Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 02/07/22

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.

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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

• [OTT] Nikita Zaitsev (heel) is expected to play for the first time since December 16th.
• [OTT] Dylan Gambrell is expected to return after missing the last four games.
• [OTT] Connor Brown will return after missing 10 games with a broken jaw.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

• [CAR] Teuvo Teravainen (lower-body) will be a game-time decision in Toronto.

OUT

• [CAR] Jesperi Kotkaniemi was added to COVID-19 protocol.
• [TOR] Jake Muzzin (concussion) is nearing a return but will remain sidelined tonight.
• [NJD] Jack Hughes was added to COVID-19 protocol.
• [NJD] Dougie Hamilton (jaw) has not yet been cleared for contact.
• [OTT] Josh Norris (shoulder) will miss at least two more weeks.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Bunting – Matthews – Marner Kerfoot – Tavares – Nylander Mikheyev – Kampf – Kase Engvall – Spezza – Simmonds Rielly – Brodie Sandin – Holl Dermott – Liljegren

Martinook – Aho – Necas Svechnikov – Trocheck – Jarvis Niederreiter – Staal – Fast Lorentz – Stepan – Teravainen ⚠️ Slavin – DeAngelo Skjei – Pesce Smith – Cole

Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey Devils

Tkachuk – Stützle – Gaudette Formenton – Paul – C. Brown Tierney – Kastelic – Ennis Sanford – Gambrell – Watson Chabot – Zaitsev Holden – Zub Brannstrom – J. Brown

Sharangovich – Hischier – Bratt Boqvist – Zacha – Vesey Johnsson – Mercer – Tatar Kuokkanen – McLeod – Bastian Siegenthaler – Severson Smith – Subban White – Graves

Goalie Rankings

✅ — Confirmed

🅿️ — Probable

🅾️ — Projected

Rank	Goalie		Team	Salary
1	Matt Murray	✅	OTT	$7,600
2	Petr Mrazek	✅	TOR	$7,300
3	Frederik Andersen	✅	CAR	$8,100
4	Jon Gillies	🅾️	NJ	$7,900

Daily Value Picks

C – Nico Hischier (NJD) – $4,100
W – Michael Bunting (TOR) – $3,800
D – Brady Skjei (CAR) – $3,500

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Auston Matthews (TOR) – $9,500
W – Brady Tkachuk (OTT) – $6,300
D – Tony DeAngelo (CAR) – $6,300

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DFS 5v5 Score:

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5.  CAR2 (+2.51)

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