Richard Masana 
The NFL may be the main ticket item today for most sports fans, but we still have some NHL. The four-game Sunday slate starts at 7 p.m. ET as the afternoon NFL games are coming to a close. Aside from reading the article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning.
10/30 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Minnesota Wild (-180) at Chicago Blackhawks (+155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Toronto Maple Leafs (-180) at Anaheim Ducks (+155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Rangers (-200) at Arizona Coyotes (+170) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Winnipeg Jets (+165) at Vegas Golden Knights (-195) – 6 Projected Goal Total
10/30 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Toronto Two “John Tavares ($6,400), William Nylander ($6,100), Nicholas Robertson ($3,800)“
I just wrote up this line the other night and it didn’t work out. However, there are two teams that I want to target on this slate, the Ducks and the Coyotes. The Ducks and Coyotes have allowed 36 and 37 goals respectively in eight and seven games played. The only teams to allow more goals thus far this season have also played more games. We also get two strong offenses matching up with them in the form of the Maple Leafs and Rangers. Toronto’s second line is salary friendly enough that we can still have some flexibility in filling out the rest of our lineups. Their expected projections offer better per dollar value than the top line.
10/30 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
New York Rangers Two “Vincent Trocheck ($6,100), Artemi Panarin ($7,200), Alexis Lafreniere ($3,500)”
Like Toronto Two, I previously wrote up this line earlier this season with little reward to show for it. However, they draw a terrific matchup against a defensively challenged Coyotes squad. I think that the salary/upside versus the Ranger’s top line is a bit more balanced than with Toronto. I am not sure if they are truly contrarian, but I also think both Toronto lines and possibly the Rangers’ top line will all be more popular.
Additional Lines to Consider
Toronto One – Auston Matthews “$8,800”, Mitchell Marner “$6,700”, Michael Bunting “$3,600”
New York Rangers One – Mika Zibanejad “$8,300”, Chris Kreider “$5,800”, Kaapo Kakko “$3,900”
Defensemen
Defenseman “high-end” – NONE – Waste of salary
“mid-range” – Shea Theodore – Las Vegas – Theodore has yet to really break out. However, when he catches fire, he tends to get really hot. It’s a tough matchup with the Winnipeg Jets, who have excelled defensively early on. However, that is already built into the price tag. You can also go with Alex Pietrangelo who is seeing top power-play time. However, that extra $1,000 in salary has better uses.
“low-end” – Calen Addison – Minnesota – Quarterbacking the Wild’s top power-play unit at a diminished price. Much like Theodore he also helps to satisfy the three-team rule as Addison is not on Toronto or the Rangers.
“Goalies covered in Between the Pipes”- no edition tomorrow so my picks are Logan Thompson – High End and Connor Hellebuyck – Low End
10/30 NHL Best Bet
Chicago Blackhawks “Puck Line/Money Line Combo” – (-155) 0.5 Units/(+155) 0.5 Units- DraftKings
Both teams come in on the second night of a back-to-back. Surprisingly, the Blackhawks have been the better team thus far this season. I think we take the plus odds on the ML here and grab the spread as a bit of hedge hoping the Hawks don’t lose substantially.
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