Here are theScore's sample NHL daily fantasy lineups for Saturday's eight-game slate:
Cash Game Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | Daniel Sedin (VAN) | vs. TOR |
| LW | Tomas Hertl (SJ) | vs. ARI |
| RW | Jordan Eberle (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| RW | Ryan Strome (NYI) | at CAR |
| C | Joe Thornton (SJ) | vs. ARI |
| C | Connor McDavid (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| D | Seth Jones (CLB) | vs. OTT |
| D | Dion Phaneuf (OTT) | at CLB |
| G | Martin Jones (SJ) | vs. ARI |
Despite his and his team's struggles, Sedin continues to rack up the shots. He should be able to bury one against Toronto's spotty goaltending. Eberle and McDavid are locks in any format at this point, especially with a favorable matchup. Thornton and Hertl are consistent producers, but their respective prices don't match.
GPP Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | Alex Ovechkin (WAS) | at DAL |
| LW | Benoit Pouliot (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| RW | Mark Stone (OTT) | at CLB |
| RW | T.J. Oshie (WAS) | at DAL |
| C | Henrik Sedin (VAN) | vs. TOR |
| C | Jean-Gabriel Pageau (OTT) | at CLB |
| D | Cody Ceci (OTT) | at CLB |
| D | Tyler Myers (WPG) | at EDM |
| G | Braden Holtby (WAS) | at DAL |
Pageau and Stone have been the two hottest Senators of late, and they have another great matchup. Ovechkin has a very strong upside in a high-event game in Dallas. Pouliot will be less owned than McDavid and Eberle, but he has exposure to the two stars. Sedin hasn't done much lately, but he could re-ignite against the Leafs.
Holtby has immense upside due to the volume of shots he'll face.
Cash Game With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Connor McDavid (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| C | Bryan Little (WPG) | at EDM |
| W | Taylor Hall (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| W | Mike Hoffman (OTT) | at CLB |
| W | Jiri Sekac (CHI) | vs. ANA |
| D | Erik Karlsson (OTT) | at CLB |
| D | Jake Gardiner (TOR) | at VAN |
| G | Craig Anderson (OTT) | at CLB |
| UTIL | Tommy Wingels (SJ) | vs. ARI |
Anderson continues to pile up lofty save totals, and he faces a soft offense in Columbus. Sekac can return value with shots alone, and he should find the score sheet while skating on Chicago's second line. Wingels skates on the third line for San Jose, but he does play with talented C Logan Couture.
GPP With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Kyle Turris (OTT) | at CLB |
| C | Joe Pavelski (SJ) | vs. ARI |
| W | Taylor Hall (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| W | Jiri Sekac (CHI) | vs. ANA |
| W | Colin Greening (TOR) | at VAN |
| D | Erik Karlsson (OTT) | at CLB |
| D | Dion Phaneuf (OTT) | at CLB |
| G | Cam Talbot (EDM) | vs. WPG |
| UTIL | Bobby Ryan (OTT) | at CLB |
Turris and Ryan will be two lesser-owned Senators, but they'll have high upsides against the Blue Jackets. Greening has spent most of the season in the AHL, but he should play a top-six role for Toronto on Saturday. His ownership will be incredibly low, and a single point could bring a big reward.
