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Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook – 03/21/23

Michael Bondy
Mar 21, 2023, 17:24 EDT
Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook – 03/21/23

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, and Value Picks (DFS).


Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

  • [ANA] Nikita Nesterenko (C) will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Flames
    [BOS] Dmitry Orlov (D) will be back in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday (rest).
  • [BOS] David Krejci (C) will be back in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday (rest).
  • [BUF] Tyson Jost (C) will return to the Sabres’ lineup on Tuesday.
  • [DAL] Fredrik Olofsson (C) will draw into the Stars lineup on Tuesday.
  • [FLA] Givani Smith (RW) has been activated from the long-term injured reserve and will return Tuesday (face).
  • [MIN] Marcus Foligno (LW) is expected to be back in the Wild lineup on Tuesday (lower-body).
  • [MTL] Kirby Dach (C) will be back in the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday (lower-body).
  • [MTL] Brendan Gallagher (RW) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday (lower-body).
  • [NSH] Ryan McDonagh (D) will be back in the Predators lineup on Tuesday (upper-body). 
  • [NYR] Ryan Lindgren (D) is expected to be back in the Rangers lineup on Tuesday (upper-body).
  • [NYI] Samuel Bolduc (D) has been recalled on loan from Bridgeport (AHL) and will play Tuesday.
  • [PHI] Egor Zamula (D) will return to the Flyers’ lineup Tuesday.
  • [PHI] Owen Tippett (RW) is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Panthers (undisclosed). 
  • [SEA] Joey Daccord (G) has been recalled on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley (AHL) and will start Tuesday.
  • [STL] Jake Neighbours (LW) will be back in the Blues lineup on Tuesday (upper-body). 
  • [STL] Torey Krug (D) missed the morning skate but will play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings (personal).
  • [TOR] Noel Acciari (C) returned to practice on Monday and expects to play on Tuesday (undisclosed).
  • [WSH] Anthony Mantha (RW) will be back in the Capitals lineup on Tuesday (undisclosed).

GAMETIME DECISIONS

  • [DET] Simon Edvinsson (D) is questionable to play Tuesday in St. Louis (undisclosed).  
  • [WSH] Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Columbus (upper-body).
  • [WSH] Nick Jensen (D) will be a game-time decision to return to the Capitals’ lineup Tuesday (upper-body).
  • [WSH] Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) is a game-time decision to play Tuesday as he awaits the birth of his first child (personal).

OUT

  • [BOS] A.J. Greer (LW) will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday. 
  • [BOS] Jakub Zboril (D) will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
  • [BUF] Jordan Greenway (LW) is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
  • [DAL] Nils Lundkvist (D) will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
  • [FLA] Sam Bennett (C) will not play Tuesday in Philadelphia (undisclosed) and is considered day-to-day.
  • [MTL] Anthony Richard (LW) has been sent back to Laval (AHL) due to his emergency recall ending.
  • [MTL] Jesse Ylonen (RW) is not expected to play on Tuesday (illness).
  • [NJD] Curtis Lazar (RW) is out indefinitely with a (lower-body) injury.
  • [NSH] Roman Josi (D) remains day-to-day and will not play Tuesday in Buffalo (undisclosed).
  • [NSH] Kevin Gravel (D) has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
  • [NSH] Michael McCarron (C) has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
  • [NYI] Sebastian Aho (D) is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
  • [NYI] Otto Koivula (LW) has been returned on loan to Bridgeport (AHL).
  • [PHI] Tanner Laczynski (C) will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Florida.
  • [SEA] Philipp Grubauer (G) is not expected to be available for Tuesday’s game in Dallas (illness). 
  • [SEA] John Hayden (C) is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
  • [STL] Josh Leivo (LW) is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday. 
  • [TOR] T.J. Brodie (D) will not play Tuesday against the Islanders. 
  • [TOR] Joseph Woll (G) has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
  • [TOR] Alexander Steves (C) has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
  • [WSH] John Carlson (D) is “close” but will not play Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets (Head).
  • [WSH] Darcy Kuemper (G) practised Tuesday but will remain out of the Capitals’ lineup (upper-body).
  • [VGK] Jiri Patera (G) has been reassigned to the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).

NOTEBOOK PRESENTED BY BETWAY

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

New Jersey Devils vs. Minnesota Wild

NJDMIN
Meier – Hischier – Bratt
Haula – Hughes – Mercer
Palat – Boqvist – Tatar
Foote – McCleod – Sharangovich
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Siegenthaler – Hamilton
Graves – Marino
Bahl – Severson
Foligno – Hartman – Zuccarello
Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
Duhaime – Gaudreau – Sundqvist
Shaw – Dewar – Reaves
———————————————————
Middleton – Spurgeon
Brodin – Dumba
Goligoski – Klingberg

Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators

BOSOTT
Marchand – Bergeron – DeBrusk
Zacha – Krejci – Pastrnak
Bertuzzi – Coyle – Frederic
Lauko – Nosek – Hathaway
———————————————————
Grzelcyk – McAvoy
Lindholm – Carlo
Orlov – Clifton
Tkachuk – Stutzle – Batherson
DeBrincat – Greig – Giroux
Brassard – Pinto – Gauthier
Brown – Gambrell – Watson
———————————————————
Sanderson – Zub
Chychrun – Hamonic
Chabot – Brannstrom

New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes

NYRCAR
Panarin – Zibanejad – Tarasenko
Kreider – Trocheck – Kane
Lafrienere – Chytil – Kakko
Vesey – Goodrow – Motte
———————————————————
Lindgren – Fox
Miller – Trouba
Mikkola – Schneider
Jarvis – Aho – Necas
Martinook – Kotkaniemi – Teravainen
Noesen – Staal – Fast
Puljujarvi – Drury – Stepan
———————————————————
Slavin – Burns
Skjei – Pesce
Gostisbehere – Chatfield

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

MTLTBL
Harvey-Pinard – Suzuki – Dach
Gurianov – Drouin – Anderson
Hoffman – Belzile – Gallagher
Pezzetta – Tierney – Pitlick
———————————————————
Matheson – Savard
Edmundson – Barron
Kovacevic – Wideman
Hagel – Point – Kucherov 
Killorn – Cirelli – Jeannot
Colton – Stamkos – Paul
Eyssimont – Bellemare – Maroon
———————————————————
Hedman – Bogosian
Cole – Cernak
Sergachev – Raddysh

Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators

BUFNSH
Skinner – Thompson – Tuch 
Peterka – Cozens – Quinn 
Mittelstadt – Jost – Olofsson 
Girgensons – Krebs – Okposo 
———————————————————
Dahlin – Clague
Power – Jokiharju
Stillman – Lyubushkin
Tomasino – Glass – Duchene
Sherwood – Novak – Evangelista
Trenin – Sissons – Smith
Afanasyev – Jankowski – Asplund
———————————————————
McDonagh – Barrie
Lauzon – Fabbro
Foote – Gross

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Florida Panthers

PHIFLA
Farabee – Cates – Tippett
Hayes – Laughton – Allison
Lemieux – Frost – Foerster
Deslauriers – van Riemsdyk
———————————————————
Sanheim – Ristolainen
Provorov – York
Seeler – DeAngelo
Zamula
Luostarinen – Barkov – Reinhart
Verhaeghe – Lundell – Tkachuk
Lomberg – E.Staal – Duclair
Cousins – White – Smith
———————————————————
Forsling – Ekblad
M.Staal – Montour
Mahura – Gudas

Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

WSHCBJ
Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Milano – Backstrom – Oshie
Mantha – Kuznetsov – Smith
Sheary – Dowd – Aube-Kubel
———————————————————
Sandin – Jensen
Fehervary – Alexeyev
Irwin – Carlsson
Gaudreau – Laine – Marchenko
Johnson – Jenner – Roslovic
Foudy – Sillinger – Bemstrom
Robinson – Pederson – Olivier
———————————————————
Berni – Peeke
Blankenburg – Gudbranson
Bayreuther – Boqvist

New York Islanders vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

NYITML
Lee – Horvat – Holmstrom
Engvall – Nelson – Palmieri
Parise – Pageau – Fasching
Martin – Cizikas – Clutterbuck
———————————————————
Pelech – Mayfield 
Romanov – Pulock
Bolduc – Dobson
Jarnkrok – Matthews – Kerfoot
Bunting – Tavares – Marner
McMann – Lafferty – Nylander
Aston-Reese – Kampf – Acciari
———————————————————
Giordano – Holl
McCabe – Liljegren
Rielly – Gustafsson

Winnipeg Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes

WPGARI
Connor – Scheifele – Neiderreiter
Ehlers – Dubois – Wheeler
Namestnikov – Lowry – Appleton
Barron – Stenlund – Mäenalanen
———————————————————
Morrissey – DeMelo
Dillon – Pionk
Samberg – Schmidt
Schmaltz – Hayton – Keller
Maccelli – McBain – Crouse
Ritchie – Boyd – Fischer
O’Brien – Dauphin – Kassian
———————————————————
Valimak – Kesselring
Nemeth – Moser
Mackey – Soderstrom

St. Louis Blues vs. Detroit Red Wings

STLDET
Vrana – Thomas – Kyrou
Toropchenko – Buchnevich – Kapanen
Saad – Schenn – Blais
Walker – Brown – Neighbours
———————————————————
Leddy – Parayko
Scandella – Faulk
Krug – Bortuzzo
Suter – Larkin – Raymond
Berggren – Copp – Perron
Kubalik – Veleno – Zadina
Erne – Czarnik – Chiasson
———————————————————
Walman – Seider
Maatta – Oesterle
Edvinsson – Hagg

Dallas Stars vs. Seattle Kraken

DALSEA
Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski
Benn – Johnston – Dadonov
Domi – Faksa – Dellandrea
Kiviranta – Glendening – Olofsson 
———————————————————
Heiskanen – Miller 
Lindell – Hakanpaa
Suter – Hanley
McCann – Beniers – Eberle
Schwartz – Wennberg – Tanev
Tolvanen – Gourde – Bjorkstrand
Donato – Geekie – Sprong
———————————————————
Dunn – Larsson
Oleksiak – Borgen
Soucy – Schultz

Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights

VANVGK
Kuzmenko – Pettersson – Beauvillier
Di Giuseppe – Miller – Boeser
Joshua – Åman – Garland
Kravtsov – Dries – Podkolzin
———————————————————
Hughes – Juulsen
Brisebois – Bear
Wolanin – Myers
Barbashev – Eichel – Marchessault
Smith – Karlsson – Dorofeyev
Cotter – Stephenson – Kessel
Howden – Blueger – Amadio
———————————————————
Martinez – Pietrangelo
McNabb – Theodore
Hague – Whitecloud

Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames

ANACGY
McGinn – Zegras – Strome
Jones – McTavish – Terry
Nesterenko – Lundestrom – Vatrano
Comtois – Grant – Silfverberg
———————————————————
Fowler – Harrington
Benoit – Shattenkirk
Beaulieu – White
Mangiapane – Lindholm – Toffoli
Huberdeau – Backlund – Coleman
Pelletier – Kadri – Dube
Ritchie – Ruzicka – Lewis
———————————————————
Weegar – Andersson
Hanifin – Tanev
Zadorov – Stecher

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

  • C – Wyatt Johnston (DAL) – $3,500
  • W – Tyson Foerster (PHI) – $2,600
  • D – Travis Hamonic (OTT) – $3,600

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