The Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook will be published daily Monday through Friday as soon as the morning skates are over.
The notebook includes everything you need to know to set your lineups for the season and daily fantasy: including injuries, thrown lines and pairings, starting goalie ratings, value picks ( DFS) and insights from our DFS Premium Plan.
Key Injuries / Lineup Changes
IN
- [MIN] Tyson Jost (lower body) is expected to return to the roster after missing three games.
- [ARI] Bokondji Imama has been recalled from the AHL and is expected to make his NHL debut on Friday.
GAME DECISIONS
[OTT] Tim Stützle (undisclosed) is expected to play but it will be a game-time decision.
OUTSIDE
- [CBJ] Adam Boqvist (lower body) will not play on Friday.
- [EDM] Jesse Puljujarvi will not play on Friday due to an illness unrelated to COVID.
- [ARI] Nick Ritchie (upper body) will miss his second straight game.
- [ARI] Jay Beagle (lower body) was injured Wednesday and won’t play Friday.
Projected compositions
*Subject to change*
⚠️ Game decision
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators
| Nyquist–Roslovic–Voracek Robinson–Kuraly–Bjorkstrand Johnson-Sillinger-Danforth Bemström–Gaunce–Meyer Bean – Peeke |
Tkachuk–Norris–Batherson Formenton – Stutzle⚠️ – Brown Gaudette–Tierney–Senyshyn Kelly–Gambrell–Watson Del Zotto – Harmonic |
Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken
| Kaprizov–Hartman–Zuccarello Fiala–Gaudreau–Boldy Jost⚠️ – Eriksson Ek – Bjugstad Duhaime–Dewar–Deslauriers Middleton–Spurgeon |
McCann–Gourde–Kuhlman Donato – Béniers – Eberle Rask–Wennberg–Lind Sprong–Shehan–Donskoy Dunn–Larsson |
Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche
| Kane–McDavid–Yamamoto McLeod–Draisaitl–HYman Foegele–Nugent-Hopkins–Ryan Russel–Shore–Kassian Nurse – Ceci |
Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Nichushkin Burakovsky–Kadri–Compher Meyers-Sturm-Newhook Cogliano–Barre–O’Connor Byram–Makar |
Arizona Coyotes vs. Washington Capitals
| Ladd–Hayton–Schmaltz Carcone–Smith–Kessel Roussel–McBain–Boyd Imama–Galchenyuk–Eriksson Capobianco – Gostisbehere |
Ovechkin–Kuznetsov–Wilson Johansson–Backstrom–Sheary Mantha–Eller–Oshie Larsson–Dowd–Hathaway Fehervary–Carlson |
Choice of daily value
C – Ryan McLeod (EDM) – $2,500
F – Kailer Yamamoto (EDM) – $2,700
D – Justin Schultz (WSH) – $2,500
Highest Optimizer Projections
C – Nathan MacKinnon (COL) – $9,400
F – Alex Ovechkin (WSH) – $8,400
D – John Carlson (WSH) – $6,700
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5v5 DFS score:
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5.MIN1 (+3.47)
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