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Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 04/14/22

Nick Szeman
Apr 14, 2022, 15:53 EDTUpdated: Apr 14, 2022, 16:23 EDT
Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 04/14/22

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.


Key Injuries/Lineup Changes

IN

  • [ANA] Josh Mahura will return to the lineup after being scratched three of the last four games.
  • [ANA] Sam Steel will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
  • [NYI] Kieffer Bellows (illness) will return to the lineup after being scratched for five games.
  • [CAR] Jesperi Kotkaniemi (undisclosed) will play his first game since March 28th.
  • [BOS] Jesper Froden will replace Trent Frederic in the lineup.
  • [BOS] Matt Grzelcyk will return to the lineup after missing one game with an upper-body injury.
  • [DAL] Alexander Radulov (illness) will return to the lineup on Thursday.
  • [MIN] Nicolas Deslauriers (undisclosed) has missed the last two games but will return to the lineup Thursday.
  • [NSH] Cody Glass was recalled from the AHL and is expected to be in the lineup Thursday.
  • [CHI] Calvin de Haan will return to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game.

GAMETIME DECISIONS

  • [WSH] Evgeny Kuznetsov (illness) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
  • [PIT] Evan Rodrigues left Tuesday’s game with an illness and will be a game-time decision Thursday.
  • [PIT] Bryan Rust (illness) also left Tuesday’s game and will be a game-time decision on Thursday.

OUT

  • [ANA] Simon Benoit will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games.
  • [ANA] Maxime Comtois will be a healthy scratch for the second time in three games.
  • [NYI] Oliver Wahlstrom will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
  • [BOS] Brandon Carlo (undisclosed) left Tuesday’s game and will not be available on Thursday.
  • [BOS] Trent Frederic will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
  • [DAL] Vladislav Namestnikov is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
  • [MIN] Jordan Greenway will miss Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury.
  • [NSH] Matt Luff (illness) will not play on Thursday.
  • [CHI] Caleb Jones will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Projected Lineups

*Subject to change*

⚠️ Gametime Decision

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

Bunting – Matthews – Marner
Mikheyev – Tavares – Kerfoot
Nylander – Kampf – Engvall
Clifford – Blackwell – Simmonds

Rielly – Lyubushkin
Brodie – Muzzin
Giordano – Liljegren
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov⚠️ – Sheary
Johansson – Backstrom – Oshie
Mantha – Eller – Wilson
Larsson – Dowd – Hathaway

Fehervary – Carlson
Van Riemsdyk – Jensen
Irwin – Schultz

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Anaheim Ducks

Palat – Point – Kucherov
Paul – Stamkos – Colton
Killorn – Cirelli – Hagel
Maroon – Bellemare – Perry

Hedman – Rutta
McDonagh – Cernak
Sergachev – Foote
Grant – Zegras – Terry
Henrique – Getzlaf – Mayhew
Milano – Lundestrom – Aston-Reese
Carrick – Steel – Simon

Fowler – Shattenkirk
Vaakanainen – Drysdale
Mahura – Sustr

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders

Guentzel – Crosby – Rust⚠️
Zucker – Carter – Rakell
Rodrigues⚠️ – Blueger – McGinn
Heinen – Boyle – Kapanen

Matheson – Letang
Dumoulin – Marino
Pettersson – Ruhwedel
Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier
Bailey – Pageau – Palmieri
Parise – Barzal – Bellows
Martin – Cizikas – Johnston

Chara – Dobson
Pelech – Pulock
Hutton – Greene

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Detroit Red Wings

Svechnikov – Aho – Jarvis
Bokk – Trocheck – Teravainen
Niderreiter – Staal – Fast
Martinook – Kotkaniemi – Necas

Slavin – DeAngelo
Skjei – Pesce
Cole – Bear
Bertuzzi – Larkin – Raymond
Vrana – Suter – Zadina
Sunqvist – Veleno – Rasmussen
Erne – Stephens – Gagner

DeKeyser – Seider
Staal – Hronek
Walman – Lindstrom

Buffalo Sabres vs. St Louis Blues

Skinner – Thompson – Tuch
Asplund – Mittelstadt – Olofsson
Hinostroza – Cozens – Hayden
Girgensons – Krebs – Okposo

Bryson – Dahlin
Power – Jokiharju
Butcher – Fitzgerald
Saad – O’Reilly – Perron
Buchnevich – Thomas – Tarasenko
Barbashev – Schenn – Kyrou
Toropchenko – Brown – Walker

Scandella – Parayko
Leddy – Faulk
Krug – Bortuzzo

Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators

Marchand – Bergeron – DeBrusk
Hall – Haula – Froden
Nosek – Coyle – Smith
Foligno – McLaughlin – Lazar

Reilly – McAvoy
Grzelcyk – Brown
Forbort – Clifton
Tkachuk – Norris – Joseph
Formenton – Stützle – Batherson
Tierney – White – Brown
Gaudette – Gambrell – Watson

Brannstrom – Zub
Del Zotto – Hamonic
Holden – Zaitsev

Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild

Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski
Benn – Seguin – Gurianov
Raffl – Faksa – Glendening
Studenic – Peterson – Radulov

Suter – Heiskanen
Lindell – Klingberg
Hanley – Hakanpaa
Kaprizov – Hartman – Zuccarello
Jost – Eriksson Ek – Foligno
Fiala – Gaudreau – Boldy
Deslauriers – Bjugstad – Duhaime

Middleton – Spurgeon
Brodin – Kulikov
Benn – Goligoski

Nashville Predators vs. Edmonton Oilers

Forsberg – Johansen – Tomasino
Tolvanen – Granlund – Duchene
Trenin – Sissons – Jeannot
Cousins – Glass – Kunin

Josi – Fabbro
Ekholm – Carrier
Borowiecki – Lauzon
Kane – McDavid – Puljujarvi
Hyman – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Foegele – Nugent-Hopkins – Ryan
Brassard – McLeod – Kassian

Nurse – Ceci
Keith – Bouchard
Kulak – Barrie

Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks

DeBrincat – Strome – Kane
Kurashev – Toews – Raddysh
Lafferty – Dach – Reichel
Katchouk – Johnson – Entwistle

Vlasic – S. Jones
McCabe – Regula
Stillman – De Haan
Meier – Hertl – Barabanov
Balcers – Couture – Balcers
Gregor – Chmelevski – Nieto
Viel – Reedy – Simek

Ferraro – Burns
Megna – Karlsson
Vlasic – Meloche

Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils

Burakovsky – MacKinnon – Rantanen
Lehkonen – Compher – Nichushkin
Newhook – Sturm – Aube-Kubel
Cogliano – Helm – O’Connor

Toews – Makar
Girard – Manson
Byram – E. Johnson
Sharangovich – Hischier – Zetterlund
Tatar – Mercer – Bratt
Zacha – Boqvist – Kuokkanen
Greer – McLeod – Bastian

Graves – Severson
Bahl – Hamilton
Smith – Subban

Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Gaudreau – Lindholm – Mangiapane
Dube – Backlund – Tkachuk
Coleman – Jarnkrok – Toffoli
Lucic – Carpenter – Lewis

Hanifin – Andersson
Kylington – Tanev
Zadorov – Gudbranson
Dadonov – Eichel – Roy
Pacioretty – Stephenson – Stone
Marchessault – Karlsson – Amadio
Janmark – Leschyshyn – Kolesar

McNabb – Theodore
Hutton – Pietrangelo
Martinez – Whitecloud

Vancouver Canucks vs. Arizona Coyotes

Podkolzin – Miller – Chiasson
Garland – Horvat – Pettersson
Dickinson – Lammikko – Lockwood
Dries – Richardson – Burroughs

Ekman-Larsson – Myers
Hughes – Schenn
Hunt – Dermott
Ritchie – Boyd – Schmaltz
Carcone – Hayton – Kessel
Maccelli – Smith – Ladd
Galchenyuk – McBain – Eriksson

Gostisbehere – Mayo
Moser – Stralman
Dineen – Capobianco

Goalie Rankings

Daily Value Picks

C – Mathew Barzal (NYI) – $3,800
W – Artturi Lehkonen (COL) – $3,600
D – Noah Hanifin (CGY) – $3,900

Optimizer Highest Projections

C – Patrice Bergeron (BOS) – $7,900
W – Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – $7,900
D – Roman Josi (NSH) – $8,6000

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5. TBL1 (+7.06)

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