Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot. Tonight, we have a 10-game slate of NHL DFS to navigate through. At first glance, this is shaping up to be an entertaining slate that is loaded with options. We have a bunch of strong offenses in great spots. Expect a high-scoring slate.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
NHL DFS Goaltending
Igor Shesterkin ($8.2K DK/$7.9k FD) vs. Philadelphia – With the recent play of both of these teams, this appears to be a lopsided affair. The Flyers are coming into this one 2-3-2 in their last 7, while the Rangers are coming in 5-1 over their last 6. The Rangers are finally playing the style of hockey everyone expected them to play this year.
Shesterkin has returned to his Vezina-winning form. He’s won 5-straight games and has allowed just 1 goal in 3 of those games. One of those games was against the potent Maple Leafs offense, a game that saw Marner’s point streak go by the wayside. Even on the road, the Rangers are heavy favorites in this one. A shutout against a poor Flyers offense is not out of the question tonight.
Connor Hellebuyck ($7.6k DK/$8.4k FD) vs. Vancouver Canucks – Connor Hellebuyck is quietly having the best year of his career. So far in 2022/2023, Hellebuyck has a career-low GAA of 2.39 and a career-high save percentage of .927. After a rough stretch of games that saw him give up a combined 9 goals to the Golden Knights and Capitals, Hellebuyck return to form against the Predators, giving up just 1 goal on 26 shots.
While the Canucks have been a solid team of late, this is a matchup that Hellebuyck should do well in. The Jets are 5-2 in their last 7 and should be able to add another win to the win column tonight. I’ll be using Hellebuyck in my GPP lineups tonight.
NHL DFS Stacks
Buffalo 1 (Thompson, Mittelstadt, Tuch) + Dahlin vs. Arizona
There are juicy matchups, then there’s this matchup. The dynamic offense of the Buffalo Sabres get to take on the defensively challenged Arizona Coyotes tonight. The Coyotes are on the back end of a back-to-back stretch after defeating the Islanders 5-4 last night. Even though they won last night, I’m focused on the 4 goals they gave up to a far-inferior offense in the Islanders. The Coyotes are giving up 4 goals per game over the last 2 weeks, putting the Sabres in a great spot to smash tonight.
I expect them to be popular tonight because of the matchup, but it’s just going to be too hard to pass up on one of the bright young stars in the NHL. Tage Thompson will be my core here as he has 8 goals over his last 5 games and 12 points. He’s been great and that should continue tonight. He’s pricey, but his linemate Casey Mittelstadt should help us stomach the cost. Mittlestadt has been playing well, with 4 assists in his last 5 games. Alex Tuch is also very much in play, as is Dahlin. Dahlin has been phenomenal this season.
Tampa Bay 1 (Point, Hagel, Kucherov) + Hedman vs. Montreal
Another team in an absolute smash spot tonight will be the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning head to Montreal tonight to face off against a Canadiens team giving up over 3.8 goals per game over the last 2 weeks. They’ll more than likely face Jake Allen tonight, a goalie notorious for giving up lots and lots of goals.
They’re expensive, but there may not be a hotter line in the game right now than the top line for Tampa. We’ll start with Point. Over his last 5 games, Point has 6 goals and an assist. For the type of production we should get here, a $6.8k salary on DK tonight seems fairly reasonable. Although he hasn’t been finding the net, Kucherov has been more than happy to help his friends do so. Over his last 5 games, Kucherov has 9 assists. $8.2k is a lot to pay though for someone that hasn’t been scoring goals. Knowing that I’ll be more than happy to pair Point with Hagel tonight. Hagel is just $5.1k on DK and has 6 points over his last 5.
Rangers 2 (Chytil, Kakko, Lafrenière) + Miller vs. Philly
Gerard Gallant has finally put the kids line back together and I’m all for it! This line has immense upside, especially in this matchup vs. a bad Flyers team. While they’ve only given up 3 goals per game over the last 2 weeks, we’ve seen this Flyers team have stretches where they’ve given up a ton of goals. That’s what I’m focused on here.
This second line for the Rangers is pretty high-risk. They can net us close to 0 tonight if they come out flat. That said, they also have a ton of upside and are extremely cheap. All 3 guys are under $4k on DK. After paying up for the top lines of the Sabres and Lightning, we need to save some money and this line will do it for us. My lean with this line if I could only pick 2 would be Chytil and Kakko. Both guys have goal upside.
Other Stacks: NYR 1, Tampa 2, Tor 1 and 2, Was 1, NJ 1 and 2, Buf 2, SJ 1, LAK 1
NHL DFS Top Value Defenseman
- Scott Harrington – $2.8k on DK
- Alexander Edler- $2.7k on Dk
- Conor Timmins– $2.5k on DK
- K’Andre Miller – $3k on DK
Summary
Tonight should be a fun night of NHL DFS. Teams like Buffalo, Tampa, and Rangers should have their way in terms of scoring. There are a plethora of options though tonight. While these 3 lines are my favorite to build around, my other stacks should do extremely well also.
Make sure to use our Projection model when setting lineups.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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