Key match-up nuggets for tonight …
- Colorado at Tampa Bay … The Bolts have played two games post the ASB and lost both, they should be focused tonight.
- San Jose at Florida … Highest total on the slate overall, expect some opto ownership going onto this game, mostly Florida.
- Vancouver at NY Islanders … Little ‘revenge’ narrative for those who like it as the Nelson/Beauvillier swap gets to face off against each other.
So, wild day thus far in NHL
- Vlad Tarasenko traded to the Rangers. NBD, neither team is on this slate.
- Cale Makar is OUT tonight and for the rest of the road trip for Colorado.
- Sasha Barkov is OUT for the Panthers….
- RASMUS ANDERSON IS OUT – HE GOT HIT BY A CAR….
PANTHERS
Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verheaghe Gustav Forsling
Boy did Florida show out against Tampa after the break or what? Maybe that was Tampa just being rusty and those two always having high scoring games, but we can’t act like the Sharks should be a dominant shutdown spot here and I don’t see San Jose sweeping the Florida circuit.
FLAMES
Mikael Backlund (PP1), Andrew Mangiapane (PP2), Rasmus Andersson (PP1)
I don’t think we highlight centers against the Red Wings enough, probably because Detroit just plays very boring games. But when all three centers have scoring ability and are sub 6k like the Flames have tonight you should take notice.
Trust the beliefs and ride Backlund as we avoid their top line on the road.
ISLANDERS
Bo Horvat, Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzral
It used to be the law firm line in New York, this is now the new law firm of Bo-Bailey and Barzal.
CENTERS
Too many studs here to not pay up this evening
- Sam Bennett
- Nico Hischier
- Mikael Backlund
- Leon Draisaitl
- Bo Horvat
WINGS
- Matthew Tkachuk / Carter Verhaeghe
- Travis Konecny
- Mathew Barzal
- Zach Hyman … 8100 is very hard to stomach given how many times the Flyers block shots, but they rank 27th in shots allowed to RW over the last month, so when he does get a few past I do think they will go in the net.
- Reilly Smith
- Matt Boldy
DEFENSE
- Gustav Forsling
- Alex Pietrangelo
- Vince Dunn
- Ivan Provorov
- Noah Dobson
- Rasmus Andersson
VALUE
- Jaden Schwartz
- Josh Bailey
- Andrew Mangiapane
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic
- Vitek Vanecek (NJ)
- Jacob Markstrom (CGY)
- Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) … Will see plenty SOG against
Contrarian GOALIE
If you can stomach going contrarian I can see the Avs/Bolts game not having more than 3 goals for the winning side, but good luck picking the winner here and I think it’s all or nothing with Andrei Vasilevskiy, but at $7800 he is my favorite contrarian G tonight
LINE LOCK(S) OF THE NIGHT:
Bo Horvat, Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzral – Islanders
FAVORITE ONE OFF STUD FORWARDS:
Matthew Tkachuk
FAVORITE ONE OFF VALUE:
Andrew Mangiapane
FAVORITE ONE OFF DEFENSEMAN:
Vince Dunn
BETS:
Avs/Bolts UNDER 6
Devils/Flames ML Parlay … Kinda, correlates together dont you think … no????