
Best NHL bets, expert picks and parlay plays courtesy of RotoWire's Dan Dobish ahead of Friday's six-game NHL slate, including a five-leg parlay.

This weeks pickups include Sean Monahan, who returned Monday for the Blue Jackets after more than two months and notched two assists, a shot, three hits and 11 face-off wins.

This week's best waiver wire picks include Jordan Eberle, who's only nine percent owned in Yahoo! leagues, and has two goals and eight assists in his last 10 games.

Evan Berofsky's waiver wire picks include Bryan Rust, who continues to produce at a high level this season and is still available in 59 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

Evan Berofsky's waiver wire picks this week include Josh Norris, whose fantasy value has long been affected by his health.

The week's best waiver pickups include Quinton Byfield, who offers upside from his points and pucks on net, which have been on the rise since the beginning of February.

Wednesday's plays and strategy feature the Jets and Connor Hellebuyck, who has won his past seven starts while saving 166 of 181 shots, against the Senators.

Connor Hellebuyck's matchup against the Sharks makes him the top goalie to target on Monday's short slate.

RotoWire's Dan Dobish offers his best NHL bets, expert picks and parlay plays for Monday's two-game NHL slate, including the total in Sharks vs. Jets.

Corey Abbott check in with his value picks, starting with Pavel Buchnevich, who is logging big minutes on the top line, occupies a spot on the first power-play combination and has four games this week.

Evan Berofsky's pickups this week include Jeff Skinner, whose work with Leon Draisaitl as his center the last two matchups resulted in a goal, two assists and four shots.

Post-4 Nations Face-Off pickups include Kent Johnson who has registered seven goals, eight assists and 30 shots in his last 17 contests, and, due to injuries, is skating on the top power-play unit.

Evan Berofsky recommends players with multiple games before the 4 Nations Face-Off starts, including Utah forward Nick Schmaltz, who should post sufficient stats as a lead player in all attacking situations.

RotoWire's Shawn Hutchinson breaks down all the NHL trade action from the past week, including the J.T. Miller -- Marcus Pettersson multi-step deal then offers his waiver wire pick ups.

Mason Marchment, who missed 17 games for surgery to his face, could be a solid contributor this week in leagues that value hits and shots during a three-game week for Dallas.