Wednesday's Optimal Lineups were originally posted around 1:00 PM CT.
UPDATE: No changes were made to the Optimal Lineups after their original posting.
Before we get started let me issue a warning that these short slates are not slates in which you should be investing heavily. Ownership levels are so high on the obvious names that cash games can be tricky on these slates. Play small, throw a few small GPP entries in with some contrarian plays, and save your real bankroll for Thursday.
Montreal, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the favorites in tonight's games with the Pennsylvania teams being moderate favorites and Montreal being a substantial favorite. I probably like Anaheim a little more against the Pens than Vegas does, and thus I like the Pens a bit less. But those four teams are the only teams I'm choosing players from in cash games tonight.
In GPPs I like the Ducks and Red Wings as contrarian options given that they're underdogs. Vancouver is obviously contrarian against Price, but there's not much to like there.
In net Carey Price seems like chalk, but his prices are a little tough for me to handle. I actually prefer going with one of the goalies from the more moderate favorites, Michal Neuvirth or Matt Murray. Given that I like Anaheim a little, Neuvirth is probably my preferred play.