NHL DFS Between the Benches for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 26)

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1/26 NHL Stack Report

1. Calgary Flames 1
   Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $23,800 | DraftKings: $18,200)
   – It’s really hard to ignore how the flames have been playing as of late and tonight they are in a prime position to pile on top of a struggling Blue Jackets team who have lost 7 in their last 10 games. The Jackets are also one of the worst teams in the league in both Shots allowed (34.6) and goals against (3.54). The Flames themselves have put together an average of five goals per game over their last three games and over those three games, the Flames top line have put together 21 points (mostly from Tkachuk and Gaudreau). All three of the Flames top liners play on the Flames top powerplay unit but in order to save some salary you can opt for the other members of the power play (Monahan and Andersson) while keeping Tkachuk and Gaudreau. At an implied total of 3.5, I recommend prioritizing Calgary’s top line as an afforable(-ish) group to start your builds tonight.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $4,700 | DK: $4,500)
   
2. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
   Mikheyev – Tavares – Marner (FanDuel: $20,000 | DraftKings: $16,400)
   – Toronto recently threw their lines in the blender and out came some different but still interesting line matches. The most intriguing one for me from a DFS perspective is the new look second line with two of the leagues best alongside a blooming forward in Ilya Mikheyev. Together, this line has put togehter 9 points over their last three games and the Leafs in general are coming into tonight as the largest favourite on the slate (-295) with the highest implied total at (3.9). It’s not too hard to see why, the Leafs have been electric as of late, winning 7 of their last 10 games and averaging four goals over their last three games. Toronto’s power play as also blossomed to one of the best in the league as they currently sit at an insane 29% conversion rate on the power play. The new-look top line with Matthews alongside two value plays is also intriguing but I do like Toronto’s second line as it is much more complete and every player on the ice is dangerous. Everyone on this line sees power play time with Marner and Tavares on the top unit, while Mikheyev is on the second power play unit. The Ducks goalie has been generally ok this season but has shown a bit of inconsistency, realistically its hard to play against Toronto in general this season, so I would stay away from Gibson for DFS purposes.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $6,300 | DK: $5,700)
   
   Honorable Mentions in order: DET2 (Bertuzzi-Suter-Fabbri), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Landeskog), TOR1 (Kase-Matthews-Bunting)
   

1/26 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Jack Campbell (FD: $8,600 | DK: $8,300)
2. Jacob Markstrom (FD: $8,400 | DK: $7,900)
   Honorable Mention(s): James Reimer

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. John Gibson (FD: $6,800 | DK: $7,100)
   Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins
   

1/26 NHL Wild Card Targets

Robby Fabbri (FD: $4,800 | DK: $3,000) 
– Fabbri has been decent as of late, recording three points over his last four games along with 14 points over that time. Tonight’s he is going to be paired with much stronger linemates than usual as Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter are joining him on Detroit’s second line. Bertuzzi in particular has been extremely productive as of late with two goals and six assists over his last four games. Fabbri will also see time alongside Bertuzzi on the Red Wings top power-play unit, so at his price (especially on DraftKings) he is definitely worth a shot and fits the moniker “Wild Card” very well coming into tonight’s slate.
Honorable Mention(s): Michael Bunting, Ilya Mikheyev, Sean Monahan, Alexander Barabanov

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Auston Matthews (or Pius Suter w/ a DET2 Stack)

Winger – Ilya Mikheyev (Bunting works as a replacement to complete the Matthews stack)

Defence – Rasmus Andersson

Goalie – Jacob Markstrom

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