Jared Levitt 
Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot, where I’ll go through the top NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel.
It’s Saturday and that means it’s Saturday Slapshot time! We have our first really large NHL DFS slate tonight as we have 24 teams in action. This slate is packed with talent as teams like Edmonton, Tampa Bay, and the New York Rangers all take the ice. Some teams are in some really amazing spots that we’ll want to take advantage of.
Let’s dig in and make some money!
NHL DFS Goalies
Igor Shesterkin vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
As a die-hard New York Rangers fan, I’ve been blessed with some really top-notch goaltending between Mike Richter and Henrik Lundqvist. Now, we get to see Igor Shesterkin on full display. Fresh off his 100th career win on Thursday night, Shesterkin should be between the pipes for the Ranger tonight. He’s coming off a solid 2023-2024 debut that saw him turn away 23 of the 24 shots he faced.
He’ll have a much easier go of it tonight vs. an average-at-best Blue Jackets team. The Rangers are solid favorites tonight at -205. Look for Shesterkin to not only get the win number 101, but a shutout I not out of the question, especially if the Rangers play the type of D they played on Thursday. He’s cash game and GPP playable tonight.
Adin Hill vs. Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks
I will always call them the Mighty Ducks. Although they have some firepower on offense, it’s not deep and the Vegas Golden Knights are still the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. I wish Adin Hill was a little bit cheaper than he is, but it’s a great spot for him tonight to continue with the momentum that he built the other night vs. a very good Kraken team.
In that game, Hill stopped 32 of the 33 shots. I doubt he sees the same amount of shots tonight, but he’s a massive favorite at -355. He’s more so a Cash Game play tonight because his price at $8.5k is a little prohibitive and will limit the skaters that you can grab.
If you want to get risky for your GPP lineups tonight, go with John Gibson. He’s surely going to face a massive amount of shots and is only $6.9k tonight on DK. There’s almost 0 chance he gets a W and there’s a great chance he lets in a few goals. But there’s also a great chance that he gets the 35-save bonus on DK tonight. Buyer beware on this bad boy. Filip Gustavsson vs. Toronto is also a nice GPP option.
NHL DFS Stacks – Main
Edmonton 1 (Connor McDavid/Evander Kane/Connor Brown) vs. Vancouver Canucks
This is essentially a re-match of the Wednesday. A game that saw the Canucks absolutely destroy the Oilers 8-1. That game was in Vancouver and tonight the Oilers get the advantage of playing on home ice. That brings a completely different element and one that should bring a huge advantage to Edmonton. For those new here, having a home-ice advantage is huge as you get you set the matchups on the ice. It’s one of the bigger advantages that you can get in spots.
Back to the Edmonton 1. I try to play Connor McDavid whenever I can. He has more upside than anyone in the game. He’s also coming off a career year that saw him score 64 goals and 89 assists for 153 points. This was by far the best year of his career and tbh, he can do more. I love this spot for him to score at least his first goal of the season.
While his linemate Evander Kane isn’t a standup guy, he is an exceptional hockey player, and skating next to McDavid will only make him better. Look for this line to have a monster night.
Rangers 2 (Filip Chytil/Artemi Panarin/Alexis Lafreniere) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The New York Rangers will get the luxury of facing off against Elvis Merzlikins tonight. While Merzlikins has a ton of talent, he also gives up lots of goals. Last season he had a career-worst 4.23 GAA (goals against average). That’s horrendous. While I expect him to be a little better this season (can’t be much worse), it won’t happen tonight. He’s going to get lit up like a Christmas tree by a team that scored 5 goals in the opener against a very good Buffalo Sabres team.
I said it in Discord the other night, but watch out for Alexis Lafreniere this season. He’s entering his age-22 season and is primed for a breakout campaign after having a solid camp. He’s coming off a season that saw him have a career-high 39 points. While that number is nothing major, he should be able to improve on that substantially this season as he’ll be skating next to one of the more underrated players in the NHL in Artemi Panarin.
Panarin is coming off a great season that saw him 92 points. That was the 3rd time in 4 seasons that he’s been over 90 points with the Rangers. He’s primed to have his first 100-point season this year.
Other stacks I like tonight:
Vegas 1 or 2 vs. Anaheim
Colorado 1 vs. San Jose
Montreal 1 vs. Chicago (Cole Caufield is only $4.7k)
Tampa 1 vs. Detroit
Boston 1 or 2 vs. Nashville
Value D
Ryan McDonagh
Kaiden Guhle
Kevin Shattenkirk
John Klingberg
NHL DFS Summary
This slate is going to be a fun one for the first Saturday night of the season. We have a ton of teams that have major upside in lopsided matchups.
Make sure to drop into Discord where we’re constantly talking about plays for every slate.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green.
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