DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy hockey lineup February 27

High Salary Centers 

Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins ($7,400): Malkin will be returning to the ice on Saturday after a 10 game absence. He has 24 goals and 27 assists for 51 points and 145 shots on goal this season in 50 games. It is usually not advisable to start someone in their first game back from injury but strongly consider Malkin because he’s going against the Jets (who are ranked 30th against centers). The Penguins center averages 3.8 fantasy hockey points per game.

Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings ($6,400): Kopitar is a great start tonight going against the Buffalo Sabres who just played on Friday night. He has 18 goals and 34 assists for 52 points with 57 hits, 51 blocked shots, and 131 shots on goal this season. Over his last 10 games, he has 10 points (five goals and five assists), 11 hits, 10 blocked shots, and 26 shots on goal. The Kings center averages 3.7 fantasy points per game.

Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers ($6,200): Barkov has 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points with 33 hits, 28 blocked shots, and 108 shots on goal in 44 games this season. Over his last seven games, Barkov has eight points (six goals and two assists) with 18 shots on goal. He goes today against the Columbus Blue Jackets averaging 3.3 fantasy hockey points per game.

High Value Centers

Martin Hanzal – Arizona Coyotes ($4,300): Hanzal has 10 goals and 22 assists for 32 points, 93 hits, and 105 shots on goal in 48 games. Over his last 10 games, he has four goals, four assists, eight points, 20 penalty minutes, 24 hits, and 30 shots on goal. The Coyotes center goes today against the Penguins averaging 2.8 fantasy hockey points per game (including 3.9 per game over his last 10 games).

Alex Galchenyuk – Montreal Canadiens ($4,700): Galchenyuk has 16 goals, 20 assists, 36 points, 48 hits, 22 blocked shots, and 154 shots on goal in 61 games. Over his last 10 games, he has five goals, two assists, seven points, 18 hits, and 35 shots on goal. The Canadiens center goes tonight against the Maple Leafs averaging 2.9 fantasy hockey points per game.

Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames ($4,000): Backlund has 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points, 55 hits, 42 blocked shots, and 111 shots on goal in 60 games this season. Over his last 10 games, he has six goals, two assists, eight points, seven hits, eight blocked shots, and 18 shots on goal. The Flames center goes tonight against the Ottawa Senators averaging 2.5 fantasy points per game.

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