Welcome to Hat Trick, the unofficial LineStar NHL newsletter fan-experiment. Presented Tues/Thurs/Fri by LineStar super-fans. 

Why's it unofficial? Voluntarily manned by two LineStarMVP's + NHL super fans = ZeroInDenver and Jdrujon from LineStar NHL chat, they'll be your hosts for this journey. 👏👏👏

About tonight's games...

On a 2-game slate, if you’re playing cash games, you should probably reconsider playing DFS 😂 These slates are often more about luck than skill so don’t be afraid to get a little wild. We generally play a little lighter on these types of slates and recommend you doing the same.

That said, we’ll do our best to guide you through this slate.

Three Stars of the Night

Let’s get wild. How about 3 best punts on the night? 

• Michael Grabner –W - NYR – ($3700 DK/$4200 FD)

• Darren Helm – W – DET – ($3400 DK/$3700 FD)

• Nathan Beauleiu – D – BUF – ($3000 DK/$3700 FD)

Bonus Punt (like, from your own end-zone punt)

• Josh Anderson – W – CLB – ($4,000 DK/$4,400 FD)

Why is he considered a 4th down and 30 to go punt you ask? He’s playing on CLB’s 3rd line, doesn’t see any power play minutes, and he will cost you over $4,000 on either site. Because of this, he will likely not make his way into many people’s lineups. What does make him intriguing is that he is very aggressive with the puck, and has decent recent (yes, we know this rhymes) matchup history against NYR, and let’s face it – Lundqvist isn’t very good this year. If you’re looking for a one-off spot to fill, this guy is as good as any, in an effort to make your lineup potentially different.

Line Stacks

• DET PP1 – Athanasiou-Larkin-Mantha-Nielsen-Green

• BUF PP1 – Eichel-O’Reilly-Okposo-Kane-Scandella

• NYR PP1 – Kreider-Zuccarello-Buchnevich-Zibanejad-Shattenkirk

Top Shelf Plays

Listed in order of preference:

Goaltenders 🥅 

These goals aren't going to tend themselves, let's goooooo......

• Sergei Bobrovsky – CLS – ($8100 DK/$8800 FD)

• Jimmy Howard – DET – ($7900 DK/$8000 FD)

• Henrik Lundqvist – NYR – ($7500 DK/$8900 FD)

• Robin Lehner – BUF – ($7200 DK/$7200 FD)

(Always check to make sure goaltenders are confirmed before lock!)

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