There are 11 games on the NHL slate today. However, only eight of them are included in Draft Kings’ main events today.

The best event to play today is the $11 (entry) $800 prize pool NHL Slapshot contest. I hope to see all of you there. Of course though, I always recommend multiple lineup combinations and bet hedging.

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Games I Am Targeting:

New York Islanders @ Boston Bruins: 

Starting Goalies: Evgeni Nabokov (probable), and Tuukka Rask (confirmed)

The Bruins are coming off a 4-3 road loss at the hands of the Ottawa Senators, but they have had plenty of time to get over that. Boston is coming into this game 13-0-2 in their last 15 home games. They have not lost a game at home in regulation since October 26th! The Islanders come into this game off an impressive come-from-behind road win against the, always tough to play at home, Minnesota Wild. The Islanders started the season 3-12-0 on the road, but have since reeled off four wins in their past five away games. That streak should come to an abrupt halt tonight because they were unable to hold a morning skate due to the Boston Celtics game. If you want a recent reference of how not having a morning skate can affect a team, look no further than the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2 defeat of the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

Players I like most in this game:

Reilly Smith | Right Wing | $5,600: Confidence Level- A+

David Krejci | Center | $5,800: Confidence Level- A

Jarome Iginla | Right Wing | $6,000: Confidence Level- A+

Buffalo Sabres @ Winnipeg Jets: 

Starting Goalies: Buffalo- Jhonas Enroth (confirmed) and Winnipeg– Al Montoya (confirmed) 

The Sabres have won four straight home games – five straight if you only count games started by Ryan Miller – but have not won a road game since November 5th. Making matters worse is the fact that Enroth, who starts tonight, is just 1-7-3. The Sabres as a whole are playing better team defense, but it wasn’t evident against the Washington Capitals. In a 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals, Ryan Miller needed to make 49 saves (including six in overtime) to even get Buffalo out of regulation with a point. Toss in the fact that the Jets are 10-4-1 against the Eastern Conference, and this game becomes very attractive.

Blake Wheeler | Right Wing | $6,700: Confidence Level- A+

Evander Kane | Left Wing | $6,600: Confidence Level- A+

Bryan Little | Center | $4,600: Confidence Level- A

Dustin Byfuglien | Defense | $6,200: Confidence Level- A+

Andrew Ladd | Left Wing | $5,800: Confidence Level- A

Edmonton Oilers @ Phoenix Coyotes:

Starting Goalies: Edmonton- Ilya Bryzgalov (confirmed), and Phoenix- Mike Smith (probable)

The Oilers can be tricky to predict sometimes, but tonight Roman Horak will debut with Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner on Edmonton’s second line. It should be a rough ride for the Oilers as they work out the kinks defensively with that unit. Gagner has one of the worst plus/minus ratings on the team, coming in at minus-15. Roll with the Coyotes tonight, but especially Radim Vrbata. Dating back to the beginning of 2009-2010, Vrbata has 18 points in 14 games against the Oilers, including five points in two games this year. He is my most confident pick tonight.

Radim Vrbata | Right Wing | $5,700: Confidence Level- A++

Mikkel Boedker | Left Wing | $3,700: Confidence Level- A+

Connor Murphy | Defense | $3,100: Confidence Level- B, Upside A-minus, Value- A+

Players I Am Using Tonight:

I have $218 poured out across 10 different lineups across 40 contests. I would be remiss if I did not include a list of some of the other players I am using tonight. I will note the number of lineups that player appears in, as well (which should give you all an idea of how confident I am about that player)

Most Used:

Radim Vrbata | Right Wing | $5,700 | Phoenix | Eight lineups

Blake Wheeler | Right Wing | $6,700 | Winnipeg | Four lineups

Reilly Smith | Right Wing | $5,600 | Boston | Six lineups

Al Montoya | Goalie | $8,100 | Winnipeg | Four lineups

Evander Kane | Left Wing | $6,600 | Winnipeg | Two lineups

Dustin Byfuglien | Defense | $6,200 | Winnipeg | Three lineups

Jacob Trouba | Defense | $4,600 | Winnipeg | Three lineups

Justin Braun | Defense | $3,200 | San Jose | Three lineups

Nathan Gerbe | Left Wing | $4,200 | Carolina | Two lineups

Claude Giroux | Center | $7,700 | Philadelphia | Three lineups

Mikkel Boedker | Left Wing | $3,700 | Phoenix | Four lineups

Torey Krug | Defense | $4,200 | Boston | Two lineups

Jakub Voracek | Right Wing | $6,600 | Philadelphia | Three lineups

Others (sprinkled in lightly throughout): *NOTE, Players marked in RED, are HEDGES, and should be used sparingly/with caution/ as hedges.

LW- Andrew Ladd, C-Bryan Little, C-Mark Scheifele, D-Connor Murphy, C- Boyd Gordon, RW-Jarome Iginla, LW-Milan Lucic, D-Zdeno Chara, C- Mike Cammalleri, RW-Jiri Hudler, D-Mark Giordano, G- Reto Berra, G- Ray Emery, RW- Wayne Simmonds, D- Keith Yandle, LW- Michael Raffl, LW- Jeff Skinner, C- Jordan Staal, D- Andrej Sekera, D- Justin Faulk, D- P.K. Subban, RW- Alex Semin, G- Tuukka Rask, C- Martin Hanzal, G- Carey Price, C- Mike Ribeiro, C- Antoine Vermette, C- Tomas Plekanec, LW- Max Pacioretty, D- Andrei Markov

Best Lineup:

C- David Krejci

LW- Mikkel Boedker

RW- Radim Vrbata

D- Jacob Trouba

D- Justin Braun

G- Al Montoya

U- Reilly Smith

U- Jakub Voracek

U- Blake Wheeler

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