Preparing to play Daily Fantasy Hockey tonight? In the Powerplay article today we’ll cover a lot of areas to assist in your research and make strong lineups to win your games on FanDuel.

The NHL has a small three-game schedule today, and with the low number of teams playing it will make things a little difficult for constructing winning lineups that are unique. Let’s go through a lot of information and data to help piece together the puzzle for tonight.

Montréal Canadiens (150 Underdog) @ Chicago Blackhawks (-179 Favorite) – 8:30pm EST

Daily Fantasy Analysis:

Montréal comes into this game struggling lately at 1-3-1 in their last five games and only nine goals in that span. Their players will not be highly owned tonight in daily fantasy, which makes them a contrarian play for tournaments.

The Blackhawks have won three straight games, all with 4-1 scores. They are rolling lately and are big favorites, even with goaltender Corey Crawford hurt. Backup Antti Raanta steps in tonight and is worth targeting tonight in either game format. Up front, the Hawks are loaded with two lines that can score, and the line of Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg and Brad Richards is on fire. Defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook have been scoring consistently this year and are both reliable options tonight also.

Recommended Plays for FanDuel:

Now that we’ve taken a close look at each game tonight from a Daily Fantasy perspective, here is a list of recommended players (and a player to avoid) at every position for your hockey lineups on FanDuel. Additionally, see today's Cash Game and GPP lineups for FanDuel.

Patrick Kane ($8,600) – Kane is the top play of the night for both your cash game and tournament lineups. He is red hot (four goals, seven points, 34.2 FanDuel points over past 4 games), and should score at least a goal or assist and four FanDuel points tonight, and he has the upside to score 10+.