Squad Up’s Tuesday Shot for 50 offers your shot at glory

February 7, 2017 NHL | theScore Leave a comment

The NHL season continues with a packed slate and Squad Up's Shot for $50 wants to reward your hockey knowledge.

Tuesday's 11-game NHL slate gives daily fantasy owners the chance to win $50 in cash prizes in Squad Up's Shot for 50 contest. The winner will collect a crisp $20 for simply constructing the best lineup of the night. In total, 250 people will collect a prize, making it well worth your while even if you fail to claim top spot. Best of all, the game is absolutely free! That's right, it costs you zero dollars to participate. You don't pay us - we pay you.

The path to riches, fame and glory is a simple one: download the Squad Up app, get your account set up and start playing contests immediately! Choose your five-player team consisting of one center, one right winger, one left winger, one defenseman and one goaltender, stay within the $300K cap, then sit back and watch as your players accumulate fantasy points.

Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Tuesday, Jan. 7 (all advanced statistics courtesy of Corsica.Hockey and apply to 5v5 situations):

Dynamic Duos

LW Patrick Marleau (40K) & C Logan Couture (52K), Sharks (at Sabres): The Sharks will visit a Sabres team on the second half of a back-to-back, likely forcing backup G Anders Nilsson into the net. Marleau's season -- and career -- resurgence continues with three goals in five games since his four-goal outburst. He has at least four SOG in all but one of his past seven.

LW Jamie Benn (68K) & RW Patrick Eaves (38K), Stars (at Maple Leafs): The trio of Benn, Eaves and C Cody Eakin was used as the team's most common threesome in their most recent game, playing nearly 27 percent of all 5v5 minutes. The three players have an expected goals for per 60 minutes of 3.11, the second best of any trio on the team with at least 90 5v5 minutes together.

C Derick Brassard (57K) & RW Mark Stone (55K), Senators (vs. Blues): While there were only three games in the NHL Monday night, the Blues are the third team mentioned here on the second half of a back-to-back. The Senators line of Stone, Brassard and C Zack Smith were the only Sens trio to play more than 11 percent of 5v5 minutes in their last game at 20.54 percent.

Goalie Breakdown

TARGET - Carey Price (75K), Canadiens (at Avalanche): Price is a blatantly obvious choice at the minimum salary, with an all but guaranteed victory. The Avalanche have gone 1-8-1 in their past 10 games, and they rank last in both expected goals and scoring chances for per 60 minutes on the season. Don't overthink this one.

BARGAIN - Martin Jones (75K), Sharks (at Sabres): Nearly as bizarre as Price's salary, Jones also comes in at the minimum against a Sabres team playing the second half of a back-to-back, and their third game in four nights. While the Sabres' offense has been more prolific than that of Colorado this season, they still rank in the bottom third of the league in expected goals for.

FADE - Curtis McElhinney (110K), Maple Leafs (vs. Stars): McElhinney's most recent appearance came against the Stars, in a game where he lasted just over 48 minutes while allowing three goals on 12 shots. This will be his first home start for the Maple Leafs and a matchup against a team with an expected goal rate of 2.66 per 60 won't make it easy.

CONTRARIAN - Henrik Lundqvist (93K), Rangers (vs. Ducks): Lundqvist's 2016-17 season has been a disaster, especially by his own lofty standards. He'll catch a break Tuesday, when he faces a Ducks team ranking 29th in expected goals for when on the road. Anaheim averages just 5.96 scoring chances in the road games.

Bargain Plays

RW Brett Ritchie (27K), Stars (at Maple Leafs): Ritchie is much too cheap for someone playing significant ice time with C Tyler Seguin. The two, along with LW Antoine Roussel, played over 17 percent of the team's 5v5 minutes in the last game. It was only the third most common Stars trio, but they should manage to avoid Toronto's Auston Matthews line.

C Jake Guentzel (25K), Penguins (vs. Flames): Guentzel was a part of Pittsburgh's most common forward unit with RW Phil Kessel and C Nick Bonino in the team's most recent game, playing over 23 percent of 5v5 minutes as a threesome. Guentzel has played at least 15 minutes in three consecutive games, and he has plenty of talent beside him.

LW Phillip Danault (25K), Canadiens (at Avalanche): Danault continues centering Ws Alexander Radulov and Max Pacioretty, even with C Alex Galchenyuk back in the lineup. The team's top offensive talents should have little trouble putting up points against Colorado's bottom-10 defense. Danault will return value with a couple assists.

Top Fades

RW Corey Perry (62K), Ducks (at Rangers): Perry hasn't been the cause of Anaheim's road struggles this season, as he been nearly equally productive on the road as he has been at home. He has just one shot on goal in the first two games of the team's current road trip, however, and his 17:22 of TOI in the last game was his lowest total in eight outings.

C Tyler Seguin (69K), Stars (at Maple Leafs): Seguin represents far more risk than either Ritchie or Roussel at a much higher salary. Still his team's most dangerous offensive talent, his 5v5 usage has dipped, and inferior linemates cap his potential. He could be even riskier should Toronto choose to focus on his line with the advantage of final change.

LW Henrik Zetterberg (58K), Red Wings (vs. Blue Jackets): Zetterberg has two goals and three assists in his past three games, but he totaled just seven shots on goal. He has played over 20 minutes in each of his past two games, his first time doing so since Dec. 29 and Jan. 1. He was held off the scoresheet in Detroit's game against Columbus earlier this season.

Contrarian Options

LW Johnny Gaudreau (59K), Flames (at Penguins): Gaudreau's somewhat broken out of his slump with one goal and five assists in his past four games. He has a difficult road matchup ahead of him, but the Penguins are dealing with dealing with several injuries up front, providing an opening for Calgary's top line.

D P.K. Subban (51K), Predators (vs. Canucks): Subban has just one assist since returning from injury Jan. 20, but he hasn't played less than 22 minutes in the seven games. He has just one SOG in each of his past two outings, but he'll have plenty of chances to capitalize with the same usage against the lowly Canucks.

RW James Neal (57K), Predators (vs. Canucks): Stuck in a disappointing season, Neal continues to be relegated to the Predators' second line. He has managed 11 SOG in his past three games, though topping out at just 17:32 TOI. He remains with C Ryan Johansen and LW Filip Forsberg on the power play.

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