Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/07/22

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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

• [CBJ] Jake Bean (groin) will return to the lineup and play his first game since January 30th.
• [CBJ] Brendan Gaunce (upper-body) will play on Monday after missing his last two games.
• [CBJ] Joonas Korpisalo (lower-body) was activated from IR and will serve as the backup on Monday.
• [NYI] Anders Lee (personal) is expected to return to action tonight after not playing on Saturday.
• [COL] Darren Helm will will return to action after being a healthy scratch on Saturday.
• [CGY] Adam Ruzicka was a healthy scratch the last four games but will return to the lineup on Monday.
• [EDM] Stuart Skinner has been recalled from the AHL and will serve as the backup on Monday.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

• [BUF] Alex Tuch (undisclosed) left Sunday’s game and is questionable to play on Monday.
• [BOS] Matt Grzelcyk has been dealing with an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision.
• [LAK] Viktor Arvidsson (upper-body) left the game on Sunday and is listed as day-to-day.
• [EDM] Evan Bouchard (illness) left Saturday’s game and will be a game-time decision on Monday.

OUT

• [CBJ] Jean-Francois Berube has been sent down to the AHL.
• [FLA] Ryan Lomberg (undisclosed) missed Saturday’s game and was placed on IR.
• [NYI] Mathew Barzal will remain sidelined with a lower-body injury.
• [EDM] Tyson Barrie has been placed on IR with an upper-body injury.
• [EDM] Mike Smith is dealing with an illness and will not be available on Monday.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Nyquist – Jenner – Laine Voracek – Roslovic – Bjorkstrand Domi – Kuraly – Danforth Chinakhov – Sillinger – Gaunce Werenski – Peeke Gavrikov – Kukan Carlsson – Bean

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

Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers

Skinner – Thompson – Tuch⚠️ Mittelstadt – Cozens – Okposo Asplund – Krebs – Olofsson Hinostroza – Eakin – Hayden Dahlin – Bryson Samuelsson – Fitzgerald Hagg – Pysyk

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

Boston Bruins vs. Los Angeles Kings

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

Anderson-Dolan – Kopitar – Kempe Moore – Danault – Brown Iafallo – Byfield – Grundstrom Athanasiou – Lizotte – Kaliyev Anderson – Doughty Maatta – Roy Bjornfot – Durzi

New York Islanders vs. Colorado Avalanche

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

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

Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers

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

Kane – Draisaitl – Yamamoto McLeod – McDavid – Hyman Foegele – Ryan – Shore Benson – Turris – Broberg Nurse – Ceci Keith – Bouchard⚠️ Niemelainen – Lagesson

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Erik Haula (BOS) – $3,000
W – Jake DeBrusk (BOS) – $3,600
D – Brandon Montour (FLA) – $3,400

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Auston Matthews (TOR) – $9,200
W – David Pastrnak (BOS) – $6,400
D – Aaron Ekblad (FLA) – $7,000

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DFS 5v5 Score:

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5. BOS1 (+3.67)

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