NHL DFS Core Plays February 17: Top DraftKings & FanDuel Picks

Published: Feb 17, 2023
Welcome to the NHL DFS Core Plays with a four-game slate tonight! You will see three tiered options for Yahoo! DFS, DraftKings, and FanDuel every night that there are three or more games. Otherwise, you are still getting the same great top plays and the Discord chat is still open for all of your questions. Don't forget to check out our NHL daily projections, the NHL DFS lineup generator, today's NHL betting odds, and NHL starting lines. Have fun and let's make some money together tonight!
NHL DFS Core Plays Notes:
- Ottawa has the highest implied team total at 4.2, followed by Los Angeles at 4.1. ( Anaheim has the lowest at 2.5).
- Connor McDavid is one point shy of 100 on the season.
- Tristan Jarry could return to the lineup as early as tonight.
- Alex DeBrincat is facing his former team for the first time this season.
- Filip Chytil has seven goals in the last ten games.
- The EDM/NYR is the only game on the slate with a seven-goal total.
- Pheonix Copley is 7-1-1 in his last ten games but sports a 3.05 GAA and a .901 SV%
- Pheonix Coply is the top cash-game goalie on the slate and Ilya Sorokin is for GPP.
- Goalies are voodoo.
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Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
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C | Connor McDavid | Mika Zibanejad | Filip Chytil |
W | Jason Robertson | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Alexis Lafreniere |
D | Jacob Trouba | K'Andre Miller | Simon Benoit |
G | Pheonix Copley | Jake Oettinger | Ilya Sorokin |

Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
---|---|---|---|
C | Connor McDavid | Filip Chytil | Quinton Byfield |
W | Jason Robertson | Adrian Kempe | Alexis Lafreniere |
D | Jacob Trouba | K'Andre Miller | Erik Brannstrom |
G | Pheonix Copley | Ilya Sorokin | Mads Sogaard |

Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
---|---|---|---|
C | Connor McDavid | Anze Kopitar | Quinton Byfield |
W | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Tim Stutzle | Adrian Kempe |
D | Jacob Trouba | K'Andre Miller | Sean Walker |
G | Jake Oettinger | Pheonix Copley | Mads Sogaard |
Player News
Gary Payton II (knee) is questionable to play against the Hawks on Saturday.
Cole Anthony (toe) and Trevelin Queen (ankle) have been ruled out against the Wizards on Friday.
Chris Sale pitched four scoreless innings with five strikeouts in the Braves’ 7-3 win over the Rays on Friday.
Tyrese Haliburton (back) is questionable for Saturday’s game against the Nets.
Miles McBride (groin) is questionable to play against the Wizards on Saturday.
Brett Baty homered and doubled to lead the Mets past the Cardinals 3-2 on Friday.