Morning, all — and comfortable Opening Day! With baseball again and a few nice March Insanity matchups on deck, it is a unbelievable sports activities day. Even with all that happening, we have nonetheless acquired a loaded slate forward. It is all the time good when those you wish to play bounce proper off the display screen.
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay is in the most effective spot of the evening at house, dealing with a Seattle crew that is a league‑worst 2‑7‑1 over its final 10 video games. If you wish to roll out an costly three‑man stack of Nikita Kucherov ($9,700), Brandon Hagel ($7,700), and Darren Raddysh on the blue line at $6,200, I would not blame you one bit. There are many sturdy filler choices to pair with Tampa Bay as properly. You’ll be able to stack Colorado’s second line, the Blackhawks’ prime line, and even the Mikael Granlund line in Anaheim — all of them match properly alongside the Bolts. I might hold going, however you get the concept.
Washington Capitals
The Capitals come into tonight’s recreation needing a win, and a matchup towards Karel Vejmelka is perhaps precisely what they have been hoping for. Vejmelka has a -6.49 GSAA over the previous month, and in 9 March begins, he is allowed 4 or extra targets in 5 of them. I am snug with any of Washington’s prime two strains, and even their third line works as a viable depth possibility. In single‑entry builds they’re in all probability simply exterior my core, but when I am operating a number of lineups, I might completely need some publicity to the Caps.
New Jersey Devils
I have not had a lot curiosity in rostering the Devils this season, however tonight is perhaps the exception — and it is the facility play that is pulling me in. Over the previous two weeks, New Jersey’s PP ranks second in excessive‑hazard probabilities, they usually’ve transformed that strain into six targets in that span. I am not concentrating on the highest line, however the second line of Jack Hughes ($8,900), Jesper Bratt ($5,400), and Connor Brown ($3,900) is totally correlated on the highest PP unit, which makes them a powerful stacking possibility. The value of Brown helps convey this stack down as properly, so you will have some good lineup flexibility there. They’re dealing with a Nashville Predators crew that does not take a ton of penalties — roughly center of the league — however on a big slate, this Devils energy play might simply slip beneath the radar.
Protection
On the prime of my board is Evan Bouchard at $7,500 — he is primarily supplying you with three photographs on aim and a degree each evening proper now. Matthew Schaefer logged half an hour of ice time towards the Chicago Blackhawks, and if there’s even an opportunity he approaches that once more, I am at $6,700. We already coated Darren Raddysh, however I am additionally very into Jakob Chychrun at $6,100. Utah struggled to include photographs from the blue line of their final outing towards Edmonton, so Chychrun has an actual path to comparable success. John Carlson ($5,100) attracts an incredible matchup towards the Calgary Flames, and I do not thoughts his teammate Jacob Trouba ($4,500) both. In the event you want a real worth play, Tyler Kleven ($2,900) might see a powerful workload for the Ottawa Senators towards the Pittsburgh Penguins, making him a strong wage‑saving possibility.
Goalies
$8,500 is a hefty price ticket for Andrei Vasilevskiy, however if in case you have the wage, he is an impressive play tonight. For me, although, the costliest goaltender I am prioritizing is Joel Hofer at $7,800. He is quietly been one of many league’s greatest since coming back from the Olympic break and may see strong quantity towards the San Jose Sharks. If Jakub Dobeš will get the beginning for Montreal, I like him at $7,400. However possibly much more intriguing is Logan Thompson at $7,200, who provides sturdy upside at a barely cheaper worth level.
That is it for now, better of luck tonight!
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