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Just a reminder that Saturdays are always a little weird to predict. Double check those pre-game line rushes if you’re around your lineups a half hour before game time.
The news:
- Stamkos and Kucherov have been reunited for tonight’s game, skating alongside Ondrej Palat. Point centres Johnson and Gourde. TB1 has full PP correlation.
- Nick Bjugstad is off PIT1, replaced by Bryan Rust. He centres PIT2 with Pearson and Kessel. Malkin is still out.
- Derick Brassard is up on FLA1 with Barkov and Dadonov. Vatrano moves down to FLA2 and Sheahan centres Sceviour and Hoffman on FLA3.
- Karlsson-Smith-Marchessault were reunited last game and it looks like they’ll stick together tonight. Zykov is down on VGS3 with Eakin and Lindberg.
- Andrew Shaw returns from IR tonight and will replace Matthew Peca on MTL2. Peca is out.
Advice:
- TB1 gets rare full PP correlation tonight.
- Florida has been kinda meh lately and these changes weaken the top line a bit, but matchups don’t get any better than at Washington, who are allowing the most scoring chances against in the NHL over their last 10 games.
- VGS1 is way too cheap. They’re an excellent value play tonight. Vegas on the whole due for some positive regression. They rank first in the NHL in HDCF over the past 10 games, but 25th in HDGF.
The little news
- Anton Stralman is out for the Lightning tonight. Cernak and Sergachev are in.
- Matt Benning is out for the Oilers tonight. Kevin Gravel draws in.
- Colby Cave is out for EDM, Kyle Brodziak in. Try not to get too excited.
High recent 5v5 ice-time
SJS2: 31%
EDM1: 33%
TB3: 29%
VGS2: 30%
Low recent 5v5 ice-time
TOR3: 16%
No Vancouver line above 12%
PP notes:
MTL PP1/2 is a 50/50 split
Last 10 games, chances for stats P/60 (Best lines bolded):
CGY1: 20 SCF, 8.2 HDCF
CGY2: 28 SCF, 13.4 HDCF
TB1: 42 SCF, 16.31 HDCF
PIT1: 41.2 SCF, 17.8 HDCF
WAS1: 36.17 SCF, 14.47 HDCF
WAS2: 26.9 SCF, 9.96 HDCF
SJS1: 31.28 SCF, 15.1 HDCF
SJS2: 29.82 SCF, 10.14 HDCF
SJS3: 16.6 SCF, 10.26 HDCF
EDM1 (full season): 26.3 SCF, 8.11 HDCF
FLA2 (full season): 32 SCF, 8.28 HDCF
CBJ1: 33.46 SCF, 14.26 HDCF
CBJ2 full season): 25 SCF, 10 HDCF
CBJ3 (full season: 27 SCF, 14.73 HDCF
VGS1 (15 games): 37 SCF, 14.71 HDCF
VGS2: 37 SCF, 18.93 HDCF
TOR3: 49.7 DCF, 7.27 HDCF
TOR2: 34 SCF, 7 HDCF
TOR1: 38 SCF, 12 HDCF
MTL1: 26 SCF, 11.79 HDCF
MTL2 no Andrew Shaw: 33 SCF, 15 HDCF