Welcome to WinDaily’s first edition of the NHL Between the Benches! In this article, the 8/1 NHL Between the Benches, we will look at the top NHL stacks on the slate, rank the best and the worst goalie spots to target and provide a core four that you can use to start building your lines! There are six games for tonight’s first main slate of the play-in series, check out the top plays below.
8/1 NHL Stack Report
- Edmonton Oilers Two
Yamamoto – Draisaitl – Ennis (FanDuel: $17,200 | DraftKings: $17,900)
– There’s just no avoiding the Oilers as the top play of this slate, Edmonton’s second line is very strong all-around and given how well they should do their price is extremely low (excluding Draisaitl). Both Draisaitl and McDavid are threats to break the slate so having exposure to both of them is not a bad idea, especially for cash games.
Ideal Defensive Partner: Darnell Nurse (FD: $4,200 | DK: $4,800) - Pittsburgh Penguins Two
Rust – Malkin – Zucker (FanDuel: $20,300 | DraftKings: $20,100)
– Montreal was very unconvincing in their exhibition matchup against the Leafs. This should’ve been an ideal prep game for the Canadiens as the Leafs and Penguins are very similar in terms of playstyle but Montreal just looked outclassed on the ice. I do expect them to score but Pittsburgh is looking fantastic heading into this one. Given Rust’s price (especially on FanDuel), my top target will be Pittsburgh’s second line. Pulls away from the Crosby’s and Guentzel’s while targeting consistent point-getters in Rust, Malkin and Zucker (who all did well in their exhibition game against the Flyers). Rust can also put up a crazy amount of solo points so he works as a one-off. Pittsburgh has the capability to absolutely break a slate and I can see them doing it again here tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner: Justin Schultz (FD: $4,300 | DK: $3,800)
Honorable Mention(s): New York Rangers Two – Fox, Winnipeg Jets One – Pionk, Calgary Flames Two – Gustafsson
8/1 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best
- Igor Shesterkin (FD: $7,900 | DK: $7,400)
- Connor Hellebuyck (FD: $8,300 | DK: $7,500)
Worst
- Sergei Bobrovsky (FD: $7,600 | DK: $7,700)
- Corey Crawford (FD: $7,200 | DK: $7,200)
- Dave Rittich (FD: $7,600 | DK: $8,100)
8/1 NHL Wild Card of the Day
Morgan Geekie (FD: $4,000 | DK: $2,800)
– Geekie hasn’t spent much time in the pros but he surely made a big impact with his time. In just two games towards the end of the season, Geekie recorded four points! He is definitely a GPP play since if he makes it in it’ll be in a depth role, but he could be that piece that’ll give you separation on large-field GPPs. Keep an eye out on his status as a Canes starter. If he ends up playing alongside Justin Williams, you can also stack the two together!
Honorable Mention(s): Bryan Rust (w/Zucker), Artemi Panarin (w/ Fox)
Core Four:
C – Leon Draisaitl
W – Bryan Rust
W – Kailer Yamamoto
D – Adam Fox
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Draisaitl-McDavid-Malkin – Putting Up Points – The top two point-getters in the NHL season, followed by the player with the best matchup on the slate. I see no issue meeting the point threshold on this one! The MKF props haven’t been released yet at the time of writing, but they should be released shortly!
Honorable Mention: Leon Draisaitl to break the expected fantasy point total.
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