NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Nov. 4)

This article focuses on 11/4 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 11/4 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a nine-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines

As visible lower down, of the nine games tonight, only two have a nine total. As a result, we are likely looking at a somewhat lower scoring slate without many obvious spots to target.

Boston One “Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand” – DraftKings or FanDuel

The “Perfection” line has not performed up to their usual standards so far this season. However, their diminished performance to date is reflected in the price discount, Bergeron in particular. Every time I look, the money line on Boston just shoots up higher and higher and the current -265 is crazy high for NHL money line standards. I don’t know if those odds are fully merited but comparatively the DFS prices are a bargain. Of course, all three skaters feature on the top power-play unit.

Toronto One “Auston Matthews, Michael Bunting, William Nylander” – DraftKings or FanDuel

Perhaps a bit chalky “I think despite being a -120 as opposed to Boston’s -250 they still get more ownership” but we have the high-end piece in Matthews, the punt piece in Bunting, and Nylander in an elevated role. If you’re not playing this line, Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has a lot of upside potential facing shot volume with potential for the win, I clearly wouldn’t play them together.

Calgary One “Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk” – DraftKings or FanDuel

If looking for a low-owned, late-night hammer with tournament take-down potential, look no further. It was sort of hard looking around for an off-the-wall line on this slate given how some of these teams spread out their talent. The matchup is not the best but this line has been in fine form.

11/4 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Detroit Red Wings (+205) at Boston Bruins (-265) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (+105) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (-140) at Montreal Canadiens (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Vegas Golden Knights (-135) at Ottawa Senators (+115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (+130) at Florida Panthers (-150) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Philadelphia Flyers (-105) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Late Games

Dallas Stars (+120) at Calgary Flames (-145) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Buffalo Sabres (+145) at Seattle Kraken (-165) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

St. Louis Blues (-130) at San Jose Sharks (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

11/4 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,100
2. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,600
3. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $6,700
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $6,200
5. Logan Couture – San Jose – $5,500

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,500
2. Taylor Hall – Boston – $5,800
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,600
4. Michael Bunting – Toronto – $4,200
5. Josh Anderson – Montreal – $4,400

Defense

1. Brent Burns – San Jose – $5,300
2. Torrey Krug – St. Louis – $5,600
3. Moritz Seider – Detroit – $4,100
4. Mark Giordano – Seattle – $5,300
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,200

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $7,800
2. Robin Lehner – Vegas – $7,600

11/4 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,200
2. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $6,400
3. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
4. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $6,300
5. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,300

Wingers

1. Vladimir Tarasenko- St. Louis – $6,600
2. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,000
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,600
4. Michael Bunting – Toronto – $3,900
5. Taylor Hall – Boston – $4,900

Defense

1. Nicolas Hague – Vegas – $3,800
2. Matt Grzelcyk – Boston – $3,500
3. Alec Martinez – Vegas – $5,400
4. Torey Krug- St. Louis – $5,000
5. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,500

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,300
2. Andre Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $7,500

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not a great slate for cash games but Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Ovechkin, Nicolas Hague are options.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Brent Burns, Alex Ovechkin, Jeremy Swayman

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