Jared McCann Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Jared McCann figures to be on the top line with Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel tonight, a fearsome duo which has been quite productive. While McCann himself has been relatively quiet recently, he has been bouncing around the Penguins' lineup. Of course, much of Pittsburgh's production is tied to their top power play unit, but McCann is on the second unit. This seems like a game Pittsburgh can get off to a hot start, build a substantial lead and then open things up with depth players like McCann. In any case, Jared is one of the best sources of salary relief given the matchup. He checks in around $4,000 on both DraftKings and FanDuel.

Sidney Crosby is quietly having a very good season. He's tied for 8th in NHL scoring with 95 points in 77 games which is good for top 6 in points per game. This point total is the best for Crosby in five years and shows that he doesn't seem to be slowing down at all with his age — despite him being just 31 years old. The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the Detroit Red Wings — a team that has struggled immensely recently. The Red Wings have the 30th ranked CF% with a 43.61 rate and their 64.14 CA/60 sits as the third-worst mark over the last month.

After a mediocre 18 points (8G, 10A) in 46 games for the Florida Panthers, Jared McCann has already matched his goal total (8) along with collecting three assists in just 19 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins. McCann has particularly come alive in March with six points (3G, 3A) in six games. While McCann does not see power play time, he has been skating with two elite players in Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. McCann has two short-handed goals already with the Penguins and is often on the ice when the Penguins are looking an empty net goal to ice games. McCann and his linemates make for a nice stack in tournaments as the Capitals have really struggled at even-strength.

Jared McCann was moved up to the Pittsburgh top line next to Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel last time out, and the former Florida Panther did not disappoint as he picked up a goal and an assist on two shots on goal. In two games prior to that, McCann picked up a pair of goals in Columbus. Long buried in Florida's bottom-six, now is the time for McCann to shine. A matchup with his old team will surely get the juices flowing again too. McCann is $4,000 on DraftKings and $4,300 on FanDuel which makes the Penguins' potent top line quite affordable against a Florida team that has given up goals for fun on the road.

Due to a devastating injury to Vincent Trocheck, Jared McCann will move into a top 6 role and center a line with Jonathan Huberdeau and Nick Bjugstad. McCann has shown some flashes in his short career, but hasn't had enough ice time to produce for fantasy purposes. Tonight, the matchup is a tough one against the Lightning, although the loss of Andrei Vasilevskiy makes it much more appealing. At just $2700 on DraftKings, you're just need a few fantasy points to pay off the cheap price tag.