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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night and we have an 8 game slate to break down!
This is going to be a much different article than usual for me because of the uncertainty surrounding the slate today. For those who don’t know, today is NHL trade deadline day and there is sure to be some movement of players throughout the league. Because of this, we will most likely see players be moved off teams playing tonight making lines a bit jumbled. I will give you the games I want to target tonight and some lines that I think will most likely stay intact. I will suggest you check in to the discord today before building lineups where myself and the other experts here will advise you of any trades and new line combos.
NHL DFS: Goaltenders
Cash Game Goalie:
Petr Mrazek ($8.4K/$8.5K)Alex Nedeljkovic ($8.2K/$8.5K) vs Detroit
Both of these goalies have been playing well for the Hurricanes and they have a home matchup with the worst team in their division tonight. Whoever starts this game for the Canes will most likely be the chalk goalie on the slate.
Other Cash Options: Philipp Grubauer ($8,500/$8,300), Connor Hellebuyck ($8,000/$7,700) – Seems too cheap for a matchup with Ottawa on FD, Marc-Andre Fleury ($8,100), Jack Campbell ($7,900/$8,700)
GPP Goalie:
Martin Jones ($7,800/$6,900)
Jones is just way too cheap on FD tonight for his home matchup with the Anaheim Ducks. Devan Dubnyk was traded to Colorado this weekend opening up the door for Jones to be the man in San Jose the rest of the way. In his last ten starts Jones has allowed just 2.5 goals per game, made 29.5 saves per game, and is averaging over 17 FPPG. He is great value on both sites tonight for should be a goalie at sub 10% ownership.
Other GPP Options: Cam Talbot ($7,900), Adin Hill ($7,100)/$6,700), Jake Allen ($7,700/$7,300), Kevin Lankinen ($7,800/$7,400)
NHL DFS: Slate Overview
Like I mentioned in the open, it’s trade deadline day which means we should see some shakeup of lines and players before tonight’s slate locks. One team that is sure to make a move to add a player is Colorado. I don’t think we need to worry about their top line being broken up, or even their second line, so they are two of the top plays on this slate. The Av’s top line is my favorite pay-up stack, or you can use them as a two-man with Cale Makar ($6,100/$5,700). Since this is a large slate I personally don’t like the idea of going with more than 3 skaters from a team because I want to get ownership on multiple games.
Toronto @ Montreal
Toronto is at Montreal tonight is this is a game I don’t mind stacking. If you don’t want to pay up for Colorado, then Toronto is the next best spot to pay up for. Auston Matthews ($9,200/$9,00) is coming off a hat trick game this past Saturday and does love these rivalry matchups with the Canadiens. This season alone, Matthews has 9 points and 24 shots on goal in just 5 games against the Habs. His entire line is in play tonight, as is the Leafs’ top power-play unit with John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, and Zach Hyman.
Vegas is in Los Angeles tonight with the Kings in sell mode. I think Vegas will add a piece of two today, but their lineup should remain unchanged, or at least the skater we want to use will. Both of their top lines and top power-play units are great stacks tonight and this is definitely a spot I plan to target tonight in my builds. Vegas’ first line is back in order with Chandler Stephenson back from suspension. Mark Stone ($6,600/$6,800) is underpriced to me on both sites and is in spot where he has faired well this season with a goal and 4 assists in five games against the Kings this season.
San Jose Sharks
As I mentioned in the goalie section San Jose has already traded away one piece and others may follow today. If everyone stays put in their top 6 stays put we have two great stacks there as well. Both of the top lines are good plays but their second unit is my favorite of the two. I think they outproduce the top unit tonight and they come at huge savings on both sites. As a stack, line 1 costs $17.9K on both sites, but line 2 will only cost $16K on Dk and only $14.2K on FD. They are close to a must-play on FD for me and a great option on DK as well.
I definitely want some exposure to both Winnipeg and Carolina in what should be soft matchups for both, especially if their opponents (Ottawa and Detroit) move some of their assets today. St. Louis 2 and Minnesota 1 are my favorite lines from that game.
Remember to check in later this afternoon to see what moves were made and what changes may have to be made to the lines I mentioned.
NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings
** Remember to always try and pair your defenseman up with forwards. One-off dmen are not usually the best option**
Top Defensemen
- Jakob Chychrun (ARI)
- Alex Pietrangelo (VGK)
- Seth Jones (CBJ) – Love the way he’s been playing of late and the price tonight ,especially on FD ($4.8K)
- Cale Makar (COL)
- Dougie Hamilton (CAR) – I can’t pay $7.7K for him on DK, but he is a great play.
- Jared Spurgeon (MIN)
- Drew Doughty (LA)
- Shea Theodore (VGK)
- Brent Burns (SJ)
- Morgan Rielly (TOR)
Top Value Defensemen:
- Ryan Graves (COL) – Too cheap on FD
- TJ Brodie (TOR)
- Brayden McNabb (VGK) – Cheap way to get some Vegas exposure, been hot of late
- Vince Dunn (STL)
- Carson Soucy (MIN)
- Calvin de Haan (CHI)
- Brady Skjei (CAR)
- Joel Edmundson (MTL)
- Josh Manson (ANH)
- Alex Goligoski (ARI)
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