Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Between the Benches. I’ll be focusing on tonight’s 3-game main slate of NHL DFS on DraftKings and FanDuel. A couple of the games tonight should be higher scoring, while the game between the Blues and Blackhawks has the makings of a snooze fest.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
NHL DFS Goaltending
Jordan Binnington ($8.1K DK/$7.1k FD) vs. Chicago Blackhawks – I’ll be targeting both goalies in this one as neither team has really been scoring. First I’ll look to target Binnington. The Blues are favored here and I do expect them to get the W. The Blackhawks’ offense has just been absolutely anemic. They’ve scored just 6 goals in their last 5 games for an average of just 1.20 goals per game. That’s pretty bad.
With Binnington, we also have a goalie who’s starting to play a little bit better. He’s been in double-digit DK points in 4 straight games and is coming off arguably his 2 best games of the season. I like him on both sites tonight, but that price on FD is extremely tempting!
Arvid Soderblom ($7.3k DK/$7.8k FD) vs. St. Louis Blues – If you’re looking to save at goalie tonight, look no further than Arvid Soderblom. At just $7.3k he’ll save you a few dollars allowing you to pay a little bit more for your skaters. Through 5 starts this season, he’s been pretty decent. He’s sporting a 2.60 GAA and a .931 save percentage.
He gets a somewhat favorable matchup tonight vs. a Blues team that has only been scoring 2.50 goals per game over the last couple of weeks. With them not firing on all cylinders and Soderblom at an extremely enticing price point, I plan on firing him up in my GPP lineups tonight.
NHL DFS Stacks
Ottawa 1 (Stutzle, Giroux, Tkachuk) + Hamonic vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are free-falling and also happened to have played last night. The Sabres are also giving up more than 4.5 goals per game over their last 7 games. All those factors combined have me all over Ottawa tonight, specifically their top unit from Stutzle, Giroux, and Tkachuk. These three guys have done the bulk of the scoring for the Senators of late. Combined, they have 20 points over their last 5 games.
Giroux has seemingly found the fountain of youth as he is on absolute fire right now. Over his last 5, Giroux has 3 goals and 5 assists. At $5.5k on DK tonight, he is extremely fairly priced. While Tkachuk only has 5 points in his last 5, he should absolutely have more than that. He has an xG of 3.93 while having 0 goals in his last 5 games. At some point, those shots are going to hit the back of the net. I want to make sure I have him in my lineup when they do. Hamonic is where we can save with this stack. He’s only $3.8k on DK but is averaging close to 5 shots plus blocks over his 5. He’s a solid value play here.
Los Angeles 2 (Danault, Moore, Arvidsson) + Durzi vs. Edmonton
This is where we’ll save some of our money tonight. The Kings are in a great spot tonight vs. an Edmonton Oilers team that is struggling right now. Over their last 6 games, the Oilers are giving up 4.33 goals per game and a slate-leading 17 high-danger chances per game. Those 17 are significantly higher than any of the other 5 teams playing tonight. The Oilers have given up a massive amount of scoring chances over the last 2 weeks at 224.
We’ll attack them tonight with the second line for the Kings. All three of Danault, Moore, and Arvidsson have been active in the scoring. Danault leads the Kings in points over their last 5 games with 5 points. All three guys are also very fairly priced as the cheapest is $4.4k and the most expensive is $4.8k.
Buffalo 1 (Thompson, Skinner, Tuch) + Dahlin vs. Ottawa Senators
While the Sabres have been struggling on the defensive side of things, it really hasn’t impacted their ability on offense. Of all 6 teams on tonight’s slate, no one has a higher goals per game than the Sabres at 3.14. This game could very well turn into a shoot and with it being such a small slate, a full game stack is very much in play. The offense for the Sabres is very much centralized in their top line.
After a breakout season in 2021, Tage Thompson has continued to score this year. With 11 goals through 16 games, Thompson is one of the leading goal-scorers in the league right now as he’s tied for fourth. He’s pricy at $7.7k on DK, but he always stands a chance at scoring a goal. Next up will be Skinner and Tuch. Both guys are priced similarly so if I had to pick, I’m picking Skinner as he’s been scoring more goals than Tuch. That said, you should be able to squeeze all 3 guys in tonight.
Other Stacks: Edmonton 1 and 2, St. Louis 1 and 2
NHL DFS Top Value Defenseman
- Alexander Edler – $2.8k on DK
- Jarred Tinordi – $2.7k on Dk
- Erik Brannstrom – $2.6k on DK
Summary
We have a small, but mighty slate tonight. I plan on going with a game stack of the Senators/Sabres tonight. A late night hammer of a stack with the Oilers/Kings is also in play.
Make sure to use our Projection model when setting lineups.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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