Fantasy Hockey Cheat Sheet: Best DraftKings NHL DFS Choices, Values, and Programming Strategy for December 21

It’s a calm two games night in the NHL Tuesday. the Capitals visit the Flyers, and the Golden Knights welcome the Lightning. Washington and Vegas are both slight favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook. Given the events of the past week and more, it will be important to keep an eye on the news before each game to ensure that all players in your rosters are adjusting and hitting the ice.

Editor’s note: Tonight’s game between the Flyers and the Capitals has been postponed.

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Top Line Stacks

Flyers vs Capitals

Oskar Lindblom ($ 2,600) – Claude Giroux ($ 5,700) – Cam Atkinson ($ 5,200)

As the Capitals miss a number of key players and Philadelphia has the final change advantage on Tuesday, look for the new Philadelphia line of Giroux, Lindblom and Atkinson to receive plenty of favorable looks. The trio have some respectable numbers lately as well. Giroux has four goals and four assists in his last nine games, Lindblom has scored two goals in three games since joining the line and Atkinson has accumulated nine points – five points – in his nine. last matches.

Golden Knights Against Lightning

Max Pacioretty ($ 8,700) – Chandler Stephenson ($ 5,100) – Evgenii Dadonov ($ 3,100)

Another profitable stack, Dadonov skated on the No.1 row with Mark Stone treating an undisclosed injury. If Stone returns, he’s obviously an upgrade for the trio. Stephenson, Pacioretty and Dadonov dominated possession with a 66.7 Corsi For percentage in Sunday’s game, and they also all plan to skate on the No.1 power play unit. a mini-stack of Stephenson and Pacioretty only is in play, as they have clicked for 7.0 goals every 60 minutes this season.

Superstar to build

Alex Ovechkin, WAS at PHI ($ 9,600) – While there is definitely star power in the player pool on Tuesday, going to the top of the salary list and targeting Ovechkin is definitely at stake. He has found the scoresheet in 12 of his last 14 games for 10. goals, 11 assists and 73 shots with a 22:37 ice time average (4:28 with the power play). The Flyers have also allowed the league’s most anticipated goals by 60 minutes.

Value in case of violation

Lars Eller, WAS at PHI ($ 4,300) – Scheduled to center Alex Ovechkin on the front row and skate with the No.1 power play unit on Tuesday, Eller will likely be a popular target. Despite missing the scoresheet in back-to-back games, the veteran has enjoyed a four-game streak with one run before the skid, so the potential is there.

Joel Farabee, PHI vs. WAS ($ 3,600) – There might be devious potential here. Farabee is 23rd in goals by 60 minutes over the past two seasons and found the back of the net when he returned to action on Saturday after missing seven games with an upper body injury. The 21-year-old winger offers a nice advantage in this salary range.

Goalie

Andrei Vasilevskiy, VG at VGK ($ 7,600) – It is not excluded to blindly support Vasilevskiy at this salary. He’s won six straight starts with a .935 save percentage and a 1.98 GPA, after all. Obviously, it’s a tough clash on the road with Vegas coming in fourth in goals per game, but there is a risk built into pay as well.

Carter Hart, PHI vs. WAS ($ 7,500) – As noted, Washington faces a plethora of injuries so it could be a favorable place for Hart and the Flyers. The 23-year-old goaltender is also posting a strong .918 save percentage for the campaign and a .942 mark in his last four outings, so current form is encouraging.

Value on defense

Dylan Coghlan, VGK vs. VG ($ 2,800) – With two counts, three assists, 10 shots and 10 blocks in his last six games, that salary is probably a little short. Coghlan is expected to skate with the Power Play Unit # 2 on Tuesday, and his cross-category coverage delivers a respectable fantastic floor from that pay scale.

Power-play defender

Victor Hedman, VG at VGK ($ 7,400) – In the middle of a career year, Hedman’s slight increase in offense helped ease the absences of a few key Lightning contributors. He’s also been particularly impressive lately with four goals, seven assists, 21 shots and nine blocks in December’s eight games. It should be noted that Vegas also allowed the league’s seventh most anticipated goal by 60 minutes.

Alex Pietrangelo, VGK vs. TB ($ 7,000) – Mainstay of consistency, Pietrangelo produced at a points-per-game pace over the 10 games in December while adding 27 shots and 21 blocks. In a shallow defensive pool, he’s also the cheapest of the big three behind John Carlson ($ 7,500) and Victor Hedman ($ 7,400).

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