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The NHL regular season kicks off tonight with a slate that is main and I couldnt be happier. I will be here delivering daily FanDuel NHL DFS Picks throughout the regular season to the postseason and I wish to let everybody know Ill do a huge amount of research and putting forth my best selections on a daily basis so that we can all enjoy a profitable NHL year together!
Lets get going with this slate and see if we can begin the 2019-20 NHL season on the perfect note!
C — Auston Matthews (TOR) — $8,300 vs. OTT
An Auston Matthews playing in his first NHL game torched the Ottawa Senators and Craig Anderson for four goals in the season opener on opening three seasons before. The following season, Matthews scored just two goals and added an assist in a blowout win over the Winnipeg Jets night. Last year, Matthews scored two goals — including the winner — on opening night against the Montreal Canadiens. Add it up and Matthews has notched eight goals and an assist more than three opening-night games in his NHL career to this point. As a result, Im pretty sure we should be moving with Matthews within this one tonight after he tallied five goals and three helpers this year. Matthews 111 targets since entering the league in 2016-17 season will be despite missing 34 games within the previous two seasons, the fifth-most in the NHL. His 0.52 goals-per-game because interval are second only to Alex Ovechkin at the moment. After all, hes playing against the leagues worst defense from a season ago as Ottawa yielded a whopping 3.67 goals each game in 2018-19. He is prepared for a season and I feel that becoming off to another nice start tonight.
C — Elias Pettersson (VAN) — $6,700 vs. EDM
Petterson is not a stranger to strong opening nights himself because he notched a goal and an assist in his NHL debut last October against the Calgary Flames and tonight hell take on the following Western Canada rival in the kind of the Edmonton Oilers. The narrative around Edmonton this preseason was whether or new head coach Dave Tippett will turn around the team defense as Edmonton finished tied for 26th with 3.30 goals against per game last season and 30th having a 74.8% mark over the penalty kill. Well, with a lot of the same blueline aboard in Edmonton, Im likely to place them into the test using a four-man Canucks pile on opening night, beginning here with Pettersson who tickles 28 goals and 66 points on the way to the Calder Trophy final season. Pettersson will have to take the puck more this season if he intends on scoring the next 28 targets because he published that total on a large 19.4% shooting percentage a season ago. The that does not hinder the opportunity tonight of the worst clubs in a season ago, although that unsustainable. The Swedish magician should get off to some other fine start tonight.
W — Andreas Johnsson (TOR) — $5,100 vs. OTT
Head coach Mike Babcock is a pick for a breakout year this year as a result of the opportunity presenting to him johnsson. There was plenty of roster in Toronto, something which has helped Johnsson property a spot to the remaining Auston Matthews at 5-on-5 as well as carrying over Nazem Kadris spot on the teams top power play unit. In other words, Johnsson is soccer together with one of the top two goal-scorers in this league in most offensive conditions as well as the finest even-strength goal scorer as Matthews leads the NHL with 79 even-strength goals over the previous three seasons. Johnsson appreciated a top superior rookie season with 20 goals and 43 points across 73 games, nevertheless he also tallied 35 points on his final 52 matches too. That playing on a line that didnt and does not comprise Auston Matthews including power play time . Johnsson scored his intentions on a really regular 15.4percent shooting percentage and that he skated just 13:40 per game as well. Insert in about three extra minutes per match, Matthews and top-unit power play time on a wealthy Maple Leafs top unit and Johnsson is primed for a big-time breakout period.
W — Brock Boeser (VAN) — $6,900 vs. EDM
Together with Pettersson comes Boeser as the duo are set to skate together on the top line of the team in addition to the best power play unit. After tallying 29 goals in 62 games as a rookie, Boeser fell to only 26 last season. He registered a wholesome 209 shots on goal last season, however, the decrease in scoring rate was due to an almost 4 percent fall in his fire speed. If Pettersson or she he can continue being a duo during the entire year, the upside is tantalizing. Boeser had been cleared to play in tonights opener, despite managing a concussion in preseason also brings a wealth of potential together with him. He shoots the puck a whole lot, he is going to score a lot of goals with an elite play-making center in Pettersson and he has lots of possibility to the man advantage considering that the Oilers atrocious penalty kill in recent seasons. Even the 22-year-old also recovered a whopping 19:10 of ice time a game last season, a few he needs to at least match or probably eclipse this time around as the staff is likely to lean heavily in their own top-six in what seems to be a feeble Pacific Division again this time around. Boeser and pettersson bring a wealth of upside down.
W — Michael Ferland (VAN) — $4,500 vs. EDM
Man up with this Canucks heap is this day Ferland whos set for top-line responsibility alongside Pettersson and Boeser. Ferland has prior experience playing top-line minutes since he did so alongside Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau in Calgary a couple of years ago. Ferland played with the Carolina Hurricanes last season in which he scored a healthy 17 goals and 40 points in 71 matches after notched a career-high 21 matches in top-line responsibility with all the Flames the preceding year. Concussions have held back him over the last couple of seasons, however Ferland might well be good for 25 goals this season if he can remain healthy and maintain his spot together with the Canucks top two offensive weapons. Additional to the Canucks second power play device, we receive exposure using Ferland also where he must line up with this one. He did a nice job on the power play of late, scoring six man advantage goals in each of their last two seasons. He also isnt afraid to shoot the puck with 156 shots on goal in just 71 games last year, good for at least 180 shots at a complete 82-game year old. I believe we can squeeze real nice value from this Ferland in this matchup tonight.
W — Robert Thomas (STL) — $3,800 vs. WAS
The St. Louis Blues will raise the Stanley Cup banner tonight as they play host to the preceding Cup champion Washington Capitals on ice. I am much less convinced this is going to be a high-scoring game since I am with the Maple Leafs and Canucks games, but I think the Blues can access to a Washington group which ranked 21st in road defense last year with 3.34 goals against per game. It was the second straight season the Capitals fought to defend on the road, so I would like to squeeze some worth out of Thomas as he appears to maintain a great place to create tonight. He is likely to line up alongside Tyler Bozak to the groups third line, however Thomas seems to have a place on the power play together with Vladimir Tarasenko, Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz in exactly what I would call the groups top power play unit. Thomas enters his sophomore season after a rookie season which involved nine goals and 33 points in 70 games. However, Thomas gained steam since the season went along last year since he notched 13 points over his last 19 regular season competitions, although he notched just 1 goal and six points in 21 playoff games. However, hes currently on the other side of 20 years old and place to take forward strides in the 2019-20 season.
D — Morgan Rielly (TOR) — $5,700 vs. OTT
Im not going to overthink this and roll with Morgan Rielly wholl skate alongside Matthews and Johnsson on the Maple Leafs top power play unit tonight, a team that seemed mighty powerful in the preseason. Rielly didnt get a Norris Trophy nomination last year despite finishing third among defensemen with 72 points over the summer — an effort that contained 20 goals and 223 shots on target too. His 9 percent shooting percentage from last year was by far a career-high after submitting a 5.4% mark two earlier in his profession. But, theres also little doubt that Rielly will stand up the points again this year, though he may not score as many goals. Skating on this top power play unit will net him lots of aids and it appears from the preseason that Rielly will log a bunch of ice time this year and is likely going to eclipse the 23:07 markers he posted a season ago. Clearly, were getting a lot of cross-category upside with Rielly because his penalty killing will also give itself towards some blocked shots too. Theres no reason to fade him if youre rostering a pile enclosing Auston Matthews tonight.
D — Alexander Edler (VAN) — $5,100 vs. EDM
Edler is among the best cash games options on many nights he hits a slate because he brings a wealth of cross-category upside into the table. In an injury-shortened 2018-19 season, Edler published 10 goals and 34 points over 56 games to go along using 128 shots on target. Edler also blocked a whopping 166 shots in that time, good for eighth in the league even though missing all of those games. Currently, Edler has experienced major problems staying healthy over his livelihood for a result since hes reached just 70 games played one of the previous four seasons and has skated in all 82 games just once in his 13-year NHL career. That said, we do not need to worry about the injury troubles with this one since he is defined as the only defenseman on the teams top power play unit, even giving us a more three-man power play stack too. Edler recorded four goals and 17 points on the power play last year, otherwise famous for 50% of the points generation. He can occasionally grow to be a lost man among the elite defensemen at the game, and while he probably doesnt belong in that category, his DFS contributions simply cant be overstated. Hes a must in any money game tonight to make sure.
G — Frederik Andersen (TOR) — $8,700 vs. OTT
Andersen is the top goaltender on the slate and its tough to argue with that notion. In -275 about the moneyline, the Maple Leafs can be easily the most bizarre favorite on this four-game slate with the Golden Knights and their -170 odds checking in second. Because of this, you have to be a big fan of his win upside. Second, Andersen finished the preseason with some incredible numbers as he published a 0.30 GAA and .988 Svpercent over four games played. In other words, Andersen allowed just 1 goal. Its still hockey from some very good players, although I know its preseason. Andersen completed his preseason on Saturday. One thing that the Maple Leafs is hoping for this season is an improved blueline after they revamped the group. In turn, it might take a great deal of heat off of Andersen as hes seen the workload concerning both starts and shots against in his eponymous Maple Leafs tenure. I am looking from the birthday boy within this cash-oriented lineup on opening night while Id desire a ton of spare in this .
