Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Saturday Slapshot. Thanks to a small 2-game slate last night, today we’re blessed with a massive 11-game slate. We’ll have plenty of options today for our NHL DFS lineups.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
NHL DFS Goaltending
Jake Oettinger ($8.5K DK/$9k FD) vs. Arizona Coyotes– The price is a bit high for me, especially on FD, but it’s a great spot for Jake tonight. This is one of the more lopsided matches of the night and one we’ll want to exploit with our goalie and stacks. The Coyotes just aren’t scoring right now and this screams shutout potential for Oettinger. His ceiling is a bit lower than most so we’ll want to reserve this play for Cash games. That said, if you have some cash left over, he’s also playable in GPP’s.
Darcy Kuemper ($7.5k DK/$7.6k FD) vs. Vegas Golden Knights – If you’re going to use a goalie on the cheaper end tonight, Kuemper should be your guy. He’s on a stretch right now where he’s playing very well. He’s coming off a 26-save shutout of the Coyotes but also has 4 of his last 6 starts. The matchup isn’t bad either as the Golden Knights aren’t scoring too much right now. Over the last 2 weeks, they’re scoring just 2 goals per game. Their offense has all but disappeared and this may be an exploitable spot.
NHL DFS Stacks
Toronto 1 (Matthews, Nylander, Bunting) + Rielly vs. Montreal
After a stretch of excellent goaltending, Sam Montembeault’s world came crashing down on Thursday night. With his play returning to a more normal level, we’ll look to attack him tonight in an original 6-matchup between the Maple Leafs and Canadiens.
I’ll be targeting the top line for Toronto tonight, but the second unit is also very much in play. My lineups tonight will more than likely have 100% exposure to Auston Matthews. He has immense upside in this matchup tonight and very well could score multiple goals. Over his last 5 games, he’s found the back of the net 4 times. I’ll pair him with both Nylander and Bunting tonight. Bunting is the cheaper of the 2 and if you could only go with one, I’d go with him.
Edmonton 2 (Draisaitl, Hyman, McLeod) + Barrie vs. Vancouver
Another extremely exploitable spot tonight will be Edmonton against Vancouver. Defensively, Vancouver is just a mess right now. They are 1-6 over their last 7 games and are giving up a ton of the good stuff on defense. They’re giving up well over 4.5 goals per game and over 15 high-danger chances per game. With how well the Oilers’ offense is clicking right now, this is one of my favorite spots for offense tonight.
Connor McDavid is always in play, but I’m going to lean toward the second line of Edmonton tonight as they’re playing very well right now. Draisaitl leads the way right now with 5 goals and 5 assists in his last 5 games. Hyman isn’t too far behind with the production as he has 3 goals and 5 assists in his last 5 for 8 points. McLeod is an important piece here as he’s just $2.6k on DK. He makes paying up for Draisaitl and Hyman a lot easier and he’s no slouch either as he has 3 goals in his last 5.
Philly 3 (Hayes, Laughton, Allison) + Ristolainen vs. Detroit
I’ve given 2 high-priced lines so far so I feel obligated to give at least one cheap one. We need to keep in mind that any time we play a third line, it’s high-risk. Overall, this is a good spot for Philly tonight. Detroit is giving up around 3.5 goals per game over the last couple of weeks and Philly can definitively get some pucks past Husso tonight.
The main piece in this third line that I want is Scott Laughton. He’s been playing very well of late with 2 goals and 5 assists in his last 5. He also gets time on the top power-play unit for Philly. I’ll look to pair him with ex-Ranger Kevin Hayes. Hayes has also been playing well with 3 goals in his last 5. This is a high-risk high reward line tonight and will make paying up for Edmonton 2 or Toronto 1 easier.
Other Stacks: Toronto 2, Winnipeg 1, Ottawa 1, Det 1, Columbus 1, SJ 1 and 2, Carolina 1 and 2, Stl 1 and 2, Dallas 1 (great, great spot), Seattle 1 and 2
NHL DFS Top Value Defenseman
- Jalen Chatfield- $2.6k on DK
- Esa LIndell – $3.3k on Dk
- Timothy Liljegren – $3.2k on DK
- Connor Murphy – $3k on DK
Summary
At first glance, this looks like an amazing slate tonight. We have tons of different options and it should be a high-scoring NHL DFS night.
Make sure to use our Projection model when setting lineups.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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