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It’s a busy 10-game DFS slate in the NHL Thursday. The Bruins and Hurricanes are the two largest favorites on the docket with the Maple Leafs also receiving significant chalk. Vancouver, Toronto, St. Louis, Minnesota and Edmonton are also all playing for the second consecutive night. Here’s your game-by-game preview to help with DFS and […]

It’s a busy 10-game slate in the NHL Thursday. The Bruins, Penguins, Lightning and Stars are the largest favorites on the docket, whereas the Capitals-Islanders, Hurricanes-Panthers, Maple Leafs-Jets and Senators-Canucks matchups are all projected to be close. The two highest over/under totals are in the Devils-Penguins and Flyers-Rangers tilts. Here’s your game-by-game preview to help […]

There are eight games in the NHL Tuesday, but only the seven games beginning at 7 p.m. ET are included in the featured contests at most DFS sites (the Bruins and Sabres drop the puck at 6:30 p.m.). There are four huge favorites on the docket: Toronto, Pittsburgh, Dallas and Florida. The Lightning, Islanders and […]

There are five NHL games Friday, and some of the DFS sites are excluding the Montreal/Calgary bout from their featured contests. Colorado is the largest favorite on the docket, whereas the Golden Knights are receiving significant road chalk. Note the Bruins and Islanders are playing for the second consecutive nights after Boston topped New York […]

It’s a busy nine-game DFS slate in the NHL Thursday, and there are a couple notable mismatches on the docket to target for DFS purposes. While the Capitals and Rangers are the largest favorites on the docket, Dallas and Carolina are also receiving noticeable chalk. It’s also worth noting the Jets are playing their second […]

There are six games in the NHL Wednesday, but most DFS sites will probably only be including the five evening games in their featured contests. The Coyotes and Wild drop the puck at 2 p.m. EST, with Minnesota a notable favorite. Of the five night matchups, Vegas is the receiving the most chalk on the […]

There are eight evening NHL games included in the featured contests at most DFS sites Saturday. Carolina and Toronto are the only huge favorites with Tampa Bay also receiving notable road chalk. The Minnesota-St. Louis and Los Angeles-San Jose tilts are rematches from Saturday night, and the Blues and Sharks both won handedly. Additionally, the […]

It’s a busy 10-game night in the NHL Thursday with the Lightning, Oilers and Islanders the largest favorites on the docket. The lone 6.5 over/under total is in the Edmonton-Ottawa game, whereas the Nashville-Detroit tilt has an unusual 5.0 total, which is rare to see. It’s also worth noting the number of coin-flip matchups with […]

There are nine NHL games Tuesday, so it’s a deep DFS player pool with plenty of options. However, there aren’t oodles of significant favorites or mismatches to hone in. Tampa Bay and San Jose are the lone big favorites whereas the Bruins-Flyers, Capitals-Islanders, Penguins-Rangers and Stars-Blackhawks are all projected to be close. It’s also worth […]

With the Vancouver-Edmonton game postponed, the featured contests at most DFS sites consist of the eight evening NHL games beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The largest favorites on the docket are the Rangers, Avalanche, Canadiens and Islanders. There are also two rematches from Friday’s slate with San Jose and Los Angeles, and St. Louis and […]

It’s a busy nine-game DFS slate in the NHL Wednesday with the Lightning, Rangers and Panthers all huge favorites. Montreal, Vegas and Carolina are also receiving notable chalk. The Sabres, Wild and Golden Knights are all playing the second leg of back-to-back sets, and interestingly, there isn’t a single 6.5 over/under total on the docket. […]

There are six NHL games Wednesday, and the Avalanche and Golden Knights are both huge favorites, whereas Winnipeg, San Jose, Vancouver and Buffalo are all home underdogs. The highest over/under total is in the Toronto-Winnipeg bout, and it’s probably wise to expect a lot of Colorado and Vegas skaters to be popular DFS targets. Here’s […]

It’s a seven-game DFS slate in the NHL Tuesday, and there are three notable favorites in Tampa Bay, Florida and Boston. The Hurricanes and Stars are receiving road chalk, whereas the Rangers and Canadiens are both short home favorites. The bout between the Oilers and Canadiens has the highest over/under total, and the Capitals-Rangers tilt […]

The seven evening games beginning at 7 p.m. EST comprise the featured contests at most DFS sites Saturday. It’s an intriguing docket, too. Toronto is the only sizable favorite, and the Maple Leafs-Oilers matchup also has the highest over/under total. Additionally, the Jets-Flames and Sharks-Coyotes contests are rematches from Friday night. Winnipeg won 3-2, and […]

There are 11 NHL games Thursday, so it’s a deep DFS player pool. The Penguins and Maple Leafs are the two largest favorites on the docket with Washington, Nashville, Colorado and Tampa Bay also all receiving notable chalk. The three games with the highest over/under totals are the Maple Leafs-Senators, Rangers-Flyers and Panthers-Blackhawks tilts. Here’s […]

It’s a busy 10-game slate in the NHL on Monday. The Avalanche, Wild and Rangers are the largest favorites on the docket with Calgary and Carolina also receiving notable chalk. Vegas and Los Angeles are the only teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back set and both had to travel. Here’s your quick-hit preview […]

There are nine games included in the main NHL contests at most DFS sites Saturday, beginning with the six matchups starting at 7 p.m. ET. Carolina, Montreal and Dallas are receiving the biggest favorites on the slate, and the matchup tilt between the Flames and Maple Leafs has the highest over/under total.  All statistics from […]

It’s a busy 10-game DFS slate in the NHL Thursday with the Flyers, Jets and Oilers are all playing the second leg of a back-to-back set. Boston, Tampa Bay Florida, Carolina and Dallas are the largest favorites on the docket with the Islanders, Avalanche and Penguins also all receiving notable chalk. The highest over/under total […]

It’s a busy 10-game night in the NHL Thursday, and there are numerous notable mismatches. The Lightning, Hurricanes, Penguins and Islanders are all huge favorites, whereas the Bruins and Maple Leafs are also receiving significant chalk. Philadelphia and Calgary are both short home favorites, and the highest over/under totals are in the Toronto-Winnipeg and Philadelphia-Washington […]

There are eight evening NHL games included in the featured DFS contests Tuesday, and five are significant mismatches. The Lightning, Flyers, Hurricanes, Capitals and Maple Leafs are all huge favorites. Florida and Boston are receiving road chalk, and Dallas is a short home favorite. Here’s a game-by-game, quick-hit primer to help your Tuesday lineup decisions.  […]

There are six NHL games Monday, and the Senators are the only significant underdog and are playing their second road game in consecutive nights. The Avalanche, Blues and Canadiens are all sizable favorites with Minnesota and Anaheim small home underdogs. DFS players will want to note that the two North Division games have the highest […]

There’s a busy 12-game slate in the NHL Saturday, but most DFS sites are only including the eight evening games beginning at 7 p.m. EST in their featured contests. The Avalanche, Golden Knights and Maple Leafs are the largest favorites on the docket, and it’s also worth noting that half of Saturday’s evening contests are […]

It’s a jam-packed 10-game DFS slate in the NHL Thursday, so it’s an incredibly deep player pool. The largest favorite on the docket are the Hurricanes, followed by the Lightning, Islanders, Flames and Maple Leafs. Toronto is the only team playing its second game in consecutive nights, and the Maple Leafs-Canucks and Flyers-Penguins tilts have […]

It’s a busy eight-game DFS slate in the NHL Tuesday. The Canadiens are the largest favorite on the docket with the Blue Jackets, Lightning and Rangers also all receiving significant chalk. The highest over/under totals are in the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh, Ottawa-Montreal and Vancouver-Winnipeg contests, and it’s worth noting that the Senators, Hurricanes, Canucks and Jets are […]

There are seven games in the NHL on Monday, and the Avalanche are the lone sizable favorite. Calgary, Vegas, St. Louis and Winnipeg are also receiving notable chalk, and the only projected low-scoring games are the Minnesota-Vegas and St. Louis-Anaheim tilts. Here’s a quick-hit primer with notes, recommendations and fades to aid your lineup assembly […]

The 10 evening NHL games beginning at 7 p.m. EST are included in the main contests at most DFS sites Saturday, so it’s a jam-packed player pool. With that in mind, there are all kinds of ways to differentiate your lineups and no need to force players into lineups with tough matchups. The Golden Knights, […]

It’s a busy 10-game night in the NHL Thursday, so there are plenty of avenues to differentiating DFS lineups. It’s worth noting that there aren’t any huge favorites, while there are a number of interesting home underdogs. Here’s a peek around the league to aid your lineup assembly in DFS contests and seasonal leagues.  (Check […]

While there are seven games in the NHL Wednesday, the five evening contests beginning at 7 p.m. EST are included in the main contests at most DFS sites. With those five in mind, it’s interesting to note that there are five home favorites with Colorado the largest followed by Arizona, St. Louis and Toronto. Additionally, […]

It’s a unique DFS slate in the NHL Tuesday, with at least two of the six contests between division-basement dwellers, and there’s not a ton to be excited about in the Chicago-Columbus matchup, either. Expect most DFS players to target the Pittsburgh-Washington, Montreal-Ottawa and Edmonton-Vancouver contests — they also all have the highest over/under total. […]

There are eight games in the NHL on Monday with the Blues, Maple Leafs, Coyotes and Islanders receiving the largest home chalk, whereas Colorado and Florida are also small home favorites. The Sharks and Hurricanes are the lone home underdogs. The Toronto-Calgary and Carolina-Tampa Bay games have the highest over/under totals, and the Arizona-Anaheim matchup […]

There are only four games in the NHL Friday, so it’s a small player pool for DFS contests. Carolina is receiving the most chalk on the docket with the Flames and Canucks also short home favorites. While the Florida-Detroit matchup is the only game on the docket with an over/under total under 6, it’s important […]

There are nine games in the NHL Thursday. The Maple Leafs, Bruins and Blues are the largest favorites on the docket, whereas the Penguins and Flyers are both receive short chalk on home ice. It’s worth adding that even after Toronto’s 2-1 win over Ottawa on Wednesday, the Battle of Ontario has the highest over/under […]