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Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/16/22

Nick Szeman
Mar 16, 2022, 16:11 EDTUpdated: Mar 16, 2022, 17:45 EDT
Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/16/22

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Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

  • [MIN] Tyson Jost will made his Wild debut after being acquired by trade on Tuesday.
  • [CBJ] Gabriel Carlsson will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for two games.
  • [CBJ] Justin Danforth (lower-body) is expected to be back in the lineup after missing two games.
  • [CBJ] Jakub Voracek (lower-body) is expected to be back in the lineup after not playing on Sunday.
  • [CGY] Oliver Kylington (lower-body) is expected to return to the lineup after missing two games.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

  • [BOS] Jack Studnicka was recalled from the AHL but it is unclear if he will be in the lineup of Wednesday.
  • [OTT] Chris Tierney (upper-body) will be a game-time decision after missing his last eight games.
  • [NJD] Pavel Zacha (upper-body) is doubtful to play on Wednesday.

OUT

  • [SEA] Mark Giordano will be a healthy scratch as a precaution for the upcoming trade deadline.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins

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

Brodin – Dumba
Goligoski – Spurgeon
Merrill – Kulikov
Marchand – Bergeron – DeBrusk
Hall – Haula – Patrnak
Frederic – Coyle – Smith
Foligno – Nosek – Lazar

Reilly – McAvoy
Grzelcyk – Carlo
Forbort – Clifton

Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Tkachuk – Norris – C. Brown
Formenton – Stutzle – Ennis
Paul – White – Sanford
Tierney⚠️ – Gambrell – Watson

Chabot – Zub
Holden – Zaitsev
Brannstrom – J. Brown
Nyquist – Roslovic – Laine
Domi – Sillinger – Bjorkstrand
Voracek – Kuraly – Chinakhov
Robinson – Danforth – Bemstrom

Werenski – Peeke
Gavrikov – Bean
Carlsson – Kukan

Seattle Kraken vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Schwartz – Jarnkrok – Eberle
Johansson – McCann – Lind
Appleton – Gourde – Blackwell
Sheahan – Geekie – Donato

Soucy – Oleksiak
Dunn – Larsson
Lauzon – Fleury
Killorn – Stamkos – Kucherov
Palat – Point – Cirelli
Maroon – Bellemare – Perry
Raddysh – Colton – Joseph

Hedman – Rutta
Sergachev – Cernak
McDonagh – Bogosian

Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey Devils

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

Hanifin – Andersson
Kylington – Tanev
Zadorov – Gudbranson
Sharangovich – Hughes – Bratt
Tatar – Hischier – Mercer
Vesey – Boqvist – Johnsson
Gerrtsen – McLeod – Bastian

White – Severson
Graves – Hamilton
Smith – Subban

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Anthony Cirelli (TBL) – $2,900
W – Craig Smith (BOS) – $3,500
D – Noah Hanifin (CGY) – $3,500

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Patrice Bergeron (BOS) – $7,500
W – Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – $8,000
D – Victor Hedman (TBL) – $6,800

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DFS 5v5 Score:

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5. OTT1 (+3.81)

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