Every team plays three or fewer games in the first week of the regular season, except for the New York Rangers.
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FanDuel's NHL DFS picks include value play rookie Ivan Demidov who should have a decent amount of ice time in Montreal's last game of the season.
For the season's last NHL Waiver Wire, grab Mason McTavish, whose excellent season continues with him having 16 points in 18 games.
The Oilers-Sharks matchup promises plenty of offense, so you may want to take some players from those teams for your Friday FanDuel NHL DFS lineups.
Jon Litterine breaks down the top fantasy hockey lessons to be learned from this season, including a distrust of past power-play production, as evidenced by Mika Zibanejad.
Auston Matthews and the Leafs play four games in the final full week of the season, three of them at home.
Just 44 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues, Mason Marchment has been on a heater since the start of March by racking up six goals, nine assists, 32 shots and 24 hits.
This weeks pickups include Sean Monahan, who returned Monday for the Blue Jackets after more than two months and notched two assists, a shot, three hits and 11 face-off wins.
This week's best waiver wire picks include Jordan Eberle, who's only nine percent owned in Yahoo! leagues, and has two goals and eight assists in his last 10 games.
Pavel Dorofeyev has been productive recently and is worth considering for the fantasy playoffs. Shawn Hutchinson breaks down the late-season landscape around the NHL.
Evan Berofsky's waiver wire picks include Bryan Rust, who continues to produce at a high level this season and is still available in 59 percent of Yahoo! leagues.
DraftKings' NHL picks Thursday include value play Brandon Hagel who has two goals and five points in his last four appearances against the Flyers.
This week's barometer includes changes in New York, as since the Rangers acquired J.T. Miller and moved Mika Zibanejad to right wing, Zibanejad has five goals and 13 assists in 17 games.
You-know-who may be breaking a pretty big NHL record by the end of the season. And there are a few players who could help in certain fantasy categories. Janet Eagleson has the latest details.
Mikko Rantanen is onto his third team of the year but has just two games on the schedule for his first full week in Dallas.