Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/16/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Oliver Bjorkstrand Produces Four Points In Sunday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded his second four-point performance of the season in Sunday's 6-4 win over Vegas, notching a goal and three assists. All of his assists came on goals by Cole Sillinger, who made himself the second-youngest player in franchise history to score a hat trick. Max Domi had a pair […]

Cole Sillinger's Hat Trick Leads Blue Jackets To Win

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Cole Sillinger recorded his first career hat trick in Sunday's 6-4 victory against the Golden Knights. Sillinger led the way offensively in the high-scoring contest with a pair of goals less than two minutes apart in the second period to complete the hat trick. The 18-year-old is the youngest player in […]

Patrik Laine In, Jakub Voracek Out On Sunday

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine (knee) is set to play on Sunday against Vegas, but fellow winger Jakub Voracek (knee) will sit out the contest. Both players were involved in knee-on-knee collisions in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over Minnesota and Laine has recovered better from the blow. Voracek is day-to-day and will have his […]

Boone Jenner Out Week-To-Week

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner (lower-body) is week-to-week with a lower-back injury. Jenner was placed on the injured reserve on Saturday, as he last appeared in Friday's contest against the Wild. The Blue Jackets captain has provided fantasy managers with quality production throughout the season, with a team-best 23 goals and 44 points through […]

Jakub Voracek Gets Injured Friday Night

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Jakub Voracek was hurt on a knee-on-knee collision with Minnesota's Marcus Foligno in Friday's 3-2 shootout win. The incident happened late in the third period and Voracek missed overtime and the shootout. The seriousness of his injury is currently unknown. Voracek has turned back the clock lately and enjoyed a very […]

Patrik Laine Hurts Left Knee In Friday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine sustained a knee injury in Friday's 3-2 shootout victory over Minnesota, colliding with Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin in overtime. The team didn't prove an update on his status after the game. Losing Laine would be a massive blow for the Blue Jackets, as the Finnish sniper has enjoyed a […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/11/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Patrik Laine Remains Red-Hot

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine scored his 22nd goal of the season in Monday's 5-4 loss to Toronto. He's now scored in three of the last four games and boasts a run of 16 goals in 16 games. It's been a big turnaround from the 23-year-old sniper after he managed just six goals in […]

Jake Bean Returns To Action Against Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Bean (groin) will rejoin the lineup for Monday's home game against Toronto. This will be his first appearance since Jan. 30. Bean has posted 15 points in 41 outings this season, and he also hasn't been afraid to put his body on the line, tallying 54 blocks. He'll line up […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/7/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write NFL, MLB, and NHL on Rotoballer. I play NHL DFS almost daily, and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS contests on […]

Zach Werenski Returns To Blue Jackets Lineup

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (upper body) will return to the lineup on Friday against the Kings. He's back after a four-game absence and will look to keep up his recent good form. Werenski put together a six-game point streak before dropping out of the lineup. He's on 33 points overall for the season […]

Patrik Laine Logs Two Points Tuesday

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine produced a goal and a helper in a 4-3 victory over New Jersey Tuesday. Laine now has 20 markers to go along with 18 assists in 35 Blue Jackets regular-season contests. The 23-year-old has logged five goals in the past five games played. Laine skated alongside Boone Jenner and […]

Elvis Merzlikins Gets Sunday Start For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will be in the net for the club on Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 27-year-old goaltender hasn't started a game since Feb. 17 after suffering an injury in practice. It's been a rough year for Merzlikins, who has seen his numbers dip for a second straight year. […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/27/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Patrik Laine's Point Streak Ends At 11 Games

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine had his 11-game point streak snapped in Friday's 4-0 loss against the Hurricanes. The 23-year-old found the back of the net 13 times and added eight assists for a total of 21 points during the stretch, helping the Blue Jackets win nine of the eleven games during that span. […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/24/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write NFL, MLB, and NHL on Rotoballer. I play NHL DFS almost daily, and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS contests on […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (2/10/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write primarily MLB and NFL on Rotoballer but I play a lot of NHL DFS and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS […]

Alexandre Texier Expected To Miss Four Weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Alexandre Texier (hand) will miss four weeks after suffering a fractured finger against the Flames on Wednesday night. Texier has scored a career-high 11 goals to go along with nine assists through 36 games, for a total of 20 points in his third NHL season. Texier is not on the radar […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/11/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Zach Werenski Returns To Action On Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski will be back on the ice on Saturday against New Jersey after missing two games because of COVID-19 protocols. The Blue Jackets get a huge piece back, as Werenski is averaging a team-high 26:34 of ice times and is tied for the third spot in scoring with 20 points […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/8/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Zach Werenski, Jake Bean Out Against Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets defensemen Zach Werenski and Jake Bean will miss Tuesday's clash with Tampa. Werenski was added to the COVID-19 list on Tuesday and Bean will be out with a non-COVID illness. These two lead the team in playing time, with Werenski averaging even over 26 minutes per game, so the Blue Jackets blue […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/4/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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 MLB skills and […]

Daniil Tarasov Gets Hurt Against Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov sustained a lower-body injury and didn't play in the final period of Saturday's 7-4 loss to Carolina. The young Russian performed very well until getting injured, stopping 31 of 33 shots. Elvis Merzlikins came in for the third period and couldn't hold on to a 4-2 lead, giving up […]

Daniil Tarasov Starts Again For Columbus Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov will start again Saturday afternoon versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Tarasov has played well in his first two NHL starts stopping 63 of 68 shots. The problem is goal support which Columbus has been rather challenged. Carolina features one of the highest-shot volume teams in the NHL. So, the Russian […]

Boone Jenner Records Two Points Thursday Night

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner put together a two-point performance in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Nashville, notching the team's first goal of the game and helping Patrik Laine on the scoreboard. He was plus-two for the night and finished with four shots, one block and one hit in 22:20 of action. Jenner leads […]

Patrik Laine Scores In His Return

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine made a scoring return to the lineup on Thursday, netting the team's second goal of the night in a 4-3 shootout win over Nashville. He logged nearly 22 minutes of action and was very active all game, registering seven shots on goal and four efforts that missed the target. […]

Patrik Laine Returns For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine (oblique) is set to make his first appearance since Nov. 3 on Thursday against the Predators. The Finnish sniper had a very productive start to the season before getting knocked out of the lineup with an oblique strain. He managed to rack up 10 points in nine games with […]

Elvis Merzlikins Looks For More Home Success Against Nashville

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will roll out for Thursday's home match against Nashville. The Latvian has thoroughly enjoyed playing in front of the Blue Jackets faithful this season, going 9-1-1 on home ice. His overall record for the season stands at 11-7-1 with a 3.06 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and one […]