Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for February 15, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a tiny three-game slate on Wednesday night, we are back to another monster 12-game slate like we had on Tuesday night. That slate went very well, as many of our value stacks came through, and then Edmonton closed out the night […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/13/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups
Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for February 13, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This is the largest slate we’ve had since the All-Star Break ended, but big doesn’t mean bad. This is a loaded slate, and with no game in the really late window it’s one you won’t have to stay up late to watch. […]
Linus Ullmark Posts First Shutout Of 2023-24
Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark recorded his first shutout of the season on Thursday as the team beat the Canucks on home ice 4-0. A tough matchup turned out to be a walk in the park for Ullmark and the Bruins, as only 17 saves were needed to keep the league leaders from scoring. Ullmark […]
Kevin Shattenkirk Will Be Healthy Scratch Thursday
Boston Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be a healthy scratch when the club takes on the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The veteran blueliner has been in and out of the lineup of late in his first season with Boston. Shattenkirk has appeared in 42 games this season, tallying five goals and 13 points to […]
Matthew Poitras Out For Season After Surgery
Boston Bruins forward Matthew Poitras underwent shoulder surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the 2023-24 campaign. The 19-year-old completes the year with 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 33 games. Poitras had his best spell early in the season when he was a top-six regular. He's shown very good potential, and […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for February 8, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. As is usual for a Saturday, we have a manageable slate of only seven games tonight. Your big decision point, as usual, is going to be if you want to roll with the Oilers or if you want to fade them. The […]
Jake DeBrusk Rejoins Bruins Lineup Tuesday
Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk (undisclosed) will hop back into the lineup on Tuesday against Calgary. The 27-year-old was unavailable for a clash with the Flyers before the All-Star break. DeBrusk has blown hot and cold throughout the season and sits on 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) with 47 games played. However, he's set […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (2/6/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups
Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for February 6, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It has been a week and a half since our last full NHL slate and the league comes back with seven games starting in the early window and one solitary game in the late night window. That game features Edmonton and Vegas, […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for January 25, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a run of terrible “big” slates earlier this month, we have now had three or four in a row that have been outstanding. As an outstanding slate, I would qualify a slate with numerous teams of varying price points and various […]
Matthew Poitras Available Again Saturday
Boston Bruins center Matthew Poitras (shoulder) will rejoin the action against Montreal on Saturday. The 19-year-old has been out for four games with a shoulder issue. Poitras has tallied five goals and 10 assists in his first 30 career appearances, averaging 13:46 of ice time. He's set to center the second line on Saturday, with […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for January 20, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Saturday is upon us and we have a tidy, little eight-game slate ahead of us. This is one of the more fun slates I can remember in a while, with one game in particular that stands out as a potential shootout (watch […]
David Pastrnak Hits A Hat Trick In Battle With Avalanche
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak was the star man in Thursday's big matchup against Colorado, lifting his team to a 5-2 win with his 18th career hat trick. The Bruins star needed only 44 seconds to open the scoring, and he struck a late power-play goal along with an empty-netter. Pastrnak has been playing […]
Brandon Carlo, Matt Poitras Could Return Thursday
Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (upper body) and center Matt Poitras (shoulder) could both be options for Thursday's matchup against the visiting Colorado Avalanche. Carlo hasn't appeared since getting hurt in a Jan. 8 contest against these same Avalanche in Colorado. The physical rearguard has registered two goals and 10 points in 39 games but […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for January 18, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. There are 11 games on tonight’s slate, but for the first time in a long while, there aren’t any road teams popping on the Heat Map. I’m not sure if that has ever happened for me on a slate this large, but […]
Linus Ullmark Available Again Thursday
Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (lower body) is an option to start Thursday versus Colorado. He's been unavailable for three games while dealing with a lower-body injury. Ullmark has gone 13-5-2 this season while splitting starts with Jeremy Swayman. The latter has just posted his third shutout of the campaign, so it might be difficult […]
Jeremy Swayman Shuts Door On Devils
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 pucks en route to his third shutout of the season Monday against New Jersey. Starting for a third consecutive game due to Linus Ullmark's (lower body) unavailability, Swayman improved to 13-3-7 with a 3-0 victory. It's been another successful campaign for Swayman, although he has won back-to-back outings […]
Pavel Zacha A Game-Time Call Due To Illness
Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha missed Saturday's morning skate with an illness and is considered a game-time decision for a clash with the Blues. Zacha has taken on a big role with the Bruins this season and has notched 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in 38 outings. Morgan Geekie looks set to return to […]
Linus Ullmark, Matt Poitras Remain Day-To-Day For Bruins
Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and forward Matt Poitras both remain day-to-day for the club and will remain on the club's four-game road trip. Ullmark left Tuesday's overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes midway through the extra frame with what is being labeled a lower-body injury. The 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner hasn't been quite as […]
Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for January 11, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We’ve got a 13-game slate on hand tonight, and as we usually do, that means we can limit our player pool and not have to get too cute given the plethora of options to choose from. Matchups are going to matter, and […]
Matthew Poitras Hurt In Tuesday's Loss
Boston Bruins center Matthew Poitras sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Arizona. He was hurt in the third period in a collision with Coyotes defenseman Sean Durzi. The 19-year-old was playing in his third game since returning from the World Junior Championships. His status for Thursday's contest versus Vegas is currently […]
Linus Ullmark Sustains A Lower-Body Injury
Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark failed to complete Tuesday's game against Arizona due to a lower-body injury. The Swedish netminder exited the game 2:40 into overtime after getting hurt while making a save. He finished the contest with 32 stops and allowed three goals. Jeremy Swayman completed the tilt in the Bruins crease and didn't […]
Brandon Carlo Exits Loss With Injury
Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo sustained an upper-body injury in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to Colorado. He saw 11:50 of action and grabbed an assist before leaving. Carlo reached the 10-point mark on Monday, and he's registered an impressive plus-15 rating in 39 games to lead all Bruins skaters. The 27-year-old should be regarded as […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (1/8/24): NHL DFS Lineups
Hey, RotoBallers! I want to introduce myself formally, my name is Jon Irvin. Some of you may know me from the Discord channels and know I love breaking down DFS slates, especially in the MLB and NHL. I enjoy the deep dumpster diving so to speak, and look forward to helping find the low-owned, overlooked, […]
James van Riemsdyk Won't Play On Saturday
Boston Bruins left wing James van Riemsdyk will miss Saturday's clash versus Tampa Bay with an undisclosed injury. The veteran just had one of his best games of the season against Columbus with a three-point effort, but he will come out of the lineup for the second time in four games. He's posted 25 points […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for January 6, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tonight we have ourselves one of the more challenging slates that I can remember in a long while. Often, slates can be a challenge if there aren’t any good matchups, but tonight is quite the opposite; there are a plethora of lines […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for January 4, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. If we ignore Wednesday’s two-game slate, and we should, then we’ve had back-to-back 13-game slates to try to navigate coming out of the holiday break. We did a great job on Tuesday by focusing on one prime stack and building around it […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 30, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Last night was a big night as we hit on Dallas, Columbus, Toronto, Florida, and Detroit. Tonight we plan on keeping it going with a smaller-than-usual seven-game slate. Six of the seven games start early, and then there’s the late-night hammer of […]
Jeremy Swayman Takes On Jets Friday
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will be the man between the sticks in Friday's matchup against Winnipeg. The 25-year-old will look to get back to winning ways after suffering a couple of back-to-back overtime defeats. The losses have dropped Swayman's record to 9-1-4, but he has been rock-solid for most of the season and still […]