Sidney Crosby and Brady Tkachuk are among the high-priced players featured in Heavy’s NHL player props for a nine-game NHL slate on April 4 . But our dfsPro projections have found some lesser-known valuable choices to assist daily fantasy managers in completing their rosters and staying under the salary cap.Let’s examine some of our model’s top AI-powered value choices for today’s matches! Top Value Picks: Forwards Jesperi Kotkaniemi (LW – Carolina Hurricanes, $2,700 on DraftKings)
dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.32, A: 0.22, S: 1.19, BLK: 0.33
Carolina Hurricanes
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
will provide considerable value at a low cost as the Hurricanes take on the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins. Kotkaniemi, despite only getting one assist in his last five games, is projected by our model to more than double his goal potential against Boston, along with an increase in assists, total points, and takeaways.
Brandon Hagel (RW – Tampa Bay Lightning, $4,900 on DraftKings) winger dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.39, A: 0.37, S: 2.14, BLK: 0.77 At the higher end of our model’s DFS value picks is Brandon Hagel, who has tallied six points (all assists) in the last five games for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hagel has provided four assists in three games against the Montreal Canadiens this season, and our model also predicts a 23% increase in his goal potential in tonight’s game. Colton Sissons (C – Nashville Predators, $3,200 on DraftKings)dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.33, A: 0.22, S: 1.86, BLK: 0.59
Colton Sissons is having a standout year in his 10th season with the Nashville Predators, and he is a genuine threat at center against the St. Louis Blues tonight. He has contributed in each of the Predators’ last three encounters with the Blues this season (1 goal, 2 assists), and our model also sees potential for him to steal pucks and block shots in tonight’s Central Division rivalry.
Top Value Picks: Defensemen
Drew Doughty (RD – Los Angeles Kings, $4,700 on DraftKings) dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.26, A: 0.52, S: 2.34, BLK: 1.46Drew Doughty has contributed to the scoreline (1 goal, 1 assist) in each of the Los Angeles Kings’ last two meetings with the San Jose Sharks. Our model expects him to continue this trend tonight. Doughty is projected to see slight increases in goals, assists, points, shots, and takeaways against the Pacific Division rivals in their fourth and final meeting of the 2023-24 season. Trevor Van Riemsdyk (RD – Washington Capitals, $2,600 on DraftKings) dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.27, A: 0.36, S: 1.3, BLK: 1.47 Our model favors Washington Capitals’ Trevor Van Riemsdyk to contribute tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Van Riemsdyk had an assist and a +3 rating in the Capitals’ last encounter with Pittsburgh on March 7, and he is expected to surpass his averages in shots, assists, total points, and takeaways in tonight’s game. Matt Dumba (RD – Tampa Bay Lightning, $2,600 on DraftKings)
dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.11, A: 0.26, S: 1.15, BLK: 1.24
He has not recorded a point since being traded to Tampa Bay from the
Arizona Coyotes , but our prediction model predicts that Lightning defenseman is expected to perform better than usual tonight against the Canadiens. His potential to assist and score points against Montreal is more than twice his average, and he is also anticipated to have a 58% increase in goals., subscribe to our complimentary newsletter! Our dfsPro forecasts have found some additional unnoticed valuable selections to assist daily fantasy managers in completing their rosters.. He has found the scoresheet in each of the Predators’ last three meetings with the Blues this season (1 goal, 2 assists), and our model also likes his potential to strip pucks and block shots in tonight’s Central Division rivalry matchup.
Top Value Picks: Defensemen
Drew Doughty (RD – Los Angeles Kings, $4,700 on DraftKings)
dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.26, A: 0.52, S: 2.34, BLK: 1.46
Drew Doughty has found the scoresheet (1 goal, 1 assist) in each of the Los Angeles Kings‘ last two meetings with the San Jose Sharks, and our model likes him to continue the trend tonight. Doughty is projected to see modest increases over his averages in goals, assists, points, shots and takeaways against Los Angeles’ Pacific Division rivals in their fourth and final meeting of the 2023-24 season.
Trevor Van Riemsdyk (RD – Washington Capitals, $2,600 on DraftKings)
dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.27, A: 0.36, S: 1.3, BLK: 1.47
Our model likes Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor Van Riemsdyk to contribute tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Van Riemsdyk recorded an assist and a +3 rating in the Capitals’ last meeting with Pittsburgh on March 7, and he is projected to outperform his averages in shots, assists, total points and takeaways in tonight’s matchup.
Matt Dumba (RD – Tampa Bay Lightning, $2,600 on DraftKings)
dfsPro Forecast: G: 0.11, A: 0.26, S: 1.15, BLK: 1.24
He has yet to record a point since being traded to Tampa Bay from the Arizona Coyotes, but our model projects Lightning defenseman Matt Dumba to outperform his averages across the board tonight against the Canadiens. His assist and total point potential against Montreal are more than double his average, and he is also expected to see a 58% uptick in goals.
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