After a few hockey on Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday afternoon, Im back to handle the strong seven-game NHL slate of tonight.
Lets see if we can knock some profits early on the week!
C — Auston Matthews (TOR) — $8,800 vs. MIN
Undoubtedly the costliest centre on the slate, the Maple Leafs and Matthews have a matchup tonight. That is a against a Maple Leafs team that been off because beating the Red Wings in Detroit on Saturday, although the Wild formed up on the back end with a shutout of the Ottawa Senators yesterday day. Matthews was held off the scoresheet in that one, but nevertheless sits with six goals in as many games over the season to cooperate with all 29 shots on target — good for a whopping 4.8 shots per match. I expected this could be the season if Matthews unleashes his entire DFS possible — surpassing and easily significance shooting a slew of shots on target. Doing this should allow 50 goals this season and probably get close to, or over, one to get back on the markers. The Leafs have played only two road games this year, and Matthews has gone target in those 2 games. That means hes notched six points and five goals this year. Following a pointless night in Detroit, Ill look for Matthews for on the board tonight against a Wild team which has enabled 4.20 goals per game this season even after yesterday shutout.
C — Elias Pettersson (VAN) — $6,500 vs. DET
The Canucks crime is averaging a solid few goals per game in the early going, however, it has not exactly been the huge boys getting the task completed as Pettersson enters tonights contest against the Red Wings with only one goal and two points over the season across four games. Naturally, after he churns 66 points in just 71 games to claiming Rookie of the Year honors last season, you are not likely to keep the elite pivot off the scoresheet. He is not likely to rack up a slew of shots on target as he has only six games this season and handled only 144 shots a year ago. However, the Red Wings position 26th with 33.8 shots per game this year, so perhaps his upside is a tiny increased tonight in that section. Shots from Pettersson tonight looking at the Red Wings back end that is shaky I anticipate a effort on goal. Detroit has enabled 3.20 goals against per game this year, not a terrible number looking at the October purpose spike, nevertheless theyre getting worked at the possession match to the tune of a 45.4percent Corsi For percent, good for 29th at the NHL. I believe that the Canucks top line should dominate the play tonight and stand up plenty of fantasy points while doing this.
W — William Nylander (TOR) — $6,000 vs. MIN
Next man up within our Maple Leafs heap is Nylander whod a five-game point streak snapped Saturday at Detroit, but hes probably been the Maple Leafs second-best participant this season behind Matthews. A contract stalemate that continued till the first of December price Nylander the first two months of the season and his production cratered to just 27 points in 54 games last year. Normally, a 0.50 point-per-game indicate is a solid number for an NHL winger, nevertheless Nylander submitted 0.75 points-per-game using two 60-plus stage seasons in his first two full seasons in the NHL and is effective at increasing that mark. Nylander has got two goals and five points to go along with 14 shots on goal. Nylander, such as his linemates, has been an absolute beast in the possession game this year because he possesses a large 64.6% Corsi Forpercent at strength on the effort. Even when he was seemingly at his worst final season, he published a big-time 56.8percent Corsi Forpercent in even strength. He is not hockey on the top power play unit using Matthews, but he and Tyson Barrieve made the Maple Leafs nearly equally-used next power play unit quite dangerous this year too. Add this up and that I want him.
W — Andreas Johnsson (TOR) — $4,500 vs. MIN
Completing our three-man Maple Leafs heap tonight is Johnsson wholl skate alongside Matthews and Nylander around the Maple Leafs top line when hammering Matthews about the Maple Leafs top power play unit as well. Like last season, Johnsson came out of the gate slow from a points standpoint because he was held off the scoresheet for its first 3 games of the season before logging a goal and an assist last week. He had been geld pointless at the triumph over the Red Wings on Saturday, nevertheless he did shoot shots on target in that one. Johnsson is averaging 16:47 of ice time this year up to now, an increase of over just three minutes from the 13:40 he averaged a year ago. Skating on the top line using a Matthews will do this for you. Anticipate his scoring to continue. Last season in largely a third-line role, Johnsson was outstanding as the year moved ahead, observing 35 points on his closing 52 games of the season, good to get a 0.67 points-per-game speed, outstanding production to get a third-line participant that averages over 14 minutes of ice time a game and also watched almost exclusive instant unit play minutes. Against what has mainly been a struggling Wild defense, lets move ahead and pull some value out of Johnsson tonight.
W — Brock Boeser (VAN) — $7,000 vs. DET
Next guy up in our three-man Canucks heap is Boeser who is a man whos going to get some huge numbers when it is all said and done this year. Hes off to a nice start as he has notched a goal and two assists through four matches on the year to go together with his 12 shots on goal as well. Boeser was a guy thats posted a high shooting percentage to this stage in his NHL career as hes shot 14.1% throughout the first 144 games of his career, but that also contains an 8.3% mark this season — a number thats sure to increase as the sample size continues to grow. The 22-year-old is going to skate with Pettersson at both strength and on the Canucks top power play unit where he has scored 16 goals over the previous two seasons. Boeser has to skate at a fully-healthy NHL season as hes missed 33 games over the first two seasons of his career, but hes nevertheless approached the 30-goal mark times. If this guy can remain healthy, he is certainly a participant that can struggle for 40 aims, particularly playing alongside an elite play-making centre in Pettersson. This is quite a helpless Red Wings defense and this Canucks lineup has the firepower to be over these tonight.
W — Oskar Lindblom (PHI) — $4,800 vs. CGY
The Flyers and Flames get together tonight in a rare sip from Calgary and I feel the street team may do any damage in this 1 tonight. First, the Flyers ranking second in the NHL at this time using a 55 percent Corsi For% for a team, albeit theyve played just three games up to now. Im more so looking at the Flames crazy inconsistency on defense and in purpose. They have let 3.33 goals per game so far, again not a dreadful number considering all of the offense we are seeing so far. However, the Flames have still received only an .896 Svpercent from their goaltending to this point, although we will almost surely see No.1 David Rittich in target tonight. Still, Rittich has been coming from a six-goal thumping in the hands of their Vegas Golden Knights after allowing four goals from his latest start in home — a 4-3 overtime loss to the L.A. Kings. Input Lindblom whos off to a fine start this season with two goals, an assist and 10 shots on target through 3 matches. Regardless of James van Riemsdyk across the left side as well, Lindblom has maintained his spot as the teams second line winger and is currently skating along with Sean Couturier. The result is 17:34 of typical ice period through two games, a large growth from his 13:45 mark from last season. Hes also on the next power play unit where he is notched both his intentions this year, so let us look for Lindblom to remain hot in this 1 tonight.
D — Quinn Hughes (VAN) — $4,300 vs. DET
If you are going with a cash lineup youre likely better off using Alexander Edler to finish this stack, but from an offensive standpoint Hughes is the exceptional defenseman and contrary to this particular Red Wings group thats getting dominated in the possession game, I want the defenseman that has the nose to the internet instead of one in Edler who makes a big chunk of his DFS living off of blocking shots. The very first full period of Hughes NHL career is off to a great start as hes notched a goal and two assists to go with seven shots and also a block across a healthful 20:08 of ice time per game. Hughes wont see much time alongside Pettersson and Boeser on the Canucks top power play unit, but his sole purpose this season came on the next power play unit, so I am fine with having exposure to both teams for this 1 tonight. Its not just this year that is off to a wonderful beginning, however, Hughes had three factors into his five-game cameo at the end of the year with Vancouver last year, meaning hes just one goal and six points in the first nine games of his NHL career — a superb total to this point. I am loving the price about the recently-turned 20-year-old, so let us see if he could really deliver the value just as advertised in this 1 tonight.
D — Ivan Provorov (PHI) — $4,700 vs. CGY
Completing our Flyers mini-stack is Provorov who appears set to bounce back out of what could be considered a down year at 2018-19. At only 22 years old, this is currently Provorovs fourth full year in the NHL and that he has not missed a single game through the first three. As a rookie, he notched 30 points. As a sophomore, he scored a whopping 17 goals and notched 41 points. But last year, he fell to only seven goals and 26 points while his shots on target fell from 203 in 2017-18 to only 145 final season. But if the early return here in 2019-20 are any indication, we could probably expect a huge year from Provorov once more that time around. During three games he has notched a goal and 2 assists to go with eight shots on target and also a set of blocks as well, re-claiming the superb cross-category upside down he put on screen prior to last season. Shayne Gostisbehere continues to acquire top-unit power play moments, but Provorov creates a second-unit power play mini-stack with Lindblom where he has two of his three things on the year. He is also skating 23:38 on this season — more than five extra minutes over Gostisbeheres 18:18 mark. Provorov is the much superior player from all standpoints this season and I believe he and Lindblom will team of to make some value tonight.
G — Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) — $7,900 vs. ARI
The Jets and Coyotes get together from Bell MTS Place at Winnipeg tonight, and this one has a Jets win written all over it. The Coyotes have been great defensively with just 1.75 goals against per game thus far, but the Jets offense was good and are absolutely dynamite at home, therefore Hellebuyck should find some aim encourage in such a one. Niklas Hjalmarsson — among the best defensemen in the NHL — is around for three weeks after cracking his fibula, furthering the Jets chance to provide target service. Also helping is the fact that the Coyotes have averaged just 1.75 goals each game themselves and so are once again among the worst offenses in the NHL in the early going. Input Hellebuyck that has bounced back in a huge way from getting touched for five goals on opening night against the Rangers. Since that time, Hellebuyck has rattled off three straight wins and possesses a .953 svpercent over that time. The 7-2 lashing the Jets took on Sunday has been with copy Laurent Brossoit in target after Hellebuyck beat the Blackhawks. He is on a job, hes confronting a weak crime where his chances for target support are high with all the Jets recorded to win one about the 40, and hes playing at house. I will take this worth daily.
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