Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 02/04/20
The Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook will be released everyday Monday-to-Friday as soon as the morning skates finish.
The Notebook includes everything you need to know to set your Season-Long and Daily Fantasy Lineups: including Injuries, Projected Lines and Pairings, Starting Goalie Rankings, Value Picks (DFS), and previews from our DFS Premium Package.
Key Injuries/Lineup Changes
IN
- — [NYI] @Kieffer Bellows will make his NHL debut vs. the Stars.
- — [BOS] @Sean Kuraly will draw back into the lineup vs. the Canucks.
- — [NJD] @Joey Anderson will make his season debut vs. the Canadiens.
- — [NJD] @Mirco Mueller will draw back into the lineup vs. the Canadiens.
- — [CBJ] @Ryan MacInnis was recalled from Cleveland (AHL) and will draw into the lineup on Tuesday.
- — [LAK] @Drew Doughty (undisclosed) is expected to draw back into the Kings lineup in Washington.
- — [CAR] @Ryan Dzingel will be back in the lineup in St. Louis.
- — [MIN] @Ryan Donato will draw back into the lineup vs. the Blackhawks.
- — [MIN] @Brad Hunt will play for the first time since January 9th.
- — [ARI] @Ilya Lyubushkin (illness) will be back in the lineup vs. the Oilers.
- — [SJS] @Alexander True will make his NHL debut in Calgary.
- — [SJS] @Maxim Letunov will make his NHL debut in Calgary.
GAMETIME DECISION
- — [NJD] @P.K. Subban (illness) will be a game-time decision vs. the Canadiens.
- — [FLA] @Aleksander Barkov (lower-body) is questionable to play in Columbus.
OUT
- — [NYI] @Tom Kuhnhackl will be a healthy scratch vs. the Stars.
- — [BOS] @Joakim Nordstrom will miss the next two games with an allergy-related condition.
- — [NJD] @Nico Hischier (knee) will not play vs. the Canadiens.
- — [NJD] @Sami Vatanen (undisclosed) will not play vs. the Canadiens.
- — [MTL] @Carey Price (illness) did not travel to New Jersey.
- — [MTL] @Victor Mete (illness) will not play in New Jersey.
- — [BUF] @Rasmus Dahlin (upper-body) will not play vs. the Avalanche.
- — [BUF] @Johan Larsson (lower-body) will not play vs. the Avalanche.
- — [BUF] @Curtis Lazar (illness) will not play vs. the Avalanche.
- — [CBJ] @Alexander Wennberg will miss 3-to-4 weeks with an upper-body injury.
- — [WSH] @Ilya Samsonov is in concussion protocol may not dress as the backup vs. the Kings.
- — [CAR] @Lucas Wallmark will be a healthy scratch in St. Louis.
- — [MIN] @Victor Rask will be a healthy scratch vs. the Blackhawks.
- — [MIN] @Greg Pateryn will be a healthy scratch vs. the Blackhawks.
- — [ARI] @Oliver Ekman-Larsson (lower-body) will miss his second straight game.
- — [SJS] @Antti Suomela will be a healthy scratch in Calgary.
Projected Lineups
- *Subject to change*
- ⚠️ Gametime Decision
Stars @ Islanders (7:00 pm)
| Benn – Hintz – Seguin Janmark – Pavelski – Radulov Cogliano – Faksa – Comeau Gurianov – Dickinson – Perry Lindell – Klingberg Oleksiak – Heiskanen Sekera – Johns | Lee – Barzal – Eberle Beauvillier – Nelson – Bailey Bellows – Brassard – Dal Colle Martin – Cizikas – Komarov Leddy – Pulock Toews – Mayfield Dobson – Boychuk |
Golden Knights @ Lightning (7:00 pm)
| Marchessault – Stastny – Smith Pacioretty – Stephenson – Stone Carrier – Eakin – Tuch Nosek – Roy – Reaves McNabb – Schmidt Holden – Theodore Merrill – Whitecloud | Stamkos – Point – Kucherov Palat – Cirelli – Johnson Killorn – Paquette – Maroon Verhaeghe – Stephens – Gourde Hedman – Rutta McDonagh – Cernak Sergachev – Shattenkirk |
Canucks @ Bruins (7:00 pm)
| Pearson – Horvat – Eriksson Miller – Pettersson – Boeser Roussel – Gaudette – Virtanen Schaller – Beagle – Sutter Edler – Stecher Hughes – Tanev Fantenberg – Myers | Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak- DeBrusk – Krejci – Kuhlman Kuraly – Coyle – Bjork Blidh – Lindholm – Wagner Chara – McAvoy Krug – Carlo Grzelcyk – Lauzon |
Canadiens @ Devils (7:00 pm)
| Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Kovalchuk – Suzuki – Armia Lehkonen – Domi – Cousins Poehling – Thompson – Weise Chiarot – Weber Kulak – Petry Scandella – Folin | Bratt – Hughes – Palmieri Coleman – Zajac – Gusev Wood – Zacha – Simmonds Hayden – Rooney – Anderson ⚠️ Subban – Greene Butcher – Severson Mueller – Carrick |
Avalanche @ Sabres (7:00 pm)
| Landeskog – MacKinnon – Rantanen Nichushkin – Kadri – Burakovsky Donskoi – Jost – Nieto Calvert – Bellemare – Compher Graves – Makar Girard – Johnson Cole – Zadorov | Vesey – Eichel – Reinhart Sheary – Johansson – Frolik Skinner – Asplund – Rodrigues Girgensons – Lazar – Dea Pilut – Ristolainen McCabe – Bogosian Montour – Miller |
Panthers @ Blue Jackets (7:00 pm)
| Huberdeau – Trocheck – Dadonov Vatrano – Toninato – Hoffman Sceviour – Acciari – Connolly Hawryluk – Boyle – Pysyk Matheson – Ekblad Stillman – Stralman Yandle – Brown | Foligno – Dubois – Bjorkstrand Nyquist – Jenner – Atkinson Milano – Nash – Bemstrom Gerbe – MacInnis – Robinson Werenski – Jones Gavrikov – Savard Nutivaara – Harrington |
Kings @ Capitals (7:00 pm)
| Iafallo – Kopitar – Brown Grundstrom – Carter – Toffoli Kempe – Lizotte – Wagner Clifford – Amadio – Lewis Martinez – Doughty Hutton – Roy MacDermid – Walker | Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson Vrana – Kuzentsov – Oshie Hagelin – Eller – Panik Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway Kempny – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Fehervary – Gudas |
Ducks @ Senators (7:30 pm)
| Rakell – Getzlaf – Silfverberg Jones – Steel – Kase Ritchie – Henrique – Terry Deslauriers – Grant – Rowney Lindholm – Gudbranson Fowler – Manson Larsson – Del Zotto | Tkachuk – Pageau – Brown Namestnikov – Tierney – Duclair Ennis – Anisimov – Batherson Chlapik – White – Sabourin Chabot – Hainsey Borowiecki – Demelo Reilly – Zatizev |
Hurricanes @ Blues (8:00 pm)
| Svechnikov – Aho – Foegele Niederreiter – Staal – Teravainen McGinn – Haula – Necas Dzingel – Martinook – Williams Slavin – van Riemsdyk Gardiner – Pesce Fleury – Edmundson | Sanford – O’Reilly – Perron Schwartz – Schenn – Thomas Steen – Bozak – Kyrou Blais – Barbashev – Brouwer Gunnarsson – Pietrangelo Bouwmeester – Parayko Dunn – Faulk |
Blackhawks @ Wild (8:00 pm)
| Kubalik – Toews – Caggiula Saad – Dach – Kane DeBrincat – Kampf – Strome Nylander – Carpenter – Smith Keith – Boqvist Gustafsson – Murphy Maatta – Koekkoek | Parise – Staal – Zuccarello Zucker – Kunin – Fiala Greenway – Eriksson Ek – Foligno Donato – Koivu – Hartman Suter – Spurgeon Brodin – Dumba Soucy – Hunt |
Predators @ Jets (8:00 pm)
| Duchene – Johansen – Granlund Forsberg – Turris – Arvidsson Grimaldi – Bonino – Smith Trenin – Sissons – Blackwell Josi – Weber Tinordi – Ekholm Hamhuis – Fabbro | Connor – Scheifele – Laine Ehlers – Wheeler – Appleton Harkins – Copp – Roslovic Bourque – Shore – Shaw Morrissey – Pionk Kulikov – Niku Bitetto – Sbisa |
Oilers @ Coyotes (9:00 pm)
| Archibald – McDavid – Kassian Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto Khaira – Sheahan – P.Russell Gagner – Haas – Chiasson Klefbom – Larsson Nurse – Bear Jones – Benning | Hall – Dvorak – Garland Keller – Stepan – Kessel Crouse – Schmaltz – Hinostroza Soderberg – Richardson – Fischer Chychrun – Goligoski Hjalmarsson – Demers Oesterle – Lyubushkin |
Sharks @ Flames (9:00 pm)
| Kane – Goodrow – Marleau Meier – Thornton – Labanc M. Karlsson – True – Noesen Sorensen – Gambrell – Letunov Dillon – Burns Vlasic – E. Karlsson Simek – Ferraro | Mangiapane – Lindholm – Tkachuk Gaudreau – Monahan – Robinson Lucic – Ryan – Dube Jankowski – Backlund – Bennett Giordano – Andersson Brodie – Hamonic Hanifin – Stone |
Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ — Confirmed
🅿️ — Probable
🅾️ — Projected
Rank | Goalie — Matchup — Price | Brock | Dylan |
1 | ✅ Braden Holtby – vs. LAK ($8,500) | 2 | 1 |
2 | ✅ Philipp Grubauer – @ BUF ($7,800) | 1 | 4 |
3 | ✅ Andrei Vasilevkskiy – vs. VGK ($8,300) | 4 | 2 |
t-4 | ✅ Tuukka Rask – vs. VAN ($8,400) | 3 | 8 |
t-4 | ✅ David Rittich – vs. SJS ($8,200) | 8 | 3 |
6 | ✅ Elvis Merzlikins – vs. FLA ($7,600) | 9 | 5 |
7 | ✅ Ben Bishop – @ NYI ($7,600) | 6 | 9 |
8 | 🅾️ Cayden Primeau – @ NJD ($6,500) | 5 | 11 |
9 | 🅾️ John Gibson – @ OTT ($7,400) | 7 | 10 |
10 | ✅ Jordan Binnington – vs. CAR ($8,000) | 14 | 7 |
11 | ✅ Antti Raanta – vs. EDM ($8,200) | 17 | 6 |
12 | 🅿️ Juuse Saros – @ WPG ($7,500) | 10 | 15 |
13 | ✅ Corey Crawford – @ MIN ($7,000) | 11 | 16 |
14 | ✅ Connor Hellebuyck – vs. NSH ($7,500) | 16 | 13 |
15 | ✅ Jacob Markstrom – @ BOS ($7,000) | 19 | 12 |
16 | 🅿️ Semyon Varlamov – vs. DAL ($7,700) | 15 | 17 |
t-17 | 🅾️ Mikko Koskinen – @ ARI ($7,200) | 12 | 21 |
t-17 | 🅿️ Sergei Bobrovsky – @ CBJ ($7,500) | 13 | 20 |
19 | ✅ Alex Stalock – vs. CHI ($7,900) | 22 | 14 |
t-20 | ✅ Marc-Andre Fleury – @ TBL ($7,100) | 20 | 19 |
t-20 | 🅾️ Marcus Hogberg – vs. ANA ($7,900) | 21 | 18 |
22 | 🅿️ Petr Mrazek – @ STL ($7,300) | 18 | 23 |
23 | ✅ Louis Domingue – vs. MTL ($7,200) | 23 | 22 |
24 | ✅ Aaron Dell – @ CGY ($7,100) | 24 | 25 |
25 | ✅ Carter Hutton – vs. COL ($7,300) | 26 | 24 |
26 | ✅ Jonathan Quick – @ WSH ($6,900) | 25 | 26 |
Daily Value Picks
| Brock | Dylan | Optimizer | |
| C | Kyle Turris ($3,500) | Joe Thornton ($3,500) | Mikael Backlund ($3,100) |
| W | Tyler Ennis ($3,600) | Kailer Yamamoto ($3,400) | Buddy Robinson ($2,800) |
| D | Damon Severson ($3,700) | Dylan DeMelo ($2,700) | Ian Cole ($3,600) |
Optimizer Highest Projections
| C | Nathan MacKinnon ($8,500) | 21.71 DK Points |
| W | Alex Ovechkin ($8,500) | 22.98 DK Points |
| D | Roman Josi ($8,000) | 13.97 DK Points |
| G | Braden Holtby ($8,500) | 15.37 DK Points |
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