Snipe #1 – Logan Cooley – Nick Schmaltz – Clayton Keller
Tampa Bay is starting Vasilevskiy in Denver, so one would think that the Yotes would get the Lightning backup goaltender. Arizona has been inconsistent lately, but their top end talent is there. This could easily be a lazy trap game for Tampa Bay who are an older team that could overlook the young Coyotes in their non-NHL arena. With not a ton of great spots in this slate, I like the Coyotes due to their correlation, as well as their low ownership. Nobody likes to take Arizona players, but where they zig, we zag.
Apr 26, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) celebrates after scoring his 60th goal of the season during the third period against the Detroit Red Wings at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Snipe #2 – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner – Morgan Rielly
Florida is playing in a second game of a back to back as they’re traveling from Ottawa to Toronto. Not a far hike, but cold Canada can be annoying when you’re used to Sunrise Florida. Toronto’s top line has been cold as of late, but I like them to break through here. Stolarz is a decent backup goalie, but he is still a backup. I love Rielly for his price, considering he is back on the top powerplay unit with Klingberg on IR. The Panthers also have defensemen in Montour and Ekblad who are just getting back from injuries, so these back to backs with travel cannot be easy.
Grinder #1 – Jared Spurgeon – The Wild captain is cheap, they just fired their coach, and Spurgeon runs that top powerplay unit.