This article is part of our DraftKings NHL series.
Thursday has 15 games scheduled, including eight at 7 p.m. ET, one at 7:30 p.m. ET, two at 8 p.m. ET, one at 9 p.m. ET and one at 10 p.m. ET. All game lines and odds used below come courtesy of the DraftKings Sportsbook.
SLATE PREVIEW
Edmonton (vs. San Jose), Minnesota (vs. Calgary), Tampa Bay (vs. Winnipeg), Pittsburgh (vs. Chicago), Carolina (vs. Utah), Florida (at St. Louis) and Boston (vs. Philadelphia) are the biggest favorites on the Moneyline. The Over/Under for Flyers-Bruins, Avalanche-Canadiens, Blackhawks-Penguins, Sharks-Oilers, Maple Leafs-Kraken, Ducks-Canucks and Stars-Golden Knights is 6.5 goals. The matchups of Mammoth-Hurricanes, Islanders-Rangers and Capitals-Red Wings anticipate 6.0 goals, while the remaining contests expect 5.5 goals.
GOALIES
Stuart Skinner, PIT vs. CHI ($8,300): Skinner has won his last four appearances while turning aside 99 of 108 shots. He has gone 5-0-0 with a 1.98 GAA and a .925 save percentage in his previous five outings versus Chicago.
Lukas Dostal ANA at VAN ($7,900): Dostal has stopped 161 of the 173 shots he has faced during his six-game winning streak. He has surrendered two goals or fewer four times during that span. Vancouver has scored the second-fewest goals per game (2.07) in January while posting a 1-11-2 record.
Juuse Saros, NSH at NJD ($7,300): Saros has been inconsistent in January, but he has solid upside as a value play if he rebounds against a struggling New Jersey squad. Through 13 games in January, the Devils rank 28th in the league with 2.46 per game despite having the ninth-most shots per game (28.8). Saros has gone 8-2-1 with a 2.47 GAA and a .923 save percentage in 11 previous meetings with the Devils.
VALUE PLAYS/ONE-OFFS
Will Smith, SJS at EDM ($5,800): Smith has three goals and seven points in his last five outings. He has made the scoresheet in four of five contests since returning to the lineup from an upper-body injury and has multipoint efforts in consecutive games.
Jared McCann, SEA vs. TOR ($5,700: McCann has collected four goals and seven points in four games going into Thursday night's action. He is coming off a four-point (two goals, two assists) performance against Washington on Tuesday.
Morgan Geekie, BOS vs. PHI ($5,300): Geekie has notched five goals on 11 shots and two assists during his five-game point streak. He is back on Boston's top line after spending time in the middle six and has lit the lamp in three straight matches.
FORWARD LINE STACKS
Ducks at Canucks
Mikael Granlund (C - $5,000), Beckett Sennecke (W - $5,700), Alex Killorn (W - $3,700)
Granlund has generated three goals, three assists, eight shots and three blocks during his three-game point streak. He has multipoint efforts in his last two appearances, including a hat trick in Monday's 7-4 loss to Edmonton. Sennecke also scored three goals in a 4-3 overtime win over Calgary on Sunday. He also picked up two power-play assists and seven shots versus the Oilers. Killorn has one goal on four shots and two helpers in the past two contests.
Anaheim's top line has plenty of bang-for-the-buck potential for Thursday's slate. Vancouver has allowed the second-most goals per game (4.21) in the league in January.
Islanders at Rangers
Bo Horvat (C - $7,900), Ondrej Palat (W - $2,500), Emil Heineman (W - $4,400)
Horvat has four goals, 24 shots on net and one assist in the last nine games. In his first game with the Islanders since being acquired from New Jersey, Palat had one goal and one assist in a 5-2 win over the Rangers on Wednesday. Heineman ended a six-game point drought with one goal on four shots in Wednesday's win.
The trio combined for two goals and two assists in Wednesday's victory. Despite some recent struggles, they could offer solid value for Thursday's rematch against the Rangers.
DEFENSEMEN
Darren Raddysh, TBL vs. WPG ($6,200): Raddysh has compiled six goals, 11 assists, 40 shots on target and 18 blocked shots in his last 13 outings. He has found the back of the net in each of his past two outings while posting six shots.
Mattias Samuelsson, BUF vs. LAK ($3,800): Samuelsson has contributed seven assists during his four-game point streak. He has added a shorthanded helper, one shot on goal and seven blocked shots over that stretch.
