NHL DFS PICKS: Power Plays for DraftKings & FanDuel, 2/6 (FREE)

DraftKings and FanDuel NHL DFS Picks: We have a massive 12-game slate tonight and there is no shortage of options to pick from. Tonight is a good night to play whatever matchup or team you like and not really worry about ownership too much because the size of the slate will lower them. In the Power Plays article, Jeff Votteler breaks down the slate and gives you some of his top picks at each position. Including Nathan MacKinnon, Max Pacioretty as well as some of his favorite line stacks.

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NHL schedule for Thursday Feb. 6, 2020

AWAY O/U HOME TIME (EST)
Anaheim 5.5 Montreal -155 7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh 6.5 Tampa Bay -171 7:00 p.m.
Detroit 5.5 Buffalo -202 7:00 p.m.
Las Vegas -124 6.5 Florida 7:00 p.m.
Los Angeles 5.5 NY Islanders -181 7:00 p.m.
New Jersey 6 Philadelphia -208 7:00 p.m.
Colorado -198 6.5 Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg 6 St. Louis -212 8:00 p.m.
Vancouver 6 Minnesota -128 8:00 p.m.
Nashville 6.5 Calgary -116 9:00 p.m.
Carolina -118 5.5 Arizona 9:00 p.m.
San Jose 6.5 Edmonton -163 9:30 p.m.

 BOLD* Back to back / ^ three in four nights / ¥ three in six nights

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NHL DFS Picks: Centers

Jack Eichel (BUF vs DET) – DraftKings, $8,400; FanDuel, $8,400

Eichel has steadily been one of the top offensive players in the NHL this year. Fresh off of a beatdown from the Avalanche, the Sabres get a matchup with the defenseless Red Wings. Detroit is the worst team in almost every five-on-five metric I like to look at when making lineups. Special teams-wise, it’s no different as they are 31st in shots against, goals against and expected goals against per 60. Detroit has moved Tyler Bertuzzi to the second line, which actually hurts the Shane Larkin line defensively. Eichel is an elite offensive player and he will get plenty of chances to light the lamp tonight.

Nathan MacKinnon (COL @ OTT ) – DraftKings, $8,500; FanDuel, $8,700

MacKinnon and Connor McDavid will be the top two pay-up options tonight and for good reasoning. You can fit both into the same lineup, but that could be a popular decision. MacKinnon has been a tad quiet lately, only figuring into one of the last nine goals for the Avalanche. He should be in line for a heavy work load tonight, even with the semi-tough matchup against the Jean GabrielPageau line.

The majority of Colorado’s offense starts with MacKinnon, and tonight, he’s a legit contender for the shot bonus. Colorado is taking the fourth-most shots per game, while Ottawa is giving up the fourth-most shots against per game. Ottawa has a middling penalty kill percentage, but digging deeper, they have spent the third-most time short-handed. They are also giving up the ninth-most shots against on the penalty kill, along with the seventh-most expected goals against per 60. The Avs will most likely be popular, so find some differentiation with the remainder of your team.

NHL DFS Picks: Wingers

Max Pacioretty (VGK @ FLA ) – DraftKings, $7,000; FanDuel, $7,100

Pacioretty has been firing the puck a ton lately. Over the last 10 games, he has averaged six shots on goal to go along with five points and an average of 15.7 DraftKings points. Depending on Alexander Barkov’s status, Vegas’ second line should see the Panthers second line most of the night, which is a plus matchup. Vegas’ second-line numbers are beyond elite, and it doesn’t matter whether the pivot is Chandler Stephenson or Paul Stastny. As it stands right now with Stephenson, they have a 62 Corsi for percentage (CF%), while creating 41 shots, 38 scoring chances, 16 high-danger chances and 3.53 expected goals per 60.

Anders Lee (NYI vs LA ) – DraftKings, $5,300; FanDuel, $6,400

The Islanders have quietly been playing good hockey, and it starts with their top line. Lee has been averaging almost four shots per game, while Matt Barzal has averaged 3.5 and Jordan Eberle has averaged 2.6. As a line, they have solid metrics. With a 54 CF%, they are creating 35 shots, 34 scoring chances, 16 high-danger chances and 3.03 expected goals per 60. They will get the benefit of last change at home tonight and should get all the depth matchups. The Josh Bailey line will likely see the Anze Kopitar line, which is usually the line you want to avoid. The Kings have likely mailed their season in, trading away Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford overnight. I think the Islanders top line could be a great play that goes somewhat overlooked.

Mike Hoffman (FLA vs VGK) – DraftKings, $4,600; FanDuel, $6,000

Hoffman has directly benefited from Alexander Barkov’s absence. He’s gone from 15 minutes per game to almost 20 minutes in the last three. Hoffman hesitates to put pucks on net, but he has 11 points over the last 10 games, averaging almost three shots per game. He’s playing on the third line, but he is the trigger man on the top power play unit. Even though Vegas has a middling penalty kill, they are tied for the sixth-most time short-handed. Given the likely pace of this game, Hoffman will get plenty of chances to fire on net tonight.

NHL DFS Picks: Defensemen

Ivan Provorov (PHI vs NJ ) – DraftKings, $5,500; FanDuel, $4,600

Provorov has been logging massive minutes on the blue line for the Flyers. Over the last 10 games, he averaged 25 minutes to go along with a hair under four shots/blocks per game. The Devils have been allowing the fifth-most shots against per 60, and they are allowing the most goals against per game at five-on-five. Adding in Provorov to your Flyers stacks makes sense.

Rasmus Andersson (CGY vs NSH) – DraftKings, $2,700; FanDuel, $3,600

Andersson saw a bump up to 22 minutes of playing time last game when the Flames lost Mark Giordano to injury. That is going to be a huge burden for the Flames, and Andersson should see a decent bump in playing time. I am assuming he will get to play on the top power play unit as well. At almost min price, he doesn’t need to do much to pay off his tag. A couple shots and a block or two will get you there.

Jordan Oesterle (PHI vs NJ ) – DraftKings, $2,600; FanDuel, $3,500

Our own Michael “Slim Cliffy” Clifford mentioned Oesterle in his Power Plays, and I will echo his sentiments. Oesterle saw a price bump from min price to $2,600. That’s not enough. Last game, Oesterle played almost 25 minutes and produced five blocked shots for 9.5 DraftKings points. For min price, you can’t complain at all about a guy seeing that much ice time and opportunity. With Oliver Ekman-Larsson out, Oesterle will continue to get usage and if you find yourself needing salary relief, Oesterle or Andersson may fit the bill.

NHL DFS Picks: Stacks

NY Islanders 1: Lee – Barzal – Eberle
Vegas 2: Pacioretty – Stephenson – Stone

Colorado PP: MacKinnon – Rantanen – Makar
Tampa Bay 1: Stamkos – Point – Kucherov

Value Stacks

Nashville 3: Arvidsson – Bonino – Grimaldi
Montreal 3: Kovalchuk – Domi – Cousins

Author
As an avid competitor, Jeff "Votts" Votteler grew up playing all types of sports. But as he grew up, he gravitated towards hockey and played at a very competitive level. Fantasy sports became a passion of Votts' over 10 years ago, which in turn moved over to the emerging world of daily fantasy sports for the last five years. Votts likes to dive into the analytics of all the sports, where he can turn over those value "rocks" that players depend on to win on a daily basis.

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