-- Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones is a game-time decision against the Florida Panthers on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-F, NHL.TV). He is priced at $5,900 in DraftKings and is averaging 4.3 DraftKings points per game (three assists, one block, four shots on goal) in two games against the Panthers.
-- Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov will miss his third-straight game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV) because of an upper-body injury. In Kuznetsov's absence, Nicklas Backstrom has been reunited with Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson, with Lars Eller stepping up to the second line with Andre Burakovsky and T.J. Oshie.
Backstrom's DFS price ($6,300) has risen drastically since March 10 ($5,500), but Ovechkin ($7,900) is worth spending up for against a favorable opponent on his own or with Oshie ($5,000) or Eller ($4,300) since those value picks are on the first power play.
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