Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/8/22): 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 […]

OwnersBox Week 14 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 14 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And […]

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 […]

OwnersBox Week 11 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 11 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the […]

Cale Makar In The COVID-19 Protocols

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been added to the COVID-19 list. This was a bit of a late move, but that likely means that either Makar is a close contact or had a positive test. Makar had 13 assists and 26 points in 23 games for the Avalanche heading into Thursday's game versus the […]

Pavel Francouz Makes Season Debut For Colorado Thursday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz makes his season debut on Thursday night versus the Nashville Predators. He will be up against Juuse Saros. Francouz has not played since 2020 after suffering a catastrophic ankle injury during that season. He basically did a rehab assignment in the AHL. In 2019-20, Francouz went 21-7-4 for the Avalanche […]

Andre Burakovsky, J.T. Compher In COVID-19 Protocols

Colorado Avalanche forwards Andre Burakovsky and J.T. Compher were added to the COVID-19 list on Thursday, meaning they are unavailable for a clash with the Predators. Burakovsky has been filling in for Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) on the top line lately, while Compher's absence leaves a spot open on the second line. It seems like […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/14/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and partake […]

Jacob MacDonald Gets Stretchered Off In Sunday's Win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jacob MacDonald was involved in a scary incident on Sunday against Florida, as he was knocked out by a huge hit early in the second period. He was hit by Ryan Lomberg near the boards and left the game on a stretcher after logging only 3:25 of action. Luckily, the team provided […]

Andre Burakovsky Scores First Career Hat Trick

Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky celebrated his first career hat trick on Sunday, helping his side to a 3-2 victory over Florida. Mikko Rantanen had assists on all of the goals and Nathan MacKinnon collected two helpers. Burakovsky started the scoring with a power-play goal late in the second period. The Swedish winger now has […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/12/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and partake […]

Gabriel Landeskog Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog extended his point streak to 10 games with an assist in Friday's 7-3 victory over Detroit, but he was forced to exit the game with a lower-body injury. The Colorado captain suffered the injury in the second period and the team hasn't provided an update on his status just yet. […]

Andre Burakovsky Scores Twice Against Detroit

Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky took care of two goals in Friday's big 7-3 win over Detroit, producing six shots in total with one block in 18:39 of ice time. Following some line shuffling, Burakovsky has landed on the third line, which isn't an ideal spot to shine, but this Colorado team is full of […]

Devon Toews Extends Point Streak With Three Assists

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews picked up three assists on Friday, helping the team beat Detroit 7-3. The 27-year-old has started bagging points like there's no tomorrow, putting together a five-game point streak with 10 points in total. He's now on 20 points for the year in just 15 games with 33 shots, 14 hits, […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/11/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It is the return […]

Nazem Kadri Out Again On Friday

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri will sit out Friday's matchup against Detroit with a lower-body injury. This will be Kadri's second night off in a week and hopefully, it won't become a recurring theme. Kadri has scored in both outings he's had over the last week, continuing his fantastic season. The 31-year-old is the fourth-best […]

OwnersBox Week 10 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 10 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the […]

Nazem Kadri Notches Three Points in Avalanche Victory

Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri produced a goal and a helper to help his team beat up the New York Rangers 7-3 Wednesday. Kadri is having a fantastic first quarter of the season, tallying 11 goals and 23 helpers in just 22 contests. He's amassed 69 shots on opponent's goalies, and the veteran centerman has […]

Erik Johnson Collects Two Points In Avalanche Victory

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson produced two points in a 7-5 victory, handing Philadelphia their ninth straight loss Monday. Johnson, who has had several injury plagued seasons in recent years, has played in all 22 Avalanche contests so far. He's registered three goals and six helpers while averaging over 18 minutes of ice time per […]

Justus Annunen Earns First Career Start On Monday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Justus Annunen will make his first career start in Monday's road contest against Philadelphia. The 21-year-old made his league debut on Saturday against Ottawa in a 6-5 overtime loss, stopping 17 of 19 shots in a relief effort. Annunen was the Avalanche's third-round pick in the 2018 draft, and he's carried the […]

Nazem Kadri Returns To Action On Monday

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (lower body) will be back in the lineup on Monday against the Flyers after sitting out one game. The 31-year-old has notched five points in his past three games and boasts 30 points for the season, which is a huge return from 20 games. Kadri has gone pointless just once […]

Cale Makar Returns For Colorado On Monday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) will be back in the lineup for Monday's contest against Philadelphia. He was a late scratch for Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Ottawa. Makar already has 10 goals for the season and sits on 21 points overall with just 18 games played. It's been a very productive year […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/6/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/4): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number eight as well as the start of December! Some fun twists are definitely to come as trends are establishing themselves. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash […]

OwnersBox Week 9 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now into December with Week 9 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. […]

Cale Makar Makes History With 10th Goal

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored his 10th goal of the year against Montreal on Thursday, setting a franchise record for the fewest games needed by a blue-liner to hit 10 goals for a season. The record was previously held by Rob Blake and Sandis Ozolinsh, who both reached the plateau in 33 games, but […]

Valeri Nichushkin Collects Two Points Thursday Night

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist as the team beat Montreal on Thursday 4-1. He led all skaters with five shots and opened the scoring with a short-handed goal. Nichushkin is now averaging exactly a point per game through 11 outings with a plus-eight rating. He's scored in six of […]

Bowen Byram Sits Out Thursday's Action

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Thursday's match against Montreal after suffering an upper-body injury in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to Toronto. He logged 19:52 of ice time against the Maple Leafs but finished with a minus-three rating, so it was a real struggle for the 20-year-old. Byram recently returned from a concussion, and according […]

Nazem Kadri Has Two Goals Against Toronto

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri enjoyed visiting Toronto again on Wednesday, scoring two goals in an 8-3 loss. He produced an even-strength marker in the second period and finished off the scoring in the third with a power-play goal. The 31-year-old now has nine goals and 29 points for the season in just 19 games. […]

Jonas Johansson Starts For Colorado On Wednesday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson will get his fourth start of the campaign in Wednesday's matchup against Toronto. Darcy Kuemper was slated to start the contest, but he has picked up an upper-body injury and won't be available. Johansson is carrying a 2-1-1 record with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. He's […]