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NHL DFS: 2-15-24

We have 12 games tonight, with some good matchups, so I am taking a slightly different approach to the Main Slate. First I will eliminate any team with an implied goal total of less than 3. This includes Philadelphia, Anaheim, Montreal, Seattle, St Louis, Chicago, and San Jose. I may use a single player from these teams, like a shot-blocking defenseman, but I won’t be stacking them.

Next, I am looking for games with high goal totals, and there is none higher than Colorado (3.5) at Tampa Bay (3.6).  Another good matchup is LA (3.3) at New Jersey (3.4).

And finally, I am looking for the highest implied totals, mostly against bad teams. This will be the chalk but very difficult to ignore. This includes Ottawa (4.2), The Rangers (3.8), Edmonton (3.8) and Pittsburgh (3.4).

Good luck and join me in Discord!

Teams to Target

Ottawa
Colorado
Pittsburgh
Toronto
Vancouver

My Favorite Stacks

OTT: Brady Tkachuk – Josh Norris – Drake Batherson
COL: Jonathan Drouin – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen
VAN: J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser – Quinn Hughes – Elias Pettersson
TOR: Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
PIT: Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust

Value Stacks

COL: Artturi Lehkonen – Ross Colton – Miles Wood
NJ: Timo Meier – Curtis Lazar – Dawson Mercer
DET: Klim Kostin – Joe Veleno – Daniel Sprong

Goalies

Ilya Samsonov, TOR
Jonathan Quick, NYR
Stuart Skinner, EDM
Jacob Markstrom, CGY

Defense Player Pool

Cale Makar, COL
Quinn Hughes, VAN
MacKenzie Weegar, CGY
Evan Bouchard, EDM
Jake Walman, DET
Jakob Chychrun, OTT
Matt Roy, LA
Filip  Hronek, VAN
Aaron Ekblad, FLA
Esa Lindell, DAL
Dante Fabbro, NSH

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