Daniel Sedin Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Recently announcing their retirement following the end of the regular season, future hall of famers Henrik and Daniel Sedin will be playing their last home game tonight. The Sedins have been masters of cycling the puck down low in the offensive zone for years, which creates high percentage scoring opportunities for forwards like Daniel and his team-leading 174 shots on goal supports this notion. A matchup against an improved Arizona team may seem risky, but with nothing to play for at this point during the season, I like the Sedin's chances of paying off their reasonable salaries in what expects to be an emotional evening in Vancouver tonight.

Things were looking oh-so-sweet for the Edmonton Oilers as they raced out to a 3-0 lead on Tuesday night before being gashed by the Columbus Blue Jackets for seven unanswered goals. Connor McDavid is on fire, but the defense is a dumpster fire. In a matchup of teams who have not been in the playoff picture since the start of the season, we could see a number of goals. Sam Gagner and the Canucks have the pleasure of taking on an Edmonton penalty kill that is dead-last in the Western Conference (75.5%). Gagner, who is priced at $4,100 on FanDuel and $3,700 on DraftKings is an absolute steal given his recent surge, recording two goals and three assists in his last six games despite tough matchups. Gagner and linemates Daniel Sedin, who is just $4,200 on DraftKings, and Henrik Sedin have big upside in this matchup, so roll out the trio in tournaments and load up elsewhere.

The Sedin's are clearly in the twilight of their careers, but Daniel Sedin has turned back the clock as of late. He has picked up eight goals and 12 points over his last 10 games to go along with 25 shots. The Vancouver Canucks are big home underdogs to the Minnesota Wild tonight, which is rare to see. Although Devan Dubnyk is a good goalie he has really struggled on the road this year. In 19 starts, Dubnyk has put up an abysmal 3.30 goals against average and .899 save percentage. Home/Road splits are not something to generally look at for NHL, but these are drastic. Stacking Daniel with his brother Henrik and veteran Jussi Jokinen for a full line stack is definitely in play tonight.