Daily Fantasy Hockey 2015: Best NHL DFS DraftKings Lineup for March 22

Only four games grace the NHL slate on a relatively quiet Sunday, which means deeper digging to uncover the best matchup plays in the daily fantasy world.

There may be fewer teams to choose from Sunday, but a number of high-profile matchups and top scorers in action means no shortage of favorable fantasy options. Here's a DraftKings primer for Sunday's NHL slate.

Pos.	Player (Team)	Opp.	Last 10 Games	Salary
C	David Backes (Blues)	DET (5th)	5 goals, 6 assists	$6,700
C	Henrik Sedin (Canucks)	ARI (27th)	3 goals, 3 assists	$3,800
W	Radim Vrbata (Canucks)	ARI (27th)	4 goals, 3 assists	$5,500
W	Jaden Schwartz (Blues)	DET (5th)	4 goals, 5 assists	$5,300
W	Nikita Kucherov (Lightning)	BOS (24th)	3 goals, 1 assist	$4,900
D	Alexander Edler (Canucks)	ARI (26th)	1 goal, 1 assist	$4,500
D	Jason Garrison (Lightning)	BOS (14th)	6 assists	$3,900
G	Ben Bishop (Lightning)	BOS (21st)	8-1-1, 1.59 GAA	$8,300
UTIL	Tyler Johnson (Lightning)	BOS (4th)	2 goals, 4 assists	$6,900

Centers: David Backes ($6,700) and Henrik Sedin ($3,800)

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The St. Louis Blues are one of the teams to target, and David Backes is one of their leading scorers. Coming off a Saturday loss on a short turnaround typically spells doom, but St. Louis has won on Sunday in two of three occasions this season, and will continue that against a Detroit Red Wings team that has lost four of five.

Backes has been dealing with fire in his last 10 games with five goals and six assists, and he figures to be on the score sheet often on Sunday.

Henrik Sedin should follow suit for Vancouver against an overmatched Arizona Coyotes team. The NHL's fifth-leading assister has three goals along with three helpers in his last 10 outings. 

Wingers: Jaden Schwartz ($5,300) and Nikita Kucherov ($4,900)

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Blues winger Jaden Schwartz is on his cheapest salary in seven games, which comes at a favorable time after he scored and assisted Saturday night for St. Louis. As I mentioned above, the Blues should jump all over Detroit on Sunday, and Schwartz is one of the hottest attackers with four goals and five assists in his last 10 outings.

Nikita Kucherov is another affordable option. He hasn't gone more than two games without a goal since March began, and it just so happens to have been two games since he's tallied one. His Lightning go up against a Boston team on a four-game skid.

Defensemen: Alexander Edler ($4,500) and Jason Garrison ($3,900)

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Canucks blue-liner Alexander Edler has been a recent offensive option for Vancouver—after scoring and assisting last week against Philadelphia, he added another helper on Saturday night. With his value peaking fast, get him on your lineup before his salary inevitably skyrockets as it's slowly been doing over the last few weeks. The Coyotes rank just 26th against opposing defensemen.

Jason Garrison is even cheaper, but is perhaps an even better bet to impact the score line. He has six assists in his last 10 games, and his 26 helpers on the season are eye-popping numbers for a defenseman typically not on the first line.

Goalie: Ben Bishop ($8,300) 

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop has been among the hottest goalies in the league as of late, with eight wins and an overtime loss amid an outstanding 1.59 goals-against average in his last 10 appearances. Not only have the opposing Bruins lost four straight, but they failed to score more than one goal in three of those games.

Having only started two games this week, Bishop is a safe bet to not only get the starting nod, but put up insane numbers once again.