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Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/08/22

Nick Szeman
Mar 8, 2022, 15:54 ESTUpdated: Mar 8, 2022, 16:13 EST
Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/08/22

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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

  • [DET] Jakub Vrana (shoulder) will make his season debut on Tuesday.
  • [MIN] Jordan Greenway (upper-body) was activated from IR and will see his first action after missing six games.
  • [TBL] Zach Bogosian (lower-body) has been injured since January 15th but will return to the lineup on Tuesday.
  • [CHI] Henrik Borgstrom will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for three games.
  • [CHI] Alec Regula was recalled from the AHL and will be in the lineup on Tuesday.
  • [ANA] John Gibson (upper-body) will get the start tonight after being unavailable on Sunday.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

  • [PIT] Teddy Blueger (jaw) has been out since January 23rd and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
  • [VGK] Will Carrier (illness) was not on the ice for the morning skate.
  • [NJD] Nico Hischier (lower-body) is questionable to play on Tuesday.
  • [TOR] Ondrej Kase (upper-body) has missed the last four games but could return on Tuesday.
  • [OTT] Connor Brown (undisclosed) was not on the ice for morning skate and will be a game-time decision.

OUT

  • [PHI] Kevin Connauton (undisclosed) left Saturday’s game and will not play on Tuesday.
  • [VGK] Brett Howden (undisclosed) missed the last two games and will not travel with Vegas on their road trip.
  • [DET] Carter Rowney (undisclosed) was placed on IR after playing four consecutive games.
  • [ARI] Antoine Roussel will miss approximately six weeks with a lower-body injury.
  • [MIN] Connor Dewar will be a healthy scratch to make room for Jordan Greenway.
  • [WPG] Nathan Beaulieu will miss an extended period of time with a lower-body injury.
  • [DAL] Miro Heiskanen (illness) will miss his third consecutive game.
  • [OTT] Matt Murray has been placed on IR with an undisclosed injury.
  • [ANA] Isac Lundestrom (lower-body) was injured in Sunday’s game and did not travel to Chicago.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust
Heinen – Malkin – Kapanen
Simon – Carter – Rodrigues
Aston-Reese – Blueger⚠️ – McGinn

Dumoulin – Letang
Pettersson – Marino
Friedman – Ruhwedel
Verhaeghe – Barkov – Marchment
Huberdeau – Bennett – Duclair
Vatrano – Lundell – Reinhart
Acciari – Luostarinen – Hornqvist

Weegar – Ekblad
Forsling – Gudas
Carlsson – Montour

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Giroux – Laughton – Konecny
Farabee – Brassard – Atkinson
Lindblom – Hayes – van Riemsdyk
Mayhew – Brown – MacEwen

Provorov – Braun
Sanheim – Ristolainen
Yandle – Seeler
Pacioretty – Eichel – Roy
Marchessault – Karlsson – Smith
Carrier ⚠️ – Stephenson – Amadio
Dadonov — Leschyshyn — Kolesar

Hague – Pietrangelo
Theodore – Whitecloud
Hutton – Coghlan

New Jersey Devils vs. Colorado Avalanche

Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer
Tatar – Hischier⚠️ – Bratt
Zacha – Boqvist – Johnsson
Vesey – McLeod – Bastian

Siegenthaler – Severson
Graves – Hamilton
Smith – Subban
Burakovsky – MacKinnon – Rantanen
Landeskog – Kadri – Nichushkin
Newhook – Compher – O’Connor
Helm – Jost – Aube-Kubel

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

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken

Bunting – Matthews – Marner
Robertson – Tavares – Nylander
Mikheyev – Kampf – Engvall
Kerfoot – Spezza – Simmonds

Rielly – Liljegren
Brodie – Holl
Dermott – Lyubushkin
Johansson – McCann – Eberle
Schwartz – Wennberg – Jarnkrok
Appleton – Gourde – Blackwell
Geekie – Sheahan – Donskoi

Giordano – Soucy
Oleksiak – Larsson
Dunn – Lauzon

Detroit Red Wings vs. Arizona Coyotes

Fabbri – Larkin – Raymond
Bertuzzi – Suter – Vrana
Namestnikov – Rasmussen – Erne
Gagner – Veleno – Zadina

Leddy – Seider
Oesterle – Hronek
Staal – Lindstrom
Keller – Boyd – Schmaltz
Galchenyuk – Nash – Kessel
Ritchie – Hayton – Eriksson
Crouse – Maccelli – Fischer

Gostisbehere – Mayo
Moser – Stralman
Kolyachonok – Chychrun

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers

Kaprizov – Hartman – Zuccarello
Fiala – Gaudreau – Boldy
Greenway – Eriksson Ek – Foligno
Duhaime – Sturm – Bjugstad

Goligoski – Spurgeon
Brodin – Dumba
Merrill – Kulikov
Kreider – Zibanejad – Lafreniere
Panarin – Strome – Hunt
Goodrow – Chytil – Gauthier
Brodzinski – Gettinger – Reaves

Lindgren – Fox
Miller – Trouba
Nemeth – Schneider

Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Stastny – Scheifele – Wheeler
Connor – Dubois – Svechnikov
Copp – Lowry – Ehlers
Vesalainen – Toninato – Harkins

Morrissey – DeMelo
Dillon – Pionk
Stanley – Schmidt
Palat – Point – Kucherov
Killorn – Cirelli – Stamkos
Maroon – Bellemare – Perry
Joseph – Colton – Raddysh

Hedman – Ruuta
McDonagh – Cernak
Sergachev – Bogosian

Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars

Forsberg – Johansen – Duchene
Tolvanen – Granlund – Kunin
Trenin – Sissons – Jeannot
Luff – McCarron – Tomasino

Josi – Fabro
Ekholm – Carrier
Harpur – Benning
Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski
Benn – Seguin – Gurianov
Raffl – Faksa – Radulov
Tufte – Glendening – Kiviranta

Lindell – Klingberg
Suter – Hakanpää
Harley – Hanley

St Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators

Barbashev – O’Reilly – Perron
Kyrou – Thomas – Tarasenko
Saad – Schenn – Buchnevich
MacEachern – Bozak – Toropchenko

Mikkola – Parayko
Krug – Faulk
Walman – Bortuzzo
Tkachuk – Norris – C. Brown ⚠️
Formenton – Stützle – Gaudette
Paul – White – Sanford
Kelly – Gambrell – Watson

Chabot – Zub
Holden – Zaitsev
Brannstrom – J. Brown

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks

DeBrincat – Strome – Kane
Hagel – Toews – Dach
Kubalik – T. Johnson – Kurashev
Lafferty – Carpenter – Entwistle

de Haan – S. Jones
McCabe – Murphy
C. Jones – Regula
Milano – Zegras – Rakell
Comtois – Henrique – Terry
Grant – Steel – Silfverberg
Deslauriers – Carrick – Guhle

Lindholm – Drysdale
Mahura – Fowler
Benoit – Shattenkirk

Calgary Flames vs. Washington Capitals

Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk
Coleman – Backlund – Lewis
Mangiapane – Ruzicka – Toffoli
Lucic – Monahan – Dube

Hanifin – Andersson
Kylington – Tanev
Zadorov – Gudbranson
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Mantha – Backstrom – Oshie
McMichael – Eller – Sheary
Jonsson-Fjallby – Dowd – Hathaway

Fehervary – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Van Riemsdyk – Schultz

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Frederick Gaudreau (MIN) – $3,000
W – Jakub Vrana (DET) – $2,500
D – Ryan McDonagh (TBL) – $3,700

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Auston Matthews (TOR) – $9,200
W – Max Pacioretty (VGK) – $6,300
D – Roman Josi (NSH) – $7,500

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