad idea). Roster players from these games accordingly.
Pittsburgh is an overwhelming favorite tonight at home to Buffalo, so expect their highly-skilled players to be widely owned in all formats. The next-highest favorite is New Jersey, and they have a very good matchup tonight. I would look to be taking the goalie from either of these two games.
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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 |
| Malkin (PIT) – $7100 | Hossa (CHI) – $5600 | Keith (CHI) – $5300 | Schneider (NJD) – $6700 |
| Nelson (NYI) – $5300 | Hornqvist (PIT) – $7000 | Letang (PIT) – $5400 | Elliott (STL) – $7200 |
| Krejci (BOS) – $5800 | Killorn (TBL) – $3800 | Hamilton (BOS) – $4400 | Fleury (PIT) – $9400 |
| Toews (CHI) – $6200 | Skinner (CAR) – $5700 | Severson (NJD) – $3400 | |
| Henrique (NJD) – $4700 | Tarasenko (STL) – $6500 | Campbell (FLA) – $3000 | |
| Granlund (MIN) – $3800 | Pominville (MIN) – $6000 | Demers (SJS) – $2800 | |
| Crosby (PIT) – $9000 | Versteeg (CHI) – $4000 | ||
| Pavelski (SJS) – $7100 | Lucic (BOS) – $4900 | ||
- Malkin’s price is too good to pass up tonight. Even if he’s 50-percent owned, it’s worth it.
- I don’t particularly love the Tampa Bay/Washington matchup, but Alex Killorn’s price is too good to pass on.
- Jeff Skinner has been reunited with Eric Staal. I think this is a good spot for that top line.
- There are enough good values at wing to justify spending on at least one defenseman tonight.
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Malkin (PIT) – $7100 | Hornqvist (PIT) – $7000 | Suter (MIN) – $4700 | Kuemper (MIN) – $7600 |
| Toews (CHI) – $6200 | Hossa (CHI) – $5600 | Letang (PIT) – $5400 | Scrivens (EDM) – $7100 |
| Thornton (SJS) – $5100 | Marleau (SJS) – $6000 | Keith (CHI) – $5300 | Ward (CAR) – $6200 |
| Nelson (NYI) – $5300 | Okposo (NYI) – $6400 | Campbell (FLA) – $3000 | |
| Zajac (NJD) – $3600 | Jagr (NJD) – $4600 | Streit (PHI) – $4500 | |
| Granlund (MIN) – $3800 | Parise (MIN) – $7600 | Hamilton (BOS) – $4400 | |
| Jokinen (FLA) – $4000 | Pominville (MIN) – $6000 | ||
| Giroux (PHI) – $8400 | Huberdeau (FLA) – $3600 | ||
| Voracek (PHI) – $7200 |
- Pittsburgh and Chicago are the easy plays tonight, expect a lot of people to be on them.
- I think the Islanders and Sharks have a high-paced game with a lot of shots. Could be a lot of goals in this one.
- I like Minnesota’s matchup a lot, they just haven’t had the results on the power play so far this year for me to justify them being ranked higher.
- Florida and Philadelphia are both awful on the penalty kill. There should be at least two power play goals in this game.
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
Jori Lehtera (STL-C, $2900) – He continues to be a great value.
Matt Nieto (SJS-W, $2900) – Should get easier matchups against the Islanders and gets second power play unit against a bad penalty kill.
Jonas Brodin (MIN-D, $2600) – It looks like the Wild’s young star defenseman will be back in the lineup tonight. He should get good line mates and secondary power play time.
Good luck!
