Allan Fabrykant 
Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot. We have ourselves a massive and I mean massive 13-game slate of NHL DFS tonight. The schedule makers for the NHL have not been doing us much justice! There are a ton of teams that will be in ideal spots for offense tonight.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
NHL DFS Goaltending
Jeremy Swayman ($8.3K DK/$8.8k FD) vs. Chicago Blackhawks – Steven Conroy of the Boston Herald is projecting that Jeremy Swayman will make his return tonight vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. Regardless of who is in the net for the Bruins tonight, I’ll be on them in cash-game lineups. The Bruins are massive favorites tonight (-410) and while whoever mans the net tonight won’t face much in the way of shots, they stand an excellent chance of getting a shutout.
The Blackhawks’ offense right now is just about non-existent. Over the last 2 weeks, they’ve scored just 6 goals in their last 5 games. That’s pretty abysmal and it’s something we’ll want to attack with a goalie. I just don’t think there will be enough upside for a takedown in a GPP, but they’ll suffice in Cash.
Joonas Korpisalo ($7.3k DK/$6.5k FD) vs. Detroit Red Wings – With Elvis Merzlikins on the shelf right now for a couple of weeks, Joonas Korpisalo is getting the run as the Blue Jackets’ main goalie. Korpisalo will be the ideal GPP goalie tonight. He’s cheap and is going to face a ton of shot volume as the Blue Jackets are giving up a ton of shots right now.
Over the last 2 weeks, they’ve given up close to 41 shots on goal per game. That’s insanely high and sets us up for the 35-save bonus on DK. On FD, his price being under $7k is extremely enticing and frees up a ton of cash. While the Red Wings have some firepower, they haven’t been scoring in excess so if Korpisalo can get 35 saves while only giving up 2-3 goals, he should net us a ton of points on both DK and FD.
NHL DFS Stacks
Toronto 1 (Matthews, Bunting, Nylander) + Rielly vs. Buffalo
With how poorly the Sabres are playing right now, I’m all over the Maple Leafs tonight. The Sabres are coming into this game on a 7-game losing streak. Over that stretch, they’re giving up more than 4.5 goals per game. This screams a breakout game for Auston Matthews. After scoring a career-high 60 goals last season, Matthews is at a much slower pace this season. He’s only scored 8 goals through his first 18 games and that has to be considered a disappointment. That changes tonight as I do think the Maple Leafs top center has a monster game tonight in what should be a great scoring environment.
To balance out his price, I’m going to look to pair him with Bunting tonight who is only $3.5k on DK. Bunting has assists in back-to-back games and if Matthews does go off, Bunting will be involved in the scoring. We can also add Rielly to this stack. Rielly has 6 assists in his last 6 games and is fairly priced at $5.1k for an offensive defenseman.
Vegas 2 (Karlsson, Marchessault, Smith) + McNabb vs. Edmonton
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the top line for Vegas tonight. They should do well, but with them being on the road the Oilers should be able to put their top defensive unit up against them. That will leave us with hopefully a little more wiggle room for the second unit to score some points for us. Their second line is being led right now by Reilly Smith. Over his last 6 games, Smith has 6 goals. He’s been a goal-scoring machine and with Edmonton giving up over 4 goals per game over the last 2 weeks, he’ll have an opportunity to score more tonight.
My lean right now is to pair him with Marchessault. March has 4 points in his last 5 games, with 3 of those being assists. Combined, the 2 will only cost us on average a bit more than $5.7k on DK. Vegas should score a bunch tonight and the second line will hopefully be the main scoring unit tonight.
Montreal 1 (Suzuki, Caufield, Dach) + Xhekaj vs. Philly
I’ve gone with 2 chalky teams, let’s go with a higher-risked team in Montreal. Just a couple of weeks ago we were clamoring anytime that Carter Hart was in the net. He was cheap and on fire. But like FTX, the collapse of Hart has been extreme. Over his last 4 outings, Hart has now given up 15 goals. Not ideal for the Flyers, but hopefully ideal for us tonight and stacking against him.
Now with this line, there’s a chance at a goose egg, but I’m playing GPP’s and with that mindset, you need to take a risk. This top line for Montreal has some firepower to it. Caufield is a little pricey tonight at $7.1k on DK considering his recent production, but he’s still firing away on the net. At some point, they’ll go in. His iCF over his last 5 games is a team-leading 35. This is a breakout environment for him tonight. I’ll look to pair him with both Suzuki and Dach tonight. Xhekaj is a way for us to get cheap here tonight. He’s just $3k on DK tonight but has been averaging close to 4 shots plus blocks over his last 5.
Other Stacks: Vegas 1, TB 1 and 2, Col 1, NYR 1 and 2, Det 1, Phi 1, WPG 2, Stl 1 and 2
NHL DFS Top Value Defenseman
- Filip Hronek – $3.8k on DK
- Jake Christiansen – $2.5k on Dk
- Esa Lindell – $2.9k on DK
- Justin Schultz – $3k on DK
Summary
We have a massive slate tonight. While these are a few of my favorite stacks tonight, there are going to be a ton of places for offense. Vegas, Colorado, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis all should score a bunch tonight.
Make sure to use our Projection model when setting lineups.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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