Welcome to our Friday Playbook and NHL DFS picks today! 

Despite only five games on the slate, there are several playoff implications tonight and it should bring us amazing NHL action. 

 

 

 

NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, April 11th

The high-scoring games continue across the league, and hopefully for our NHL DFS picks sake, that continues tonight for at least the players we are looking to roster. 

 

 

 

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Matt Boldy and the Minnesota Wild still need to win in order to clinch a playoff spot, so let's stick with them. Over the last two weeks, the Wild have generated 61.16 Total Shot Attempts per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the 12th best in the league. Boldy has a very solid 31 shots on goal in his last 10 games, while seeing time on the second forward line and the first power-play unit. 

Evan Bouchard and the Edmonton Oilers have clinched a playoff spot, but seeding is still up for grabs. This is clearly a very winnable matchup for them against the San Jose Sharks, so let's not overthink things. The Sharks have allowed 69.43 Total Shot Attempts per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations over the last two weeks, which is the second-worst in the league. 

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are eliminated from the playoffs, but they have an easy matchup against the New Jersey Devils tonight. The Devils have struggled on defense to close out the season and have allowed 3.18 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the ninth-worst in the league over the last two weeks. Crosby comes in with 14 points in his last 10 games, so let's trust one of the best players of all time to pick up a point. 

 

 

 

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Goalie Of The Day: Sam Montembeault - MON

Play Of The Day: Connor McDavid - EDM

Connor McDavid is back, and he didn't lose a step. Three points in his first game in over two weeks and that's the level of production we should expect from him tonight with the Oilers carrying a slate-high 4.5 implied goal total against the Sharks. 

The Oilers have clinched a playoff spot, but their seeding is yet to be determined as they sit two points behind the Los Angeles Kings. Picking up a win tonight can go a long way in helping them chase down the Kings over the final few games. 

That means pushing the offense forward against a bad defense in the Sharks is the clear goal tonight. Over the last two weeks, the Sharks have allowed 4.35 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the worst in the league. 

 

 

 

Value Play Of The Day: Dawson Mercer - NJD

While the New Jersey Devils have clinched a spot, they're coming off a terrible loss to the Bruins the other night and need to right the ship as they head into the playoffs. Simply from a team morale perspective, putting up good games to end the season is always the goal. 

Let's turn to Dawson Mercer, who is now on the second forward line and the first power-play unit, which is an awesome role for a player under $5K on DraftKings. A total of 23 shots on goal and 4 points in the last 10 games is a solid level of production at his salary. 

Stack Of the Day: TB L1 (Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel)

The Tampa Bay Lightning have not looked good recently. Three losses in their last four games isn't the way you want to close out the season, especially when home ice in the first round is still up for grabs. Luckily for them, the Florida Panthers have also been struggling, and now Tampa is just one point ahead of them in the standings. 

Tampa comes in with a big 4.2 implied goal total tonight against the Detroit Red Wings, a team whose season is all but over. An Oilers' stack is also in consideration tonight, so don't forget about them but I expect them to be more popular compared to Tampa. 

 

 

 

Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

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