There was only one team that played last night who plays tonight and that’s Edmonton. Good luck to the Oilers heading into St. Louis.
There are a lot of big favorites tonight. Via Covers Experts, there are three teams favored between -200 and -280, with St. Louis (-280), Pittsburgh (-250), and Montreal (-205). Expect St. Louis goalie Jake Allen to be very widely owned tonight in cash games (should be over 50-percent).
This looks to be a low-scoring night ahead with three games at an over/under total of 5.0, and I think that’s being generous for the number of games at 5.
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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 |
| Granlund (MIN) – $3700 | Vrbata (VAN) – $5700 | Maatta (PIT) – $3500 | Allen (STL) – $7900 |
| Soderberg (BOS) – $4500 | Kunitz (PIT) – $5500 | Wisniewski (CBJ) – $4100 | Fleury (PIT) – $9400 |
| Lehtera (STL) – $6100 | Parise (MIN) – $6700 | Shattenkirk (STL) – $5200 | Montoya (FLA) – $6200 |
| Galchenyuk (MTL) – $4500 | Tarasenko (STL) – $7800 | Kulikov (FLA) – $3400 | |
| Stastny (STL) – $5300 | Vanek (MIN) – $4100 | ||
| Johansen (CBJ) – $7300 | Hartnell (CBJ) – $5400 | ||
| Malkin (PIT) – $9000 | Hornqvist (PIT) – $7700 | ||
| Sedin (VAN) – $4300 | Huberdeau (FLA) – $4500 | ||
- There are too many good values at center to really justify spending a lot on any one player (even Johansen would be pushing).
- Those wanting to maybe go away from St. Louis’ second line can look at Stastny and Oshie – both are cheap, and other lines have to start scoring sometime soon.
- Vancouver’s top line should be able to have a good night tonight, especially on the power play.
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Malkin (PIT) – $9000 | Kunitz (PIT) – $5500 | Letang (PIT) – $6200 | Montoya (FLA) – $6200 |
| Stastny (STL) – $5300 | Vrbata (VAN) – $5700 | Weber (VAN) – $3300 | Hutchinson (WPG) – $7100 |
| Oshie (STL) – $3800 | Sedin (VAN) – $6100 | Cole (STL) – $2600 | Enroth (BUF) – $6300 |
| Backes (STL) – $5600 | Foligno (CBJ) – $5400 | Wisniewski (CBJ) – $4100 | |
| Sedin (VAN) – $4300 | Hartnell (CBJ) – $5400 | Kulikov (FLA) – $3400 | |
| Johansen (CBJ) – $7300 | Huberdeau (FLA) – $4500 | ||
| Bjugstad (FLA) – $5900 | |||
- Of the top two Pittsburgh lines, the Malkin line is cheaper.
- I would want to get a piece of the St. Louis game, but maybe avoid the 30-percent or higher ownership of Lehtera and company.
- I think the Vancouver-Columbus game could end up being the highest-scoring of the night, and like both first lines for different reasons.
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
Patrik Berglund (STL-C, $2800) – Has a fantastic matchup tonight.
Blake Comeau (PIT-W, $2900) – Scores a hattrick, plays with Malkin, and his price doesn’t budge?
Sergei Gonchart (MTL-D, $2500) – A complete gut call on hoping Montreal’s power play changes bring good fortune.
Good luck!
