Jared Levitt 
Happy Thursday y’all! We have ourselves a strong 9-game slate of NHL DFS tonight. This is a slate that brings a matchup of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals as the Rangers play host to the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. As a Rangers fan, I’ll be glued to this matchup as these 2 teams are still 2 of the best in the NHL. This is also a slate that brings us a perpetually bad team in the Sharks.
Let’s dig in and make some money!
NHL DFS Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck ($7.8k on DK) vs. Seattle Kraken
Four teams remain unbeaten in regulation this season and the Jets are one of them. A lot has been due to the play of Connor Hellebuyck. Through his first 5 starts this season, Hellebuyck has been remarkable. He owns a .948 save % and has allowed just a 1.4 GAA. He’s been one of the best in the league so far and he’ll look to keep the good times rolling tonight against a Kraken team that has been about average to start to the year, scoring a little more than 3 goals per game.
In 4 of his 5 games this season, Hellebuyck has been at or more than 17 DK points. He has a high floor and at his price point, I love that floor. Look for him to be one of the top goalies on the night and the Jets to get their 7th win on the season.
Frederik Andersen ($7.9k on DK) vs. Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are one of the other 4 teams that has not been beaten yet in regulation. That changes tonight as they face off against a perennial strong team in the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen should lead the team out on the ice tonight and he too has been really strong to start the season. Through 3 starts, he owns an impressive .939 save % and a GAA of just 1.64.
Andersen is coming off back-to-back strong performances, scoring 21 DK points against an offensive juggernaut in the Oilers and a 20 DK performance against the lowly Penguins (sorry Vecchio, I said what I said). Andersen and the Hurricanes should be able to hand the Flames their first regulation loss tonight.
Other goalies I like tonight will be Darcy Kuemper vs. the Sharks and Joseph Woll vs. the Blues. I’m out on both Shesterkin and Bob tonight as I expect this Rangers/Panthers game to be high-scoring.
NHL DFS Stacks
New Jersey Devils 2 (Meier/Hischier/Mercer) vs. Detroit Red Wings
While the top line gets the attention due to having Jack Hughes on it, I actually like this second unit for the Devils a smidge better. For starters, they’re a bit cheaper. That $1.3k savings will go a long way to building out a strong overall lineup. Next, they’ve been putting up similar numbers to the top line and we’ll be able to get them at a much lower ownership as people tend to pay up for the stars and Jack Hughes is a star. Both Hischier and Meier have combined for 12 points over the last 5 games and have taken a combined 36 shots on net.
Don’t get me wrong though, if you have the extra cash lying around the top line is also very much in play. Although Detroit is giving up only 2.83 goals per game, they’ve been playing above their means as they have an xGA 3.64. Of all the teams playing tonight, no one has given up more shots on goal per game than them and only the Sharks have given up more scoring chances than them. The Devils have one of the highest implied goal totals on the night and I expect them to be one of the top scoring teams on this slate. Again, both of the top lines are in play but I’m favoring the second unit to be a bit different than the field.
Los Angeles Kings 3 (Turcotte/Foegele/Laferriere) vs. San Jose Sharks
As was the case last year, the Sharks have been miserable to start the season. Through 7 games, they are 0-5-2 and will almost certainly be 0-6-2 after tonight. They have an already impressive -16 goal differential, the worst mark in the league. They’re giving up 4 goals per game, nearly 34 scoring chances per game, and more than 13 high-danger chances per game. If there’s a defensive stat, they are near the league bottom. This third line for the Kings has been their most productive line so far.
Over their last 5 games, this line has combined for 6 goals and 9 points. They also rank 2,3, and 4 on the team in terms of scoring chances over those 5 games. They are also super cheap, costing us less than $10k as a unit. This will mean we can spend up on a D man or 2 as we’ll have some extra cash lying around. While this third line is my preference, I also do like the top 2 lines as well. Kevin Fiala has been arguably their best player to start the season.
Other stacks I like tonight will NYR 11 and 2, Dal 1, Tor 1 and 2, TB 1, FLA 1, Col 1, Utah 1, and WPG 1 and 2.
Defensemen
Spend Up
Victor Hedman – $6.5k
Cale Makar – $8.5k
Adam Fox – $6.3k
Josh Morrisey – $6.1k
Value
Brandon Carlo – $3.3k
Jamie Oleksiak – $3.4k
Calvin de Haan – $2.8k
Josh Manson – $3.8k
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