Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 01/20/21
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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes
IN
- – [EDM] @Ethan Bear is expected to draw back into the Oilers lineup in Toronto.
- – [STL] @Sammy Blais is expected to return to the Blues lineup after a two-game suspension.
- – [SJS] @Dylan Gambrell will make his season debut on Wednesday.
- – [SJS] @Stefan Noesen will be back in the lineup on Wednesday.
- – [ANA] @Andy Manson (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.
- – [MIN] @Ian Cole was acquired from Colorado on Tuesday, will make his Wild debut on Wednesday.
- – [ARI] @John Hayden will make his season debut on Wednesday.
- – [VAN] @Jalen Chatfield is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
OUT
- – [EDM] @William Lagesson is expected to be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
- – [STL] @Kyle Clifford is expected to be a healthy scratch.
- – [SJS] @Noah Gregor will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
- – [SJS] @Frederik Händemark will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
- – [ANA] @Josh Manson (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.
- – [VGK] @Cody Glass will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
- – [ARI] @Brarrett Hayton (undisclosed) will not play on Wednesday.
- – [VAN] @Olli Juolevi is expected to be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Projected Lineups
*Subject to change*
Maple Leafs vs. Oilers (7:00 PM)
| Thornton – Matthews – Marner Nylander – Tavares – Vesey Mikheyev – Kerfoot – Hyman Spezza – Simmonds Rielly – Brodie Muzzin – Holl Dermott – Bogosian Lehtonen | Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Kassian Kahun – Draisaitl – Yamamoto Nygard – Turris – Puljujarvi Archibald – Shore – Chiasson Nurse – Bear Russell – Barrie Koekkoek – Larsson |
Blues vs. Sharks (9:00 PM)
| Sanford – O’Reilly – Perron Schwartz – Schenn – Kyrou Hoffman – Thomas – Bozak Clifford – Barbashev – Sundqvist Krug – Parayko Scandella – Faulk Dunn – Gunnarsson | Donato – Couture – Labanc Meier – Hertl – Kane Leonard – Gambrell – Noesen Sorensen – Marleau – Nieto Vlasic – Karlsson Ferraro – Burns Knyzhov – Simek |
Ducks vs. Wild (9:30 PM)
| Rakell – Getzlaf – Milano Heinen – Henrique – Silfverberg Comtois – Steel – Terry Deslauriers – Grant – Rowney Lindholm – Shattenkirk Fowler – Hakanpaa Larsson – Welinski | Parise – Rask – Kaprizov Johansson – Bonino – Fiala Greenway – Eriksson Ek – Foligno Sturm – Bjugstad – Hartman Suter – Dumba Brodin – Spurgeon Soucy – Cole |
Golden Knights vs. Coyotes (10:00 PM)
| Pacioretty – Stephenson – Stone Marchessault – Karlsson – Smith Tuch – Roy – Kolesar Carrier – Nosek – Reaves McNabb – Pietrangelo Martinez – Theodore Hague – Whitecloud | Hayton – Schmaltz – Garland Caggiula – Dvorak – Kessel Keller – Brassard – Pitlick Crouse – Larsson – Fischer Chychrun – Goligoski Hjalmarsson – Oesterle Capobianco – Demers |
Canucks vs. Canadiens (10:00 PM)
| Miller – Pettersson – Boeser Pearson – Horvat – Hoglander Roussel – Gaudette – Virtanen Motte – Beagle – Sutter Schmidt – Myers Edler – Chatfield Hughes – Hamonic | Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Drouin – Suzuki – Anderson Toffoli – Kotkaniemi – Armia Lehkonen – Evans – Byron Chiarot – Weber Edmundson- Petry Kulak – Romanov |
Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ — Confirmed
🅿️ — Probable
🅾️ — Projected
Rank | Goalie – Matchup | Salary | |
1 | Robin Lehner (vs. ARI) | 🅿️ | 8500 |
2 | Jordan Binnington (vs. SJS) | ✅ | 8300 |
3 | Kaapo Kahkonen (@ ANA) | ✅ | 7600 |
4 | John Gibson (vs. MIN) | 🅾️ | 7300 |
5 | Carey Price (@ VAN) | ✅ | 8000 |
6 | Frederik Andersen (vs. EDM) | ✅ | 8100 |
7 | Darcy Kuemper (@ VGK) | ✅ | 7000 |
8 | Braden Holtby (vs. MTL) | 🅿️ | 7600 |
9 | Martin Jones (@ STL) | ✅ | 7100 |
10 | Mikko Koskinen (@ TOR) | 🅿️ | 7500 |
Daily Value Picks
C — Brayden Schenn ($4,100)
W — Reilly Smith ($3,800)
D — Justin Holl ($2,700)
Optimizer Highest Projections
C — Auston Matthews (16.01)
W — Max Pacioretty (20.99)
D — Alex Pietrangelo (15.49)
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DFS 5v5 Score:
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4. TOR2 (+4.55)
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