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Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 02/23/22

Nick Szeman
Feb 23, 2022, 15:57 ESTUpdated: Feb 23, 2022, 16:23 EST
Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 02/23/22

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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

  • [WPG] Nathan Beaulieu (lower-body) is expected to play his first game since January 27th.
  • [BUF] Brandon Biro is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
  • [BUF] Rasmus Dahlin is expected to return to the lineup after missing one game with a lower-body injury.
  • [DET] Vladislav Namestnikov (undisclosed) is expected to play after missing two games.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

  • [DET] Dylan Larkin (undisclosed) participated in morning skate and will be a game-time decision.

OUT

  • [WPG] Kristian Reichel is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
  • [WPG] Logan Stanley will be a healthy scratch after playing five straight games.
  • [BUF] Kyle Okposo (illness) is not expected to play on Wednesday.
  • [BUF] Victor Olofsson (illness) did not travel with the team to Montreal.
  • [COL] Nathan MacKinnon (lower-body) has a minor injury that will keep him out of the lineup on Wednesday.
  • [ARZ] Andrew Ladd is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets

Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski
Raffl – Seguin – Gurianov
Peterson – Benn – Radulov
Kiviranta – Faksa – Glendening

Suter – Heiskanen
Lindell – Klingberg
Harley – Hakanpaa
Stastny – Scheifele – Wheeler
Connor – Dubois – Svechnikov
Harkins – Lowry – Vesalainen
Brooks – Toninato – Poganski

Dillon – Pionk
Morrissey – DeMelo
Beaulieu – Schmidt

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres

Caufield – Suzuki – Anderson
Hoffman – Dauphin – Gallagher
Pitlick – Evans – Byron
Pezzetta – Poehling – Lehkonen

Kulak – Petry
Romanov – Chiarot
Clague – Wideman
Skinner – Thompson – Tuch
Krebs – Mittelstadt – Cozens
Asplund – Jankowski – Biro
Bjork – Eakin – Hayden

Dahlin⚠️ – Jokiharju
Samuelsson – Fitzgerald
Bryson – Pysyk

Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche

Zadina – Larkin⚠️ – Raymond
Fabbri – Suter – Bertuzzi
Namestnikov – Rasmussen – Erne
Gi. Smith – Rowney – Gagner

DeKeyser – Seider
Staal – Hronek
Leddy – Lindstrom
Landeskog – Rantanen – Nichushkin
Newhook – Kadri – Burakovsky
Jost – Compher – Aube-Kubel
MacDermid – Helm – O’Connor

Toews – Makar
J. Johnson – Girard
Murray – E. Johnson

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Edmonton Oilers

Palat – Point – Kucherov
Killorn – Stamkos – Joseph
Colton – Cirelli – Raddysh
Maroon – Bellemare – Perry

Hedman – Sergachev
McDonagh – Cernak
Rutta – Foote
McLeod – McDavid – Hyman
Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Foegele – Nugent-Hopkins – Ryan
Shore – Sceviour – Benson

Nurse – Bouchard
Lagesson – Ceci
Niemelainen – Barrie

Arizona Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings

Keller – Boyd – Schmaltz
Crouse – Galchenyuk – Kessel
Ritchie – Hayton – Eriksson
Roussel – Fischer – O’Brien

Gostisbehere – Mayo
Chychrun – Capobianco
Moser – Stralman
Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Athanasiou – Byfield – Brown
Lemieux – Lizotte – Kaliyev

Anderson – Doughty
Maatta – Roy
Bjornfot – Durzi

Goalie Rankings

✅ — Confirmed

🅿️ — Probable

❓ — TBD

RankGoalieTeamSalary
1Pavel FrancouzCOL$8,500
2Andrei VasilevskiyTBL$8,100
3Jake OettingerDAL$8,000
4Jonathan QuickLAK$8,300
5Craig AndersonBUF$7,800
6Connor HellebuyckWPG$7,500
7Sam MontembeaultMTL$7,600
8Scott WedgewoodARI$7,300
9Thomas Greiss🅿️DET$7,200
10Mike Smith🅿️EDM$7,400

Daily Value Picks

C – J.T. Compher (COL) – $3,200
W – Cole Caufield (MTL) – $3,700
D – Jeff Petry (MTL) – $3,800

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Connor McDavid (EDM) – $9,200
W – Mikko Rantanen (COL) – $7,200
D – Cale Makar (COL) – $6,600

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4. DAL1 (+5.59)

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