Auston Matthews Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Since being reunited with William Nylander 7 games ago, Auston Matthews has been dominant. He has put up 5 goals and 9 points while firing an incredible 38 shots (5.43 per game). The two are playing with Andreas Johnsson and they have been a line that looks dominant each and every time they are on the ice even if they aren't getting on the scoresheet. The unfortunate aspect of this line stack is that Matthews is on the top PP unit while the other two are on PP2, so the power play correlation is minimal. However, they are so good at even strength that they are still a top stack tonight.

William Nylander may not be picking up that many points as of late, but it's obvious when you watch him that he's playing much better than he was two months ago. Reuniting with Auston Matthews has been great for both as the line with Andreas Johnsson has controlled the play incredibly. Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs are hosting the Philadelphia Flyers — a team that is on the tail-end of a back to back. Over the last month, the Flyers have allowed 62.23 CA/60 which is the third-most and on the flip side, the Leafs have put up 66.09 CF/60 over the same time frame. This is a lopsided matchup for this line and the Leafs and should be in strong consideration for a line stack.

This line was put back together last game with Kasperi Kapanen out, and it with coming out that Kapanen has a concussion, this line is likely to stay together for the near future. It is pretty cheap considering it can be a very effective line. Auston Matthews is centering Andreas Johnsson and William Nylander on the Toronto Maple Leafs second line and a home matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks is certainly a good one. Now, the power play correlation is a bit odd as Matthews is the only one of these three on the top unit. However, Johnsson and Nylander play on the second unit together so getting that correlation is still solid.

Auston Matthews, Andreas Johnsson and Kasperi Kapanen always looks like a threat when they are on the ice together, even if they aren't putting the puck on the net. This is encouraging, despite the difficult matchup tonight. They are taking on the Calgary Flames, in Calgary, with Dave Rittich in net. Matthews and Johnsson would make for an interesting mini-stack as they are on the same power play unit together with Johnsson taking Nazem Kadri's place. The Leafs PP has been better as of late with a 22.9 percent conversion rate since February 1st.

Auston Matthews is always in play on home ice, as he generally draws the opponent’s weaker lines. Tonight Toronto welcomes Buffalo, who is playing their second game in as many nights. Matthews will be centering the young talent of Kasperi Kapanen, and Andreas Johnsson. Toronto has posted an impressive 66.27 CF/60 over the past two weeks, only behind Vegas in that time frame. With Toronto’s top line getting the task of shutting down Eichel, Matthews and company should have no problem finding the score sheet tonight.

Andreas Johnsson is tied for the league-lead among rookies since January 1st with 17 points. In addition, he is second in the NHL among rookies in points per game behind only Elias Pettersson. He's playing with Auston Matthews and Kasperi Kapanen at even strength and this line has been dominant at times. In addition, he is playing on the top power play unit with Nazem Kadri on the shelf which gives him more upside as well. This full line stack is a great play against Edmonton at even strength and with his temporary spot on the top PP unit, there is plenty of upside.

Matthews has 3 goals in his last 4 games (just 1 goal in his previous 13), and is averaging 4 shots per game over this recent scoring surge. With that said, it seems that Matthews has come out of his scoring slump. He is back playing with Patrick Marleau and Kasperi Kapanen, a line that he had plenty of success with earlier in the season, so we hope he can continue that success tonight. Unfortunately, neither Marleau nor Kapanen are on the top power play unit with Matthews which is discouraging. So this is a line that needs to thrive at even strength, or using Matthews as a one-off play is also reasonable.

Auston Matthews always draws a good matchup on home ice. He saw almost 60% of his ice time against Washington’s second line, and 20% against their third line in their last home game. With Mitchell Marner and Patrick Marleau on his wings, you get 2/3 of the team’s top power-play unit. With one of the highest projected goal totals on the slate (3.54), look for Matthews and company to stay hot on home ice. I prefer to use power-play quarterback Morgan Rielly in place on Marleau in this stack, however Marleau provides great value and brings the overall price of the complete line stack down.

With just two goals and eight points in his 10 games prior to the All Star break, Auston Matthews is looking to get back on the scoresheet with some regularity. He's going to once again be playing with Mitch Marner and Patrick Marleau on the Toronto Maple Leafs, and as their first game after the break they should be plenty rested. They are in Detroit to take on the Red Wings which is a solid matchup for them. Going with a Matthews/Marner mini-stack is an elite play as they also play on the top power play unit together and having the two best Leafs in a stack with full-game correlation is ideal.

Mike Babcock has decided to put Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner together in what is a very rare occurrence. The two will be playing with Patrick Marleau on the Toronto Maple Leafs top line. The Leafs host the Washington Capitals tonight, a team that is coming in on a back-to-back after losing an incredibly high-scoring overtime game against the San Jose Sharks. Marner and Matthews make for a fantastic mini-stack if you choose to leave Marleau off as they play on the top power play unit together. Stacking them with Morgan Rielly may be the better play with PP correlation.