Following some matinee hockey Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday afternoon, I am back to handle the strong slate of tonight.
If we could knock some gains out early in the 14, let us see!
C — Auston Matthews (TOR) — $8,800 vs. MIN
By far the center on the slate, the Maple Leafs along with Matthews have a great matchup tonight at home against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild finally formed up on the rear end using a shutout of the Ottawa Senators yesterday afternoon, but that is. Matthews was held off the scoresheet in that one, but nevertheless sits together with six goals in as many matches over the season to cooperate with all 29 shots on target — great for a whopping 4.8 shots per match. I anticipated this could be the season when Matthews unleashes his DFS possible — meaning firing a slew of shots on goal and easily exceeding. Doing this should allow him to get back within the markers and get near, or over, 50 goals this year. The Leafs have played only two road games this year, and Matthews has gone target in these two games. That means hes notched five goals and six points this year. After a pointless night in Detroit, Ill search for Matthews to get on the board tonight against a Wild team that has enabled 4.20 goals per game this season even following yesterdays shutout.
C — Elias Pettersson (VAN) — $6,500 vs. DET
The Canucks crime is averaging a strong three goals each game in the early going, however it hasnt exactly been the big boys getting the job finished as Pettersson enters tonights contest against the Red Wings with only one goal and two points on the year across four games. Obviously, after he churns 66 points in just 71 matches to claiming Rookie of the Year honors last season, you are not going to maintain the elite Hindi pivot away the scoresheet. He is not going to stand up a ton of shots on goal as he managed just 144 shots a season ago and has six through four games this year. On the other hand, the Red Wings rank 26th with 33.8 shots per game this year, so perhaps his upside is a tiny improved tonight at that section. Shots on goal I anticipate a multi-point effort from Pettersson tonight thinking about that the Red Wings back end. Detroit has allowed 3.20 goals against per game this year, not a dreadful number contemplating the October purpose spike, however theyre getting worked from the ownership game to the song of a 45.4percent Corsi For percent, good for 29th at the NHL. I think the Canucks top line rack up plenty of dream points while doing this and must control tonight to the drama.
W — William Nylander (TOR) — $6,000 vs. MIN
Next guy up within our Maple Leafs pile is Nylander whod a five-game point streak snapped on Saturday at Detroit, but he has likely been the Maple Leafs second-best player this season behind Matthews. An contract stalemate that continued until the first of December cost Nylander the initial two months of this year and his creation cratered to only 27 points in 54 games last year. Usually, a 0.50 point-per-game markers is a good number for the NHL winger, nonetheless Nylander posted 0.75 points-per-game using two 60-plus point seasons in his first two full seasons in the NHL and is capable of increasing that markers. Nylander has notched five points and two goals to go along with 14 shots on goal. Nylander, like his linemates, has been an absolute monster in the possession game this season because he possesses a huge 64.6percent Corsi Forpercent at even strength on the campaign. Even when he was apparently at his worst last year, he posted a big-time 56.8percent Corsi For% in even strength. He is not hockey to top power play unit with Matthews, however he and Tyson Barrieve made the Maple Leafs almost equally-used second power play unit quite dangerous this year as well. Add this up and I need him.
W — Andreas Johnsson (TOR) — $4,500 vs. MIN
Completing our three-man Maple Leafs stack tonight is Johnsson wholl skate alongside Matthews and Nylander around the Maple Leafs top line while flanking Matthews on the Maple Leafs best power play unit as well. Like last season, Johnsson came out of the gate slow from a points perspective because he was held off the scoresheet for the first few games of the year before logging a goal and an assist last week. He had been geld pointless at the triumph over the Red Wings on Saturday, nevertheless hed fire shots on goal in that one. Johnsson is averaging 16:47 of ice time this year up to now, a rise of over just three minutes in the 13:40 he averaged a season ago. Skating on the line using a Matthews will do this for you. Anticipate his scoring. Last year in mostly a third-line role, Johnsson was excellent as the year moved forward, posting 35 points over his final 52 matches of the season, good for a 0.67 points-per-game speed, fantastic production to get a third-line participant which averages over 14 minutes of ice time per game and also watched almost exclusive instant unit power play moments. Against what has largely been a fighting Wild defense, lets go ahead and extract some value from Johnsson tonight.
W — Brock Boeser (VAN) — $7,000 vs. DET
Next man up in our three-man Canucks pile is Boeser whos a guy whos going to have some huge numbers when it is all said and done this year. He is off to a nice start as he is notched a goal and two assists through four matches on the year to go along with his 12 shots on target also. Boeser was a guy who has posted a large shooting percentage to the stage in his NHL career as he is shot 14.1% throughout the initial 144 matches of his career, but that also contains an 8.3% mark this season — a number thats guaranteed to improve as the sample size continues to grow. The 22-year-old will skate with Pettersson at both strength and on the Canucks best power play unit at which hes scored 16 goals within the past two seasons. Boeser has to skate at a fully-healthy NHL year as he has missed 33 games within the first two seasons of his career, but he has nevertheless approached the 30-goal mark times. If this guy can stay healthy, hes definitely a player that could challenge for 40 goals, particularly playing along with an elite play-making centre in Pettersson. This is truly a helpless Red Wings defense and also this Canucks line has the firepower to be all 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 feel the street team may do some damage in this 1 tonight. To begin with, the Flyers ranking second in the NHL right now with a 55% Corsi Forpercent for a team, albeit they have played in just three games so far. I taking a look at the Flames crazy inconsistency on defense and in purpose. Theyve let 3.33 goals each game up to now, not a dreadful number considering all of the offense were seeing so much better. However, the Flames have received only an .896 Svpercent from their goaltending to this stage, although we will almost surely see No.1 David Rittich in goal tonight. However, Rittich is coming off a six-goal thumping at the hands of their Vegas Golden Knights after allowing four goals in his most recent start in the home — a 4-3 overtime loss to the L.A. Kings. Input Lindblom who is off to a fine start this season with 2 goals, an assist and 10 shots on goal through three games. Even with James van Riemsdyk on the left side too, Lindblom has preserved his spot as the teams second line winger and is skating along with Sean Couturier. The end result is 17:34 of ice time through two games, a huge increase in the 13:45 mark from last season. Hes also on the second power play unit where he is notched his goals this season, so lets look for Lindblom to remain hot in this 1 tonight.
D — Quinn Hughes (VAN) — $4,300 vs. DET
If you are going with a money lineup youre probably better off with Alexander Edler to complete this stack, but in an offensive standpoint Hughes is your superior defenseman and contrary to this Red Wings group thats becoming dominated in the ownership game, I want the defenseman that has the nose to the internet instead of just one in Edler who creates a major chunk of his DFS living off of blocking shots. The very first complete period of Hughes NHL career is off to a wonderful start as hes notched a goal and 2 assists to go along with seven shots plus a block across a healthful 20:08 of ice time per game. Hughes wont see much time together with Pettersson and Boeser on the Canucks top power play unit, but his sole purpose this season came on the next power play unit, so Im fine with having exposure to both teams with this 1 tonight. Its not only this season thats off to a wonderful beginning, however Hughes also had three points at his five-game cameo in the close of the season with Vancouver last year, meaning he has one goal and six points from the first nine games of his NHL career — an outstanding complete for this point. I am enjoying the cost on the recently-turned 20-year-old, so let us see if he could indeed 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 seems set to bounce back out of what could be considered a down year in 2018-19. At just 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 years. As a rookie, he uttered 30 points. As a sophomore, he scored a whopping 17 goals and notched 41 points. However, last season, he dropped to just seven goals and 26 points while his shots on goal dropped from 203 from 2017-18 to only 145 final season. But if the first return here in 2019-20 are any indication, we could likely expect a big season from Provorov once more this time around. Through three games hes notched a goal and two assists to go with nine shots on target and and a set of blocks also, re-claiming the exceptional cross-category upside down he put on display prior to last season. Shayne Gostisbehere proceeds to get top-unit power play minutes, but Provorov creates a second-unit power play mini-stack with Lindblom where he has two of the three points on the season. Hes also skating 23:38 on the season — over five additional moments over Gostisbeheres 18:18 markers. Provorov is the far superior player from many standpoints this year 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 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 good and are absolutely dynamite at home, therefore Hellebuyck ought to get some aim encourage in such a one. Additionally, Niklas Hjalmarsson — among the very best defensemen in the NHL — is out for three weeks after hammering his fibula, furthering the Jets opportunity to provide target aid. Also helping is the fact that the Coyotes have averaged only 1.75 goals each game themselves and so are once again among the worst crimes in the NHL in the early going. Enter Hellebuyck who has bounced back in a significant way from becoming touched for five goals on opening night. Since that moment, Hellebuyck has rattled off three consecutive wins and owns a .953 svpercent over that moment. After Hellebuyck defeat against the Blackhawks on Saturday the 7-2 lashing the Jets took on Sunday has been with copy Laurent Brossoit in target. He is on a job, hes confronting a weak crime where his chances for goal support are high with all the Jets listed to win one about the 40, and hes playing at home. Ill take this worth daily.
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