Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook | 01-04-18


Whether you spend your entire day at work or school, it can be difficult to stay on top of all NHL news. That’s why I have created the Daily Fantasy Notebook, so you can catch up on everything you might have missed throughout the day.
The notebook will be released everyday after teams wrap up their morning skate. It will include a number of things: Injury updates, projected lines, goalie rankings and DFS value picks.
Key Injuries
IN
– Marc Methot (knee) will play for the first time since November 6th.
– Martin Hanzal (undisclosed) will be back after a three-game absence.
– Ryan Callahan (shoulder) will play after missing the last eight games.
– Nino Niederreiter (ankle) will return after a fave-game absence.
GAMETIME DECISION
– Alex Galchenyuk (illness) is questionable for Thursday.
OUT
– Jaromir Jagr (undisclosed) will not be in the Flames lineup.
– Vince Dunn (illness) will miss his second straight game.
– Brian Dumoulin is day-to-day with a concussion.
– Carter Rowney (upper-body) will miss at least four weeks.
– Shea Weber (foot) is expected to be out until after the All-Star break. 1- Patrick Maroon (suspension) will not play for two games.
Projected Lineups
Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders
| Philadelphia Flyers | New York Islanders |
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks
| Toronto Maple Leafs | San Jose Sharks |
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Carolina Hurricanes | |||||||
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Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
| Montreal Canadiens | Tampa Bay Lightning | |||||||
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St. Louis Blues vs. Vegas Golden Knights
| St. Louis Blues | Vegas Golden Knights |
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Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres
| Minnesota Wild | Buffalo Sabres |
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Dallas Stars vs. New Jersey Devils
| Dallas Stars | New Jersey Devils | ||||||||||||||
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Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings
| Calgary Flames | Los Angeles Kings |
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Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks
| Edmonton Oilers | Anaheim Ducks |
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Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
| Colorado Avalanche | Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Arizona Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators
| Arizona Coyotes | Nashville Predators | |||||||
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Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ – Confirmed
????️ – Probable
????️ – Projected
| Brock Seguin | Adam Daly | Josh Harris | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (@ MTL) ✅ [$8,400] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Devan Dubnyk (vs. BUF) ✅ [$8,200] | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3. Pekka Rinne (@ ARI) ????️ [$8,300] | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 4. Ben Bishop (vs. NJD) ✅ [$7,500] | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 5. Marc-Andre Fleury (@ STL) ✅ [$7,400] | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| t-6. Jonathan Quick (@ CGY) ????️ [$7,600] | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| t-6. John Gibson (@ EDM) ✅ [$7,500] | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| 8. Frederik Andersen (vs. SJS) ✅ [$7,800] | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 9. Matt Murray (vs. CAR) ✅ [$8,100] | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 10. Sergei Bobrovsky (@ COL) ????️ [$7,700] | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 11. Mike Smith (vs. LAK) ✅ [$7,400] | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| t-12. Cory Schneider (@ DAL) ✅ [$7,300] | 16 | 12 | 14 |
| t-12. Jonathan Bernier (vs. CBJ) ✅ [$7,400] | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| t-14. Martin Jones (@ TOR) ✅ [$7,300] | 11 | 19 | 15 |
| t-14. Cam Talbot (vs. ANA) ✅ [$7,800] | 14 | 13 | 18 |
| 16. Carey Price (vs. TBL) ✅ [$7,300] | 17 | 18 | 12 |
| 17. Carter Hutton (vs. VGK) ✅ [$7,500] | 13 | 16 | 20 |
| 18. Cam Ward (@ PIT) ✅ [$7,000] | 20 | 8 | 22 |
| 19. Antti Raanta (vs. NSH) ✅ [$7,000] | 19 | 15 | 17 |
| 20. Thomas Greiss (@ PHI) ✅ [$7,700] | 18 | 22 | 16 |
| 21. Robin Lehner (@ MIN) ✅ [$7,100] | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 22. Brian Elliott (vs. NYI) ✅ [$7,400] | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Daily Value Picks
| BROCK SEGUIN | ADAM DALY | JOSH HARRIS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARD | Tyler Ennis ($3,400) | Travis Konecny ($3,400) | Timo Meier ($3,600) |
| DEFENSEMAN | Jakob Chychrun ($3,400) | Jakob Chychrun ($3,400) | Sam Girard ($2,800) |
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