NHL Best Bets & DFS Cheat Sheet, 4/29: Picks, Predictions & Player Props

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NHL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 4/29

Oilers vs. Kings Prediction: Tuesday, April 29th 

I realize that in the Stanley Cup Playoffs you should expect the unexpected but what went down in this series in Games 3 and 4 in Edmonton was bonkers. The Oilers twice came from behind in the 3rd period and in the process evened the series at 2 games a piece. While I am impressed by it its not sustainable even with Connor McDavid on the ice. 

The Kings are a well built collective team that plays like a group and they have learned how not to play against this Oilers team. I believe they are better coached and are a deeper unit as well plus they were one of the best home teams in the NHL this season and are 2-0 to start the playoffs. They are a slight favorite to win tonight as they should be and I agree with the books, the Oilers magic of pulling the rabbit out of the hat just can't continue so give me the Kings on the Money Line. 

• Kings Money Line (-130 on DraftKings Sportsbook)

Senators vs Maple Leafs Prediction: Tuesday, April 29th  

I rode with the Senators in Game 4 mainly on the basis that its hard to sweep a team and its even harder to do it on the road, that sentiment rung true as the Sens took home the win but now they face a Game 5 in Toronto and I think it just may be the end of the road. 

Its no secret that the Maple Leafs have been the better team for large stretches of the series as they've allowed just 10 goals and Anthony Stolarz has been lockdown in net. The Leafs could do a bit more on offense moving forward but they've done just enough this series for me to believe they close it out in 5. Look for the Senators to play desperate hockey as they should and that'll open up chances for the skilled Leafs forwards, they are very interesting to me in DFS tonight but for this spot give me the Leafs on the Money Line. 

• Leafs Money Line (-155 on DraftKings Sportsbook)
   

Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

Goalie Of The Day: Pyotr Kochetkov - CAR

The Carolina Hurricanes are the most heavily favored team tonight in this 4-game slate as they return home to try and end this series against the Devils in Game 5. Its easy to see why they could close out tonight as the Devils offense has disappeared for large parts of the series and they rank 12th this postseason in expected goals for. 

The Hurricanes also do an excellent job on the their own end defending the net allowing just 7 goals through the opening 4 games of the series. Kochetkov may not have the highest ceiling on the slate but he does have the best matchup and he's going to be my goalie tonight. 

Player Of The Day: Adrian Kempe - LAK

I wouldn't fault anyone for putting McDavid or Matthews here but since I spent up at goalie I will go a little cheaper for the play of the day here. Kempe and the Kings have been having a field day against the Oilers defense and goaltending in this series so far with 19 goals, the most in the postseason of any team. Kempe has done some heavy lifting for that stat as he has 4 goals and 5 assists through 4 games. Hard to see him slowing down now, let's lock him in. 

Value Play Of The Day: Matthew Knies - TOR

Value plays tonight should come from either the Maple Leafs or Golden Knight in my opinion as they're both great teams at home and they have cheaper players going big minutes. That's Knies for me tonight as he's averaged around 20 mins of total ice time in this series and he has 3 goals in the series so far. The shots on goal floor could be higher but for a guy that plays the top line with Matthews at this price point he's a must play for me. 
 

Player Pool

• DraftKings

$ Tier	C	G	W	D
High	Connor McDavid $9,000	Pyotr Kochetkov $8,400
	Auston Matthews $8,700
Medium	Jack Eichel $7,500	Anthony Stolarz $8,000	Adrian Kempe $7,200	Evan Bouchard $6,800
	Anze Kopitar $5,500		Mitch Marner $6,900	Morgan Rielly $5,100
			Kevin Fiala $6,200
			Pavel Dorofeyev $5,700
Low	Phillip Danault $4,100	Darcy Kuemper $7,800	Matthew Knies $5,300	Drew Doughty $4,600
	Marco Rossi $3,100		Jackson Blake $4,300	Alex Pietrangelo $4,800
			Ivan Barbashev $4,100	Jared Spurgeon $3,800

Stacks

Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	Mitch Marner	Matthew Knies
DraftKings	8700	6900	5300
Fanduel	-	-	-

Kings	Anze Kopitar	Adrian Kempe	Kevin Fiala
DraftKings	5500	7200	6200
Fanduel	-	-	-