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The NHL regular season ends in exactly one month, which means teams are down to their final 15 games or so. It's crunch time, so let's jump into some NHL DFS projections!

 

 

 

NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, March 17th

We're seeing a few line changes here or there around the league as teams are trying to grab every point they can. 

Those changes can offer some value for NHL DFS picks today with lower-priced players moving up in the lineup quickly. 

 

 

 

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Mason Lohrei and the Boston Bruins come in with a modest 2.9 implied goal total but there should be plenty of offense against the Buffalo Sabres. Since the start of March, the Sabres have allowed 3.42 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the worst in the league. Lohrei is the defender on the first power-play unit and comes in with 26 shots on goal over his last 10 games. They should look to drive the puck to the net against this bad defense. 

Brayden Point has six points in his last 10 games and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in a spot versus the Philadelphia Flyers where he can add to that total. The Flyers are another team struggling defensively right now with 3.07 Goals allowed per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations since the start of March, which is the third-worst in the league. 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have hit a bit of a bump in the road with five losses in their last six games, they simply need to get things going at home against the Calgary Flames. Let's turn to their captain, Auston Matthews, who needs to ramp up the shot production against a very susceptible defense, which has allowed 62.27 Total Shot Attempts per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations since the start of March, which is the third-worst in the league. 

 

 

 

Monday Salary Cap DFS Picks

Goalie Of The Day: Filip Gustavsson - MIN

Filip Gustavsson is very affordable tonight and the matchup against the Los Angeles Kings isn't one we need to be overly worried about. At face value, Gustavsson's production has been okay recently but the defense in front of him is very solid and as a team, the Wild have allowed 1.71 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the sixth-best in the league since the start of March. 

As for the Kings' offense, they are struggling right now with only 1.81 Goals scored in those same situations since the start of March, which is the sixth-worst in the league. Gustavsson has a good matchup and a great salary tonight. 

Play Of The Day: David Pastrnak - BOS

When it comes to true goal-scoring potential, David Pastrnak is one of the best in the league and given the matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, we have to put him at the top of our lists tonight. 

As noted above, the Sabres have allowed 3.42 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations since the start of March, which is the worst in the NHL. Pasta is a high-volume shooter with multi-goal potential every single night. He's probably going to be very chalky but seeing him post 20+ DK points is nothing to shy away from. 

 

 

 

Value Play Of The Day: Casey Mittelstadt - BOS

Casey Mittelstadt has been solid since being traded to the Bruins with three points and six shots on goal in four games. They slotted him right onto the second forward line and the first power-play unit, which is an awesome role for a player at only $3.8K on DraftKings. 

I'll continue to mention how awesome this matchup is against the Buffalo Sabres, who are a complete disaster on defense this month and really for the entire season. 

Stack Of The Day: CBJ 1 (Yegor Chinakhov, Dmitri Voronkov, Kirill Marchenko)

Just to note, I also really like the Tampa Bay Lightning's first power-play stack today, as they come in with a 3.5 implied goal total against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, that stack of Point, Guentzel, and Kucherov, is very expensive. I will certainly have some exposure to them tonight but we should also look to mix in some Columbus shares. 

This Columbus trio is very, very affordable tonight and can frankly be used as a bit of a secondary stack alongside Tampa, Boston, or Toronto. This trio hasn't played together a ton this year, but per DFO, they were strong last season, out-scoring opponents 13-8. 

 

 

 

Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

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