Wednesday, December 13th
Four games in the NHL tonight.
STACKS
Islanders … The Law Firm is back on home ice tonight and the bonus is the matchup against the Stars who last year were really bad against Centers and Defenseman. This year they’ve played somewhat better over the first couple of months respectively against centers but are still week against the blue liners. This makes for a nice 4 man stack as we add Nick Leddy to the law firm line of Tavares-Bailey and Lee… Tavares and Leddy are cash game locks for me tonight.
Stars … Dallas on the other side is one of the better secondary stacks IMO tonight. They’re best players are expensive which makes them less appealing to game stack with the Islanders and thus gives lower ownership with great upside and despite looking great against the Caps (who he dominates) Halak isn’t someone I mind picking on (assuming he is in net tonight, if not I don’t mind attacking Greiss either). I have a feeling Tyler Seguin has a good game so his full strength line of Seguin-Shore-Elie is a nice value stack, but if you want the best upside go with the top power play and pair him with Benn or Radulov.
Predators (Chalk) … I am in the minority on this one tonight, but the Preds aren’t high on my list. I hate teams who have had long lay-offs as they appear pretty rusty on the ice with their timing. Going into Vancouver isn’t a tough spot for the Preds and on a small slate they will be a popular play. Viktor Arvidsson and Craig Smith are the two guys I would consider as one offs.
Bruins … There are two really bad teams going tonight (Detroit and Ottawa) and I expect many will ride the Rangers against the Sens who played last night and can’t beat anyone. Well, Detroit isn’t much better and I like Boston’s second line on the road tonight to feast. Krejci-DeBrusk-Bjork….
TOP C-W COMBO’S
- John Tavares & Anders Lee (Islanders)
- Patrice Bergeron & Brad Marchand (Bruins)
- Kyle Turris & Craig Smith (Predators)
- Tyler Seguin & Alex Radulov (Stars) — Power Play Stack
- Henrik Sedin & Brock Boeser (Canucks)
- David Krejci & Jake DeBrusk (Bruins)
DEFENSEMAN
- Nick Leddy
- Roman Josi
- Ryan McDonough
- John Klingberg
- Michael Del Zotto (Value)
- Mathias Ekholm
GOALIES
Henrik Lundqvist … As I mentioned the Sens are atrocious right now and it’s Henry or Rask as your chalk options tonight. I can’t go Rask in a spot where he might not see 30 shots, so King Henry it is.
Anders Nilsson (Value) … Nilsson is starting tonight for the Canucks and they are my upset pick of the night to beat the Predators. For value saving at goalie I would ride him. Otherwise pay up for Henry.
LINE LOCK OF THE NIGHT: John Tavares-Josh Bailey-Anders Lee (Islanders)
ONE OFF STUD WINGER: Alex Radulov (Stars)
ONE OFF VALUE WINGER: Jake DeBrusk (Bruins)
FAVORITE DEFENSEMAN: Nick Leddy (Islanders)
Final Thoughts: Find a way to play Tavares and Seguin tonight.