Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
The Minnesota Wild only have five wins in 14 games this month but have built up enough of a cushion that they should still get to the playoffs.
It’s been quite a stretch for the Wild of late. They have gone just 2-2 in their last four games and given up fewer than 21 shots on goal per game on average. The goaltenders have managed just an .831 save percentage over those games and that’s bad news for any team gearing up for a playoff run. They have also given up at least one power play goal against in six straight games and is under 60-percent overall on the penalty kill in those games. They are scoring a bit more than they were a couple of weeks ago, but those gains can be lost very quickly with the way these goalies are playing.
Los Angeles has won six games in a row and the team is now 13-3 since the Olympics. One thing the team is doing that they hadn’t for a while is scoring; over their six wins, the team has 19 goals and is 20-percent on the power play. A lot of it is fueled by a high shooting percentage – meaning they haven’t done anything special other than continue to dominate teams in-game – but as is my mantra for DFS, “never walk away from a heater.”
These two teams have played each other twice this year and there were six total goals in both games and both went to shootouts (each team won one). I would give an edge to Los Angeles in this one and like Jonathan Quick in net regardless of the type of game. I don’t know that I would stack the Kings outright, but I would look in their direction for some scoring.
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Top LW Value |
Top C Value |
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Bargain Bin |
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(LAK) $10,387 |
(MIN) $9186 |
(LAK) $11,013 |
(LAK) $8000 |
(LAK) $6323 |
Good luck!
