Filling in Your Friday NHL Lineups
Here are theScore's sample lineups for Friday, April 15:
Cash Game Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | Robby Fabbri (STL) | vs. CHI |
| LW | Teddy Purcell (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| RW | Corey Perry (ANA) | vs. NAS |
| RW | Jonathan Drouin (TB) | vs. DET |
| C | Aleksander Barkov (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| C | John Tavares (NYI) | at FLA |
| D | Mike Green (DET) | at TB |
| D | Duncan Keith (CHI) | at STL |
| G | John Gibson (ANA) | vs. NAS |
Purcell scored in Game 1 and plays on the first power-play unit. Barkov and Tavares could both have success going head-to-head. Keith is a workhorse. After sitting out for six games, expect him to log nearly 30 minutes of ice - something he's done plenty in his career.
GPP Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | Artemi Panarin (CHI) | at STL |
| LW | Teddy Purcell (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| RW | Patrick Kane (CHI) | at STL |
| RW | Nikita Kucherov (TB) | vs. DET |
| C | Tyler Johnson (TB) | vs. DET |
| C | Brock Nelson (NYI) | at FLA |
| D | Jakub Kindl (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| D | Nick Leddy (NYI) | at FLA |
| G | John Gibson (ANA) | vs. NAS |
Panarin and Kane are the most lethal duo in the entire NHL. They'll have low ownership because of the matchup and the lack of offense in Game 1. Johnson and Kucherov aren't far behind. Kindl anchors Florida's top power-play unit. Gibson is a safe bet for a win.
Cash Game With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Tyler Johnson (TB) | vs. DET |
| C | John Tavares (NYI) | at FLA |
| W | Nikita Kucherov (TB) | vs. DET |
| W | Teddy Purcell (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| W | Robby Fabbri (STL) | vs. CHI |
| D | Brian Campbell (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| D | Ryan Ellis (NAS) | at ANA |
| G | John Gibson (ANA) | vs. NAS |
| UTIL | Frans Nielsen (NYI) | at FLA |
Fabbri played the fifth-most minutes among Blues forwards in Game 1. Ellis had a combination of 40 shots and blocked shots during the final 10 games of the season to go along with five points. Tavares and Nielsen combined for five points in Game 1.
GPP With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) | vs. NAS |
| C | Artem Anisimov (CHI) | at STL |
| W | Patrick Kane (CHI) | at STL |
| W | Artemi Panarin (CHI) | at STL |
| W | Teddy Purcell (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| D | Jakub Kindl (FLA) | vs. NYI |
| D | Sami Vatanen (ANA) | vs. NAS |
| G | John Gibson (ANA) | vs. NAS |
| UTIL | Jonathan Drouin (TB) | vs. DET |
Rostering Chicago's entire top scoring line is risky considering the opponent, but it could pay huge dividends and it doesn't totally expose your lineup. Drouin is very cheap and had two goals in two games after being recalled to the NHL to close down the regular season.