Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice

The Pittsburgh Penguins looked a lot better against the Panthers last evening, but were again unable to find the net more than once. Their power play, now 0-for-recent memory, has to wake up if the Pens have any chance to rescue their 11-12-3 start, now tied with Montreal for 12th place in the East. Reilly [...]

It’s not much surprise, at the season’s quarter pole, that Alexander Ovechkin leads the Washington Capitals in scoring.  But it may surprise readers that of the 32 NHL teams, all of the other 31 have at least one player ahead of Ovi’s 14 points. Okay, try this one - Jonathan Huberdeau, after an awful start, [...]

It’s two days after USA Thanksgiving, and as a bona-fide descendant of those first Pilgrims, here’s a short list of things to be thankful for: The Old Guys - Of the top 20 scorers (and ties) at the turkey-day milestone, seven have passed their 30th birthday, led by Sidney Crosby at 36 years, and by [...]

Goalies (in fantasy hockey): I’m going to discuss this from a number of angles. First, for our Yahoo or Fantrax fantasy leagues, goalies tend to make up an inordinate percentage of categories (or points, to a lesser degree) compared to skaters. The current Yahoo default skater categories are Goals, Assists, Shots on Goal, Power-Play Points, [...]

I’m unabashedly a Pittsburgh Penguins fan, so the biggest news this week from their organization was that Jaromir Jagr’s #68 jersey retirement will be honored on February 18 at PPG Arena, after his playing days finally ended (?) at age 51 in Czechoslovakia. Jagr has delayed his own Hall of Fame induction by continuing to [...]

Almost a month in, what have we learned about the beginning of this NHL season, and how can we use the information to our advantage (and make better wagers?)  Let’s look at a few variables that we’ve been programmed into believing. First, home teams win more. (My statistics are through Thursday.)  For this season, home [...]

Happy Halloween!   And apparently, it’s time to take a few masks off - it’s still October, and some hockey writers are prematurely out there awarding trophies. Jack Hughes for the Hart! Connor Bedard for the Calder!  (Of course, that one was “settled” pre-season, maybe even before the draft lottery - Bedard actually HAS the trophy [...]

Two weeks (not quite) into the NHL season, and we find some pretty familiar stories.   Las Vegas and Colorado are already being crowned out west, and Boston and Philadelphia (?) lead the Eastern divisions.  Carter Hart has three wins already, and Sean Couturier ($4800) leads the league with a (+7), on a team that has [...]

Welcome to the Saturday DFS series!  Last season, aided by a ballsy $5 wager that Florida would take out the Boston Bruins, and specifically in seven games, I finished the hockey season up just about $100. But yeah, I’m not a hard-core gambler - fantasy sports exist to be fun, to make us all better [...]

With Game 6 and 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals set for next Friday and Monday respectively, today’s DFS Saturday article will serve as my last of the season. It’s been another fun year here at Dobber Hockey and I hope I’ve been able to provide some sort of valuable information to you readers throughout [...]