Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 12/31/19 (Early Slate)
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
- – [WSH] @Tom Wilson (lower-body) was a full participant in Monday’s practice; expected to play vs. the Islanders.
- – [WSH] @Michal Kempny (illness) returned to practice on Monday; expected to play vs. the Islanders.
- – [BOS] @Jeremy Lauzon was recalled from Providence (AHL) and is expected to make his season debut in New Jersey.
- – [BOS] @Par Lindholm is expected to draw back into the Bruins lineup in New Jersey.
- – [BOS] @David Backes will draw back into the Bruins lineup after being a healthy scratch for four games.
GAMETIME DECISION
- – [NJD] @Will Butcher (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision vs. the Bruins.
OUT
- – [WSH] @T.J. Oshie is day-to-day with an illness; questionable to play vs. the Islanders.
- – [WSH] @Christian Djoos is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; questionable to play vs. the Islanders.
- – [BOS] @Torey Krug (upper-body) is not expected to play in New Jersey.
- – [BOS] @David Krejci (lower-body) did not travel to New Jersey for Tuesday’s game.
- – [BOS] @Charlie McAvoy (lower-body) was placed on IR on Monday.
- – [BOS] @Connor Clifton (upper-body) will not play in New Jersey.
- – [BOS] @Danton Heinen will be a healthy scratch in New Jersey.
Projected Lineups
*Subject to change*
⚠️ Gametime Decision
Islanders @ Capitals (1:00 pm)
| Lee – Barzal – Kuhnhackl Beauvillier – Nelson – Brassard Johnston – Bailey – Eberle Martin – Cizikas – Komarov Pelech – Pulock Toews – Mayfield Leddy – Boychuk | Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson Vrana – Kuznetsov – Panik Hagelin – Eller – Boyd Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway Siegenthaler – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Kempny – Gudas |
Bruins @ Devils (1:00 pm)
| Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak Bjork – Coyle – Ritchie DeBrusk – Lindholm – Backes Nordstorm – Kuraly – Wagner Chara – Carlo Lauzon – Grzelcyk Moore – Kampfer | Bratt – Hischier – Palmieri Coleman – Zajac – Gusev Wood – Hughes – Simmonds Boqvist – Zacha – Hayden Greene – Subban ⚠️ Butcher – Vatanen Mueller – Severson |
Ducks @ Golden Knights (3:00 pm)
| Henrique – Getzlaf – Carrick Jones – Steel – Kase Comtois – Lundestrom – Silfverberg Deslauriers – Shore – Rowney Lindholm – Manson Fowler – Gudbranson Larsson – Holzer | Marchessault – Karlsson – Smith Pacioretty – Stephenson – Stone Tuch – Stastny – Glass Carrier – Nosek – Reaves McNabb – Schmidt Holden – Theodore Merrill – Engelland |
Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ — Confirmed
🅿️ — Probable
🅾️ — Projected
Rank | Goalie — Matchup — Price |
1 | ✅ Jaroslav Halak – @ NJD ($7,900) |
2 | ✅ Marc-Andre Fleury – vs. ANA ($8,200) |
3 | ✅ Braden Holtby – vs. NYI ($7,800) |
4 | 🅾️ Semyon Varlamov – @ WSH ($7,500) |
5 | 🅾️ John Gibson – @ VGK ($7,100) |
6 | ✅ Mackenzie Blackwood – vs. BOS ($7,300) |
Daily Value Picks
| C | Charlie Coyle ($3,300) |
| W | Blake Coleman ($3,900) |
| D | Brandon Carlo ($2,700) |
Optimizer Highest Projections
| C | Patrice Bergeron ($7,300) | 14.59 DK Points |
| W | Max Pacioretty ($7,000) | 18.63 DK Points |
| D | John Carlson ($6,400) | 13.32 DK Points |
| G | Jaroslav Halak ($7,900) | 15.85 DK Points |
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