Solid slate tonight with some decent matchups. All of McDavid, Matthews, and Mackinnon are all playing, so we have decisions to make. Join this team, win, simple as that. Our results have been insane this year in the NHL space.
Correlated Snipe #1 – Nathan Mackinnon – Mikko Rantanen – Ross Colton
Expensive stack, but necessary on this slate. Chicago is Chicago and Mackinnon is Mackinnon. One MVP, one rebuilding team. The Avs are top heavy and everyone knows it. Even against the Blackhawks, the Avs have to win games with this top line dominating. They are in a back to back, but they don’t care. These top guys are in wildly good shape. These guys are good chalk.
Jan 26, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) is treated for an injury in the first period against the Boston Bruins at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Correlated Snipe #2 – Anton Lundell – Matthew Tkachuk
Buffalo plays a pond-hockey style that leaves their goalies exposed and I am loving me some Panthers tonight. Lundell has really stepped up with no Barkov. It is the Floridian Finnish center swap. These two have gained chemistry this year, and both are together on the top line and top powerplay unit. Both are coming off of a big game, and I think that they could continue to build momentum this game.
Grinders:
Pavel Dorofeyev – Cheap, on line 2 with Hertl, and on the top powerplay unit. Big game last game.
Gustav Nyquist – Cheap top liner in a good matchup for Nashville.
Jack Thompson – PP1 for the Sharks and got the blocked shot bonus in 2 of the 4 games he has played.
Chris Tanev – Cheap, and has reached the blocked shot bonus in every game but 1
