NHL DFS Between the Benches for DraftKings and FanDuel (Oct. 16)

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We’re FINALLY back with another Saturday Night Win Daily NHL Article! As I like to do towards the beginning of the season for those new to NHL DFS, I would recommend checking up on the “How To” article we released a while back for NHL DFS. Although some of the scoring systems may be a little out of date, the principles and strategy are exactly the same. I hope you had a very profitable opening week. Now, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 10/16 NHL slate, 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 into it!

Keep in mind!!! FanDuel has updated their NHL tournaments, and they now include two UTIL spots which have replaced two winger spots. DraftKings has stayed the same but don’t forget last season they revamped the scoring and added stats bonuses, so if you’re new to NHL or haven’t played in a while, check out our live stream on the WinDaily YouTube by clicking here and read through the rules on the site of your choice!

10/16 NHL Stack Report

1. Pittsburgh Penguins 1
   Guentzel – Carter – Heinen (FanDuel: $19,600 | DraftKings: $17,800)
   – The Pens have one of the highest implied totals on the slate tonight and after two strong performances to start the season I’m not sure how much they’re missing their two star centres. Carter has filled in for them so well and has found instant chemistry with his new (and probably temporary linemates) Bryan Rust (update: with Rust out Heinen takes the spot on the top line) and Jake Guentzel. All three have already found the back of the net with Carter leading the charge with a goal and two assists for three points over his first two games of the season. They’re facing a Chicago team who was in a gruelling back and forth last night that went to overtime as they fell to the New Jersey devils, meaning that the Pens will be facing a tired Hawks lineup with a goalie in Fleury who was not too impressive in their 4-2 loss to the Avalanche. On a final note, keep an eye on Rust’s playing status as he left the last game early with an injury.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kris Letang (FD: $6,100 | DK: $5,600)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): EDM1 (Puljajarvi, McDavid, Draisaitl), CBJ2 (Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Nyquist), LAK1 (Brown, Kopitar, Arvidsson), TBL1 (Palat, Point, Kucherov)

10/16 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Elvis Merzlikins (FD: $7,500 | DK: $7,500)
2. Darcy Kuemper (FD: $8,700 | DK: $8,100)
   Honorable Mention(s): Vasilevskiy, Hellebuyck, Khudobin
   

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Jake Allen (FD: $7,600 | DK: $7,600)
   Honorable Mention(s): Nedjelkovic, Binnington, Grubauer
   

10/16 NHL Wild Card Targets

Nazem Kadri (FD: $5,400 | DK: $5,400) 
– We’re going back to the well with Kadri after that last game. It appears as though NMac still won’t be ready to suit up for the Aves and on that news, we need to utilize the value of Kadri while he’s still in this amazing spot since we know it won’t last. Kadri came through for us big time in this spot last game with a goal and an assist with 18 minutes of ice time, on Colorado’s top line!! Kadri stacks well with his linemates as well as defenseman Bowen Byram.
Honorable Mention(s): McCann, Tkachev, DeAngelo, Ekman-Larsson, Peterson, W. Nylander

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Connor McDavid

Winger – Ondrej Palat

Defence – Adam Fox

Goalie – Elvis Merzlikins

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