Throughout my many years of watching the NHL, I have learned that it is a fickle league. Games that should produce goals do not, and teams that should win easily get torched. Our Monday NHL Underdog entry had promise going two out of four but came up a shot and a goal short. Tuesday night in the NHL offers four premium spots to build a winner. Like Limp Bizkit once sang, we just “gotta keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’.” So here are my four best NHL Underdog Fantasy Picks for October 17!
The Quick Pick: Daily NHL Underdog Fantasy Pick ’em Picks for October 17
Andrei Kuzmenko Higher Than 0.5 Points
The talented Russian has already tallied two points in two games this season, both coming against the Edmonton Oilers. On Tuesday night, he gets a look at what should be a bottom-feeding Flyers team. The Canucks left winger should get his chances, either at five on five or on the power play. For our first play in tonight’s pick ’em, let’s ride the early 2023 trend and take Higher Than 0.5 Points for Andrei Kuzmenko.
Michael Matheson Higher Than 2.5 Shots
The Canadiens defensemen has had a great start to the 2023 season, and his team should really be 2-0. He is also coach Martin St. Louis’s trusted defenseman, logging over 24 minutes of ice time in each of his first two games. The more time on ice, the more opportunities for shots on goal. He logged four shots on goal against a good team in Toronto, so I anticipate a similar performance against Minnesota. Let’s trust Michael Matheson to go Higher Than 2.5 shots for our second play in tonight’s Underdog Pick ’em.
Leon Draisatl Higher Than 3.0 Shots
The Oilers are shockingly winless in the first two games of their season. But even though the team is struggling, the German centerman is as hot as a dish of sauerbraten. Draisatl has already tallied three points and has logged a total of nine shots on goal. The Oilers will come out firing against Nashville, and it will be their usual suspects carrying them to a victory here. Pick three in Tuesday night’s Underdog entry is built by German engineering and is Leon Draisatl Higher Than 3.0 Shots.
Jared McCann Higher Than 0.5 Points
The Seattle Kraken are off to a slow start here in 2023. Tuesday night, they welcome the Avalanche to their barn, a team they beat in seven games in the Western Conference Playoffs last year. This play is about history and having something to prove. McCann has great numbers against Colorado and comes in looking for his team’s first win. So let’s anchor this four-pack pick ’em with the Kraken’s talisman and take Jared McCann Higher Than 0.5 Points.
