Gabriel Landeskog, W, Colorado Avalanche
DraftKings price: $5,900
Landeskog, Colorado's captain, is stuck in a six-game goal drought with one assist, but has at least kept his peripheral coverage strong with 11 SOG and eight blocks in that span. His DraftKings price has dipped from $6,400 on Jan. 26 to below the $6,000 mark Wednesday at home against the Montreal Canadiens. Playing on a line with Carl Soderberg ($4,800; eight points in past 10 games) and on the Avalanche's top power-play unit, Landeskog will be in position to pounce on Montreal, which has allowed six goals in each of its past two games in road losses to the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes. He's tied for eighth in price among wings and has 22 points in 28 games at Pepsi Center this season.
Ryan McDonagh, D, New York Rangers
DraftKings price: $5,100
McDonagh returns to the lineup Wednesday after missing time because of a concussion sustained Feb. 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He should assume his No. 1 power-play duties against Chicago and brings valuable shot-blocking ability to the lineup. He has 101 blocks in 53 games to go along with 26 points and 93 SOG, and is a high-floor option in DraftKings based on that coverage. He's ninth among defensemen in price and should see more than 20 minutes in his return with exposure to all kinds of category coverage against the high-flying Blackhawks.
Jonas Hiller, G, Calgary Flames
DraftKings price: $6,600
Hiller has missed time with injury and underachieved statistically this season, going 8-6-1 with a 3.22 goals-against average and .889 save percentage in 19 games (3.1 DraftKings points per contest). That said, he's been better in his past 10 outings, going 5-2-1 with a .913 SV% and one shutout. His home peripherals are far from endearing, but his record at the Scotiabank Saddledome (5-2-0) offers a glimmer of against-the-grain hope against the Minnesota Wild on a light Wednesday slate. Hiller has allowed four goals in each of his past two outings, but won three straight prior to that. He's confirmed for Wednesday with Karri Ramo (torn ACL) done for the season, and is the least expensive projected goalie of the night.
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