Following a few matinee hockey on Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday day, Im back to tackle the strong seven-game slate that is NHL of tonight.
Let us see if we can knock out some gains early in the week!
C — Auston Matthews (TOR) — $8,800 vs. MIN
By far the priciest centre on the background, Matthews along with the Maple Leafs have a great matchup tonight. The Wild formed up on the end using a shutout of the Ottawa Senators yesterday afternoon, but that is a difficult back-to-back against a Maple Leafs group that been off because beating against the Red Wings in Detroit on Saturday night. Matthews has been held off the scoresheet because one, but still stays together with six goals in as many games over the season to go along with all 29 shots on target — good for a whopping 4.8 shots per game. I expected this could be the season if his DFS possible is unleashed by Matthews — meaning firing a slew of shots on target and easily surpassing the career-high 271 shots he fired in his rookie season. Doing so should allow one to get back within the 40-goal markers and probably get near, or even over, 50 goals this year. The Leafs have played only two road games this season, also Matthews has gone target in these two games. Meaning he has notched five goals and six points this season. Following a moot night in Detroit, I will look for Matthews to get on the board tonight against a Wild team that has enabled 4.20 goals per game this year even following yesterdays shutout.
C — Elias Pettersson (VAN) — $6,500 vs. DET
The Canucks crime is averaging a solid 3 goals each game in the early going, however it hasnt just become the big boys getting the work completed as Pettersson enters tonights contest against the Red Wings with only one goal and 2 points on the year across four games. Naturally, after he tallied 66 points in just 71 matches to claiming Rookie of the Year honors last year, you are not likely to keep the Hindi pivot off the scoresheet. Hes not going to rack up a slew of shots on target as he was able just 144 shots a year ago and has six through four games this season. On the other hand, the Red Wings rank 26th with 33.8 shots against per game this year, so maybe his upside down is a modest increased tonight in that department. Shots from Pettersson tonight looking at that the Red Wings back end that is shaky aside, I expect a multi-point effort on target. Detroit has enabled 3.20 goals against per game this season, not a terrible number looking at that the October aim spike, nevertheless they are getting worked in the possession game to the song of a 45.4percent Corsi For%, good for 29th in the NHL. I believe the Canucks top line should dominate the play tonight and stand up lots of dream things while doing so.
W — William Nylander (TOR) — $6,000 vs. MIN
Next guy up within our Maple Leafs stack is Nylander who had a five-game point streak snapped on Saturday at Detroit, but he has probably been the Maple Leafs second-best player this season behind Matthews. An contract stalemate that lasted until the first of December price Nylander the initial two weeks of the year and his production cratered to just 27 points in 54 games last season. Usually, a 0.50 point-per-game markers is a solid number for an NHL winger, however Nylander posted 0.75 points-per-game using two 60-plus stage seasons in his first two full seasons in the NHL and is capable of raising that mark. Nylander has got two goals and five points to go along with 14 shots on target. Nylander, for example his linemates, has been an absolute monster in the ownership game this year as he owns a massive 64.6percent Corsi For% at strength on this effort. Even when he was seemingly at his worst final season, he published a big-time 56.8% Corsi Forpercent at even strength. Hes not skating on the top power play unit with Matthews, however he and Tyson Barrieve made exactly the Maple Leafs nearly equally-used second power play unit very dangerous this season too. Add this up and I want him in my lineup tonight alongside Matthews.
W — Andreas Johnsson (TOR) — $4,500 vs. MIN
Completing our three-man Maple Leafs stack tonight is Johnsson wholl skate alongside Matthews and Nylander on the Maple Leafs best line when hammering Matthews on the Maple Leafs top power play unit as well. Like last year, Johnsson came out of the gate slow by a points perspective as he had been hauled off the scoresheet for the first three games of the season before logging a goal and an assist last week. He was geld pointless at the win over the Red Wings on Saturday, nevertheless hed shoot shots on target in which one. Johnsson is averaging 16:47 of ice time this year so far, a rise of more than three minutes from the 13:40 he averaged a year ago. Skating on line with a red-hot Matthews can do this. Anticipate his scoring to last. Last season in mostly a third-line role, Johnsson was excellent as the year moved ahead, observing 35 points over his final 52 matches of this season, great to get a 0.67 points-per-game speed, excellent production for a third-line player that averages less than 14 minutes of ice time per game and watched almost exclusive instant unit play moments. Against what has largely been a struggling Wild defense, let us move ahead and extract some value out of Johnsson tonight.
W — Brock Boeser (VAN) — $7,000 vs. DET
Next man up in our three-man Canucks pile is Boeser whos a man whos going to have some huge numbers when its all said and done this season. Hes off to a nice start as hes notched a goal and two assists through four games over the year to go along with his 12 shots on goal also. Boeser has been a man thats posted a large shooting percentage to this stage in his NHL career as hes shot 14.1% across the initial 144 games of his career, but that also includes an 8.3% mark this season — a number thats guaranteed to increase as the sample size keeps growing. The 22-year-old will skate with Pettersson at both strength and on the Canucks top power play unit where he has scored 16 goals within the last two seasons. Boeser has to skate at a fully-healthy NHL season as he has missed 33 games within the first two seasons of his career, but he has still approached the 30-goal mark times. If this guy can stay healthy, hes surely a player that could challenge for 40 goals, particularly playing together with an elite play-making center in Pettersson. This is quite a helpless Red Wings defense and this Canucks line has the firepower to be over those tonight.
W — Oskar Lindblom (PHI) — $4,800 vs. CGY
The Flyers and Flames get together tonight at a rare tilt from Calgary and I think that the street team may do any damage in this one tonight. First, the Flyers ranking second in the NHL right now using a 55 percent Corsi Forpercent as a group, however they have played in just 3 matches so far. Im more so looking at the Flames inconsistency on defense and in goal. They have let 3.33 goals per game so far, again not a dreadful number considering all the crime we are seeing so much better. However, the Flames have still received just an .896 Svpercent from their goaltending for this stage, even though we will probably see No.1 David Rittich in target tonight. However, Rittich has been coming from a six-goal thumping in the hands of this Vegas Golden Knights after allowing four goals in his most recent start at home — a 4-3 overtime loss to the L.A. Kings. Enter Lindblom who is off to a fine start this season with 2 goals, an assist and 10 shots on target through 3 games. Regardless of James van Riemsdyk on the left side too, Lindblom has preserved his place as the teams next line winger and can be currently skating together with Sean Couturier. The outcome is 17:34 of typical ice period through two games, a huge growth in the 13:45 mark from last season. Hes also on the second power play unit where he is notched his intentions this year, so lets search for Lindblom to stay hot in this 1 tonight.
D — Quinn Hughes (VAN) — $4,300 vs. DET
If you are going with a cash lineup you are likely better off with Alexander Edler to finish this stack, but in an offensive perspective Hughes is the exceptional defenseman and contrary to this particular Red Wings team thats becoming dominated in the ownership game, I need the defenseman with the nose to the internet instead of just one in Edler who creates a big chunk of his DFS living off of blocking shots. The very first complete season of Hughes NHL career is off to a great start as he is notched a goal and two assists to go along with seven shots and also a block along with a healthy 20:08 of ice time per game. Hughes wont see much time alongside Pettersson and Boeser around the Canucks top power play unit, but his sole purpose this year came on the next power play unit, so I am okay with having exposure to both groups with this one tonight. It is not just this year that is off to a wonderful start, but Hughes also had three things at his five-game cameo at the end of the season with Vancouver last year, meaning hes got just one goal and six points from the first nine matches of his NHL career — a outstanding total to this point. I am enjoying the cost about the recently-turned 20-year-old, so lets see if he could indeed deliver the value as advertised in this one tonight.
D — Ivan Provorov (PHI) — $4,700 vs. CGY
Completing our Flyers mini-stack is Provorov who appears set to bounce back from what can be considered a down year at 2018-19. At only 22 years old, this can be currently Provorovs fourth full season in the NHL and that he hasnt missed one game during the first three. As a newcomer, he notched 30 points. As a sophomore, he scored a whopping 17 goals and notched 41 points. But last season, he fell to only seven goals and 26 points while his shots on goal fell from 203 in 2017-18 to just 145 final season. But if the first return here in 2019-20 are any sign, we could probably expect a big season from Provorov once more this time around. During three games hes notched a goal and two assists to go along with eight shots on goal and and a set of blocks as well, re-claiming the fantastic cross-category upside down he put on screen prior to last year. Shayne Gostisbehere continues to get top-unit power play moments, but Provorov creates a second-unit electricity play mini-stack together with Lindblom at which hes got two of his three points on the year. Hes also skating 23:38 about the season — more than five additional moments over Gostisbeheres 18:18 markers. Provorov is the much superior player from many standpoints this year and I think he and Lindblom can team of to create some worth tonight.
G — Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) — $7,900 vs. ARI
The Jets and Coyotes get together from Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg tonight, and also this one includes a Jets win written all over it. The Coyotes are great defensively with just 1.75 goals against per game so far, but the Jets offense was great and are completely dynamite at home, so Hellebuyck ought to find some goal support in such a one. Niklas Hjalmarsson — one of the very finest defensive defensemen in the NHL — is out for 3 months after hammering his fibula, bettering the Jets chance to provide target aid. Also helping is the fact that the Coyotes have averaged just 1.75 goals per game themselves and therefore so are once again one of the worst offenses in the NHL in the early going. Input Hellebuyck who has bounced back in a significant way from becoming touched for five goals on opening night against the Rangers. Since that time, Hellebuyck has rattled off three consecutive wins and owns a .953 svpercent over that time. Following Hellebuyck defeat the Blackhawks on 22, the 7-2 lashing the Jets took on Sunday has been with backup Laurent Brossoit in goal. He is on a role, hes confronting a weak offense and he is playing at home where his chances for goal service are high with the Jets listed as -130 favorites to win one on the moneyline. Ill take this worth all day.
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