There are no teams playing tonight that also played last night, so worrying about tired/rested teams is not an issue. As of right now, the only issue with back-to-backs is that Los Angeles plays tomorrow and are the only team that haven’t confirmed a starting goalie yet. They’ve done this a lot over the last couple of months, but it seems to be a good spot to get Jonathan Quick his last day off of the season.
Dallas is obviously a huge favorite at home tonight, and Minnesota is a big favorite on the road. I would look at one of their two starting goalies tonight for my cash games.
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-$12,000 prize pool.
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As always, check Left Wing Lock for goalie confirmations.
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 |
| Eakin (DAL) – $3900 | Pominville (MIN) – $4900 | Klingberg (DAL) – $3900 | Dubnyk (MIN) – $8600 |
| Granlund (MIN) – $3900 | Benn (DAL) – $8100 | Spurgeon (MIN) – $4200 | Lehtonen (DAL) – $8400 |
| Couture (SJS) – $6900 | Ryan (OTT) – $5600 | Myers (WPG) – $4100 | |
| Carter (LAK) – $5400 | Hudler (CGY) – $5400 | Russell (CGY) – $5200 | |
| Scheifele (WPG) – $5300 | Saad (CHI) – $4900 | ||
| Monahan (CGY) – $6200 | Stafford (WPG) – $5000 | ||
| Zibanejad (OTT) – $4000 | Toffoli (LAK) – $4400 | ||
- Given the prices of the centres with very good matchups tonight, there is no real need to pay up at that position. I’d rather spend a bit more on the blue line, or one of the expensive wing options.
- John Klingberg seems to be running the top power play unit for Dallas, and given their matchup and his price, he’s a near must-play tonight.
- There are two Los Angeles skaters listed, but given the likelihood of a low-scoring game, I wouldn’t use more than one.
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
| Centre | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Seguin (DAL) – $9100 | Benn (DAL) -$8100 | Klingberg (DAL) – $3900 | Schneider (NJD) – $8800 |
| Eakin (DAL) – $3900 | Pominville (MIN) – $4900 | Spurgeon (MIN) – $4200 | Pavelec (WPG) – $7900 |
| Granlund (MIN) – $3900 | Parise (MIN) – $8700 | Karlsson (OTT) – $8500 | |
| Zibanejad (OTT) – $4000 | Ryan (OTT) – $5600 | Russell (CGY) – $5200 | |
| Monahan (CGY) – $6200 | Hoffman (OTT) – $4200 | ||
| Hudler (CGY) – $5400 | |||
| Gaudreau (CGY) – $5300 | |||
- Dallas and Minnesota are the obvious stacks tonight. One thing I will say about Dallas is that teams tend to rest some stars more when playing Buffalo (duh). Given Tyler Seguin’s knee problem, there’s real concern about him playing a full game.
- Ottawa reunited the line of Zibanejad-Hoffman-Ryan after Hoffman was demoted to the fourth line for some insane reason. Given their prices, there is a lot of value upside there.
- Finally, Calgary is riding a ridiculous hot streak of shooting right now. They’re a fine pivot for those that want to avoid Ottawa, though there’s always a chance they’ll flame out (that was totally on purpose).
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
Chris Tierney (SJS-C, $2900) – Tierney is still part of a good third line for the Sharks.
Teuvo Teravainen (CHI-W, $2900) – If Chicago gets on the board tonight, I don’t think it’s their top line.
Jyrki Jokipakka (DAL – $2900) – Basically anyone playing for Dallas has a case to be in a DFS lineup tonight.
Good luck!
