Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings 12/13/17

Hello hockey fans and welcome to another day of NHL action here at DFSR. Today, we have a small four-game slate in front of us with only the Ottawa Senators playing in a back-to-back scenario, so there will some rested teams ready to put on a show. Let's get started with some picks, shall we?

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GOALIE

Henrik Lundqvist FD - $8600 DK - $8000
Opponent - OTT
Proj Pts FD - 15.4 DK - 3.85

I have a personal rule that states that I do not use a visiting goalie in cash games unless I absolutely have to. Well, this is one of those rare occasions where there are three road favorites and one slight home favorite for the four-game slate, but I am not even considering using Halak against the Stars. Enter King Henrick who is 6-1 with a no-decision in his last eight games and he earned a shutout against the Sens in New York on November 19th. The Senators, who are 1-8-1 in their last ten games(five losses in a row) just lost to the Sabres and now they get to travel back home and play again tonight. They are ranked 23rd offensively(2.71 goals per game) while scoring zero goals in three of their last five games, so lock and load King Henrik in all formats this evening folks.

Also Consider: Tuukka Rask (BOS)

CENTERS

Tyler Seguin FD - $8100 DK - $7600
Opponent - NYI
Proj Pts FD - 14.69 DK - 4.38

Center is a nasty position today, but it's a small slate and we will take what is given to us. This superstar center has only a single assist in his last four games, but during that time, he has fired an insane 25 shots on goal and he leads all centers with 132 shots this season. Seguin is as safe as anyone in the league for cash games due to his extremely high shot volume and we can also consider him in GPP formats today against the Islanders and their fifth-worst defense that allows 3.30 goals per game.

Stack with:  Devin Shore, Jamie Benn(PP)

David Desharnais FD - $3500 DK - $3600
Opponent - OTT
Proj Pts FD - 7.17 DK - 2.02

Okay, so I just wrote down that on this very day, I actually recommended this guy in a DFS article. This is a guy who isn't a good player anymore, but he has a great opportunity as he's been playing on the top line and the #1 powerplay unit for the Rangers which makes him intriguing in GPP's at these near minimum prices. The veteran center had a three-game point streak a short time ago with a goal and four assists, so stacking him with his linemates is a decent option this evening at a tough position.

Stack with: Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich

Also Consider: Mathew Barzal (NYI) GPP formats only

WINGERS

David Pastrnak FD - $7400 DK - $7000
Opponent - DET
Proj Pts FD - 16.44 DK - 4.83

The winger position, on the other hand, has a few solid options today and for me, it starts with this superstar in the making who is on a very lengthy eight-game point streak with four goals and six assists, and he has a goal and an assist to go along with 10 shots in his last three games. The Red-Wings are ranked 26th in defense with 3.27 goals allowed per game and Pastrnak plays on the top line and the #1 powerplay unit, so he is an elite play in all formats.

Stack with: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron

Kevin Fiala FD - $4400 DK - $4900
Opponent - VAN
Proj Pts FD - 6.57 DK - 1.96

Since #1 center Ryan Johanssen went down with an injury a few games ago, this young winger has been on fire as he is on a four-game point streak with three goals, two assists and a whopping 17 shots on goal. Tonight's opponent, the Vancouver Canucks, have allowed 13 goals in their last three games and Fiala plays on the #1 line and the #1 powerplay unit, so at these prices, he is a great play in all formats.

Stack with: Craig Smith, Kyle Turris

Also Consider: Anders Lee (NYI)

DEFENSEMEN

Mattias Ekholm FD - $4800 DK - $5100
Opponent - VAN
Proj Pts FD - 10.58 DK - 3.21

While he is pushing the limits for me in cash games when it comes to his salary, I love Ekholm in GPP's against a struggling Canucks defense. In his last three games, the young Swede has three assists(two on the powerplay), six shots and nine blocks and he has averaged 25 of ice-time so far this season. He was recently promoted to the #1 powerplay unit, so his ceiling is incredibly high at this time. Lock and load in your tournament lineups.

Esa Lindell FD - $3900 DK - $3900
Opponent - NYI
Proj Pts FD - 9.5 DK - 2.86

Chris and I love finding value for cash games and this guy is a great choice as he has two assists, six shots, and four blocks in his last two games while averaging 23 minutes of ice-time. The Islanders are weak defensively as I noted earlier and Lindell plays on the #2 powerplay unit for the stars, so lock him into your cash game lineups and spend up elsewhere my friends.

Also Consider: Ryan McDonagh (NYR) cash games, Kevin Shattenkirk (NYR) GPP formats.

Hockey is back and with it comes our NHL projections which help inform these picks every night. When you purchase a DFSR NHL subscription to our base hockey projections you also get access to our brand new NFL DFS suite of tools including full projections, optimal NFL lineups and our Player Lab, which includes filters to help you create NFL lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings for any format. It’s a set of tools well beyond anything we’ve ever had, and something we feel will help our users *ahem* tackle the NFL season.

If you want to see the numbers behind our projections, create linueps with a single click, or research as deeply as your heart desires, click the button below to test out yourself.