Logan Couture Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

In his third season in the NHL, Timo Meier has taken a huge step forward. He has put up career-best offensive numbers across the board with 30 goals, 36 assists and 66 points besting his previous highs of 21, 15 and 36. He's spent most of the season playing on the San Jose Sharks top line with Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski and with the trio healthy and back together again, I expect this line to dominate the Edmonton Oilers tonight. The Sharks have been solid from a possession standpoint over the last month as their 55.24 CF% ranks 6th in the NHL. However, their goaltender Martin Jones has been terrible and that is the storyline as the Sharks head to the playoffs.

Since February 1st, the San Jose Sharks PP has converted at a 27.9 percent clip — tied for the second best over that time. Their opponents — the Minnesota Wild — have a league-worst PK over that time with an abysmal 69 percent success rate. This is noteworthy as Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Timo Meier play together at even strength and Pavelski and Couture are both on the top power play unit which gives the two-man mini-stack some intrigue.

Since January 1st, the San Jose Sharks have a 62.81 CF/60 (5th) and a 54.86 CF% (4th) which are both elite. The Sharks are playing amazing right now and as they head to Florida tonight, they are in a great spot. Roberto Luongo has struggled immensely this season with a 3.23 goals against average and a .894 save percentage, and it's not like James Reimer has been much better if he starts. Logan Couture is centering Kevin Labanc and Timo Meier on the second line, and with Labanc and Couture playing on the same power play unit they make for an interesting mini-stack if you don't want to go all-in on this full-line stack.

Timo Meier is firing off 3.33 shots per game and scoring at a 13.5 percent clip which is probably unsustainable, but as long as he's shooting a bunch and scoring goals, we're going to roster him. He's playing on the top line with Logan Couture and 28-year-old rookie Lukas Radil. The San Jose Sharks have been a dominant possession team this season, sitting second with a 55.10 CF% as they take on a Kings team that is pretty average with a 48.68 CF% which sits 22nd. The downside with this line is that Couture is on PP1, Meier PP2 and Radil is not on the PP. So you want them to dominate at even strength tonight but they could be low owned which is intriguing.

Logan Couture is centering Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl on the San Jose Sharks top line as they host the Carolina Hurricanes. This could be a back-and-forth game as both teams are producing a lot of CF/60 and giving up a ton of CA/60. The Sharks, over the last three weeks, have the 10th highest CF/60 at 59.28 and their opposing Hurricanes have a 59.31 CA/60 which is the sixth worst mark in the NHL. This line makes for a great stack because the trio remain together on the top power play unit which gives them elite upside and correlation.

Despite their 9-game winning streak, the Buffalo Sabres have a 47.01 CF% which 28th in the NHL. They've been getting very lucky to continue this winning streak and I would expect this to come crashing down as they take on a San Jose Sharks team that generates plenty of chances. Timo Meier has been fantastic for the San Jose Sharks this season with 13 goals and 22 points in 23 games. He's playing alongside Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl on what has been the more successful of the top two lines, although it's likely deemed the "second line" due to Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane being on the other one. Hertl and Couture play on the top power play unit so a mini-stack with the two of them is viable, though I still recommend going with the full-line stack as Timo Meier has been incredible this season.

The second line for the San Jose Sharks has some dominant possession players. Kevin Labanc has an elite 80.29 CF/60, Tomas Hertl brings an impressive 76.56 CF/60 to the table and even though he's worst on the line, Logan Couture still has an impressive 70.45 CF/60. These skaters are part of the reason why the Sharks are third in the NHL with a 57.83 CF% and one of the most dominant possession teams in the league. San Jose is hosting Columbus and they'll likely be taking on Sergei Bobrovsky — a matchup one would normally look to avoid but Bobrovsky has struggled this season with an abysmal 3.58 GAA and .882 SV%.

It has been a disappointing start to the season for the San Jose Sharks. Other than their eight goal outburst in Philadelphia, they have scored just nine goals in five games. The matchup tonight against Buffalo is one to exploit, as the Sabres have no one capable of playing shutdown defense. While Carter Hutton has been a solid goalie over the years, he will have a tough time with a San Jose team which has the highest xGF/60 (3.59) at 5-on-5 in the National Hockey League. Logan Couture is reasonably priced across the industry and seems destined to produce on the Sharks' loaded top power play unit with Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson, Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane. Additionally, Couture skates at even-strength with trigger-happy Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl. This line is cheap and can be used in all formats.

**Edit @ 1:45 - Tomas Hertl was not on the ice for the morning skate, so if he is set to miss, Couture's value would go down as Dylan Gambrell ($2,600 on DraftKings), who slotted in as the left winger at the AM skate, has yet to play a game in the National Hockey League. Nonetheless, Gambrell does have five points in just two AHL games this season.**

**Edit @ 2:05 - Hertl will play tonight per coach Peter DeBoer - expect him to slot in on the second line with Couture and Meier**

Although they are technically looked at as the second line in San Jose, Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc have a ton of upside. Hertl and Couture are playing on the top power play unit with the likes of Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson. Kevin Labanc is away from his even strength linemates as he sets up shop on the Sharks second power play unit. Because of the power play correlation, Couture and Hertl make for a great two-man mini-stack paired with one of the stud defence. On the road against the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Quick is ideal, but we can hope that this line avoids Anze Kopitar which will give them some room to produce offensively.

If you're looking for value tonight, turn to the second line of San Jose which features Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, and Mikkel Boedker. Leading the Sharks with 29 goals this season, Couture and the second line should get plenty of quality scoring chances against a New Jersey squad that has allowed the most shot attempts and the second most scoring chances among road teams over their last 25 games. The Sharks meanwhile enter tonight's game with the third most shot attempts and scoring chances on the slate and the savings this trio presents will allow you to load up elsewhere in your lineup.