Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/03/20
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
- — [PIT] @Brian Dumoulin (ankle) will return to the lineup vs. the Senators.
- — [PIT] @John Marino (cheek) will return to the lineup vs. the Senators.
- — [MTL] @Jeff Petry (undisclosed) missed Monday’s practice but is expected to play Tuesday.
- — [MIN] @Luke Kunin (upper-body) will return to the lineup vs. the Predators.
- — [WPG] @Patrik Laine (lower-body) is expected to play vs. the Sabres.
- — [WPG] @Josh Morrissey (upper-body) will return to the lineup vs. the Sabres.
- — [BUF] @Lawrence Pilut will draw back into the lineup in Winnipeg.
- — [DAL] @Stephen Johns (upper-body) will be back in the lineup vs. the Oilers.
- — [EDM] @James Neal (ankle) has been activated from IR and is expected to play in Dallas.
- — [SJS] @Melker Karlsson (lower-body) will return to the lineup vs. the Maple Leafs.
- — [TOR] @Timothy Liljegren will draw back into the lineup in San Jose.
GAMETIME DECISION
- — [STL] @Colton Parayko (illness) will be a game-time decision in New York.
- — [BOS] @Brad Marchand (illness) will be a game-time decision in Tampa Bay.
- — [EDM] @Kris Russell (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision in Dallas.
OUT
- — [PIT] @Dominik Simon is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
- — [PIT] @Brandon Tanev will not play vs. the Senators due to an illness.
- — [OTT] @Anthony Duclair (ankle) remains day-to-day; won’t play in Pittsburgh.
- — [MIN] @Gerald Mayhew will be a healthy scratch vs. the Predators.
- — [BUF] @Colin Miller will be a healthy scratch in Winnipeg.
- — [DAL] @Ben Bishop is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- — [DAL] @Roman Polak will be a healthy scratch vs. the Oilers.
- — [SJS] @Jacob Middleton is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
- — [TOR] @Rasmus Sandin will be a healthy scratch in San Jose.
Projected Lineups
*Subject to change*
Senators @ Penguins (7:00 pm)
| Tkachuk – Anisimov – Ryan Balcers – Tierney – Brown Paul – White – Hawryluk Boedker – Peca – Sabourin Chabot – Hainsey Reilly – Zaitsev Englund – Jaros | Zucker – Crosby – Sheary Bjugstad – Malkin – Rust Marleau – McCann – Hornqvist Tanev – Blueger – Rodrigues Dumoulin – Letang Pettersson – Marino Johnson – Schultz |
Canadiens @ Islanders (7:00 pm)
| Tatar – Danault – Gallagher Lehkonen – Suzuki – Armia Byron – Domi – Weal Hudon – Evans – Weise Chiarot – Weber Kulak – Petry Ouellet – Folin | Lee – Barzal – Eberle Beauvillier – Nelson – Komarov Dal Colle – Pageau – Bailey Martin – Brassard – Clutterbuck Greene – Pulock Toews – Mayfield Leddy – Boychuk |
Blues @ Rangers (7:00 pm)
| Schwartz – O’Reilly – Schenn Sanford – Thomas – Perron de la Rose – Bozak – Steen Blais – Sundqvist – Barbashev Gunnarsson – Pietrangelo Scandella – ⚠️ Parayko Dunn – Faulk | Di Giuseppe – Zibanejad – Buchnevich Panarin – Strome – Fast Howden – Chytil – Kakko Lemieux – McKegg – Gauthier Smith – Trouba Lindgren – Fox Staal – DeAngelo |
Bruins @ Lightning (7:30 pm)
| ⚠️ Marchand – Bergeron – Pastrnak Ritchie – Krejci – Kase DeBrusk – Coyle – Kuhlman Kuraly – Lindholm – Wagner Chara – McAvoy Krug – Carlo Grzelcyk – Lauzon | Palat – Point – Kucherov Coleman – Cirelli – Killorn Goodrow – Johnson – Gourde Maroon – Stephens – Paquette Hedman – Cernak Sergachev – Shattenkirk Coburn – Bogosian |
Predators @ Wild (8:00 pm)
| Blackwell – Johansen – Sissons Jarnkrok – Duchene – Arvidsson Forsberg – Turris – Granlund Grimaldi – Bonino – Smith Josi – Ellis Tinordi – Ekholm Hamhuis – Fabbro | Greenway – Staal – Fiala Parise – Eriksson Ek – Kunin Foligno – Galchenyuk – Zuccarello Donato – Koivu – Hartman Suter – Spurgeon Brodin – Dumba Hunt – Pateryn |
Sabres @ Jets (8:00 pm)
| Olofsson – Eichel – Reinhart Vesey – Johansson – Kahun Skinner – Lazar – Simmonds Girgensons – Larsson – Okposo Dahlin – Ristolainen Montour – Miller McCabe – Jokiharju | Connor – Scheifele – Wheeler Ehlers – Eakin – Laine Harkins – Copp – Roslovic Bourque – Shore – Appleton Morrissey – DeMelo Kulikov – Pionk Beaulieu – Poolman |
Ducks @ Blackhawks (8:30 pm)
| Milano – Getzlaf – Rakell Heinen – Henrique – Sherwood Jones – Agozzino – Silfverberg Deslauriers – Backes – Rowney Guhle – Manson Larsson – Del Zotto Djoos – Irwin | Kubalik – Toews – Saad DeBrincat – Dach – Kane Nylander – Strome – Caggiula Highmore – Kampf – Carpenter Keith – Boqvist Maatta – Koekkoek Carlsson – Murphy |
Oilers @ Stars (8:30 pm)
| Ennis – McDavid – Archibald Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – Yamamoto Athanasiou – Sheahan – Kassian Khaira – Haas – Chiasson Nurse – Bear Jones – Larsson ⚠️ K. Russell – Benning | Benn – Seguin – Perry Hintz – Dickinson – Gurianov Cogliano – Faksa – Comeau Janmark – Pavelski – Radulov Lindell – Klingberg Heiskanen – Johns Oleksiak – Sekera |
Devils @ Golden Knights (10:00 pm)
| Hughes – Hischier – Palmieri Wood – Zajac – Anderson Bratt – Zacha – Gusev Rooney – McLeod – Hayden Mueller – Subban Mermis – Severson Carrick – Jacobs | Marchessault – Stastny – Smith Pacioretty – Karlsson – Roy Cousins – Stephenson – Pirri Carrier – Nosek – Reaves McNabb – Schmidt Martinez – Theodore Holden – Whitecloud |
Maple Leafs @ Sharks (10:30 pm)
| Hyman – Matthews – Marner Nylander – Tavares – Kerfoot Clifford – Spezza – Kapanen Engvall – Gauthier – Malgin Marincin – Barrie Dermott – Holl Sandin – Rosen | Kane – Couture – Gregor Meier – Thornton – Labanc Sorensen – Kellman – Gambrell Karlsson – Suomela – Noesen Simek – Burns Vlasic – Ferraro Davidson – Heed |
Consensus Goalie Rankings
✅ — Confirmed
🅿️ — Probable
🅾️ — Projected
Rank | Goalie — Matchup — Price | Brock | Dylan |
t-1 | ✅ Matt Murray – vs. OTT ($8,500) | 2 | 1 |
t-1 | ✅ Robin Lehner – vs. NJD ($8,400) | 1 | 2 |
3 | ✅ Connor Hellebuyck – vs. BUF ($8,300) | 4 | 4 |
4 | ✅ Jordan Binnington – @ NYR ($7,900) | 6 | 3 |
5 | ✅ Jack Campbell – @ SJS ($8,000) | 7 | 5 |
6 | ✅ Corey Crawford – vs. ANA ($8,200) | 5 | 8 |
7 | ✅ Carey Price – @ NYI ($7,500) | 3 | 11 |
8 | 🅿️ Andrei Vasilevskiy – vs. BOS ($7,700) | 8 | 7 |
9 | ✅ Alex Stalock – vs. NSH ($7,800) | 12 | 6 |
t-10 | ✅ Alexandar Georgiev – vs. STL ($7,900) | 11 | 10 |
t-10 | ✅ Tuukka Rask – @ TBL ($7,700) | 9 | 12 |
t-12 | ✅ Thomas Greiss – vs. MTL ($8,100) | 15 | 9 |
t-12 | ✅ Juuse Saros – @ MIN ($7,700) | 10 | 14 |
14 | ✅ Anton Khudobin – vs. EDM ($8,100) | 14 | 13 |
15 | ✅ Mikko Koskinen – @ DAL ($7,300) | 13 | 15 |
16 | ✅ Mackenzie Blackwood – @ VGK ($7,100) | 16 | 18 |
t-17 | ✅ Carter Hutton – @ WPG ($7,300) | 18 | 17 |
t-17 | 🅾️ John Gibson – @ CHI ($7,300) | 19 | 16 |
19 | ✅ Martin Jones – vs. TOR ($7,400) | 17 | 19 |
20 | ✅ Craig Anderson – @ PIT ($7,000) | 20 | 20 |
Daily Value Picks
| Brock | Dylan | Optimizer | |
| C | Nick Suzuki ($4,000) | Kirby Dach ($3,300) | Charlie Coyle ($3,900) |
| W | Jordan Greenway ($2,700) | Josh Archibald ($2,800) | Denis Gurianov ($3,300) |
| D | Adam Boqvist ($3,000) | Dylan DeMelo ($2,700) | Miro Heiskanen ($4,000) |
Optimizer Highest Projections
| C | Auston Matthews ($8,500) | 16.13 DK Points |
| W | David Pastrnak ($8,200) | 15.81 DK Points |
| D | Roman Josi ($7,100) | 12.52 DK Points |
| G | Matt Murray ($8,500) | 16.26 DK Points |
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