NHL Grind Down: Thursday, November 3rd - Page Two

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Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning
Bruins Lightning
Record Record
5-4-0 6-4-0
Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK% Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK%
Team Stats 2.22 2.67 6.30% 87.80% Team Stats 3.20 3.00 24.40% 90.00%

It’s been an up-and-down season thus far for the Boston Bruins, and after looking lost at times in their own end over the first two weeks of the season, Claude Julien looks to be righting the ship a bit lately. Boston enters tonight’s game having picked up consecutive defensive battle victories in two tough road games and the scheduling gods will keep the pressure on as they close out their road trip with a visit to the Sunshine State to take on a very talented Tampa Bay team tonight. These two teams split their 4-game season series last year, but this doesn’t seem like the best time to lean too heavily on Boston (at least in cash games). The good news is that Patrice Bergeron was able to suit up on Tuesday night should be ready for a full workload once again tonight. The bad news: He’s clearly banged up and it’s clearly affecting his offensive game as he’s notched just one point in six games this season. With that said, he’s still very dangerous even if he’s only at 70% and leads Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak on the Bruins top forward line. While Bergeron has struggled, the same can’t be said about his linemates as Bergeron leads the team with 11 points (four goals and seven assists) and the recently suspended Pastrnak has chipped in with five goals and three assists in seven games played. David Krejci has gotten off to a slow start this season (at least partially due to the lack of talent around him on the second line) but does still see plenty of run on the #1 power-play unit and did post a goal and two assists in the four games against the Lightning last season. Defensively, the Bruins have yet to find much offensive help this season have combined for just two goals and six assists. Torey Krug has been a non-factor through the first nine games as he’s yet to record a point despite putting 27 shots on goal through nine games.

After a brutal six game road trip, the Tampa Bay Lightning should be delighted to return home and host the Boston Bruins at Amalie Arena this evening. They exploded for six goals against the Islanders on Tuesday night to even their record to 3-3-0 on the road trip and are now 6-4-0 after ten games this season. Up-front, John Cooper has tinkered with his forward lines a bit lately, but after that offensive outburst on Tuesday, it’s unlikely things change again any time soon. Steven Stamkos tends to draw the most attention (and for good reason) and is off to a terrific start with 12 points (seven goals and five assists) over the first ten games. He’s now joined by the very talented Nikita Kucherov (who is tied with him for the team lead with 12 points) and Ondrej Palat on the top forward line. This line does figure to draw the full attention of the Marchand/Bergeron combo, and while it’s worth noting as a small downgrade, they’re simply too explosive to ignore. Offsetting that matchup concern is the fact that Boston happens to be the second most penalized team in the NHL this season (13:39 PIM/G) and all three guys see a healthy dose of playing time with the man-advantage. With Boston’s penalty problems still in mind, both Anton Stralman and Victor Hedman look like quality plays on the blue-line tonight considering that they soak up nearly all of the available minutes on the point of the Tampa power-play. Hedman has already scored a goal and added six assists on the young season and is easily the preferred option of the two.

Boston Bruins

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 52.04 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -3, 113.7 CP60

Elite Options

None

Secondary Options

Patrice Bergeron ($6,100 FD, $6,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 59.91 CF60, 1.94 xGF60, 99.47 PDO
Brad Marchand ($6,700 FD, $7,000 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 69.92 CF60, 3.56 xGF60, 105.87 PDO
David Krejci ($5,100 FD, $5,200 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 63.06 CF60, 2.28 xGF60, 93.19 PDO

Expected Netminder

Tuukka Rask – My Ratings (out of 10): 6 Cash, 6.5 GPP

Tampa Bay Lightning

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 51.02 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -6, 109.61 CP60

Elite Options

Steven Stamkos ($8,500 FD, $7,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 67.38 CF60, 3.25 xGF60, 96.7 PDO
Nikita Kucherov ($7,200 FD, $6,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 61.93 CF60, 3.05 xGF60, 102.46 PDO
Victor Hedman ($6,200 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 60.76 CF60, 3.16 xGF60, 101.85 PDO

Secondary Options

Ondrej Palat ($5,100 FD, $4,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.04 CF60, 2.29 xGF60, 91.45 PDO
Tyler Johnson ($5,600 FD, $4,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 50.36 CF60, 1.94 xGF60, 90.51 PDO
Anton Stralman ($3,700 FD, $3,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 58.22 CF60, 3.32 xGF60, 99.56 PDO

Expected Netminder

Ben Bishop – My Ratings (out of 10): 8 Cash, 7.5 GPP

Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators

Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators
Canucks Senators
Record Record
4-5-1 6-3-0
Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK% Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK%
Team Stats 1.78 2.56 9.10% 83.30% Team Stats 2.89 2.89 13.00% 80.60%

The Canucks own an NHL low 1.60 goals per game this season and have managed to throw just 26.7 shots per game against their opponent thus far. They were in action last night and, with 23 other teams to target tonight, they seem to be a fairly easy team to fade this evening. The Sedin Twins are almost always worth a GPP flier as a combination (or perhaps along with their new linemate Jannik Hansen) and Alex Edler leads the NHL in blocked shots, which gives me a high enough floor to make him a fine punt option. Otherwise, I’ll be looking elsewhere.

With an overtime victory against Carolina on Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators are now 6-3-0 through nine games and should be expecting to leave the arena tonight with two points tonight as they draw one of the better matchups on the board this evening. They’ll square off against a Vancouver team that was shutout last night in Montreal and that has now dropped six straight games. Vancouver does play at a rather slow pace, but they’ve allowed 21 goals against during their losing streak and the Ottawa did cruise to a 3-0 victory when these teams squared off earlier this season. As usual, Erik Karlsson ranks in the top tier of options on the blue-line this season. He led the Senators with 82 points last season and is off and running again this season with three goals and six assists in nine games thus far. He’s the top option from the Senators this evening and one that I’ll be looking to get some exposure to despite his big-ticket asking price. Up-front, they’ve done a nice job a nice job spreading their scoring across their top three forward lines, but that’s obviously not an ideal situation from a DFS standpoint. With that said, the players on both of the top two forward lines are all very reasonably priced industry wide and therefore are fine targets if you’re looking for some salary relief.

Vancouver Canucks

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 46.84 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -4, 98.89 CP60

Elite Options

None

Secondary Options

Daniel Sedin ($5,800 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 54.58 CF60, 2.18 xGF60, 98.92 PDO
Henrik Sedin ($4,700 FD, $4,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 53.98 CF60, 2.05 xGF60, 98.83 PDO
Alex Edler ($4,500 FD, $4,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 49.09 CF60, 2.12 xGF60, 98.36 PDO

Expected Netminder

Ryan Miller – My Ratings (out of 10): 4.5 Cash, 5.5 GPP

Ottawa Senators

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 47.22 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -5, 112 CP60

Elite Options

Erik Karlsson ($7,200 FD, $7,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.56 CF60, 3.38 xGF60, 97.68 PDO

Secondary Options

Bobby Ryan ($5,000 FD, $5,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 55.45 CF60, 2.73 xGF60, 98.22 PDO
Mike Hoffman ($5,500 FD, $6,000 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.13 CF60, 2.95 xGF60, 96.43 PDO
Kyle Turris ($5,200 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 51.21 CF60, 2.63 xGF60, 96.68 PDO
Ryan Dzingel ($3,700 FD, $3,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 54.12 CF60, 2.66 xGF60, 107.32 PDO

Expected Netminder

Craig Anderson – My Ratings (out of 10): 7 Cash, 6.5 GPP

St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars

St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars
Blues Stars
Record Record
5-3-2 3-4-2
Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK% Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK%
Team Stats 2.20 2.50 18.90% 89.70% Team Stats 2.22 3.22 13.20% 73.50%

The Blues started the season with three straight victories, but its been tough sledding ever since. They played their worst game of the season on Tuesday as they were whipped out in 5-0 fashion against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden and I’m guessing it was not a pleasant flight to Dallas as they shift their attention to the division rival Dallas Stars. With all of that said, St. Louis still owns a very respectable 5-3-2 record on the season and have the personnel to be a major player in the Western Conference once again this season. However, with Troy Brouwer and David Backes no longer in the picture, they’ve really struggled to find any consistent source of offense and have now scored one (or fewer) goals in six of their last seven games. That lack of production is troubling to a degree, but there are plenty of offensive weapons littered throughout this St. Louis lineup and nothing tends to spark a teams offense quite like a meeting with the high-flying Dallas Stars. As expected, Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with four goals and five assists through nine games and sits third in the entire NHL with 44 SOG. He’ll be joined by Jaden Schwartz and Jori Lehtera on an “STL” line that has sizzled at times in the past. Meanwhile Alex Steen and Paul Stastny join forces on the second forward line (with David Perron) and also team up with Schwartz and Tarasenko on the #1 power-play unit. While they’re definitely capable of burning Dallas is they pay too much attention to Tarasenko, they’ll also likely be given some added defensive responsibilities by Coach Hitchcock. On defense, it’s the usual three suspects that should once again be on your radar. Kevin Shattenkirk leads the group with three goals and three assists through the first ten games, has the most offensive upside and quarterbacks the #1 power-play unit. However, both Alex Pietrangelo and Colton Parayko share the point on the #2 power-play unit and rack up the peripheral stats a bit more consistently.

The Dallas Stars have dropped three straight games and are now faced with two very tough divisional home games before taking off on a five game road trip. With just a 3-4-2 record through their first ten games of the season, it’s needless to say that they’ll really need to get things turned around quickly if they have any chance of defending their Central Division crown this season. Tonight they’ll look for some revenge as they face a St. Louis for the first time since being knocked out of the Western Conference playoffs in Game 7 of the second round. While Dallas has struggled with St. Louis in recent seasons, their frantic pace and unbalanced scoring make them very appealing targets in DFS hockey almost every time they hit the ice. As you’d likely expect, Tyler Seguin leads the team with eight points through nine games and combined forces with Jamie Benn to form one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the NHL. Patrick Eaves has the luxury of joining those two both at even strength and on the power-play and that makes him a fine value play based on opportunities alone. While those three will draw the watchful eye of Alex Steen’s pestering defense, they’re still fine targets as St. Louis has been having all kinds of defensive break downs in front of Jake Allen lately. Alternatively, Jason Spezza proved to back near full health as he scored a goal and logged a heavy 4:26 of power-play time on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. John Klingberg dished out his fourth assists of the season on Tuesday and is easily the Stars top option on the blue-line. He logs heavy minutes on the point of their very dangerous #1 power-play unit and is averaging nearly 24 minutes of ice-time per game this season. The Blue’s solid 89.7% penalty delivers a small blow to his fantasy value this evening, but also happens to be a bit underpriced on several DFS outlets.

St. Louis Blues

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 53.78 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -3, 107.17 CP60

Elite Options

Vladimir Tarasenko ($7,500 FD, $7,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 63.7 CF60, 3.66 xGF60, 101.58 PDO
Kevin Shattenkirk ($5,600 FD, $5,100 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.37 CF60, 3.1 xGF60, 96.49 PDO

Secondary Options

Alexander Steen ($6,100 FD, $5,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 39.44 CF60, 1.5 xGF60, 101 PDO
Jaden Schwartz ($4,800 FD, $5,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 75.09 CF60, 3.83 xGF60, 105.67 PDO
Paul Stastny ($5,200 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 47.23 CF60, 1.76 xGF60, 97.1 PDO
Alex Pietrangelo ($5,400 FD, $4,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 55.6 CF60, 2.26 xGF60, 104.16 PDO
Colton Parayko ($4,700 FD, $4,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 58.93 CF60, 2.62 xGF60, 95.55 PDO

Expected Netminder

Jake Allen – My Ratings (out of 10): 7 Cash, 7.5 GPP

Dallas Stars

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 50.5 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -1, 122.63 CP60

Elite Options

Tyler Seguin ($7,800 FD, $7,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 65.79 CF60, 3.11 xGF60, 97.9 PDO
Jamie Benn ($7,400 FD, $7,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 61.38 CF60, 2.85 xGF60, 91.92 PDO

Secondary Options

Jason Spezza ($6,300 FD, $6,000 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.59 CF60, 2.56 xGF60, 88.92 PDO
Patrick Eaves ($4,400 FD, $4,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 65.67 CF60, 2.56 xGF60, 96.76 PDO
John Klingberg ($4,900 FD, $5,200 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 62.3 CF60, 3.15 xGF60, 98.9 PDO

Expected Netminder

Antti Niemi – My Ratings (out of 10): 4.5 Cash, 5.5 GPP

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche Chicago Blackhawks
Avalanche Blackhawks
Record Record
4-4-0 6-3-1
Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK% Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK%
Team Stats 2.50 3.00 21.40% 77.10% Team Stats 3.50 2.70 23.80% 58.30%

After finishing the 2015-16 season as the worst puck possession team in the entire NHL, things don’t look to be much different this time around as the Avalanche have posted an ugly 47.48 CF% through their first eight games. They were embarrassed on home ice by the Nashville Predators in their last outing and have now dropped three of their last four games and been outscored 13-6 in the process. Things won’t come easy for them tonight as they have the inenviable task of heading to the Windy City to battle the Blackhawks at the United Center. At first glance, this seemed like a pretty easy fade situation (particularly in cash games), but ignoring the Blackhawks putrid penalty kill thus far this season could be a mistake as they’ve allowed an NHL worst 15 power-play goals to sport a 58.3% penalty kill. With that in mind, the trio of Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan Mackinnon become intriguing options up-front as they all three see a very steady dose of playing time with the man-advantage. With that said, both Landeskog and Duchene (with Jarome Iginla) figure to be shadowed all evening by Jonathan Toews at even strength, which would give the matchup edge to Nathan MacKinnon. On the blue-line, both Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson soak up the lions share of the available minutes on the point of the power-play and therefore seem like the most viable options. However, Francois Beauchemin is off to a fine start and his shot blocking abilities do give him some value on both FD and DK (particularly FD where he’s much cheaper).

The Blackhawks started out the season with a pair of division losses, but they’ve turned things around since and own a 6-1-1 record over their last eight games. They have a significant Corsi advantage in this matchup and are understandably a heavy favorite by Vegas standards this evening. Chicago won three of the four meetings between these two teams last season and will likely be somewhat popular fixtures in cash games across the industry. Breaking down the Blackhawks is fairly straight forward, particularly given their current line combinations; Patrick Kane is an elite option on any given night and is now joined by the Hawk’s Captain Jonathan Toews (who happens to be one of the best two way forwards in the entire league) and Richard Panik on the top scoring line. This leaves the duo of Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov to play alongside Marian Hossa on the second line, but both Panarin and Anisimov still see plenty of exposure to Kaner as his linemates on the #1 power-play unit. Kane owned three goals and three assists in four meetings with the Avalanche last season and has to be considered one of the top plays on the entire board this evening. On defense, there’s three guys that deserve some consideration here. It’s reasonable to consider Duncan Keith the top option as he’s off to a fine start with seven assists in ten games this season and facilitates things from the point of the #1 power-play. However, Brent Seabrook and Brian Campbell both also see a healthy dose of playing time with the man-advantage and are both keeping pace with Keith offensively thus far this season.

Colorado Avalanche

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 47.48 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -3, 106.54 CP60

Elite Options

None

Secondary Options

Nathan MacKinnon ($6,300 FD, $6,800 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 65.81 CF60, 2.75 xGF60, 96.04 PDO
Matt Duchene ($6,900 FD, $6,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 47.38 CF60, 2.25 xGF60, 106.13 PDO
Gabriel Landeskog ($5,800 FD, $5,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 55.82 CF60, 1.95 xGF60, 98.05 PDO
Tyson Barrie ($5,000 FD, $5,100 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 47.99 CF60, 2.08 xGF60, 98.11 PDO
Erik Johnson ($4,500 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.36 CF60, 1.84 xGF60, 95.2 PDO

Expected Netminder

Semyon Varlamov – My Ratings (out of 10): 4.5 Cash, 6.5 GPP

Chicago Blackhawks

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 50.81 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential 11, 104.61 CP60

Elite Options

Patrick Kane ($8,500 FD, $8,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 53.08 CF60, 1.78 xGF60, 110.58 PDO
Jonathan Toews ($6,400 FD, $5,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 61.87 CF60, 2.37 xGF60, 104.03 PDO
Duncan Keith ($5,800 FD, $5,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 62.23 CF60, 2.38 xGF60, 105.72 PDO

Secondary Options

Artemi Panarin ($6,800 FD, $6,800 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 54.97 CF60, 2 xGF60, 114.18 PDO
Richard Panik ($4,100 FD, $5,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 57.87 CF60, 2.36 xGF60, 107.21 PDO
Brent Seabrook ($5,200 FD, $5,400 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 54.77 CF60, 2.19 xGF60, 106.1 PDO
Brian Campbell ($4,100 FD, $3,800 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 53.57 CF60, 2.41 xGF60, 106.82 PDO

Expected Netminder

Corey Crawford – My Ratings (out of 10): 8 Cash, 8 GPP

Nashville Predators at Arizona Coyotes

Nashville Predators Arizona Coyotes
Predators Coyotes
Record Record
3-5-1 3-6-0
Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK% Stats GF/GP GA/GP PP% PK%
Team Stats 2.67 3.22 33.30% 71.00% Team Stats 3.00 3.89 10.00% 74.20%

It’s been an ugly start for the Nashville Predators, but they’ll head to the desert fresh off of one of their best outings of the season (a 5-1 win in Colorado) and will be ecstatic to close out a tough west coast road trip with a favorable matchup against the lowly Arizona Coyotes. Arizona has not only surrendered an NHL worst 3.89 goals against per game this season, but also allowed a league high 34.9 SA/GP as well. Throw in an atrocious 74.2% penalty kill and you can quickly see why you’ll need to give Nashville a long and hard look tonight in all game formats. Peter Laviolette has generally rolled with three very capable scoring lines at his disposal, and while that’ll be great news for the team as the season wears on, it did make it difficult to pinpoint where their scoring will come from on any given night. With that said, he’s finally done us all a favor and finally allowed Filip Forsberg to join Ryan Johansen and James Neal on both the top scoring line and #1 power-play unit. At least on paper this trio forms one of the most lethal looking lines in the NHL and I’d expect all three to be quite popular this evening. Mike Fisher also finds himself in play this evening as he is not only very reasonably priced on several sites, but also off to a fine start with three goals and a pair of assists in eight games and fortunate enough to join Johansen, Neal and Forsberg on the top power-play unit. On defense the Predators are blessed with two of the top fantasy defenseman in the league and both P.K. Subban and Roman Josi shoot up my rankings this evening thanks to that terrible Arizona penalty kill. Both players are logging nearly 25 minutes of ice-time per game thus far this season and each take turns running the point on the power-play.

The Coyotes picked up a rather surprising 3-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, but they’re just 3-6-0 on the young season and it’s probably unrealistic to expect too much out of them this season. Now I’m not expecting them to win this game tonight, but with Nashville allowing 3.22 goals against per game thus far this season and owning a poor 71.0% penalty kill this season, I’m not recommending a full fade here either. Oliver Ekman-Larsson is centerpiece this organization and one of the top options on the blue-line this evening. He’s locked into huge minutes, has already racked up five goals and a pair of assists in nine games this season and torched the Predators for a goal and three assists in their three meetings last season. Up-front, the trio of Max Domi, Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata pose the biggest threat to Pekka Rinne.

Nashville Predators

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 48.79 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -4, 117.37 CP60

Elite Options

Ryan Johansen ($6,100 FD, $5,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 55.77 CF60, 2.11 xGF60, 97.63 PDO
Filip Forsberg ($6,600 FD, $5,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 49.95 CF60, 2.4 xGF60, 95.77 PDO
Roman Josi ($6,800 FD, $6,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 56.89 CF60, 2.51 xGF60, 97 PDO
P.K. Subban ($6,600 FD, $6,300 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 56 CF60, 2.72 xGF60, 92.14 PDO

Secondary Options

James Neal ($6,700 FD, $5,700 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 56.98 CF60, 2.1 xGF60, 92.57 PDO
Mike Fisher ($4,600 FD, $4,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 54.88 CF60, 2.34 xGF60, 90.59 PDO
Viktor Arvidsson ($4,400 FD, $4,100 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 65.73 CF60, 2.68 xGF60, 97.17 PDO

Expected Netminder

Pekka Rinne – My Ratings (out of 10): 7.5 Cash, 7 GPP

Arizona Coyotes

Team Metrics – 2016-17 – 47.19 CF%, 5×5 Goal Differential -1, 122.19 CP60

Elite Options

Oliver Ekman-Larsson ($6,600 FD, $5,900 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 56.66 CF60, 2.29 xGF60, 100.49 PDO

Secondary Options

Max Domi ($5,200 FD, $4,500 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 66.06 CF60, 2.95 xGF60, 98.1 PDO
Martin Hanzal ($5,600 FD, $5,100 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 58.57 CF60, 2.64 xGF60, 99.6 PDO
Radim Vrbata ($4,400 FD, $4,600 DK) – 16-17 Metrics – 59.68 CF60, 2.98 xGF60, 105.36 PDO

Expected Netminder

Louis Domingue – My Ratings (out of 10): 4 Cash, 5.5 GPP

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