NHL DFS Picks: DraftKings Plays and Strategy for Friday, January 30

Strategy will be key in creating your Friday DraftKings NHL DFS single-game lineups.
NHL DFS Picks: DraftKings Plays and Strategy for Friday, January 30

SLATE PREVIEW

There is only one game in the NHL on Friday as Chicago hosts Columbus. It's a single game contest in DraftKings that requires selecting six players for $50,000. The Captain receives 1.5 times the salary and gets 1.5 times the points. I've listed my lineup below.

CAPTAIN

Spencer Knight, CHI vs. CLM ($14,400): Knight is expected to get the call on Friday after Arvid Soderblom started Thursday in Pittsburgh. He's been everything the Blackhawks hoped he would be when they acquired him Florida having produced a 2.59 GAA and .910 save percentage with three shutouts so far this season.

FLEX

Jet Greaves, CLM at CHI ($10,000): I like to select both goaltenders in a single game contest as there's usually guaranteed scoring from the position. Greaves is enjoying an outstanding year posting a 16-12-6 record with a 2.69 GAA and .908 save percentage while winning his last four starts.

Adam Fantilli, CLM at CHI ($8,600): Fantilli has four points in his last two games after snapping a 17-game goal-scoring drought on Saturday. He's registered 13 goals and 21 assists on the year while cementing his role as the Blue Jackets' top center.

Andre Burakovsky, CHI vs. CLM ($5,800): Burakovsky has been in a slump of late with only one assist during his last 10 outings. But before that, he managed 30 points from 48 appearances with 10 of those coming on the power play.

Ryan Greene, CHI vs. CLM ($4,200): Greene is receiving second-line minutes alongside Oliver Moore and Burakovsky while notching 20 points overall. He also participates on Chicago's second power-play unit.

Kent Johnson, CLM at CHI ($7,000): Johnson has really struggled this season with only five goals and 11 assists after breaking out last year with 57 points. He's starting to round back into form having provided two goals and three assists during his last 10 games.

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Michael Finewax plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: finny_flyers, DraftKings: michaelfinewa-19CVH.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Finewax is in his 18th NHL season covering fantasy hockey, spending the first 17 years as the senior hockey writer and editor at Rotoworld.com.
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