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3 Daily Fantasy Hockey Stacks for 10/5/17

Jake Hari  —  @jakehari Oct 5th, 2017
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Minnesota Wild

Players to target: Nino Niederreiter, Eric Staal, and Charlie Coyle

The Minnesota Wild will look to contend for a Stanley Cup in 2017-18 after fading down the stretch last year, and they start off with a great matchup against a Detroit Red Wings team that projects to be one of the worst in the league.

The Wild's top line had some great possession numbers last year, with a 56.4 Corsi For percentage to go along with 53.4 Corsi For per 60 minutes and 2.4 expected Goals For per 60 minutes. In their road matchup last year, Staal and company faced off against Frans Nielsen's line. We should expect the same here which will favor the Wild in a big way.

In their limited time together last season, Nielsen's current line allowed 59.9 Corsi Against per 60 minutes and 2.4 expected Goals Against per 60 minutes. The Wild's top line could blitz Nielsen's line here, and each of the players listed will see power play minutes against the middle of the road Detroit penalty kill (80.9%).

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