Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/15/22

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

• [WSH] Michael Vecchione was recalled from the AHL and is expected to play his third career game.
• [NJD] Nico Hischier (lower-body) will return to the lineup after missing three games.
• [SJS] James Reimer (lower-body) will return to the Sharks’ net on Tuesday.
• [FLA] Joe Thornton (undisclosed) will return to the lineup to face his former team in San Jose.
• [COL] Josh Manson will make his Avalanche debut after being acquired in a trade on Monday.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

• [MTL] Artturi Lehkonen (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
• [WPG] Andrew Copp (undisclosed) will likely replace Adam Brooks if he’s deemed fit to play.

OUT

• [WSH] Lars Eller has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list.
• [TOR] Auston Matthews will serve the first game of his two-game suspension.
• [DAL] Anton Khudobin underwent hip surgery and will be sidelined for six months.
• [MTL] Ben Chiarot will be a healthy scratch as a precaution with the upcoming trade deadline.
• [MTL] Ryan Poehling was injured on Sunday and is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
• [ARI] Jakob Chychrun is expected to miss two to four weeks with a lower-body injury.
• [VAN] Elias Pettersson (upper-body) remains day-to-day and will not play on Tuesday.
• [SJS] Adin Hill (lower-body) reaggravated a previous injury and is doubtful for Tuesday.
• [LAK] Tobias Bjornfot (undisclosed) will not play on Tuesday.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary Mantha – Backstrom – Oshie Sprong – McMichael – Wilson Jonsson-Fjallby – Dowd – Hathaway Fehervary – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Van Riemsdyk – Schultz

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

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas Stars

Bunting – Tavares – Marner Robertson – Kerfoot – Nylander Mikheyev – Kampf – Engvall Clifford – Spezza – Kase Rielly – Lyubushkin Brodie – Holl Sandin – Liljegren

Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski Benn – Seguin – Radulov Raffl – Faksa – Gurianov Studenic – Glendening – Kiviranta Suter – Hakanpaa Lindell – Klingberg Harley – Hanley

New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks

Kreider – Zibanejad – Lafreniere Panarin – Strome – Hunt Barron – Chytil – Brodzinski Gauthier – McKegg – Reaves Lindgren – Fox Miller – Trouba Nemeth – Schneider

Milano – Zegras – Lettieri Comtois – Henrique – Terry Grant – Lundestrom – O’Regan Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson Lindholm – Drysdale Fowler – Sustr Benoit – Shattenkirk

Montreal Canadiens vs. Arizona Coyotes

Hoffman – Suzuki – Gallagher Caufield – Pitlick – Anderson Lehkonen⚠️ – Dauphin – Armia Pezzetta – Evans – Byron Edmundson – Petry Romanov – Kulak Schueneman – Wideman

Keller – Boyd – Schmaltz Crouse – Galchenyuk – Kessel Ritchie – Hayton – Eriksson Maccelli – Nash – Carcone Gostisbehere – Mayo Moser – Stralman Kolyachonok – Capobianco

Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Stastny – Scheifele – Wheeler Connor – Dubois – Ehlers Harkins – Lowry – Svechnikov Brooks – Toninato – Vesalainen Morrissey – DeMelo Dillon – Pionk Stanely – Schmidt

Karlsson – Eichel – Marchessault Carrier – Stephenson – Roy Dadonov – Patrick – Kolesar Ronbjerg – Leschyshyn – Amadio Hague – Pietrangelo Whitecloud – Theodore Miromanov – Coghlan

Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Forsberg – Johansen – Duchene Tolvanen – Granlund – Kunin Trenin – Sissons – Jeannot Cousins – McCarron – Tomasino Josi – Fabbro Ekholm – Carrier Harpur – Benning

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust Heinen – Malkin – Rodrigues Zohorna – Carter – Kapanen Boyle – Blueger – Aston-Reese Matheson – Letang Dumoulin – Marino Friedman – Ruhwedel

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins

DeBrincat – Strome – Kane Hagel – Toews – Dach Kubalik – Carpenter – Lafferty Borgstrom – Kurashev – Entwistle De Haan – S. Jones C. Jones – McCabe Stillman – Gustafsson

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

Edmonton Oilers vs. Detroit Red Wings

Kane – McDavid – Yamamoto McLeod – Draisaitl – Hyman Foegele – Shore – Ryan Archibald – Malone – Kassian Nurse – Ceci Keith – Bouchard Broberg – Barrie

Namestnikov – Larkin – Raymond Vrana – Veleno – Gagner Erne – Suter – Zadina Smith – Rasmussen – Hirose Leddy – Seider Oesterle – Hronek Staal – Stecher

Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey Devils

Pearson – Miller – Garland Höglander – Horvat – Boeser Motte – Lammikko – Highmore Chiasson – Petan – Podkolzin Ekamn-Larsson – Myers Hughes – Schenn Hunt – Hamonic

Sharangovich – Hughes – Bratt Vesey – Hischier – Zacha Johnsson – Mercer – Tatar Boqvist – McLeod – Bastian Siegenthaler – Severson Graves – Hamilton Smith – Subban

San Jose Sharks vs. Florida Panthers

Meier – Couture – Dahlen Leonard – Hertl – Barabanov Balcers – Bonino – Nieto Cogliano – Reedy – Gadjovich Middleton – Burns Megna – Karlsson Vlasic – Meloche

Thornton – Barkov – Verhaeghe Huberdeau – Bennett – Reinhart Marchment – Luostarinen – Duclair Vatrano – Acciari – Hornqvist Weegar – Ekblad Forsling – Gudas Lindbohm – Montou

Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe Moore – Danault – Kaliyev Kupari – Byfield – Vilardi Grundstrom – Lizotte – Frk Maatta – Spence Wolanin – Durzi Moverare – Strand

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

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Ryan Strome (NYR) – $3,600
W – Jamie Benn (DAL) – $3,400
D – Calvin de Haan (CHI) – $3,700

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Connor McDavid (EDM) – $9,000
W – Mikko Rantanen (COL) – $7,000
D – Roman Josi (NSH) – 7,800

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5. LAK2 (+5.50

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