We have a cool little four game setup before the Super Bowl tonight, so lets go through each game individually.
CAPITALS (vs Sharks)
Strome, Ovechkin, Orlov
Two things are certain over the last 30 years on Super Bowl Sunday when the Caps are playing their annual home game. Number one, the Atlanta Falcons are not winning a game that day and number two, the Capitals are not losing that day. The Sharks have had a nice little extended east coast trip here as well and come in with trade rumors swirling and likely get a whoppin.
KNIGHTS
Eichel, Marchessault
Everything on the Knights today is going to look Golden, with the top line being the most likely to come through.
OILERS vs HABS
Go contrarian somewhere on this slate? It might be in this game if you want to back the Canadiens over the Oilers. Evander Kane is once again in a good form and makes the most sense here as a one off for Edmonton, but I wouldn’t mind going contrarian with Allen or Montembault in goal
KRAKEN vs FLYERS
Or you can go contrarian and stack the Flyers on a day when nobody in the city of Philadelphia would notice if they lost 23-0, so yeah, just cross this game off the list for skaters.
CENTERS
- Dylan Strome … Like his value with Ovi, making him an auto play today
- Jack Eichel
- Connor McDavid
- Tomas Hertl
- Trevor Zegras
WINGS
- Alex Ovechkin
- Jonathan Marchessault
- Evander Kane
- TJ Oshie
- Mike Hoffman
- Jordan Eberle
- Conor Sheary
DEFENSE
- Erik Gustafsson (although my gut call is that Orlov scores)
- Shea Theodore
- Rasmus Ristolainen
- Michael Matheson
VALUE
- Josh Anderson
- Ryan McLeod
- Oliver Bjorkstrand
- Owen Trippett
Jake Allen / Sam Montembeault – Canadiens
Go wild on this slate with a little contrarian spot vs the chalky Oilers.
LINE LOCK(S) OF THE NIGHT:
Strome – Ovechkin – Orlov (Caps)
FAVORITE ONE OFF STUD FORWARDS:
Jonathan Marchessault
FAVORITE ONE OFF VALUE:
Josh Anderson
FAVORITE ONE OFF DEFENSEMAN:
Shea Theodore
BETS:
Jonathan Marchessault o3.5 SOG
Jordan Eberle o1.5 SOG
Evander Kane o3.5 SOG
Nick Backstrom u2.5 SOG