There is a 10 game NHL schedule today, with a handful of afternoon games, and others starting in the early evening. For daily fantasy hockey with FanDuel, there are 3pm and 5pm start times today, with the irregular Saturday schedule.

For those playing the early games, a viable strategy might be to go against the favorites and see if an upset could take place. For the later games, there are a few big favorites and those are the teams that will be best to target for cash games. For GPP tournaments, there are many different teams and lines that could be used for stacks.

Today’s article will provide analysis for the teams in action, top teams to target for daily fantasy, recommend players for FanDuel, and even sample lineups that could be used to help build ones for tonight’s play.

Top Teams to Target Tonight for Daily Fantasy Hockey

Montréal Canadiens – top powerplay unit

New York Islanders – top line / top powerplay unit

Recommended Plays for FanDuel

TOP GOALTENDER PLAYS

Carey Price ($10,200) – Price has the triple crown for goaltending at the moment, leading the league in wins (35, tied with Rinne), goals against average (1.92) and save percentage (.935). He’s also the best and most reliable goaltender in daily fantasy hockey, and he’s been worth paying his high price on many nights. That is the case again tonight in a home game for the Maple Leafs, who have lost 13 straight road games.

TOP LEFT WINGER PLAYS

Milan Lucic ($6,100) and Brad Marchand ($5,900) – The Bruins have rarely been a team to target this year in daily fantasy. They may actually be the most irrelevant team overall for targeting their players or targeting against them. So why are we bringing this up? Because tonight might just be the one time where it’s a good idea to put some Bruins in your lineup. The Coyotes have lost eight straight games, including a few blowout losses, and the Bruins have had a few big scoring games lately. Both Lucic and Marchand have underperformed this year, but we’re only focused on what we project them to do tonight, and both are in great spots to have a good fantasy game.