There are a lot of teams playing the second game in as many nights. These teams include the Rangers, Senators, Sharks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, and Canucks. The Senators and Maple Leafs are playing the make-up game from their postponement due to a shooting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa not too long ago.
The only monster favorite today is the New York Rangers, though they themselves are playing their second game and coming off of a loss. The big note from today is that Corey Perry has missed the last two games, and yesterday’s practice, with the flu. Via theScore, it looks like he’s out tonight, and that downgrades the whole top line.
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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 DraftKings. 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
| Center | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Brassard (NYR) – $5400 | Maroon (ANA) – $3300 | Vatanen (ANA) – $3900 | Lundqvist (NYR) – $8200 |
| Bozak (TOR) – $5400 | Nash (NYR) – $7000 | Hunwick (NYR) – $3000 | Andersen (ANA) – $8600 |
| Toews (CHI) – $6100 | Van Riemsdyk (TOR) – $6400 | Keith (CHI) – $5300 | |
| Kadri (TOR) – $4500 | Nyquist (DET) – $5100 | Franson (TOR) – $4200 | |
| Zetterberg (DET) – $6800 | Kane (CHI) – $5900 | Stralman (TBL) – $3400 | |
| Shaw (CHI) – $3700 | Palat (TBL) – $5100 | ||
| Kreider (NYR) – $4200 | |||
- Toronto’s centres should have a good night tonight. The Senators are pretty porous defensively and are dealing with some injuries on top of that.
- Edmonton’s defense may have some problems handling the big, physical, skilled presences of Rick Nash and Chris Kreider. That could lead to a good night for the Rangers wingers.
- Paying up for Keith tonight may not be a bad idea. The Blackhawks look like they should be in for a good night offensively.
Guaranteed Prize Pools/Tournaments
| Center | Wing | Defense | Goalie |
| Brassard (NYR) – $5400 | St. Louis (NYR) – $5500 | Vatanen (ANA) – $3900 | Reimer (TOR) – $6700 |
| Toews (CHI) – $6100 | Nash (NYR) – $7000 | Stralman (TBL) – $3400 | Crawford (CHI) – $7600 |
| Bozak (TOR) – $5400 | Kane (CHI) – $5900 | Gudas (TBL) – $2900 | |
| Johnson (TBL) – $6400 | Versteeg (CHI) – $4200 | Keith (CHI) – $5300 | |
| Kessel (TOR) – $9000 | |||
| Van Riemsdyk (TOR) – $6400 | |||
| Kucherov (TBL) – $5400 | |||
| Palat (TBL) – $5100 | |||
| Zuccarello (NYR) – $4400 |
- I like the matchup tonight for the secondary players on the Lightning, avoiding the shutdown top line of Detroit.
- The top line for Chicago of Toews-Kane-Versteeg is relatively cheap, and has a good matchup. That makes them extremely stackable.
- James Reimer has played well so far this year, has a cheap price, and gets a decent matchup. That’s a good combination for a GPP goalie.
Slim’s Pickins (bargain plays)
Vladislav Namestnikov (TBL-C, $2500) – Secondary power play minutes and playing with Jonathan Drouin. That’s some punch down the lineup.
Bryan Bickell (CHI-W, $2700) – Getting what should be “second line” minutes, though on Chicago, that could last about a half-period.
Niklas Hjalmarsson (CHI-D, $2600) – He may have to face some tough competition, and some blocked shots as a result. No particular feeling here, but he appears to have a solid floor.
Good luck!
