If I could find a way to roster Sidney Crosby tonight I swear I would do it. The guy is so hot right now that he’d probably score two goals with an assist on his off-night.

Unfortunately he’s not available in either the FanDuel or DraftKings player pools (I checked). We’re going to have to find other ways to score points tonight.

Fortunately there are 24 other teams in action tonight! As we discussed a couple weeks ago, this is that part of the NHL schedule where games can get out of hand before they tighten up for the stretch run.

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So let’s take a look at tonight’s games to see which has the best opportunities for goals and fantasy points for our lineups.

7 p.m. Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins

Milan Lucic returns to Boston while the Bruins are playing their best hockey of the season.

Boston is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and suddenly find themselves tied for second in the Atlantic Division. They also boast one of the best power plays in the league and will probably see a good amount of opportunities tonight against a Kings team that likes to play a physical style.

The Kings have been mediocre as of late, going 5-5 in their last 10, but they are one of the best road teams in the league at 16-7-2.

I wouldn’t count on this being a high-scoring game, even though the opportunities definitely could be there. I wouldn’t pick from this game in cash games, but there are some intriguing GPP options here.

For one, I’d look at Boston’s PP1 which is Patrice Bergeron centering Ryan Spooner and Loui Eriksson and defenseman Torey Krug and center David Krejci on the points.

Krejci and Eriksson are probably the best plays here since they see even strength minutes together as well. Brad Marchand is also a decent play as he’s been hot lately with 9 goals in his last 9 games.

Meanwhile, the best option on LA will be Lucic. He’s definitely going to drop the gloves tonight in his return to Boston. He even said as much in his contribution to the Players Tribune on Monday. If you play on a site where PIMs equal points, he could carry a high-ceiling when you also consider his offensive upside.

He’s skating on LA’s top line with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown.

7 p.m. Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Florida looked flat last night in a 3-0 loss to Detroit. Lucky for them, they get the chance to rebound right away as they arrive in Buffalo to play a team with one of the worst home records in the league at 9-15-3.

The Sabres have a solid mix of young talent and veteran leadership. They’re like the Coyotes of last year. They show some exciting spurts of great play, but they don’t have the moxy yet to be consistent with it. They will be a good team in the future as long as they keep this nucleus together, but for now they’re hanging near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

The Panthers get Roberto Luongo back in the net tonight after starting Al Montoya last night. Luongo has put up Vezina like numbers this year and is always a good play when he’s in the crease. Tonight should be a Panthers win in a game where Luongo might see a good amount of shots. Lots of shots and a win could be a good formula for a goalie, as they have the opportunity to score loads of fantasy points. Get Luongo in net tonight.

The Panthers will be without Alex Barkov tonight, so monitor the Panthers lines throughout the day if you’re looking to play the top line with Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau. Whoever slots in to play center on this line could be in for a big night.

7 p.m. Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils

Edmonton was flat out embarrassed on Super Bowl Sunday, taking an 8-1 road loss to the New York Islanders.

Rookie sensation Connor McDavid scored the lone goal for the Oilers and has 6 points in 4 games since his return from injury.

McDavid will stay hot for the rest of the season. He’s a special player and had quickly built chemistry with Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pullout.

Edmonton trusts this trio enough that they’ve also made them the front line on the PP1. These three are a good play in all formats.

Also good for Edmonton is that they most likely will not be facing New Jersey’s top goalie Cory Schneider, who played last night in a 2-1 loss to the Rangers.

Also garnering consideration for the Oilers should be Taylor Hall and Leon Draisaitl.

The Devils will be without top sniper Mike Cammalleri who has been in and out of the lineup with injuries. When Cammalleri is out of the lineup, the Devils lose their biggest offensive threat and there’s a steep drop off to their next best offensive option. Playing on the second half of a back to back, New Jersey forwards should be faded unless you’re looking for a cheap punt option in the form of Joseph Blandisi or Sergei Kalinin.

**Update to the article. Schneider is starting for NJD today**

7 p.m. Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers

The Ducks had been one of the hottest teams in the league and finally cooled off last night with a 6-2 loss to Pittsburgh.

They’re 8-2 in their last 10 games. They recently shuffled their lines, splitting up Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf, and now have balance in their top 3 offensive units.

Benefitting the most from this has been Getzlaf who has turned a dismal season around and now has 10 points in his last 11 games. He’s skating on a line with David Perron and Chris Stewart, who are two affordable wingers, a nice change of pace when looking to stack Getzlaf.

Getzlaf is hated in Philly, and for good reason, as he usually plays his best and most physical hockey against the Flyers. Look for this trend to continue and for a big night out of the captain.

For the Flyers, the top line has been deadly since mid-January. Wayne Simmonds avoided a suspension with his one-punch knockout of Ryan McDonough on Saturday and his line with Jake Voracek and Claude Giroux continues to roll. They’re a safe play in all formats as is defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere.

Ghost is on an 8-game point streak amassing 11 points over that span. He is as close to a must-play as there is in NHL DFS even if his salary continues to rise on both FD and DK. He has played his way into the Rookie of the Year conversation and almost singlehandedly brought the Flyers back to a team in the playoff conversation.

7 p.m. New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

They’re not going to score 8 goals in every single game. The performance on Sunday, which featured a hat trick from Kyle Okposo, is a reminder of what this team is capable of.

It might not be 8 goals, but the Isles should put up a solid number tonight against Columbus who has allowed the most goals in the league at 170.

Keep rolling John Tavares and Kyle Okposo with defenseman Nick Leddy if you’re looking for a power play stack. Leddy has been tremendous lately with 8 points in the last 8 games including 3 assists in Sunday’s win. At $4,400 on FD, he’s an affordable power play QB.

If you’re looking for even strength options take Okposo with line mates Nikolay Kulemin and Frans Nielsen. Okposo has been red-hot lately and that type of production is usually contagious, especially on this high-powered offensive team.

7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Is this where Montreal makes a push to become a playoff team again?

They’ve won two in a row and get Tampa on the second half of a back-to-back. The Lightning lost 5-1 last night in Ottawa.

Even with the very recent history pointing to the Canadiens, I think Tampa’s loss last night was more of a hiccup and the two wins in a row are more of an illusion for Montreal.

Tampa is 8-2 in their last 10 and they’re starting Ben Bishop tonight in a division game that they’re viewing as a must win.

Montreal is 3-6-1 in their last 10 and starting Ben Scrivens in net.

I’ll take Bishop and the Lighting please.

The constant for the Lightning this year has been the play of Nikita Kucherov, who has 12 points in the last 10 games and is playing on a line with Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn. Johnson has begun to get his season going lately as well, with 4 points in his last 3 games. Look for this line to keep producing going forward.

The Lightning also boast a defensive pair that’s emerging into one of the best in the league at providing offense. Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman play on the top pairing together and both add offensive flair in their own way.

Usually NHL clubs don’t want to pair two offensive defensemen together, for obvious reasons, but it seems to be working in Tampa. If you’re choosing between the two of them I’d go with Stralman as he gets the PP1 minutes and should also be the cheaper option salary cap-wise.

8 p.m. Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild

Cue the Tom Petty song. Minnesota is Free Falling. They are 1-8-1 in their last 10 and have played themselves out of the playoff picture. Tonight they’re going up against the highest scoring offense in the league with 172 goals.

Things aren’t looking good for Minnesota.

If you can afford them, take Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn tonight. They’re playing better since the all-star break. Seguin has 3 goals in 3 games and they’re facing a Wild team that hasn’t shown much effort (outside of the goal crease) in the last 10-15 games.

Patrick Eaves is slotted onto the RW for Dallas’ top line and makes a great punt play in all formats. He’s also seeing PP1 minutes.

If you have a high tolerance for risk, and I mean the highest tolerance possible, you can take a look at Devan Dubnyk tonight should he get the start in goal for Minnesota.

Dubnyk will be shellacked with shots tonight. If he puts in a performance that only he and a handful of goalies in this league are capable of, it could be the highest ceiling in Minnesota’s crease tonight for a GPP play.

8 p.m. Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Nashville has been playing some pretty decent hockey lately, but it seems like nothing will stop the Caps.

They are truly an impressive team to watch play. If you try to run and gun with them, you’ll be out-gunned and just open the floodgates to a high-scoring affair that Washington will most likely come out on top of.

But more impressive is their ability to grind out defensive matches as well, such as their 3-2 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.

This was an impressive win because it just goes to show that the Caps are not a one-trick pony. They faced an early 1-0 deficit and killed off a 5 on 3 power play in the second period, striking immediately after and creating a 2-1 lead heading into the third.

A lot of the credit here goes to Braden Holtby who has been a rock between the pipes for the Caps. They also have arguably the best top-6 in the league, all of whom should be considered in daily formats tonight.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season on Sunday making him just the 3rd player in NHL history to reach 30 goals in his first 11 season.

The other two players? Wayne Gretzky and Mike Gartner.

That puts Ovechkin in some pretty elite company.

Let’s turn the conversation away from DFS for a minute and just talk about how incredible Ovechkin’s numbers have been. When his career comes to an end, he will be regarded as one of the best pure goal scorers in the history of the NHL. We get to watch him in his prime. If you’re a fan of the game of hockey, don’t take that for granted.

Put him in your DFS lineup.

He’s still seeing first line minutes with TJ Oshie and Nick Backstrom. The second line is Evgeni Kuznetsov with Andre Burakovsky and Justin Williams. It’s the same old song and dance here, all 6 are safe plays.

The Caps also have John Carlson back and running the PP1. He’s a safe defensive option tonight as well.

I do like the chemistry that Ryan Johansen and James Neal have built in their short time together in Nashville, and the Predators have been playing better lately, going 6-3-1 in their last 10. I don’t see Washington giving up more than 2 goals tonight, so I would probably be looking for somewhere with a higher ceiling and fading Nashville players.

8 p.m. Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues

Winnipeg showed flashes of improvement throughout the year, especially when Connor Hellebuyck was riding his midseason hot streak. The Jets failed to make up ground in the West and now appear to have packed it in.

Trade rumors are flying and the team figures to be a major seller at the upcoming deadline. Fade Winnipeg going forward.

The Blues, on the other hand, are playing well and getting healthy at the right time. This should be a win for them and is an opportunity for a high scoring night. Take a look at players on the Blues top 2 lines, especially ones that see power play minutes.

As of the time of writing, the Blues top line is Scottie Upshall with Alex Steen and David Backes. Only Steen sees PP1 minutes, but this is a good GPP option as he and Backes played together for most of last year and are a formidable duo.

The better option for St. Louis is the second line of Paul Stastny, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Patrik Berglund. Stastny and Tarasenko each see PP1 minutes, and this is a solid matchup for them to find open areas of ice to create plays and find scoring chances. Stastny and Tarasenko are a safe play tonight in all formats, and also carry a high ceiling for GPP.

Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk quarterbacks the PP1 and is a solid play tonight as well.

8:30 p.m. San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

This should be the best game of the night. Two talented teams playing well and in their best environment.

The Hawks are one of the best home teams in the league at 21-5-1. For whatever reason, the Sharks play their best hockey on the road, going 17-8-2 away from San Jose so far this year.

I don’t want to guess at who will win this game, but I do think that there will be goals scored in this game.

The top lines for both teams are solid stacks tonight.

I always want to look at Joe Pavelski because he plays a lot of minutes and he shoots the puck nonstop. He’s currently lining up with Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl. Thornton’s 10-game point streak came to an end in Anaheim after the All-Star break but he picked right back up with 3 points in his last 2 games. Keep rolling this line out as they are hot.

For Chicago there’s really not a good enough reason in the world to keep Patty Kane out of your lineup. He has a commanding lead in the NHL points race with 76 points in 56 games. He also has 13 points in his last 10 games. He is matchup proof. Keep him rolling.

Line mates Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov also benefit from his monster season, so you can look to get exposure to Kane through stacking these two as well.

If you want to pick between one of the two teams to stack, I’d lean towards Chicago as their home record is a bit better than the Sharks road record. The Sharks have also given up more goals this season at 139 to Chicago’s 128.

9 p.m. Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

The Canucks have both Sedin twins back in the lineup and are playing a Colorado team that has given up the third-most goals in the West at 152.

I’d look Vancouver’s way here with the top line and defenseman Alex Edler as the only viable fantasy options.

Vancouver’s top line is both Daniel and Henrik Sedin along with Jannik Hansen. The Sedins and Edler all see PP1 minutes together and the power play is a talented one that also features Radim Vrbata and Brandon Sutter.

9 p.m. Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames

If you want to save money on car insurance, you switch to Geico. It’s what you do.

If you want to score points late night, you stack Calgary shooters playing at home. It’s what you do.

I’ve had a long standing theory that GPP’s are won on the West coast. There’s nothing like watching your lineup shoot up the standings late night after most of the other entries have used up their player minutes.

This is common with teams like LA and Calgary that seem to score boat-loads of points at home.

Calgary offers the chance for that to happen tonight against a Toronto team that’s 3-5-2 in their last 10 and most recently have given up 6 goals in a 6-1 loss to Ottawa on Saturday.

Look for Calgary’s top line to capitalize on the Leafs sloppy defense and put up a crooked number inside the Saddledome.

The Flames have reunited Jiri Hudler with Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau making one of the best lines in the league. This is the kind of night where this trio can make some noise. Don’t hesitate to stack all three.

Defenseman Mark Giordano is also having a tremendous year with 12 goals and 33 points. He’s running the PP1. He’s a safe play in all formats as well.

Jonas Hiller is already the confirmed started for Calgary tonight. If you’re looking for some value from your goaltender, look his way tonight as Toronto is still without top scorer James vanRiemsdyk and the Flames figure to win this game at home.

As always, monitor the situation for any changes that could develop throughout the day.