Giant slate here on a Saturday. Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving and are ready to grind the NHL again. There aren’t that many great spots tonight, so we going to just trust our processes. But as always I will give my 2 favorite stacks; so, here we go!
Correlated Snipe #1 – Robert Thomas – Jake Neighbors – Pavel Buchnevich
Justin Faulk is viable in Blues stacks as the powerplay quarterback on the top unit. The Blues are at home against the goalie’less Flyers, which is always appetizing. The Blues are talented and are playing awesome for their new coach Jim Montgomery. I am riding the blue wave here (see what I did?). The Blue need to win games they’re supposed to win if they want to stay in the playoff hunt.
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 – Nathan Mackinnon – Valeri Nichushkin
The Oilers have been leaky this year regardless of who is in net. Both goalies have been underwhelming, so I don’t care which one is in net. Nathan Mackinnon at home with his correlated pieces is always something I am targeting. Coach Bednar being able to puck and choose Mackinnon’s matchups, on top of Mackinnon being a top 2 player in the world are always 2 valid reasons to consider taking him. The matchup is good. Bet the over here!
Grinders:
Brock Faber – Top powerplay unit and over 22 minutes a game for the Wild at home. Nashville has struggled this year, and this is too cheap for a player of this ilk.
Jake Neighbors – Top powerplay unit and a solid role for a guy this price. Philly has no goalie and they will be playing their backup goalie here.