Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 03/22/22

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

• [STL] Nick Leddy is expected to make his debut for the Blues after being acquired by trade.
• [PIT] Rickard Rakell is expected to make his Penguins debut.
• [NJD] Janne Kuokkanen (wrist) is expected to return to the lineup after being sidelined since February 7th.
• [NYR] Justin Braun, Andrew Copp, and Tyler Motte will make their Rangers debuts.
• [NYI] Andy Greene will return to the lineup after missing Sunday’s game.
• [DET] Oskar Sundqvist and Jake Walman will their Red Wings debuts.
• [LAK] Troy Stecher will make his debut for the Kings.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

• [WSH] T.J. Oshie (lower-body) has missed the last two games and will be a game-time decision.
• [SEA] Joonas Donskoi (upper-body) was activated from IR and is expected to return to the lineup.

OUT

• [WSH] Carl Hagelin will undergo eye surgery to address an injury that has held him out since February 28th.
• [STL] Robert Thomas (upper-body) suffered a setback and will not play on Tuesday.
• [STL] Vladimir Tarasenko (illness) will miss his second straight game.
• [CBJ] Elvis Merzlikins is expected to miss some time with an upper-body injury.
• [CAR] Jordan Martinook is expected to miss several weeks with an undisclosed injury.
• [EDM] Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder) is expected to return on Thursday.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Washington Capitals vs. St Louis Blues

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Johansson Mantha – Backstrom – Wilson Sheary – McMichael – Oshie⚠️ Jonsson-Fjallby – Eller – Hathaway Fehervary – Carlson Orlov – Jensen Kempny – Schultz

Saad – O’Reilly – Perron Kyrou – Schenn – Buchnevich Walker – Barbashev – Toropchenko Maceachern – Brown – Mikkola Leddy – Parayko Krug – Faulk Scandella – Bortuzzo

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust Heinen – Malkin – Rakell Kapanen – Carter – Rodrigues Boyle – Blueger – Zohorna Dumoulin – Letang Matheson – Marino Pettersson – Ruhwedel

Nyquist – Roslovic- Laine Voracek – Sillinger – Bjorkstrand Gaunce – Danforth – Chinakhov Robinson – Kuraly – Bemstrom Werenski – Peeke Gavrikov – Bean Carlsson – Kukan

New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers

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

Kreider – Zibanejad – Lafreniere Panarin – Strome – Vatrano Copp – Chytil – Hunt Motte – Goodrow – Reaves Lindgren – Fox Miller – Trouba Nemeth – Braun

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Teravainen – Aho – Jarvis Svechnikov – Trocheck – Necas Niederreiter – Staal – Fast Lorentz – Kotkaniemi – Stepan Slavin – DeAngelo Skjei – Pesce Cole – Bear

Killorn – Stamkos – Kucherov Palat – Point – Cirelli Paul – Colton – Hagel Maroon – Bellemare – Perry Hedman – Rutta Sergachev – Cernak McDonagh – Bogosian

New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators

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

Tkachuk – Norris – White Formenton – Stutzle – Brown Joseph – Tierney – Gaudette Ennis – Gambrell – Watson Brannstrom – Zub Holden – Zaitsev Mete – Heatherington

Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Bertuzzi – Larkin – Raymond Vrana – Suter – Zadina Erne – Rasmussen – Sundqvist Smith – Veleno – Gagner Staal – Seider Juolevi – Hronek Walman – Lindstrom

Farabee – Hayes – Konecny Lindblom – Frost – Tippett Van Riemsdyk – Brown – Atkinson Seeler – Willman – MacEwen Provorov – York Sanheim – Ristolainen Yandle – Connauton

Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Ehlers – Scheifele – Wheeler Connor – Dubois – Svechnikov Sandford – Stastny – Appleton Harkins – Toninato – Brooks Morrissey – DeMelo Dillon – Pionk Stanley – Schmidt

Karlsson – Eichel – Marchessault Carrier – Stephenson – Roy Janmark – Patrick – Kolesar Leschyshyn – Howden – Rondbjerg Theodore – Coghlan Hutton – Pietrangelo Hayes – Pachal

Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers

Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski Peterson – Seguin – Gurianov Studenic – Benn – Radulov Raffl – Faksa – Glendenning Lindell – Klingberg Suter – Hakanpaa Hanley – Sekera

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

Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks

Gaudreau – Lindholm – Toffoli Dube – Backlund – Tkachuk Coleman – Jarnkrok – Mangiapane Lucic – Monahan – Lewis Hanifin – Andersson Kylington – Tanev Zadorov – Gudbranson

Meier – Hertl – Barabanov Leonard – Couture – Balcers Reedy – Bonino – Gregor Gadjovich – Chmelevski – Viel Megna – Burns Karlsson – Merkley Vlasic – Meloche

Arizona Coyotes vs. Seattle Kraken

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

Schwartz – Wennberg – Eberle Geekie – Gourde – Donato Sprong – McCann – Donskoi⚠️ Kuhlman – Shehan – Lind Soucy – Oleksiak Dunn – Borgen Fleury – Larsson

Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe Moore – Danault – Kaliyev Kupari – Byfield – Vilardi Grundstrom – Lizotte – Andersson Moverare – Durzi Edler – Stecher Maatta – Spence

Forsberg – Johansen – Duchene Tolvanen – Granlund – Kunin Trenin – Sissons – Jeannot Cousins – McCarron – Tomasino Josi – Fabbro Lauzon – Carrier Borowiecki – Tennyson

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Mikael Backlund (CGY) – $3,500
W – Rickard Rakell (ANA) – $2,500
D – Tyson Barrie (EDM) – $4,100

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Connor McDavid (EDM) – $8,800
W – Alex Ovechkin (WSH) – $8,300
D – Roman Josi (NSH) – $8,700

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4. DET1 (+5.99)

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