Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/18/22

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
- [WPG] Andrew Copp (upper-body) will return to the lineup on Friday.
- [COL] Nico Sturm will make his debut for the Avalanche.
GAMETIME DECISIONS
- [WSH] T.J. Oshie left Thurday’s game with a lower-body injury.
- [OTT] Tim Stutzle (lower-body) is expected to play on Friday.
- [FLA] Patric Hornqvist (undisclosed) left Thursday’s game and is questionable for Friday.
OUT
- [OTT] Thomas Chabot will miss the rest of the season with a fractured hand.
- [OTT] Nick Paul is expected to be a healthy scratch on Friday.
- [PHI] Claude Giroux (management decision) did not travel with the team in anticipation of a trade.
- [ANA] Rickard Rakell (upper-body) will miss his third straight game.
Projected Lineups
*Subject to change*
⚠️ Gametime Decision
Ottawa Senators vs. Philadelphia Flyers
| Tkachuk – Norris – White Formenton – Stutzle⚠️ – C. Brown Ennis – Tierney – Gaudette Sanford – Gambrell – Watson Brannstrom – Zub Holden – Zaitsev Mete – J. Brown | Van Riemsdyk – Brassard – Atkinson Farabee – Frost – Konecny Lindblom – Hayes – Mayhew Willman – Brown – MacEwen Provorov – York Sanheim – Ristolainen Yandle – Braun |
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals
| Svechnikov – Aho – Teravainen Martinook – Trocheck – Necas Niederreiter – Staal – Fast Lorentz – Kotkaniemi – Stepan Slavin – Bear Skjei – Pesce Cole – Smith | Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary Mantha – Backstrom – Oshie⚠️ Sprong – McMichael – Wilson Jonsson-Fjallby – Dowd – Hathaway Fehervary – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Van Riemsdyk – Schultz |
Winnipeg Jets vs. Boston Bruins
| Stastny – Scheifele – Wheeler Connor – Dubois – Ehlers Copp – Lowry – Svechnikov Harkins – Toninato – Vesalainen Morrissey – DeMelo Dillon – Pionk Stanley – Schmidt | Marchand – Studnicka – DeBrusk Hall – Haula – Pastrnak Frederic – Coyle – Smith Foligno – Nosek – Lazar Reilly – McAvoy Grzelcyk – Carlo Forbort – Clifton |
Calgary Flames vs. Buffalo Sabres
| Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk Coleman – Backlund – Lewis Mangiapane – Jarnkrok – Toffoli Lucic – Monahan – Dube Hanifin – Andersson Kylington – Tanev Zadorov – Gudbranson | Skinner – Thompson – Tuch Asplund – Mittelstadt – Olofsson Krebs – Cozens – Hinostroza Girgensons – Eakin – Okposo Dahlin – Jokiharju Samuelsson – Pysyk Bryson – Miller |
Anaheim Ducks vs. Florida Panthers
| Milano – Zegras – Lettieri Comtois – Henrqieu – Terry Grant – Lundestrom – O’Regan Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson Fowler – Drysdale Shattenkirk – Sustr Mahura – Benoit | Verhaeghe – Barkov – Mamin Huberdeau – Bennett – Duclair Marchment – Luostarinen – Reinhart Thornton – Acciari – Hornqvist⚠️ Weegar – Ekblad Forsling – Gudas Chiarot⚠️ – Montour |
San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche
| Meier – Couture – Dahlen Leonard – Hertl – Barabanov Cogliano – Bonino – Nieto Balcers – Reedy – Gregor Megna – Burns Middleton – Karlsson Vlasic – Meloche | Nichushkin – MacKinnon – Rantanen Burakovsky – Kadri – O’Connor Newhook – Sturm – Compher MacDermid – Helm – Aube-Kubel Toews – Makar Murray – Manson J. Johnson – E. Johnson |
Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks
C – Calle Jarnkrok (CGY) – $2,500
W – Anthony Mantha (WSH) – $3,100
D – Erik Brannstrom (OTT) – $2,500
Optimizer Highest Projections
C – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) – $9,200
W – Mikko Rantanen (COL) – $7,200
D – Cale Makar (COL) – $7,400
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DFS 5v5 Score:
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5. CAR1 (+4.26)
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