Sebastian Aho Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Sebastian Aho, Justin Williams, and Nino Niederreiter need a win tonight to avoid the Tampa Bay Lightening in round one of the playoffs. Carolina has played well down the stretch while posting a 66.69 CF/60 over the past month and generating 14.01 HDCF/60 during that span. If you want to pair defenseman with this top line, look to Justin Faulk for power-play correlation.

Sebastian Aho is having a career season for the Carolina Hurricanes this year. The Carolina Hurricanes are fighting it out with the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets for the final two playoff spots. Right now, the Habs are on the outside looking in and the Hurricanes control their own fate considering if they win out they are in. Tonight they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs who are on the tail-end of a back to back. Over the last month, the Hurricanes have been dominant as they have a 66.59 CF/60 which ranks second — the Leafs 73.83 ranks 1st — and they have had a 3rd ranked 55.83 CF% with the Leafs right behind them ranked 4th with a 55.67 CF%. This is likely to be a back-and-forth game with a tired Leafs team and their struggling backup Garret Sparks between the pipes. Aho along with his wingers Justin Williams and Nino Niederreiter make for an elite line stack tonight in a plus-matchup.

For the reputation that the Winnipeg Jets have, they have struggled over the last month. They have the tenth-worst CF% with a 48.99 rate and a 61.67 CA/60 which is the fifth-worst in the NHL over the last month. This bodes well for the top line of the Carolina Hurricanes which is comprised of Nino Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho and Justin Williams — a line that thas really clicked since Nino was brought in. Aho leads or is tied for the team lead in goals with 7, assists with 11, points with 18 and shots with 56 over the last month and continues to be the most reliable offensive player on the team.

Nino Niederreiter has 9 goals in 17 games with the Carolina Hurricanes. He had 9 goals in 46 games on the Minnesota Wild this season. Clearly this change of scenery for Niederreiter has been incredible and playing alongside Sebastian Aho and Justin Williams has been a career-rejuvenater. As with the other two lines I've written about today, this entire line play on the top power play which gives them full-game correlation and elite upside. They are hosting the St. Louis Blues who are rolling out Jake Allen who has well-publicized struggles and his 2.95 GAA and .902 SV% back up those critics.

Don’t look now but the Carolina Hurricanes have scratched and clawed their way to within one point of the Eastern Conference playoff cut line. It seems that the acquisition of Nino Niederreiter was exactly what the doctor ordered for a team who had plenty of problems putting the puck into the net. In only 15 games Niederreiter’s nine goals ranks eighth on the team as he is paired up with Sebastian Aho and Justin Williams on the team’s top line. Their opponent in the Dallas Stars has been a bit leaky of late as they have given up 16 goals over the past four games. Look for Niederreiter and the Hurricanes to outlast the home team in this one.

Sebastian Aho and the “jerks” in Carolina continue to be completely dominant from a possession standpoint. Over the last month, Aho ranks 6th overall in the NHL with a stunningly impressive 77.57 CF/60 at even strength. He’s an upcoming RFA that is going to get a big payday. He plays on the top line and top power play unit with Justin Williams and Nino Niederreiter which is a line that has clicked since Niederreiter was picked up from Minnesota. The Hurricanes visit the Florida Panthers who will be throwing James Reimer in net tonight. He has struggled mightily this season with a putrid 3.01 goals against average and a .903 save percentage. While the Hurricanes do struggle to score, they fire a ton of pucks towards the net and when taking on a poor goaltender like Reimer, they should have no problem coming out on top.

Sebastian Aho is an RFA this upcoming summer and he's going to get paid. He's been dominant this season with 24 goals and 63 points in 56 games. He has improved in goals, assists and points in each of the first three seasons of his career (this season's numbers are paced out) and is showing further signs of improvement. Since January 1st, Aho has 9 goals and 24 points in those 18 games and should be able to continue that tonight. Aho will be playing with Justin Williams and Nino Niederreiter as the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Ottawa Senators tonight. Carolina has been dominant possession-wise with a 65.7 CF/60 over the last month which ranks third and league-best 57.63 CF%. Additionally, the Sens have allowed a league-worst 68.52 CA/60 over the last month and are in for a world of pain tonight.

Carolina has really slowed down with their possession numbers as of late, not even landing in the top 10 since the Christmas break. As a result, they have dropped to second in the NHL this season with a 55.08 CF%, with the San Jose Sharks passing them. That's okay, though, as they take on the Ottawa Senators who are dead last on the season with a 44.03 CF% and 26th since the break with a 46.89 CF%. The Hurricanes on home ice are in a great spot and we are looking at the top line comprised of Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen and Michael Ferland — an upcoming UFA that is coming up in a lot of trade talks. All three of these players have at least 9 points in the 11 games since the break. Additionally they all play on the top power play unit together so a full-line stack is an elite play with full-game correlation.

The Carolina Hurricanes continue to lead the league in possession and are doing so with a 55.31 CF%. Additionally, their CF/60 of 67.18 is also atop the NHL. The Buffalo Sabres are sitting average to below average in this and going on the road to Carolina doesn't bode well. However, Carolina is on the tail-end of a back to back so that is a bit concerning but with how dominant they have been from a possession stand point, it shouldn't be an issue. Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen and Brock McGinn are playing on the top line and with Aho and Teravainen playing on the top power play unit together, they make for a great two-man stack if you don't want to roster McGinn.

Sebastian Aho struggled a bit in November after coming out of the gate firing with 17 points in 12 games. With 9 points in 13 November games he has 19 points in 16 NHL games since December 1st. He's centering the top line with Teuvo Teravainen and Brock McGinn, which is one great winger and one weaker winger. Teravainen is on the top power play unit with Aho which makes for a great mini-stack as McGinn doesn't see much, if any, time on the power play.