Filling in Your Sunday NHL Lineups
Here are theScore's sample lineups for Sunday, February 21 (note: lineups without UTIL spot only include games starting after 7:00 p.m. ET):
Cash Game Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) | at ANA |
| LW | Ondrej Palat (TB) | at CAR |
| RW | Nikita Kucherov (TB) | at CAR |
| RW | Phil Di Giuseppe (CAR) | vs. TB |
| C | Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| C | Tyler Johnson (TB) | at CAR |
| D | Cam Fowler (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| D | Francois Beauchemin (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| G | Ben Bishop (TB) | at CAR |
Getzlaf is a fixture in all formats Sunday with 15 points in his last ten games. Palat, Kucherov and Johnson should create a pile of offense against the Hurricanes inexperienced blue-line and the aging Cam Ward. Bishop receives the start for the Lightning and should grab the extra points for the win Sunday despite starting his second game in as many days.
GPP Without UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| LW | J.T Miller (NYR) | vs. DET |
| LW | Ondrej Palat (TB) | at CAR |
| RW | Jarome Iginla (COL) | at VAN |
| RW | Blake Comeau (COL) | at VAN |
| C | Sean Monahan (CGY) | at ANA |
| C | Tyler Johnson (TB) | at CAR |
| D | Cam Fowler (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| D | Noah Hanifin (CAR) | vs. TB |
| G | Semyon Varlamov (COL) | at VAN |
Varlamov is the perfect contrarian goaltender, as his modest stat line doesn't match his high price-tag. He's worth drafting against the offensively challenged Canucks. Fowler has six assists in his last four games; with one assist and four shots easily exceeding the value of his moderately low DFS salary.
Cash Game With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| C | Matt Duchene (COL) | at VAN |
| W | Patrick Kane (CHI) | at MIN |
| W | Richard Panik (CHI) | at MIN |
| W | Chris Kunitz (PIT) | at BUF |
| D | Rasmus Ristolainen (BUF) | vs. PIT |
| D | Cam Fowler (ANA) | vs. CGY |
| G | Jimmy Howard (DET) | at NYR |
| UTIL | Mike Santorelli (ANA) | vs. CGY |
Both Panik and Santorelli have an ample opportunity to cement themselves as everyday skaters playing on their respective teams first lines. Duchene has been the most consistent fantasy producer on the Avalanche and should light up Vancouver's feeble defense.
GPP With UTIL
| POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| C | Tyler Johnson (TB) | at CAR |
| C | Matt Duchene (COL) | at VAN |
| W | Nikita Kucherov (TB) | at CAR |
| W | Jeff Skinner (CAR) | vs. TB |
| W | Ondrej Palat (TB) | at CAR |
| D | Justin Faulk (CAR) | vs. TB |
| D | Matt Dumba (MIN) | vs. CHI |
| G | Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT) | at BUF |
| UTIL | Richard Panik (CHI) | at MIN |
Dumba needs to shoot at least three pucks on net and record one point to eclipse his salary. Faulk is questionable to suit-up, which makes him a sneaky contrarian play. His status should be monitored throughout the day. His teammate Skinner has nine points in his last ten outings.