The Stanley Cup playoffs started last evening and will continue tonight with the four remaining series hitting the ice and eight teams in action. Last night we saw three games decided by only one goal and that could be the same result tonight as teams look to tighten things up defensively in the playoffs. That said, all four home teams are a good sized favorite and there could be goals tonight. For daily fantasy hockey play on Thursday night, players on those four teams will be top targets for cash game (50/50s, head-to-head) play and we’ll break things down to focus on which players to target. For DFS tournament play, lines or power play units from all eight teams could be stacked, and it comes down to hitting the right combination of players to score high in GPPs.

In today's article we'll break down each game, highlight which players and lines to target for each team, and we'll include some sample FanDuel lineups for cash games and GPPs. 

DFS Hockey Analysis – MIN @ STL

St. Louis is looking to have a deep playoff run after first round exits that past two seasons

The Blues led all Western Conference teams with 248 goals and in goal difference at +47

They are a deep team with three lines that can score and all their players are finally healthy and back in the lineup

Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk was the best in the league in the second half of the season with a 25-8-2 record, 1.72 GAA and .939 SvPct

Blues' goaltender Jake Allen is the best value goaltender this evening, while both Allen and Dubnyk are options for GPP tournaments

WILD STACK – second line (should be very low owned): Jason Zucker, Mikko Koivu, Chris Stewart

WILD VALUE PLAYS (for DFS tonight): Jason Zucker, Justin Fontaine, Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon

BLUES STACK – second line: Alexander Steen, Jori Lehtera, Vladimir Tarasenko

BLUES VALUE PLAYS (for DFS tonight): Dmitrij Jaskin, Jori Lehtera, Jay Bouwmeester