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NHL DFS Man Advantage Friday March 8th

By Matt Vecchio

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 05: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Nino Niederreiter #21 of the Carolina Hurricanes, Justin Williams #14 and Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes after scoring a goal during the second period at TD Garden on March 05, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 05: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Nino Niederreiter #21 of the Carolina Hurricanes, Justin Williams #14 and Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes after scoring a goal during the second period at TD Garden on March 05, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 26: Nicklas Backstrom #19 of the Washington Capitals looks on against the Ottawa Senators during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick  NHL DFS Smith/Getty Images) NHL DFS
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 26: Nicklas Backstrom #19 of the Washington Capitals looks on against the Ottawa Senators during the first period at Capital One Arena on February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick  NHL DFS Smith/Getty Images) NHL DFS /

Welcome to NHL DFS Man Advantage for Friday night March 8th! Tonight we are back down to a small 4 game schedule with a few teams on the second night of a back to back.

Tonight’s game of the night will most likely be Winnipeg traveling to Carolina to take on a “Bunch of Jerks”, the Hurricanes. This is definitely going to be a game I am excited to watch for NHL DFS, but the game in sunny FLA is a good one too with both Minnesota and the Panthers on the second nights of back to backs.

Tonight’s NHL DFS Schedule:

New Jersey @ Washington

Projected Goal Total: 6

Minnesota @ Florida

Projected Goal Total: 6.5

Winnipeg @ Carolina 

Projected Goal Total: 6.5

Montreal @ Anaheim 

Projected Goal Total: 5.5

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 03: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals takes a second period water break during the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 03: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals takes a second period water break during the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Goalies:

Tonight there is pretty much one clear, and probably chalky, option in Braden Holtby ($8,400) at home against the Devils. There is a chance we Pheonix Copley ($7,900), but with the playoff push on I don’t see coach Reirden going with his backup in a game the Capitals can’t lose.

Petr Mrazek ($7,700) is my second favorite goalie tonight at home against Winnipeg. Even though the Jets have a high-powered offense, they do go missing from time to time. In their last 5 games Winnipeg has scored 15 goals, but were held to 2 goals or less 3 times in that span. Mrazek hasn’t lost in nearly a month (last loss was 2/10) and has won 4 straight starts, and 5 of 6.

My last option will be Carey Price ($8,100) against Anaheim. I would probably have Price as my number 1 goalie if this game were a week or so ago, but Anaheim has put up some goals, 9 goals in their last 3, but Price has been playing better of late. Price did beat the Ducks earlier this season and has won 3 of his last 4 starts.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 05: Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens skates past Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of a game at Staples Center on March 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 05: Brendan Gallagher #11 of the Montreal Canadiens skates past Jeff Carter #77 of the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of a game at Staples Center on March 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Top Forwards:

Sebastian Aho ($7,400) – Aho might be the most unknown superstar in all of the NHL. He is one of the top players in the league but because of where he plays, some may not realize how good he is. Aho might be my favorite play, or he may be second to my next player, tonight. In his last 4 games Aho has 5 goals and an assist while leading the Canes top line (Nino Niederreiter and Justin Williams) for a playoff push.

Brendan Gallagher ($6,800)  Gallagher is having a great season for the Habs with his second straight 30 goal campaign (2nd of his career). Earlier this season Gallagher had 2 goals and an assist against the Ducks and would love to have a similar game against them tonight. Gallagher is also riding a 4 game goal streak and will look to make it 5 straight games in Anaheim.

Jonathan Huberdeau ($6,100) – Huberdeau notched 2 goals and an assist last night in Boston, snapping his 3 game goalless drought. Florida is one of the most Jekyll and Hyde teams in the league, so tonight they could be shut out by the Wild after putting up 3 goals last night. I am hoping for Dr. Jekyll tonight at home against Minnesota

Jakob Silfverberg ($4,900) – With a fresh new 5 year deal the Duck winger has seemed to be more focused on his game. In his last 3 games Silfverberg has 2 goals and 3 assists as well averaging 4.8 DKFP per game. Silfverberg along with Rickard Rakell and Sam Steel make up a pretty good value stack

Ryan Donato ($3,800) – Donato has 2 goals and 7 assists in the 8 games since he was traded from Boton to Minnesota. After starting on the 3rd line, Donato has earned his time on the first line with his exceptional play since getting to Minnesota.

CALGARY, AB – MARCH 2: Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 2, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
CALGARY, AB – MARCH 2: Jared Spurgeon #46 of the Minnesota Wild in action against the Calgary Flames during an NHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 2, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Defensemen:

Top Tier:

Jared Spurgeon ($5,100) – This spot is pretty weak tonight, there are some big names, but they just haven’t been playing well. I am on Spurgeon tonight because of his play against the Panthers this season with 2 assists and 5 DKFP in one game against them.

Other top options: John Carlson ($6,200), Jacob Trouba ($4,800)

Value Tier:

Cam Fowler ($4,100) – Fowler has been playing well with points in 3 straight games for the Ducks with 1 goal and 2 assists and averaging 4 DKFP per game. Fowler also logs a ton of minutes for the Ducks with an average over 23 minutes per game this season.

Other value options: Brett Pesce ($3,600), Mike Reilly ($2,900)

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 22: Mike Hoffman #68 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his first period goal with Jonathan Huberdeau #11 and Aleksander Barkov #16 while playing the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on December 22, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 22: Mike Hoffman #68 of the Florida Panthers celebrates his first period goal with Jonathan Huberdeau #11 and Aleksander Barkov #16 while playing the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on December 22, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

NHL DFS Line Stacks:

Since Devan Dubnyk started last night, I am assuming Minnesota goes with Alex Stalock in net which has me liking the Florida Panthers top PP unit as my favorite stack for tonight. Florida has the 3rd ranked PP in the league, meanwhile Minnesota’s penalty kill ranks 16th in the league.

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With a home game against the Devils tonight, Washington is heavily in play for me tonight. Any combo of their top 3 lines are in play, but I want to focus on the top line, which of course is their best line.

Washington 1

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Other Line Stacks:

Carolina 1

Montreal PP 2

Minnesota 3

NHL DFS Core Plays:

Tonight my core is going to be focused around Washington and the Minnesota/Florida game. I am going to start with Alex Ovechkin from Washington, and then I will take a mini stack from the Wild’s 3rd line of Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway. From Florida I am putting Huberdeau in. I definitely want Aho in tonight with how he has been playing, and in net I think I am going to roll out Mrazek to save some cash for the bigger name skaters.

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