Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/03/22

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] Josh Norris (shoulder) will play his first game since January 27th.
• [CHI] Riley Stillman (shoulder) has missed 14 games but will return to the lineup on Thursday.
• [CHI] Calvin de Haan (groin) will return to the lineup after missing two games.
• [CHI] Tyler Johnson (neck) had surgery in December and will play his first game since October 29th.
• [CHI] Jonathan Toews (concussion) will play for the first time since January 26th.
• [ARI] Matias Maccelli is expected to make his NHL debut on Thursday.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

• [OTT] Josh Brown (lower-body) will be replaced by Dillon Heatherington if he is unable to go.
• [WSH] Anthony Mantha (shoulder) participated in morning skate and could play his first game since November.

OUT

• [OTT] Adam Gaudette will be a healthy scratch with Josh Norris returning to the lineup.
• [WSH] Joe Snively (upper-body) is expected to miss multiple weeks.
• [WSH] Carl Hagelin is out indefinitely with an eye injury.
• [TBL] Cal Foote will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
• [PHI] Kevin Hayes (lower-body) is a possibility to return on Saturday.
• [COL] Valeri Nichushkin (upper-body) missed Tuesday’s game and did not travel with the team.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators

Verhaeghe – Barkov – Marchment Huberdeau – Bennett – Duclair Vatrano – Lundell – Reinhart Lomberg – Luostarinen – Hornqvist Weegar – Ekblad Forsling – Gudas Carlsson – Montour

Tkachuk – Norris – Sanford Formenton – Stutzle – C. Brown Paul – White – Ennis Kelly – Gambrell – Watson Chabot – Zaitsev Holden – Zub Mete – J. Brown⚠️

Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson Mantha⚠️ – Backstrom – Oshie Sheary – Dowd – Hathaway McMichael – Eller – Sprong Fehervary – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Kempny – Van Riemsdyk

Svechnikov – Aho – Teravainen Kotkaniemi – Trocheck – Necas Niederreiter – Staal – Fast Martinook – Stepan – Jarvis Slavin – Bear Skjei – Pesce Cole – Chatfield

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Palat – Point – Kucherov Killorn – Stamkos – Joseph Colton – Cirelli – Raddysh Maroon – Bellemare – Perry Hedman – Sergachev McDonagh – Cernak Rutta – Sustr

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust Heinen – Malkin – Kapanen McGinn – Carter – Rodrigues Aston-Reese – Boyle – Simon Dumoulin – Letang Pettersson – Marino Friedman – Ruhwedel

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Minnesota Wild

Farabee – Giroux – Atkinson Lindblom – Laughton – Konecny Van Riemsdyk – Brassard – Mayhew Willman – Brown – MacEwen Provorov – Braun Sanheim – Ristolainen Yandle – Seeler

Kaprizov – Hartman – Zuccarello Fiala – Gaudreau – Boldy Duhaime – Eriksson Ek – Foligno Dewar – Sturm – Bjugstad Goligoski – Spurgeon Brodin – Kulikov Merrill – Addison

New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks

Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier Parise – Pageau – Palmieri Bellows – Bailey – Wahlstrom Johnston – Cizikas – Clutterbuck Pelech – Mayfield Greene – Dobson Aho – Pulock

Pearson – Miller – Boeser Hoglander – Pettersson – Garland Podkolzin – Horvat – Chiasson Highmore – Lammikko – Motte Ekman-Larsson – Myers Hughes – Schenn Hunt – Hamonic

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers

Kubalik – Strome – Kane DeBrincat – Toews – T. Johnson Hagel – Dach – Entwistle Kurashev – Carpenter – Lafferty de Haan – S. Jones C. Jones – Murphy Stillman – McCabe

Foegele – McDavid – Hyman Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto Shore – McLeod – Ryan Benson – Malone – Lagesson Nurse – Barrie Keith – Bouchard Niemelainen – Ceci

Arizona Coyotes vs. Colorado Avalanche

Keller – Boyd – Schmaltz Maccelli – Galchenyuk – Kessel Ritchie – Hayton – Eriksson Roussel – Fischer – Crouse Gostisbehere – Mayo Moser – Stralman Kolyachonok – Chychrun

Burakovsky – MacKinnon – Rantanen Landeskog – Kadri – Newhook Jost – Compher – O’Connor MacDermid – Helm – Aube-Kubel Toews – Makar J. Johnson – Girard Murray – E. Johnson

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Boston Bruins

Dadonov – Eichel – Stephenson Marchessault – Karlsson – Smith Carrier – Roy – Amadio Rondbjerg – Howden – Kolesar Hutton – Pietrangelo McNabb – Theodore Hague – Whitecloud

Marchand – Bergeron – DeBrusk Hall – Haula – Pastrnak Frederic – Coyle – Smith Foligno – Nosek – Froden Reilly – McAvoy Grzelcyk – Carlo Forbort – Clifton

Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens

Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk Mangiapane – Backlund – Coleman Lucic – Monahan – Toffoli Lewis – Richardson – Ritchie Hanifin – Andersson Kylington – Tanev Zadorov – Gudbranson

Caufield – Suzuki – Anderson Hoffman – Dauphin – Gallagher Pitlick – Evans – Lehkonen Armia – Poehling – Pezzetta Romanov – Chiarot Kulak – Petry Schueneman – Wideman

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) – $3,400
W – Alex Newhook (COL) – $2,500
D – Calvin de Haan (CHI) – $3,800

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) – $9,000
W – Mikko Rantanen (COL) – $6,900
D – Aaron Ekblad (FLA) – $6,700

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DFS 5v5 Score:

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5. CGY1 (+6.10)

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