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Flynnie’s Forecheck NHL DFS Advice for Fanduel and DraftKings

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I’ve found that DFS hockey is the most similar to baseball. You need correlation in both cash and GPP, pay up for the most reliable production (Goalie, Pitcher) when you can, and everyone’s floor is zero. Sidney Crosby can get you a goose egg, and Mike Trout can go 0-4 with three strike outs and kill your roster. It can happen, and it will happen. Just ride it out with me and you’ll have success.

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I play more classic on FanDuel, and still play Pick ‘Em on DK, so when I talk stacks I will focus more on FD. The scoring is similar as far as points being weighted. For cash, you can mix and match pieces from my stacks to create your lineup. For cash I generally only do two forwards and maybe a defenseman for a 3-man stack, but that’s it. In cash, you want pieces of a lot of good scoring options. In GPP you live or die by your line stacks.

You hear a lot of people say “don’t play that guy, he’ll be too high owned.” Forget that nonsense, it is very overrated. Yes, you need some lower owned guy to go off. But if you build a solid team, you’ll have success. It’s highly unlikely that someone will have the exact same team as you. That’s true in all sports!

Without any further ado. Let’s break down tonight’s 4-game slate.

 

Forwards

For forwards, I focus on higher projected games, generally the top-2 lines on those teams – there will be times when line 3 will be in play it’s rare. Then I look at Corsi numbers, both for and against for that line and the line they will be matched up with for most of the game.

This slate looks pretty straight forward so we need to get a little funky. Most teams’ top lines are in play so, I’ll try to point you towards some hopefully lower owned options.

 

STL 2: Schenn, Schwartz, Steen. Before the Blues shuffled their lines Schenn and Schwartz were on one of the top scoring lines in the league. They still have the talent but don’t have Tarasenko. STL 1 is in play too.

 

Buff 1: Eichel, Kane, Pominville.  I know I said I’d skip over the top lines but I really like this spot in GPP’s tonight. STL 1 is one of the worst CA lines in the league and with their name recognition I think more people will use the Blues top line as opposed to attacking it.

 

EDM 3: Draisaitl, Walker, Slephyshev. Tor 3 is one of the worst defensive lines in the league and with Draisaitl now on the 3rd line for the Oilers, I think this could be a low owned spot to attack and save some salary.

 

Honorable Mentions: Chi 2, Min 2, SJ 2

 

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Defense

For defense, I look for floor. The main scoring is going to come from the forwards. By floor, I mean: shots on goal, blocks, points (those are harder to predict) and I want a defense man that gets a lot of ice time on the PP too. Just like in any other sport, you can’t score points if you’re on the bench.

 

This is where we need to take our chances tonight. I think ownership will be pretty tight everywhere, so one or two plays will make or break the night for you. It’s definitely a GPP only night.

 

Brent Burns: Always in play, especially in cash. He has a very safe floor but has not been testing his ceiling yet this season. He gets 20-25 minutes of ice time a night and he is heating up. He had a big night last night and that should continue against the Wild tonight.

 

Gustav Forsling: He’s cheap and still producing at a high rate.

 

Pick a D from the Leafs, they are all among the best offensive defensemen in the league. I believe the best choices are Rielly, Zaitsev or Hainsey.

 

Honorable Mentions: OEL, Pietrangelo, Edmundson, Suter

 

Goalies

Goalies are not the easiest to predict, because just like a pitcher in baseball they can come out flat and once they get off to a rough start some don’t recover. I lean heavily on Vegas when choosing a goalie. Look at the money line and implied team total (ITT). Generally, it is a pay up spot. (This article is coming out before all goalies are confirmed. ALWAYS confirm starters before locking one in)

Goalies have been a royal pain in the balls this season. It seems like the ones with the highest money lines are the ones getting rocked.

“Variance is a fickle bitch”

 

Martin Jones: He got the night off last night, so he’s well rested for a tilt against the Wild. Min isn’t a great offensive team but Jones will have plenty of opportunities for saves. Vegas doesn’t love this play but on a slate like tonight, you need to take a few chances and this is a safe (ish) chance to take.

 

Jake Allen: There’s no money line at the time of writing this and Buffalo is not very good, so the win should be there for him. If you’re making multiple teams use Allen in one then stack Buff 1 in another one to hedge.

 

Anton Forsberg: He has the highest money line facing the lowest ITT. Arizona has been a pest this season but they aren’t very good. Forsberg should be safe to get the win. I’m not in love with any of these plays enough to go all-in but I believe these are the top options.

 

Pick ‘Em

I can’t give away all my plays for free but I do think the best places to attack are STL, EDM and CHI. As always, I’ll have my Pick Em notes in Slack closer to lock.

Slack is where the magic happens.

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