Jared Levitt 
Welcome to Between the Benches, where I’ll go through the top NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel.
This Sunday we have ourselves a larger than normal slate as the NHL has given 4 games to make ourselves some NHL DFS money. This slate has a couple of really lopsided games as the Rangers will take on the Blue Jackets and the Ducks get the Sharks. There should be plenty of offense to go around and I’ll surely be stacking my favorite team.
Let’s dig in and make some money!
NHL DFS Goalies
Jonathan Quick vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
As long as he gets a clean bill of health, Jonathan Quick should be between the pipes for the Rangers tonight. He’s a little pricier than I normally like to use on my goalie, but he’s been rock solid for the team he grew up rooting for. Quick has so far played in 5 games for the Rangers this season. He’s been in dougle-digit DK points in all but one of them and that was his initial start. His GAA is a measly 1.77 and has a .935 save %.
He should be able to keep in line a team that has been scoring just 3 goals per game over the last couple of weeks. The Rangers have been rock solid on D and that means that Quick should be getting some easy shots to push away. Quick and the Rangers are massive favorites in this one so he should see that Win bonus.
John Gibson vs. San Jose Sharks
John Gibson is on pace to have his best season since all the way back in 2016. His GAA are the lowest it’s been since that season and his save % of .921 is the highest it’s been since 2017. This is a much better Ducks team than last year and there’s a strong possibility that they sneak into the playoffs this year.
The Ducks get a great matchup in this one and are nearly -200 favorites. Gibson too is a little more than I normally pay for him but there’s definitely upside with him tonight with the potential for a shutout and a win vs. the worst team in the league. Lock and load with our friend Gibson tonight.
NHL DFS Stacks – Main
Ranges 2 (Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafreniere) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
This Rangers has looked amazing to start the season. I’m not just saying that because I’m a die-hard Rangers fan, but because they actually look really good. Only the Knights and the Bruins have started out the season better than the Rangers. They’ll get a tasty matchup vs. a Blue Jackets team that has struggled over the last couple of weeks.
Over the last 2 weeks, the Blue Jackets have given up 4 goals per game and close to 15 high-danger chances a game. They’ll have Elvis Merzlikins in net and he’s a goalie that when the matchup dictates it, I love to pick on.
The Rangers’ second unit has been by far their best unit of the year. Even though they’ve lost Chytil for a little bit, there hasn’t been any loss of productivity as Trocheck has filled in admirably. This line is anchored by Panarin. He’s having one of his finest seasons and over his last 5 games, he has 10 points thanks to his 4 goals and 6 assists.
I’ll look to definitely pair him with Laf as Laf is finally coming into his own this season. Over his last 5 games, he has 5 points. At just $4k tonight, he’ll allow us some payroll flexibility. This line should be extremely productive this season vs. a bad Blue Jackets team.
Anaheim 2 (Mason McTavish, Alex Killorn, Ryan Strome) vs. San Jose Sharks
While the Sharks have finally won a couple of games, they are still a really bad team that has given up more than 5 goals per game over the last couple of weeks. They are bleeding shots as they’re giving up very close to 40 shots on goal per game over their last 6.
The Sharks are a team that I will continue to stack against any chance I get. Especially when they have a goalie like Mackenzie Blackwood who has a GAA of 4 this season and a save % below .900. He’s struggled in net and will continue to struggle against a much improved Ducks team.
This line is ready for a breakthrough. Over their last 3 games, this line has 34 shot attempts. Although they only have 1 goal together, they are due if they continue to try to put as many pucks on the net as they currently are. This line is also a really solid value and is going to allow us to fit in those expensive Rangers I want tonight.
Mason McTavish leads the way for this line with 6 points over his last 5 games. 3 of those points were goals so we have some upside with him. He’s also putting a ton of shots on net as he’s averaging 4 shots on goal per game over that stretch. I’ll look to lock in Killorn next to him. He’s only played in 3 games so far this year but his last was his best as he recorded a pair of assists. I like this line for a pair of goals tonight.
Other stacks I like tonight:
Dallas 1 vs. Minnesota
Vancouver 1 and 2 vs. Montreal
Rangers 1 vs. Columbus
Value D
Erik Gustafsson $4.2k
Cam Flower $4.4k
Thomas Harley $3.3k
NHL DFS Summary
We finally have a decent sized slate on a Sunday night. This slate has some potential blowout games with the Rangers and Ducks expected to score a ton of goals. I plan on loading up on both teams tonight.
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