I hope everyone has had a successful week filled with lots of NHL wins. We have reached our Friday article, and we have a great slate coming at you today! Without further ado, for tonight’s 10/28 NHL slate, we have a medium-sized five-gamer, and the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!
10/28 NHL Stack Report
1. Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Rust-Crosby-Rakell)
— The Vancouver Canucks just got their first win of the season last night as they beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4. This comes after an abysmal start to the season, which saw them lose their first seven games of the season. Will last night’s win change the fortunes of the Canucks? I wouldn’t bet on it. Especially considering the fact that they’re coming in from Seattle on the second half of a back-to-back against a Pens team who currently sits 4-2-1, which also means that the Canucks will be starting their backup goalie Spencer Martin. The Pens also have an extremely high-powered offence which puts them in first place in goals per game in the entire league (4.29 GPG) and second in shots on goal in the entire league (38.1 SOG/game). On top of that, the Pens are coming in with the highest implied total of the slate at 3.8 goals. All three members of the top line also appear on the Pens’ top power play unit, and you get a discount on the Pens’ usual top line as Rakell is replacing an injured Jake Guentzel. I think the Canucks will come out looking tired and will be a step behind the Pens for the entire game.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kris Letang
2. Winnipeg Jets 2 (Perfetti-Dubois-Wheeler)
— The Jets are in a very different position than the Pens as they are the ones coming into tonight’s game on the second half of a back-to-back following a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings. However, the Coyotes have nearly had as bad of a start to the season as the Canucks, losing four of their first six games. The Jets have won their last two and currently sit at over three goals scored per game. More importantly, however, is that the Coyotes hold the League’s worst goals allowed average per game at 4.83, which is coupled with a 4.77 GAA from their starter Karel Vejmelka. It then should come as no surprise that the Jets are coming into tonight’s slate with the second-highest implied goal total at 3.7. The Jets’ second line has been far more consistent than the top line, and you’ll see a similar time on ice out of the second line when compared to the top line as well. All three of the members of the second line see power play time, with Dubois and Wheeler on the top unit and Perfetti on the second unit. All in all, I see the Jets as a much more complete team with a higher-powered offence, and I see a defensive liability in the Arizona Coyotes. Expect a lot of goals in this matchup.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Josh Morrissey
Honorable Mention(s): Colorado Avalanche 1 (Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen)
10/28 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- Alexandar Georgiev (Georgiev has four of five wins to start the season, only losing one game in OT to the Jets. On top of that, the Devils have the highest shots-on-goal per-game average in the league but are nowhere near the top in goals meaning that a lot of their shots are low-danger scoring chances which will translate into a lot of fantasy points and the Avalanche are coming into tonight’s game as the favourites)
- Tristan Jarry
Honorable Mention(s): Frederick Andersen
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Karel Vejmelka
Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins, Spencer Martin, Vitek Vanecek
10/28 NHL Wild Card Targets
Martin Necas
– For our first returning Wild Card target of the season, we are going to none other than Martin Necas. Necas has been a superstar for the Canes this season, scoring 8 points in six games (3 goals and 5 assists). He’s shockingly been seeing more ice time than both Aho and Svechnikov, and he’s been seeing time on the Canes’ top power-play unit. Necas is slowly becoming a favorite for coach Rod Brind’Amour as due in part to Necas’ efforts, the Canes currently sit 4-1-1 to start the season. Offensively, this game isn’t the most explosive of the slate, but the Canes currently sit at 3.3 implied goals and have the best odds of the slate at -190. I would recommend using Necas while he is still underpriced on both FanDuel and Draftkings.
Honorable Mention(s): Jeff Carter, Valeri Nichushkin, Yegpr Sharangovich
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Pierre-Luc Dubois
Winger – Bryan Rust
Defenseman – Cale Makar
Goalie – Alexandar Georgiev
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Honorable Mention(s): PIT v VAN RapidFire 2/2
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