Tyler Bertuzzi Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

With this being the last day of the season and a lot of teams playing for nothing it is hard to not take a look at one of the top lines in the league over the last two weeks. The Red Wings have been out of the play-off picture for a while which prompted them to put Tyler Bertuzzi, Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin together as the team’s top line. Over the last two weeks the team has gone 6-1 which has been propelled by the 17 goals and 21 assists that the top line has collected. There is no reason that they won’t play this evening as they are not in the play-offs and should not rest anyone. The added bonus here is that they play a Buffalo team that has given up a league leading 44 goals in their last 11 games. Detroit is the home team which means that the top line will skate against whatever line that head coach Jeff Blashill desires. Larkin leads the team with 32 goals and 41 assists while Bertuzzi became the first player in team history to notch at least three points in four consecutive games.

The Red Wings are likely to be without Andreas Athanasiou, Frans Nielsen, and Thomas Vanek tonight, leaving some holes to be filled. Tyler Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha could be two of the biggest beneficiaries, and both have been heating up lately. Both have goals in back-to-back games and should see plenty of ice time against the Devils. They are cheap across the industry and allow you to pay up for other premium skaters.

Outside of the Toronto Maple Leafs offense I am also big on Alexander Ovechkin and the New York Islanders top line tonight, but it will be difficult to fit them all in, so instead I will talk about some value. The San Jose Sharks defensive game has gone in the tank recently (especially on the road), and I think we see a home and rested Detroit Red Wings squad take advantage of this struggling Sharks team playing their second game in as many nights. The Detroit Red Wings second line is young, fast, and talented, and I think they dominate while on the ice. This trio also correlates well on the Red Wings second power play unit, and they have multi-goal upside tonight at the Little Caesars Arena. In cash games, Dylan Larkin is the top draw, with his linemates making excellent value options. In GPPs, this stack is your top point-per-dollar line stack on the night.

After posting 19 points in 19 playoff games last season in leading the Grand Rapids Griffins to the Calder Cup, Tyler Bertuzzi is finally getting a chance with the big club and the 22-year-old is seizing the opportunity. His combination of speed and grit has been a welcomed site by Detroit fans and it's resulted in two goals and seven assists through 13 games this season. His strong play has earned himself a spot alongside Dylan Larkin both at even strength and on the wing of Detroit's second power-play unit. With Sean Couturier likely being deployed to slow down Detroit's top forward line (with Henrik Zetterberg), Bertuzzi should skate himself into plenty of opportunities for damage, and at this price, that should help him easily exceed value at this price.