Ryan Suter Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Ryan Suter continues to log heavy minutes for the topsy-turvy Minnesota Wild. While Suter has just nine points in 23 away games, he has thrived on home ice, averaging nearly a point per game (1G, 20A in 23 games). On a night where the usual top defensemen are not in action, Suter becomes a nice source of salary relief, particularly against an Anaheim team that has dropped 12 consecutive games. Ryan Suter is under $5,000 on both DraftKings and FanDuel which makes him a strong play in cash games.

As much as I like the Vegas Golden Knights offense tonight, I prefer the upside of the Minnesota Wild defensemen. The New York Rangers are a defensive mess right now (ranking 29th overall in CA/60, HDCA/60 and SCA/60), and they have given up on the season, which should allow the Wild to dominate this hockey game, putting all three of Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Mathew Dumba in a prime position. Suter sees an insane amount of minutes on a nightly basis (averaging just under 27 minutes of ice time per game), and he is the safest option for cash games. With that being said, Spurgeon has the higher ceiling, and with Dumba seeing a major increase in ice time and power play duties, he may be the best bang for your buck.

The Ottawa Senators are one of the National Hockey Leagues worst defensive teams, and they are definitely a team worth picking on tonight. On the season, the Senators rank 29th overall in CA/60, 20th in HDCA/60 and 25th in CA/60, resulting in them allowing the third-most goals against per game. The only problem with targeting the Wilds offense, is that they have three very capable scoring lines, so it can be difficult predicting where their scoring will come from, which means that focusing on stud defensemen Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon may be the way to go when targeting the Wild offense this evening. Suter and Spurgeon log a ton of ice time at both even strength and on Minnesotas top power play unit, and they both have multi-point potential tonight at the Xcel Energy Center.

Suter and Spurgeon are mostly interchangable at this point, as each eat up minutes every night and see a healthy dose of power play time. Their prices are flip-flopped on FD and DK, so it comes down to a few extra hundred bucks and preference. Though the Jets defense is strong at 5v5 and the Wild offense leaves plenty to be desired, the Wild get one of the better special teams matchups tonight. The Jets penalty kill remains a struggling unit at suppressing shot attempts and scoring chances, and Winnipeg has never had a problem playing aggressively and taking penalties. Though the Wild may not get the pleasure of facing Steve Mason tonight, the Jets are playing back-to-back while the Wild are rested, so perhaps an additional penalty or two gets called. As both Suter and Spurgeon play a majority of the open time on the blueline while Minnesota is on the power play, each has solid upside tonight.

The Minnesota Wild have the highest projected goal total on the slate tonight, however, with three capable scoring lines, predicting where the offense will come from can be difficult, so perhaps the best way to get exposure to the Wilds offense is through their defense. Ryan Suter plays in all situations, logging heavy minutes (averaging 27:04 minutes of ice time per game), and he is likely the safest option of the two for your cash game lineup. With that being said, you could argue that Jared Spurgeon has the higher ceiling, and he has been hot of late (five points in his last three games), making him the better option in large field tournaments.

The Florida Panthers have not been a good defensive team in 2017-18, and they continue to get subpar goaltending with Roberto Luongo still out due to injury. Making matters worse, the Panthers are one of the most penalized teams in the National Hockey League, and their penalty kill is below average. This opens the door for the Minnesota Wilds offense and their two power play quarterbacks. Ryan Suter is certainly the top option here, but Mathew Dumba makes for a nice value play, and he is going to be highly under-owned in tournament play.

Ryan Suter is often among the leaders in time on ice per game. This season is no different as he sits fourth among all NHLers averaging 26:25 minutes of ice time per game, 3:14 of which comes with the man advantage. Everybody knows about the Leafs defensive woes and although some of the underlying numbers may suggest they haven't been quite as bad as their goals against show, they are still giving up a ton of goals and high-quality scoring chances. With the amount of time Suter is going to spend on the ice tonight, there is going to be plenty of opportunity for him to add to his solid offensive numbers. So far this season he has put up eight points in 13 games and is on pace for just his second career 50 point season. Playing on the top power play unit will certainly help if the Wild get opportunities with the man advantage as the Leafs penalty kill has been around league average this season running at an 80 percent success rate.

Ryan Suter and the Minnesota Wild are in a prime spot tonight as they host a defensively challenged Winnipeg Jets squad. The Jets currently sit in the bottom-third of the National Hockey League in both CA/60 and GA/60. Additionally, the Jets have recently started to go back to their undisciplined ways and they continue to struggle mightily on the penalty kill, ranking 22nd overall while short-handed. With the amount of minutes Ryan Suter sees at both even strength and on the Wilds top power play unit (25:55 minutes of ice time per game), he is bound to hit the score sheet tonight, perhaps multiple times.