Below are game breakdowns for the three games on Wednesday night’s NHL DFS slate along with optimal lineups.

MIN @ WPG

As a -175 favorite, the Jets are one of two big favorites tonight, so they make plenty of sense to use in cash games. That said, these two teams arguably have the two worst fantasy matchups of the night. Minnesota was the only team that finished the season with an even strength expected goals against mark (xGA) under two. The Jets weren’t far behind them with the sixth lowest xGA. And the Jets feature goalie Connor Hellebuyck who finished fourth among 69 qualifying goalies in Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA). Minnesota’s Devan Dubnyk finished the season a respectable 17th in GSAA.

If there’s one weak spot defensively for the Wild, it’s their third line centered by Matt Cullen. Their top six is very stout in the possession game, and their fourth line is a solid checking line. But Winnipeg has three viable scoring lines, so one of them is going to get the matchup with the Cullen line.

In Winnipeg’s last four home games of the regular season, it was Paul Stastny’s line who saw the most of opposing third lines. Stastny centers Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine, and Stastny and Laine play on the top PP unit (Ehlers plays on the second unit), so that’s the Winnipeg line to lean on in cash games. Laine is certainly worth paying up for if possible, and Stastny and Ehlers are priced well on FD. Ehlers is the most reasonably priced of the three on DK.

On the blue line, it’s Dustin Byfuglien and Tyler Myers who see PP work with Buff working on the top PP unit and Myers the second. Byfuglien is priced more reasonably on DK while Myers is a bit of a value on FD. The other value option on the team is the third line/second PP unit pair of Bryan Little and Mathieu Perreault. Their matchup with Minnesota’s top six is not a good one, but their price points relative to their production provide value potential.

Minnesota isn’t a great play tonight, but there is some value on the Mikko Koivu line that could play in GPPs on DK. At only 3800 on DK, Koivu is priced extremely well, and his low price tag would make it easy to stack him with linemates Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund (who is priced better on DK than FD). The whole line stays together on the PP, which adds to their stack appeal. One other thing to keep an eye on with the Wild is the health of Jared Spurgeon. If the D-man is unable to go, Jonas Brodin will get the chance to see heavy PP usage, and he would be a nice salary relief option on either site.

Both goalies are worth considering in this one with Hellebuyck a cash option and Dubnyk a GPP option. Hellebuyck is obviously a cash consideration given Winnipeg being a big home favorite and Hellebuyck finishing fourth in GSAA. He’s probably a better option on FD where he’s not quite as expensive.

Dubnyk has more upside than any other goalie tonight as the Wild allowed the most shot attempts per 60 at even strength of any team in action tonight, and the Jets ranked second in shot attempts among the teams in action. He’s also nice and contrarian with the Wild being a road dog. Dubnyk will likely be the cheapest starting goalie on DK tonight, which is also where Wild skaters are priced better, so a Wild stack in GPPs there is interesting.

PHI @ PIT

This game has the highest over/under of the night at six, and these are the two teams going tonight who had goalies that finished below average in GSAA in the regular season. The Pens will see heavy ownership as the biggest favorite of the night and with the game having the over/under of six, but the Flyers are a solid option as well.

Picking between Sidney Crosby’s line and Evgeni Malkin’s line can sometimes be tough, but the individual matchups tonight make the choice easier. Philly’s top line is by far their toughest, both offensively and as a fantasy matchup for opposing skaters, and Crosby’s line overwhelmingly draws opposing top lines in home games.

Malkin himself is priced much, much better on DK and is damn near a cash game shoo-in there, though you should be able to fit him in on FD with the softer cap there. Linemate Patric Hornqvist also skates on the top PP unit with Malkin, and, as always, Hornqvist is priced very well on FD. Carl Hagelin rounds out the line, and though he doesn’t see PP work, he’s cheap enough on FD to potentially be used for salary relief.

Phil Kessel plays on the top PP unit and on the third line, so he will also avoid Philly’s top line. Kessel would have a bit more value if he played on Malkin’s line, but he’s an option nonetheless. He is priced much better on DK than FD.

The defenseman on Pitt’s top PP unit these days is Justin Schultz, and Schultz is the D-man that was on the ice the most at even strength with Malkin’s line in each of their last two home games during the regular season. Schultz is priced reasonably on both sites with a slightly better price tag on DK.

As for the Flyers, it’s difficult to warrant paying up for their top liners like Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier when they’re a massive road underdog. But the second line pair of Jakub Voracek and Nolan Patrick is much easier to stomach price-wise. That line also has a chance of seeing Pittsburgh’s third line, which is weaker in the possession game than its top six lines. Patrick moved up to the top PP unit with Voracek late in the season, which greatly adds to their stack appeal. Collectively they’re not priced much better on one site compared to the other, so they’ll work on either site.

As mentioned, this game features the only two goalies in action tonight who finished the season below average in GSAA, so this probably isn’t the best game to get your goalies from. Perhaps Matt Murray could work as a cheaper cash game alternative to Hellebuyck (especially on DK) since the Pens are a big home favorite, but skaters are probably better to roster in this one.

LA @ VGK

Per my own little matchup stat, skaters from both teams have below average matchups and both teams are above average matchups for opposing goalies. Vegas has this one with a standard over/under of 5.5 goals and a tight line with Vegas at -130. All in all, this is the least fantasy-friendly game of the slate.

If you wanted some exposure to the Golden Knights, it would be best to avoid the Knights that will see LA’s solid top line. It is typically William Karlsson’s line that draws opposing top lines in home games, so Erik Haula’s line is an option. His wingers both have solid price tags on one site with James Neal being priced very well under 5K on DK and Alex Tuch being priced well on FD as he has been all season.

As for the Kings, their second line is potentially appealing due to price despite not having a great matchup. Jeff Carter being under 6K on DK is a nice price tag, and 6600 on FD is plenty reasonable as well. Tyler Toffoli skates on Carter’s wing and is also priced very well on DK at only 4500. It would be nice if Tanner Pearson had his spot on that 70s line as he’s priced well on both sites and sees work on the second PP unit with Toffoli. Tobias Reider currently has the LW spot on Carter’s line, but it wouldn’t be a shock to see the 70s-line reunited mid-game. It’s not a cash play, but it has some GPP intrigue.

Marc-Andre Fleury is a cash game option as a cheaper alternative to Hellebuyck with the Knights being a home favorite, but only on DK as he’s the same price as Hellebuyck on FD. Quick is an interesting GPP option with the Kings being the smallest underdog of the night, and he has some upside in his matchup. He’s the most expensive goalie on FD, which adds to his contrarian appeal by keeping his ownership down, and he’s priced well on DK.