CENTER
Nick Schmaltz, CHI ($5,300) -The Chicago Blackhawks center could return against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN). He missed the past five games because of an upper-body injury, but should promptly re-join elite right wing Patrick Kane and Ryan Hartman in a top-six role. Schmaltz has two goals, one assist, four shots on goal and is plus-5 in two games this season.
WING
Connor Brown, TOR ($4,100) - Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock dropped Mitchell Marner to the fourth line this week, and it paid immediate dividends for his replacement. Brown scored one goal on two SOG on the Maple Leafs' second line with James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak in a 2-0 road win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Brown has three points (one goal, two assists) and five SOG in four games against the Detroit Red Wings.
DEFENSEMAN
Jake Muzzin, LAK ($4,500) -The Los Angeles Kings defenseman has a four-game point streak and power-play points in back-to-back games. He has covered peripheral categories well with nine blocks and 17 SOG in five games this season. The Kings have split up their top players onto separate power-play units; Muzzin played on the second unit with Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson. He's fourth among Wednesday defensemen with 4.4 DraftKings points per game, yet tied for seventh in DraftKings price.
GOALIE
Jake Allen, STL ($7,600) -The best goaltender strategy is to spend up for Jonathan Quick ($8,300) at home with the Montreal Canadiens on the second leg of a back-to-back set, but Allen provides significant DraftKings savings in a bounce-back spot against the Blackhawks at home. Sure, this is a toss-up game between the two top teams in the Central Division, but Allen is 8-4-1 with a .923 save percentage in home games since Mike Yeo was hired as coach Feb. 1.
READ: Full list of projected starting goalies
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