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NHL DFS Man Advantage Thursday March 7th

By Matt Vecchio

COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 26: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is congratulated by Evgeni Malkin #71 after scoring a goal during the third period of the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 26, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Pittsburgh defeated Columbus 5-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 26: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins is congratulated by Evgeni Malkin #71 after scoring a goal during the third period of the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 26, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Pittsburgh defeated Columbus 5-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /
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Fantasy Hockey: NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 17: Sam Reinhart #23 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his goal at 19:04 of the second period against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on February 17, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) NHL DFS /

Welcome to NHL DFS Man Advantage for Thursday night March 7th! Tonight we have an amazing 11 game slate with some great spots to work with for our DraftKings DFS lineups! With so many teams playing tonight there are a ton of options and I sifted through the game to pick out some of my favorite options for you to use in your lineups tonight

Tonight’s NHL DFS Schedule:

Florida @ Boston

Projected Goal Total:  6

Columbus @ Pittsburgh 

Projected Goal Total: 6.5

NY Rangers @ Detroit

Projected Goal Total: 5.5

NY Islanders @ Ottawa

Projected Goal Total: 6

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay

Projected Goal Total: 6

Colorado @ Dallas

Projected Goal Total: 5.5

Buffalo @ Chicago

Projected Goal Total: 7

Vancouver @ Edmonton

Projected Goal Total: 6

Calgary @ Arizona

Projected Goal Total: 6

St. Louis @ Los Angeles

Projected Goal Total: 5.5

Montreal @ San Jose 

Projected Goal Total: 6.5

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 02: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins tends net during the second period against the New Jersey Devils at TD Garden on March 02, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 02: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins tends net during the second period against the New Jersey Devils at TD Garden on March 02, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Goalies:

Tonight my top goalie is Tuukka Rask ($8,300) at home taking on the Panthers. Rask is unbeaten is his last ten in regulation (8-0-2) with a 1.95 GAA and a .929 SV%, as well as 2 shutouts. In his last 10 games against Florida Rask is 7-3 but has lost his last two against them, both coming at the end of last season.

Thomas Greiss ($8,200) will probably get the start tonight against Ottawa with Robin Lehner in the concussion protocol after getting run over on Tuesday night. Ottawa gave the Islander more than they expected on Tuesday but I think the Islanders have a better performance tonight and Greiss stands tall and keeps this low scoring for a high point total.

Lastly I like Mikko Koskinen ($7,900) at home against Vancouver who are on the second night of a back to back. Koskinen has won his last 3 starts and has stopped 100 of 105 shots on goal with 30+ saves per game. Edmonton allows 31.5 SOG per game and Vancouver takes 29.5 per game both teams are in the middle of the pack.

Some expected chalkier goalies are Martin Jones, Matt Murray, and Andrei Vasilevskiy. All have relatively easy matchups and will probably be highly owned.

TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 27: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 27, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Oilers 6-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 27: Leon Draisaitl #29 of the Edmonton Oilers skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on February 27, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Oilers 6-2. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Top Forwards

Top Tier:

Patrick Kane ($8,000) – Buffalo and Chicago have the highest projected goal total on the slate so we should have plenty of exposure to this game and where else but with Patrick Kane to start. He has been in a little slump currently but a slumping Sabres team could be what he needs to break out

Jake Guentzel ($6,700) – Don’t look now but Guentzel has 33 goals this season, I know I was surprised too when I saw that. In the Penguins last 2 games Guentzel also has 2 goals in each to go along with 2 assists as well giving him 6 points in the Pens last 2 games.

Leon Draisaitl ($6,500) – Draisaitl has 1 goal and 2 assists in his 3 games against Vancouver this season. The Oilers 40 goal scorer has points in 10 straight games, with 5 multi point games during this span.

Mid Tier:

Logan Couture ($6,200) – Couture centers the Sharks top line with Timo Meier and Joe Pavelski which is one of the top stacks for this slate against a road weary Montreal team. Coming into tonight Couture has 1 goal and 3 assists during his last 4 games.

Jake DeBrusk ($5,600) – DeBrusk comes into tonight on a 4 game point streak with 3 goals and 2 assist including the game winning helper that set up David Krejci‘s  OT winner on Tuesday night.

Anze Kopitar ($4,800) – With St. Louis on the second night of a back to back we should see Jake Allen in net for them which makes the Kings a viable option tonight. Kopitar has already had some good luck against the Blues this season with 2 goals and an assist in 3 games against them as well as averaging 6 DKFP per game against them

Value Tier:

Zach Aston-Reese ($3,800) – ZAR is still playing on the Pens second line with Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel so that makes him a decent option. Unfortunately Aston-Reese hasn’t netted any points in his last 3, but he’s playing between 15-18 minutes per game and alongside two of the best players the Penguins have means he could have a multi point game at anytime.

Roope Hintz ($3,500) – Like Aston-Reese before him, Hintz is in the same position, a good play based off his line spot. Hintz plays on the Stars top line with Tyler Seguin and if he makes the morning skate on time, Alexander Radulov, and Hintz also plays on the top PP unit.

Filip Zadina ($3,100) – Zadina is the Red Wings top pick in last years draft and is finally getting his opportunity with the big club. It took him just 4 games to pick up his first career goal and there should be many more to follow.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 05: Phillip Danault #24 congratulates Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens after his goal during the third period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on March 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 05: Phillip Danault #24 congratulates Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens after his goal during the third period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on March 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Top Defensemen:

Top Priced Option:

Shea Weber ($5,800) – Weber is managing to put up some pretty good fantasy numbers without recording any actually points, aside from his performance on Tuesday night when he had a goal and an assist. On Tuesday night Weber had 7.5 DKFP, in his previous three games Weber had 10.5 fantasy points.

Other top options: John Klingberg ($5,900) , Darnell Nurse ($5,000)

Value Priced Option:

Alex Martinez ($3,900) -In the last 4 games for the Kings, Martinez has a goal and 3 assists. Martinez plays on the Kings second D pair and the 2nd PP unit with Tyler Toffoli making a stack with Kopitat, Martinez, and Toffoli a good stacking option if Allen gets the nod for St. Louis.

Other value options: Joel Edmundson ($3,200) , MacKenzie Weegar ($2,500)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Alex Galchenyuk #17, Clayton Keller #9, Alex Goligoski #33, Nick Cousins #25 and Jakob Chychrun #6 of the Arizona Coyotes celebrate after Keller scored a goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on February 24, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Alex Galchenyuk #17, Clayton Keller #9, Alex Goligoski #33, Nick Cousins #25 and Jakob Chychrun #6 of the Arizona Coyotes celebrate after Keller scored a goal against the Winnipeg Jets during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on February 24, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Line Stacks:

Like I mentioned earlier the Blackhawks and Sabres is the game to focus on tonight with the projected goal total at 7. You can use either Buffalo 1 or Chicago 1, or combine them like I plan on doing.

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BRANDON SAAD
JONATHAN TOEWS
PATRICK KANE

A line, and a game, I have yet to mention is the Flames and Coyotes, but I like the idea of using the Coyotes top line as an extremely under owned stack.

ALEX GALCHENYUK
NICK COUSINS
CLAYTON KELLER

Also, you can add Oliver Ekman-Larsson or Jakob Chychrun

Other stacks to consider:

Tamap Bay PP 1

Pittsburgh PP 1

Boston 1

Colorado 1

Calgary 2

NY Rangers 1

Detroit 3

Edmonton 1

NHL DFS Core Plays:

My core tonight will start with Kane, Jack Eichel, and Sam Reinhardt. After that I will most likely go with the Kings Kopitar and Martinez. For my netminder I am thinking I will use Rask, but if I want to save some cash to upgrade elsewhere I trust Koskinen enough right now to use him in place of Rask. Lastly I will probably go somewhere like Zadina to save some big money. That will leave you $4,250 for 1 defenseman and your utility spot.

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