Tuesday, October 10, 2017

DFS NHL Picks (October 10, 2017)

Center:

Bo Horvat - Vancouver Canucks:
In the Vancouver Canucks' season opening 3-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, Horvat scored twice, once on the power play, and had two shots on goal. He led Vancouver in points (52) last season as well.

Wingers:

Vladimir Tarasenko - St. Louis Blues:
Tarasenko is coming off two goals in a 3-2 shootout win against the New York Islanders on Monday, and has three goals, one assist and seven SOG in three games.

Martin Frk - Detroit Red Wings: Frk has two goals and one assist in his first two games of the season despite averaging 11:18 of ice time.

Defensemen:

Dion Phaneuf - Ottawa Senators:
The Canucks had the third-worst penalty kill (76.7 percent) in the NHL last season. Plus, Phaneuf has with two points (one goal, one assist), eight SOG and nine blocks in two games.

Kevin Shattenkirk - New York Rangers: Shattenkirk registered two points (one goal, one assist), including his 300th career NHL point, on Oct. 7 at Toronto. He has tallied three points (one goal, two assists) this season, all on the power play, and he is tied for the NHL lead in power play points in 2017-18.

Goaltender:

Brian Elliott - Philadelphia Flyers:
Elliott is a perfect 2-0-0 this season, having only given up five goals on 58 shots faced in those first two games. He defeated San Jose on Oct. 4 and defeated Anaheim on Oct. 7, logging 120:17 of ice time. His SV% is at .914 on the year and his GAA is at 2.50. He is expected to start at Nashville tonight.

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