The red-hot Chicago Blackhawks have clawed their way back into the Stanley Cup playoffs picture with wins in 10 of their last 12 games and on Friday night they'll go head-to-head with a division rival who is also chasing a postseason bid when they take on the Colorado Avalanche. The teams are tied at 61 points for the season and Friday's contest is expected to be a barn-burner, with the over-under for total goals set at 7. That's the highest total of the five NHL games on Friday and it will make the game a hot button of activity in NHL DFS tournaments and cash games on FanDuel and DraftKings. Captains Jonathan Toews and Gabriel Landeskog should be popular options in NHL DFS lineups on Friday night. However, before you make your NHL DFS picks, you'll want to check out the optimal NHL DFS strategy and lineups from DFS millionaire Mike McClure.
McClure is a DFS professional with nearly $2 million in career winnings. He's also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best NHL DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NHL DFS player.
On Thursday, McClure was all over Sharks defenseman Brent Burns at $7,500 on FanDuel. The result: He scored a goal and dished out two assists against the Jets -- returning nearly 42 points and close to 6x value. Anyone who rostered him was well on their way to a winning night.
For Friday's slate, we can tell you McClure is loving Blackhawks wing Alex DeBrincat at $7,400 on FanDuel and $6,900 on DraftKings.
DeBrincat has seven points in his last three games, including a five-point outburst against the Senators on Monday where he scored a hat trick and dished out a couple of assists. He has 33 goals and 28 assists now for 61 points in as many games this season and the sniper has become a dynamo on the power play.
The 21-year-old has 10 goals and 11 assists with the advantage this year and the Avalanche have the sixth-worst penalty kill in the NHL. Get DeBrincat in your NHL DFS lineups and expect him to reap the rewards of a juicy matchup.
McClure is stacking him with Blackhawks wing Patrick Kane ($9,400 on FanDuel and $8,300 on DraftKings), whose point streak is now at 21 games.
Kane is doing everything he can to chase down Lightning wing Nikita Kucherov for Art Ross and Hart Memorial trophies, with 92 points now in 60 games. Kane has 42 points in 20 games since the start of the new year and he's already blitzed the Avalanche for four points in two games this season.
Despite being the most expensive skill player on both FanDuel and DraftKings, Kane has been worth the price of late, providing at least a 3x return on FanDuel in five of his last six games. Expect the point streak to continue to establish a floor and for typical multi-point potential from Kane on Friday night.
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Friday night. He's a huge steal at his price point, so this pick could be the difference between cashing and going home with nothing. You absolutely need to see who it is before setting your lineups.
So what are the optimal NHL DFS lineups for Friday? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete optimal tournament lineups for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in big on NHL DFS.
