The following Spotlight Stacks were selected by Awesemo.com writer Jake Hari. For more analysis on the slate, check out the Projections page as well as Awesemo’s NHL Player and Stack Rankings. Subscribe to the Awesemo.com YouTube Channel to get notifications when “Hit The Ice” (4ET Weekdays) with myself and Homercles goes live!
PHI1 (Giroux-Couturier-Konecny)
The Flyers top line has one of the most clear matchups on the night, as they should spend almost their entire night at even-strength stuck on Taylor Hall and the Devils’ top line. NJ1 is on pace for 33 Scoring Chances Against and 13 High-Danger Chances Against per 60 while the Devils as a whole are allowing the 3rd-most shot attempts on the road. This line has a 58 Corsi For Percentage on the year, and top power-play time against a team that has been short-handed 3.75 times per game this season makes them a fantastic tournament stack on both sites.
MIN2 (Zucker-Staal-Granlund)
This line has finally been priced up a bit, but for $18,500, we still are getting MIN2 at a value and in a great matchup. While the Koivu line takes Elias Pettersson and the Canucks’ scariest line, Zucker, Staal, and Granlund should be able to roam free against the Horvat-Eriksson line (46 CF%, 13 HDCA/60) and the depth of Vancouver. The numbers for this line have been ridiculous, as they’re creating over 24 High-Danger Chances For per 60 at even-strength, which is by far the most of any line on the slate. They, too, are all on the top power-play against this Canucks team that leads the NHL in Times Short-Handed, so I’ll be firing them up even after a disappointing performance against the Capitals.
SJ1 (Kane-Pavelski-Donskoi)
Both SJ lines are in play at home against the Maple Leafs, but for only $16,100 on DK you can get exposure to Evander Kane and Joe Pavelski which is a pretty sweet deal. There won’t be a hard-match here, but San Jose has smashed at home this year, posting 70 Corsi For per 60 (2nd), 31.9 Scoring Chances For per 60 (3rd), and 14.45 High-Danger Chances For per 60 (2nd), so I want Sharks exposure any way I can get it. The 3.3 implied total is the 2nd highest of the night, and similar to the Minnesota line mentioned above, this line is creating a ton of chances (37 SCF/60, 18 HDCF/60) no matter who they’ve faced.