Just a few quick thoughts on Wednesday's four game slate before the Optimal Lineups...

Pittsburgh is the biggest favorite of the night and has the highest implied goal total in Vegas. The Pens have damn near caught the Rangers for the league lead in goals scored, in part because the Rangers have cooled and in part because Pittsburgh is on an insane hot streak. The Pens are currently on a six-game win streak in which they're averaging 5.83 goals per game. 

When picking Pens you want to avoid those that will match up with Boston's top line at even strength as Patrice Bergeron's line is one of the best possession lines in hockey. Pittsburgh often lets a depth line handle the opposing top line in home games, but recently Evgeni Malkin's line has drawn that assignment as well. That means Sidney Crosby's line is the play for Pittsburgh tonight as they should avoid Bergeron. Fit Crosby in where you can, and if you can't, try to get Patric Hornqvist in. If even Hornqvist is out of your budget, Connor Sheary is close to appropriately priced on FD, though he doesn't join Crosby/Hornqvsit on the top PP unit. A cheap way to get some Pens exposure is with Brian Dumoulin whose D pair tends to skate with Crosby's line at even strength, and Dumoulin will see some PP work on the second unit.

Matt Murray also makes plenty of sense in net in cash given that the Pens are the biggest favorite of the night. Boston also ranks second in shots on goal per 60 at even strength (second only to Pittsburgh), so Murray should see plenty of rubber. SHOTS=SAVES=POINTS.

The Philadelphia at Colorado game could be high scoring as those teams have allowed the third and eighth most goals against, respectively. Both teams have top lines that are their best possession units, and those top lines are likely to match up tonight as Colorado generally goes L1 vs. L1 at home. That means the second lines are the better plays in this game. Philly's second line is stronger than Colorado's so they're the more interesting option. Wayne Simmonds and Travis Konecny play on that second line and have two of the higher iCorsi numbers for the Flyers. Simmonds is preferable but also expensive, so Konecny isn't a bad way to get some Philly exposure. For the Avs, Matt Duchene is the second liner you want if you can afford him, but he's not a must play or anything. And Tyson Barrie on the top PP unit blue line is also an option.