NHL LINEUP OPTIMIZER

Projections Last Updated:

Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 12:48 PM ET

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Slate:

Jan 8, 7:00PM ET · 12 Games

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Thu - 7:00PM ET

ANA

2.70

CAR

3.80

Thu - 7:00PM ET

BUF

3.37

NYR

3.13

Thu - 7:00PM ET

CGY

3.05

BOS

3.45

Thu - 7:00PM ET

FLA

3.29

MTL

3.21

Thu - 7:00PM ET

NJD

3.21

PIT

3.29

Thu - 7:00PM ET

TOR

2.65

PHI

2.85

Thu - 7:00PM ET

VAN

2.98

DET

3.52

Thu - 8:00PM ET

EDM

3.29

WPG

3.21

Thu - 8:00PM ET

NYI

2.65

NSH

2.85

Thu - 9:00PM ET

OTT

2.54

COL

3.96

Thu - 10:00PM ET

CBJ

2.98

VGK

3.52

Thu - 10:00PM ET

MIN

3.01

SEA

2.49

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W

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W

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W

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D

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G

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U

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D. RittichNYI
G1 · $7800
@ NSH

17.3FP

2.2X

NYI @ NSH

2.7

1

G

David D. Rittich

$7800

17.3

2.2X
N. MacKinnonCOL
C1 · $10200
1 vs OTT

15.5FP

1.5X

COL vs OTT

4

1

1

C

Nathan N. MacKinnon

$10200

15.5

1.5X
C. McDavidEDM
C1 · $10300
1 @ WPG

15.4FP

1.5X

EDM @ WPG

3.3

1

1

C

Connor C. McDavid

$10300

15.4

1.5X
K. KaprizovMIN
W1 · $8600
1 @ SEA

15.0FP

1.7X

MIN @ SEA

3

1

1

W

Kirill K. Kaprizov

$8600

15.0

1.7X
A. MatthewsTOR
C1 · $9200
1 @ PHI

14.8FP

1.6X

TOR @ PHI

2.7

1

1

C

Auston A. Matthews

$9200

14.8

1.6X
Zach WerenskiCBJ
D1 · $9000
1 @ VGK

14.6FP

1.6X

CBJ @ VGK

3

1

1

D

Zach Zach Werenski

$9000

14.6

1.6X
D. PastrnakBOS
W1 · $8800
1 vs CGY

14.6FP

1.7X

BOS vs CGY

3.5

1

1

W

David D. Pastrnak

$8800

14.6

1.7X
Leon DraisaitlEDM
C2 · $9300
1 @ WPG

14.2FP

1.5X

EDM @ WPG

3.3

2

1

C

Leon Leon Draisaitl

$9300

14.2

1.5X
John GibsonDET
G1 · $8300
vs VAN

13.8FP

1.7X

DET vs VAN

3.5

1

G

John John Gibson

$8300

13.8

1.7X
Joel Eriksson EkMIN
C2 · $5800
1 @ SEA

13.4FP

2.3X

MIN @ SEA

3

2

1

C

Joel Joel Eriksson Ek

$5800

13.4

2.3X
J. WallstedtMIN
G1 · $8000
@ SEA

13.4FP

1.7X

MIN @ SEA

3

1

G

Jesper J. Wallstedt

$8000

13.4

1.7X
Jack HughesNJD
W1 · $8400
1 @ PIT

13.1FP

1.6X

NJD @ PIT

3.2

1

1

W

Jack Jack Hughes

$8400

13.1

1.6X
Tim StuetzleOTT
C1 · $7500
1 @ COL

12.9FP

1.7X

OTT @ COL

2.5

1

1

C

Tim Tim Stuetzle

$7500

12.9

1.7X
Cale MakarCOL
D1 · $7700
1 vs OTT

12.8FP

1.7X

COL vs OTT

4

1

1

D

Cale Cale Makar

$7700

12.8

1.7X
B. NelsonCOL
C2 · $5600
1 vs OTT

12.8FP

2.3X

COL vs OTT

4

2

1

C

Brock B. Nelson

$5600

12.8

2.3X
Kyle ConnorWPG
W1 · $7900
1 vs EDM

12.5FP

1.6X

WPG vs EDM

3.2

1

1

W

Kyle Kyle Connor

$7900

12.5

1.6X
Seth JarvisCAR
W3 · $7000
1 vs ANA

12.5FP

1.8X

CAR vs ANA

3.8

3

1

W

Seth Seth Jarvis

$7000

12.5

1.8X
Jack EichelVGK
C1 · $8300
1 vs CBJ

12.0FP

1.4X

VGK vs CBJ

3.5

1

1

C

Jack Jack Eichel

$8300

12.0

1.4X
S. WedgewoodCOL
G1 · $8500
vs OTT

11.9FP

1.4X

COL vs OTT

4

1

G

Scott S. Wedgewood

$8500

11.9

1.4X
S. SkinnerPIT
G1 · $7900
vs NJD

11.9FP

1.5X

PIT vs NJD

3.3

1

G

Stuart S. Skinner

$7900

11.9

1.5X

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SALARY REM. $50,000

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