DraftKings and FanDuel NHL Power Plays, Saturday 2/23

This Saturday feeds us a large slate. First off, let’s remind everyone of the Votts media list and a few links to follow on this edition of NHL Power Plays. DFS players take notice of any and all changes.

When you are making your teams, one needs to make sure your goalie is confirmed and starting. Sites like Dailyfaceoff.com, Leftwinglock.com, and Goaliepost.com are great places for information. Another great source exists in the form of team beat writers.  Jeff has created a list on Twitter @Votts_DFS  for all of the NHL teams, and a separate list of all the beat writers for you to follow, it’s a great tool and a necessity. The advanced stats that I use and reference in this article come from Corsica.hockey and naturalstattrick.com.

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A Quick Note…

The picks below cover the Saturday evening slate which is eight games in all for DraftKings (5:00 PM ET lock). A four-game FanDuel main slate locks at 7:00 pm ET. Most of our focus will be on DraftKings today.

Full Schedule For Saturday, February 23rd, 2019

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Prices are in DraftKings format unless noted. FanDuel prices will be included as well.

 

NHL DFS GPP Plays For Saturday

High Priced Shots

Aleksander Barkov ($7,100) — The play should be higher owned just because of how fast Florida plays. Barkov has seven goals and 15 points in his last ten games and is averaging three shots a game. That higher volume helps. The only problem with the Florida center is that he is not on the FanDuel main slate. That involves some risk. It is a theme that there are certain games need to be played tonight and Toronto-Montreal should be one of them. Pivot to Auston Matthews on FanDuel.

Saturday Lock?

Leon Draisaitl ($6,800) — The Edmonton forward will not have Connor McDavid by his side and honestly, it may not matter. Playing Anaheim means playing the slowest team in the league. Draisaitl’s speed alone should create a multitude of chances and no John Gibson in net is a bonus. Draisaitl tallied nine goals in his last ten games and is $8,100 on FanDuel (highest priced winger) for a reason. High shot and chance volume is reason alone to pay up on FanDuel and he is inexpensive on DraftKings.

Brent Burns ($7.100) — Simply, the idea is to keep jamming Burns out there. His floor is nearly five shots a game and two blocks a night over the last ten contests. That is automatic points and then the seven special-teams points with the eight even-strength points. That is criminal. All joking aside, Burns provides the closest to a lock on defense right now. Columbus is on the back end of a back to back and plays like Pittsburgh. The Sharks handled Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh earlier in this trip. Burns had three points in that game. Kris Letang is a high-risk play because of the weather outdoors. Monitor the weather reports for the outdoor game.

FanDuel Super Value Play

Mitch Marner ($7,600) — Marner holds risk because he has not scored in three games but has 4+ shots in each of those. Toronto struggling to score and maintain consistency has been a theme in the last month or so. Relax. Toronto gets it together long enough tonight at least from an offensive standpoint.

 

Into The Middle

Carl Soderberg ($4,900) — Soderberg steaming up in value is no surprise. His price at least is around $5,000 on DraftKings for now. He has four goals and four assists in his last nine games on three shots a night. The scoring chances are up around three a game as well. He excels at finding space for himself even when his linemates are not the most adept at it. While the forward is not dangerous on special teams, he is short-handed and that adds some value. J.T. Compher ($4,500) gains value on his line also.

Jamie Benn ($5,000) — Benn presents as a solid tournament play and even cash play in some cases because of his shot potential against Carolina. He had five shots in his last game and it comes down to him getting chances. If Benn puts in the effort, the results should come. The two goals were a result of just that. His price is so low on DraftKings because of his struggles in the past two months. Benn should not be this cheap at all. However, play dictates this one and it is a gift to take advantage of. Josh Anderson ($5,200) is a nice play as well from Columbus for the price. He has six goals in his last nine games.

DraftKings Friendly

Tomas Tatar ($5,200) — Tatar comes in at $6,500 on FanDuel which carries a bit more risk. However, for DraftKings, it is a solid price and he has four goals and eight points over his previous nine games. Shots on goal are over three a night and chances are also. Toronto is in the bottom third in scoring chances allowed over their last 15 games. It is not to guarantee a good night for Tatar but the potential is at least there. His price probably should be closer to $6.000 on DraftKings.

DraftKings Play / FanDuel Super Value Play

William Nylander ($3,800) — Nylander quietly has silenced some critics with five points in his last eight games with 28 shots on net. The two goals in that span are okay but the chances are rising up by about 25% from his early season slump. He is low-priced against Montreal considering Toronto scores over 3 goals a game at home. He is just $4,600 on FanDuel as well which means he could be used as a one-off or part of a mini stack. There are ridiculous values if you search long enough tonight. This NHL Power Play is too low priced for tonight.

 

Throwing Some Darts

Kyle Turris ($3,400) — Turris finally scored the other night and maybe that gives him a boost. He is so low-priced while playing top-six minutes still. There are other values for Nashville as well but this price just sticks out. It basically becomes a punt play for someone typically better at home.

Oskar Lindblom ($3,900) — Lindblom averages 3.1 shots per game over the previous ten starts and has six points. Also, he should see nice minutes against a softer Pittsburgh defense in the rain. Yes, the rain is a risk so if one does not feel safe, there is a pivot to Oliver Bjorkstrand at $3,700. The Columbus forward draws a depth matchup at home against San Jose this evening.

Troy Stecher ($3,200) — Searching for value on defense feels like a quest through a swamp. However, this becomes a punt floor play in the purest form. Stecher is cheap everywhere and blocks a ton of shots while hitting the net on occasion too. A combined 4+ shots and blocked shots a night lately in big minutes means to play.

 

Goading The Goalies

Again, our best bet with this slate is to simply wait for confirmations to come in. The problem lies in that there are no confirmations so far. Morning skates reveal a few more but alas sometimes the wait can be right until warm-ups on a moderate Saturday night slate. Looking towards the lesser games tonight might actually pay off in GPP’s. Can teams on no rest pick up enough shots to make rested teams look viable?

Watch to see who starts whom. Again, see who starts for the Islanders. That is always a last minute coin flip. Also, Ben Bishop should start for Dallas? That is not set in stone. He is projected but must be confirmed.

The slate offers up a few ways to get fancy. Value is surprisingly abundant even in net.

More picks and choices will be available on Slack and social media later. The key for Saturday is this. Wait till confirmation and then warm-ups in some scenarios. Just trust us here.

Best of luck on Saturday! This expects to feature a lot of unexpected, slate wise.

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