The NHL has a large 10-game schedule today, and there should be plenty of DFS hockey action tonight with many people back from a holiday break. There are a few teams that stand out as the best targets for your cash game lineups (i.e. Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis), and as always with 10 or more games there are lots of good choices for your GPP tournament lineups.
The second qualifier for FanDuel’s daily fantasy hockey championship goes tonight also, with a chance to be one of the 12 finalists in Las Vegas and play of a first place prize of $50,000.
Top Teams to Target Tonight for Daily Fantasy Hockey
Chicago Blackhawks – The Blackhawks are a big favorite tonight, and facing an Avalanche team that has been defensively challenged this year, especially on the road. The Hawks have so many offensive weapons and they are a must play tonight in your cash games, where you’ll want to get one player from each of their top two lines - Jonathan Toews / Marian Hossa / Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane / Patrick Sharp / Brad Richards in your cash game lineup. Additionally, you may want to fit one of their top two defensemen (Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook) in as they should be involved. For GPP tournament lineups, either line could be stacked, or their top powerplay line.
TOP GOALTENDER PLAYS
Pekka Rinne ($8,600) – Rinne in a home game is a great play (1.84 GAA, .932 SvPct at home this year). Rinne at home to a weak team like Carolina is a must play. He is top goaltender option tonight for cash games, and likely even for GPP tournaments also considering his moderate price.
TOP CENTER PLAYS
Mike Ribeiro ($4,500) and Colin Wilson ($3,800) – Both Nashville centers are great VALUE plays tonight. Ribeiro continues to be drastically underpriced, despite posting nearly a point per game this year. He is also coming off back-to-back multi-point games, centering the Predator’s top line and top powerplay. Wilson has quietly been putting up a lot of big games lately while centering the second line, including four multi-point games in his past seven.
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