Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)

The Canucks fell back to reality last night after a very good performance for Rick Tocchet’s initial game. Two statistics stand out: first, this was the Kraken’s only win against their northern neighbor in their existence (now 1-5-1), and second, when I gave up at the mid-point of the 2nd period, the combination of Bo [...]

I’m looking at an 11-game smörgåsbord menu - pick what you like - and there aren’t really any matchups that seem badly unbalanced.  Should be a fun night to watch scores (although I’ll do so from within the PPG arena in Pittsburgh).   I’m going to go with the Pennsylvania teams, absolutely a first for me, [...]

So, I’ll think through the daily fantasy reasoning first today. There are many ways to look at tonight’s 13-game slate. We can look at home teams playing against weaker defense and goaltending (Flyers v. Hawks, Blue Jackets v. Ducks, Golden Knights v. Red Wings) or maybe good teams hosting back-to-back squads playing on the road [...]

There are some really good matchups tonight, at least on paper. Florida, fighting to retain relevance in the East’s playoff hunt, are visiting a Toronto club that’s seen both Auston Matthews and John Tavares average over a point-per-game since Christmas. The Cats might be starting Alex Lyon (per GoaliePost). The Leafs won’t lose three in [...]

If you’re a fan of big slates, have we got the one for you today! A whopping 28 teams are in action on this Saturday, 26 of which fall on the main slate. While we are no stranger to large slates, this is one of the biggest we’ll see all season. Admittedly, I find these [...]

I might be getting the hang of this. Tuesday was my third “win” in a row, although not as much as last week, simply doubling my $4 bet. No, I didn’t have any of Anton Forsberg’s shutout, or Matthew Tkachuk’s or Tage Thompson’s hat tricks, so the top tier was far above me.  Moving to [...]

The Winter Classic was indeed a good and truly “classic” and entertaining game, unless you’re a Penguins fan. The Pens are now 1-4-2 in their last 7 games, and the team that was 18-8-4 as of December 15th is now struggling to hold onto the second wild card spot in the East.  Sidney Crosby and [...]

First, to continue my series of “What’s Wrong With…,” today’s focus is on the Florida Panthers.   Last year’s Presidents’ Trophy winners are struggling to even stay relevant at this point, currently nine points out of a playoff spot and 12th in the Eastern Conference - as Matthew Tkachuk aptly put it, “the playoffs start now.” [...]

The NHL season is just about at the 40% mark for 2022-23, but most of our fantasy leagues have hit the halfway milestone. In a standard 12-team league, we’ve just finished round #11, meaning you have opposed each of your mates once. Time to take account - are you comfortably in, fighting for a playoff [...]

I saved Christmas week for my “What’s Wrong With…” piece on the Colorado Avalanche - I planned to be charitable until some of the research and statistics that follow. Wrong, you say?  The Avs have been considered strong options, if not favorites, to repeat as Stanley Cup champions! Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Mikko Ranranen, those [...]