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<p><em>Welcome to TheLeafsNation Game Day where we take a look at today&#8217;s Leafs game and a few other things happening around the league all with daily fantasy in mind.</em></p>
<p></p>
<p>After a four day break, the Toronto Maple Leafs look to quell a skid with the hot Calgary Flames coming in to the six.</p>
<h1>The Matchup</h1>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">Calgary</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">19-9-2, .667 points %</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">14-13-2, .517<br />
points %</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">102-79</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">77-91</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">29.9</div>
</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20.6</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">75.6</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">78.6</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%">49.47</td>
<td style="width: 50%">51.62</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%">52.05</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 50%;height: 19px">52.60</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">102</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">100.1</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5&#215;5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em></p>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
<p>While he&#8217;s not scoring at the blistering pace he started the season off at, Auston Matthews is still one of the league&#8217;s most productive players. He isn&#8217;t cheap at $9,300, but has averaged almost 16 FPPG in the last 10 games. He&#8217;s scored five points in four games against Calgary this year.</p>
<p>A sleeper pick could be Pierre Engvall ($2,800), who has scored four of his six points on the season in the last 10 games. He&#8217;s been on a bit of a hot streak recently.</p>
<p>He isn&#8217;t scoring like he did to start the year, but Jake Muzzin ($4,900) has been as productive as you can ask for. Scoring just two points in the last 10 games, he&#8217;s still averaging over 7 FPPG in that time.</p>
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
<p>In net I like Jordan Binnington ($7,800) against the St. Louis Blues. He&#8217;s secured two wins in five games against the Sharks this year averaging nearly 11 points in those games. While the Blues have hit a bit of a cold streak, I see a good chance for them to rebound tonight.</p>
<p>Coming off a phenomenal six point performance, Mika Zibanejad ($5,800) will look to keep the offence coming against the Washington Capitals. When a player is feeling it offensively like him, he&#8217;s never a bad play in your lineups.</p>
<p>A cheaper play tonight could be Nate Schmidt ($3,700), who has scored five points in his last 10 games. He&#8217;s coming off a strong fantasy performance Wednesday that saw him score 18 points and will look to continue that tonight against Montreal.</p>
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<p><em><a href="https://dkdfs.sng.link/Avkw3/hmmu?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D496360476%26wpcid%3D125683%26wpcn%3DNHL_PlayFree%26wpsrc%3DThe%2520Leafs%2520Nation%26wpcrid%3D&amp;pcid=125683">The Leafs Nation is a partner of DraftKings.</a> I am also an avid fan and user (my username is zachlaing) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.</em></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at </span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i></p>

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<em>Welcome to TheLeafsNation Game Day where we take a look at today's Leafs game and a few other things happening around the league all with daily fantasy in mind.</em>



After a four day break, the Toronto Maple Leafs look to quell a skid with the hot Calgary Flames coming in to the six.
<h1>The Matchup</h1>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px"></td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Toronto</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">Calgary</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Record</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">19-9-2, .667 points %</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">14-13-2, .517
points %</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">GF/GA</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">102-79</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">77-91</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Power play %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">29.9</div></td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">20.6</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">Penalty kill %</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">75.6</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">
<div class="rt-td primarySort" role="gridcell">78.6</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">CF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%">49.47</td>
<td style="width: 50%">51.62</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">xGF%</td>
<td style="width: 25%">52.05</td>
<td class="sorting_1" style="width: 50%;height: 19px">52.60</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19px">
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">PDO</td>
<td style="width: 25%;height: 19px">102</td>
<td style="width: 50%;height: 19px">100.1</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<em>Goals in all situations, analytics at 5x5 c/o naturalstattrick.com.</em>
<h1>Who I like</h1>
While he's not scoring at the blistering pace he started the season off at, Auston Matthews is still one of the league's most productive players. He isn't cheap at $9,300, but has averaged almost 16 FPPG in the last 10 games. He's scored five points in four games against Calgary this year.

A sleeper pick could be Pierre Engvall ($2,800), who has scored four of his six points on the season in the last 10 games. He's been on a bit of a hot streak recently.

He isn't scoring like he did to start the year, but Jake Muzzin ($4,900) has been as productive as you can ask for. Scoring just two points in the last 10 games, he's still averaging over 7 FPPG in that time.
<h1>Around the NHL</h1>
In net I like Jordan Binnington ($7,800) against the St. Louis Blues. He's secured two wins in five games against the Sharks this year averaging nearly 11 points in those games. While the Blues have hit a bit of a cold streak, I see a good chance for them to rebound tonight.

Coming off a phenomenal six point performance, Mika Zibanejad ($5,800) will look to keep the offence coming against the Washington Capitals. When a player is feeling it offensively like him, he's never a bad play in your lineups.

A cheaper play tonight could be Nate Schmidt ($3,700), who has scored five points in his last 10 games. He's coming off a strong fantasy performance Wednesday that saw him score 18 points and will look to continue that tonight against Montreal.

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<em><a href="https://dkdfs.sng.link/Avkw3/hmmu?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D496360476%26wpcid%3D125683%26wpcn%3DNHL_PlayFree%26wpsrc%3DThe%2520Leafs%2520Nation%26wpcrid%3D&amp;pcid=125683">The Leafs Nation is a partner of DraftKings.</a> I am also an avid fan and user (my username is zachlaing) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.</em>

<hr />

<i><span style="font-weight: 400">Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at </span></i><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zjlaing"><span style="font-weight: 400">@zjlaing</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400">, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.</span></i>

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