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 January 2, 2024 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy New Year! It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means DraftKings will have their highest prize pools for the next four weeks. We have a strong 13-game slate tonight that features good matchups for both high-priced and value offenses. There […]
Nino Niederreiter Collects Three Points
Winnipeg Jets forward Nino Niederreiter notched two goals and an assist in Friday's 5-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The Jets dominated a good Bruins team on Friday, and El Nino was a big part of it. With 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists), the 31-year-old is now on pace to hit 50 points in […]
Gabriel Vilardi Continues Hot Spell With Three-Point Effort
Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi scored in a fourth consecutive game and delivered two assists as the team crushed Detroit 5-2 on Wednesday. Vilardi's four-game streak marks the longest goal-scoring run in team history since the franchise moved to Winnipeg. It took a bit of time for Vilardi to find his feet after missing six […]
Josh Morrissey On Track To Play Wednesday
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey (face) appears ready to play Wednesday versus Detroit. He took a puck to the face Monday against Montreal and skipped Tuesday's optional skate. However, Morrissey was back on the ice Wednesday morning, which suggests that he isn't limited in any way and feels good to go. Morrissey hasn't yet missed […]
Laurent Brossoit To Start Wednesday
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit is the confirmed starter for Wednesday night's contest against the visiting Detroit Red Wings. The 30-year-old returned to Winnipeg on a one-year deal this offseason and has worked to a 2.57 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage across seven games, going 3-3-1 in the process. Brossoit spent three seasons […]
Free NHL Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (12/20/23)
It's a fairly quiet night in the NHL with just three games on tap. However, that does not mean there isn't money to be made! Let's dive into a short slate and pad those bankrolls! Attention, fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various sportsbooks […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (12/18/23): 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, […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 16, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A 13-game night slate on a Saturday? Ok, NHL, we see you. It’s very out of the ordinary to see this many games on any non-Tuesday NHL slate, let alone a Saturday night where we usually get eight or so games. There […]
Nikolaj Ehlers Posts Season-High Four Points
Winnipeg Jets left wing Nikolaj Ehlers had his best outing of the season on Wednesday, tallying two goals and two assists in a 5-2 win over Los Angeles. The Kings jumped to a 2-0 lead with a strong first-period performance, but Winnipeg's first line, including Ehlers, caught fire after the first intermission and led the […]
Gabriel Vilardi Puts On A Show Against Former Team
Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi exploded for a career night on Wednesday, racking up four points in a 5-2 win over the Kings. The 24-year-old was back in L.A. for the first time since the Kings traded him in the summer. Vilardi had a spectacular revenge game against his former team by posting one goal […]
Kyle Connor Expected To Be Out For 6-8 Weeks
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks of action. The news comes after Connor hurt his knee in Sunday's matchup against Anaheim. Connor lands on the shelf as Winnipeg's leading goal-scorer, having lit the lamp 17 times in 26 contests this season. He's also third on the team with […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 12, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It’s been a while since it last happened, but tonight is looking like chalk-Edmonton night. You’re either going heavy on them, or you’re fading (or nearly fading) them. Given some of the other strong options on the slate, it’s not a wild […]
Kyle Connor Exits With Injury Sunday
Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor sustained a lower-body injury in Sunday's clash with the Ducks. He took a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim forward Ryan Strome, who was tossed from the game. Assuming he misses time, the Jets will be without their top goal-scorer. Connor has racked up 17 markers in 26 outings, adding 11 […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 7, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a reasonable slate of only eight games on Tuesday, we are back to a monster 13-game slate tonight. This is a weird slate with no games popping on the Heat Map in the late window, and lots of third and fourth […]
Nikolaj Ehlers Takes Down Hurricanes
Winnipeg Jets left wing Nikolaj Ehlers had a two-point outing in Monday's 2-1 win over Carolina. He collected an assist when Kyle Connor opened the scoring in the first period and produced the game-winning goal himself in the second frame. The Danish winger had more than one point in a game for only the third […]
Gabriel Vilardi Activated Off Injured Reserve, Could Play Thursday
Winnipeg Jets center Gabriel Vilardi was activated off of injured reserve on Thursday and could be available for the evening's contest against the Edmonton Oilers. The forward has missed the last 18 games after getting injured against his old team, the Los Angeles Kings, in a game back on Oct. 17. "I'm happy to be […]
Laurent Brossoit Takes On Nashville Sunday
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit will make his fifth start of the season on Sunday in a road game against Nashville. The 30-year-old enters the action with a 2-1-1, having already beaten the Predators once this season. Brossoit saved 20 of 23 shots in the matchup as Winnipeg beat Nashville 6-3 on Nov. 10. His […]
Brenden Dillon Considered A Game-Time Decision Sunday
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon (undisclosed) is considered a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup versus Nashville. The 33-year-old has yet to miss a game in 2023-24, but he didn't participate in the morning skate, which has left a question mark hanging over him ahead of Sunday's game. Dillon mostly brings the muscle to the Winnipeg […]
Connor Hellebuyck Shuts Out Panthers With 33 Saves
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck recorded his first shutout of the season Friday against Florida as head coach Rick Bowness returned from personal leave with a 3-0 win. Bowness had been away from the team since Oct. 23 to be with his wife, Judy, who had a seizure. Hellebuyck and the Jets cooked up a […]
Free NHL Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/22/23)
It's been a quiet week so far in the National Hockey League with zero games on both Tuesday and Thursday! However, Wednesday's action is deep with a hefty 14 games on tap with only the four clubs that participated in the NHL Global Series Sweden not in action as they re-acclimate to North American time […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 22, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tuesday night, zero games. Thursday night, zero games. Wednesday night, 23 million games (don’t check my math on that). Thanks, NHL! There are a ton of games tonight, but we are going to look at the positives as it’ll keep ownership down […]
Gabriel Vilardi Could Return Before End Of Road Trip
Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi could return to the club's lineup before the end of their current road trip through Tampa Bay, Florida, and Nashville. The 24-year-old suffered an MCL sprain in mid-October and was initially handed a four-to-six-week recovery timeline while he began skating on Nov. 9. Vilardi was part of the package that […]
Mark Scheifele Continues Hot Month With Three-Point Performance
Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele notched a goal and two assists in Saturday's 5-2 win over Arizona to maintain his hot November scoring form. The 30-year-old has tallied 13 points in eight appearances this month, scoring two goals and posting 11 assists. Scheifele has hit a bit of a wall in front of goal, but […]
Cole Perfetti Extends Goal Streak To Five Games
Winnipeg Jets center Cole Perfetti produced another productive outing in Friday's 3-2 win over the Sabres, getting a goal in a fifth consecutive game. He got the scoring started in the game early in the second period. Perfetti became just the second player in franchise history to register a five-game goal streak at age 21 […]
NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 18, 2023 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Tonight’s slate features many top offenses, but few of them are in spots that the data says are worth a play. That means we may be able to attack teams in good spots with potentially low ownership. There are also quite a […]
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (11/18/23): 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 […]
Rasmus Kupari To Miss 4-6 Weeks
Winnipeg Jets forward Rasmus Kupari will miss the next four-to six-weeks with a shoulder injury sustained in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. The 23-year-old logged just 1:18 of ice time before leaving the contest for good in the first period. It's been a difficult start to the season for Kupari, his […]
Rasmus Kupari Expected To Miss 4-6 Weeks
Winnipeg Jets center Rasmus Kupari (shoulder) is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of action. He hurt his shoulder in Tuesday's matchup against New Jersey, and it looks like the Jets will have to be without him for at least a month. Kupari, who arrived during the offseason from L.A. in the Pierre-Luc Dubois trade, hasn't […]
Josh Morrissey Sets Jets Record With Four Assists
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey wrote his name in history on Tuesday night by becoming the team's first-ever blue-liner to post four assists in a single game. He put on a playmaking clinic in a 6-3 victory over New Jersey. Two of Morrissey's helpers came on the power play. Morrissey is also now the second […]