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3 Daily Fantasy Hockey Stacks for 2/21/17
William Nylander and his power-play linemates -- Auston Matthews and Jake Gardiner -- are in a sweet spot tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. Which other players should you stack in NHL DFS?

Toronto Maple Leafs

Players to target: Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Jake Gardiner

The Maple Leafs-Jets game is going to have a lot of ownership across the board, but within this game, the ownership should be spread around. We have two viable lines from the Jets as well as three from the Leafs.

With that being said, the top stack of the night is the power-play connection of Matthews, Nylander, and Gardiner. The Maple Leafs have the league's best power play (23%) and should see a fair share of opportunities tonight against the Jets as Winnipeg has committed the second-most penalties this season. Not only do they commit a lot of penalties, they aren't great at killing them, boasting the third-worst penalty kill at 77.1%.

Matthews, Nylander, and Zach Hyman own a 73.8 Corsi For per 60 minutes, 58.4 Corsi For Percentage, and 15.6 Scoring Chances for per 60 minutes. With Nazem Kadri's line matching up with the top line for the Jets, Matthews and company should have the luxury of facing the bottom three lines for almost all of their ice time.

In a game with a six-goal over/under, it is hard to get away from a Leafs stack that features two up-and-coming players in Matthews and Nylander and a solid offensive defenseman -- who is coming off a three-point performance (real-life points, that is) -- in Gardiner.

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