Daily Fantasy Hockey Notebook — 3/16/22
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 Package.
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Key Injuries / Lineup Changes
IN
- [MIN] Tyson Jost will make his Wild debut after being traded on Tuesday.
- [CBJ] Gabriel Carlsson will return to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for two games.
- [CBJ] Justin Danforth (lower body) should be back in the lineup after missing two games.
- [CBJ] Jakub Voracek (lower body) should be back in the lineup after not playing on Sunday.
- [CGY] Oliver Kylington (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup after missing two games.
GAME DECISIONS
- [BOS] Jack Studnicka has been recalled from the AHL, but it’s unclear if he’ll be in Wednesday’s lineup.
- [OTT] Chris Tierney (upper body) will be a playing time decision after missing his last eight games.
- [NJD] Pavel Zacha (upper body) is doubtful to play on Wednesday.
OUTSIDE
- [SEA] Mark Giordano will be a healthy scratch as a precaution for the upcoming trade deadline.
Projected compositions
*Subject to change*
⚠️ Game decision
Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins
| Kaprizov–Hartman–Zuccarello Fiala–Gaudreau–Boldy Greenway – Eriksson Ek – Foligno Duhaime–Jost–Bjugstad Brodin-Dumba | Merchant-Bergeron-DeBrusk Hall – Haula – Patrnak Frederic-Coyle-Smith Foligno–Nosek–Lazar Reilly–McAvoy |
Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets
| Tkachuk–Norris–C. Brown Formenton–Stutzle–Ennis Paul–White–Sanford Tierney⚠️ – Gambrell – Watson Chabot–Zub | Nyquist–Roslovic–Wool Domi–Sillinger–Bjorkstrand Voracek–Kuraly–Chinakhov Robinson–Danforth–Bemström Werenski-Peeke |
Seattle Kraken vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
| Schwartz–Jarkrok–Eberle Johansson–McCann–Lind Appleton – Gourd – Blackwell Sheahan – Geek – Donato Soucy – Oleksiak | Killorn–Stamkos–Kucherov Palat – Pointe – Cirelli Brown – Bellemare – Pear Raddysh-Colton-Joseph Hedman–Rutta |
Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey Devils
| Gaudreau–Lindholm–Tkachuk Coleman–Backlund–Lewis Mangiapane-Ruzicka-Toffoli Lucic–Monahan–Dube Hanifin–Andersson | Sharangovich–Hughes–Bratt Tatar–Hischier–Mercer Vesey–Boqvist–Johnsson Gerrtsen–McLeod–Bastian White – Severson |
Choice of daily value
C – Anthony Cirelli (TBL) – $2,900
F – Craig Smith (BOS) – $3,500
D – Noah Hanifin (CGY) – $3,500
Highest Optimizer Projections
C – Patrice Bergeron (BOS) – $7,500
F – Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – $8,000
D – Victor Hedman (TBL) – $6,800
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5v5 DFS score:
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5. OTT1 (+3.81)
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