Fantasy picks: Cirelli, Domi worth streaming

All season long, NHL.com's fantasy staff will provide daily picks for DraftKings NHL contests. These targets at each position can be used as a basis for your roster decision-making.

PICK'EM TARGETS

Tier 3
Top pick: Anze Kopitar, LAK (at EDM): The Los Angeles Kings center had a four-goal game with seven shots on goal in their 7-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Kopitar extended his point streak to three games and has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) and is averaging 5.7 DraftKings points per game in his past 10 games. The Kings have a road game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday (10 p.m. ET: CBC, SN, SN1, FS-W, NHL.TV). Kopitar has five points (one goal, four assists) and four shots on goal in three games against the Oilers.

Tier 5
Top pick: Mika Zibanejad, NYR (vs. BUF): The New York Rangers center scored his 26th goal of the season in their 4-3 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. Zibanejad has scored a goal in four consecutive games and is on a six game point streak where he has 10 points (seven goals, three assists). He has 13 points (nine goals, four assists), including five power-play points, 38 shots on goal and is averaging 5.9 DraftKings points per game in his past 10 games.

CLASSIC TARGETS

CENTER
Anthony Cirelli ($3,000 at NJD): The Tampa Bay Lightning rookie forward had a multipoint game (one goal, one assist) and four shots on goal in their 7-6 win against the New York Islanders on Thursday. Cirelli has eight points (three goals, five assists) and three multipoint games in his first 10 games with the Lightning. He is centering the third line between forwards Yanni Gourde ($5,200), who has nine points (two goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games, and Alex Killorn ($4,300), who is averaging 2.4 DraftKings points per game this season.
WING
Max Domi ($3,900 at ARI): The Arizona Coyotes wing had one assist in their 6-5 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, extending his point streak to three games. Domi has five points on his scoring streak and has seven points (three goals, four assists) and eight shots on goal in his past six games. He is skating on their second line with forwards Christian Dvorak ($4,000) and Josh Archibald ($2,800) and is on their second power-play unit with defenseman Alex Goligoski ($4,200).

DEFENSE
Ryan Pulock, NYI (4,600 vs CHI): The New York Islanders defenseman scored two power-play goals and had nine shots on goal in their 7-6 loss against the Lightning on Thursday, extending his point streak to five games. He has eight points (three goals, five assists), four power-play points and 21 SOG on his scoring streak. Pulock is ranked fourth in the League in scoring among rookie defensemen with 29 points (nine goals, 20 assists) in 60 games.
GOALTENDER
Philipp Grubauer, WSH ($8,000 at MTL): The Washington Capitals goaltender stopped all 39 shots faced in their 1-0 shutout win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Grubauer is 6-2-0 with a 1.63 goals-against average, .946 save percentage and two shutouts in his past 10 games (eight starts). He will start against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NHLN-US, TVAS, SN, NBCSWA, NHL.TV), and is 6-6-3 with a 2.48 GAA and .923 SV% in 22 appearances on the road.

TOP GAME TO TARGET:

New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (7 p.m. ET; MSG+, SUN, NHL.TV): The Lightning are leading the League with 4.10 goals-scored per game in March and the Devils are averaging 3.09 in the month. Tampa Bay is allowing 3.90 goals-against per game in their past 10 games and New Jersey has allowed at least three goals-against or more in nine of their past 11 games. Taylor Hall ($7,200), who has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games, and Nikita Kucherov ($8,100), 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games, are targets for fantasy owners to consider in DFS lineups Saturday.
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