Jared Levitt 
Welcome to Between the Benches, where I’ll go through the top NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel.
It’s Tuesday and for those that follow the hockey schedule, you know this means we have a massive slate on our hands. While all NHL teams are in action tonight, we are blessed with 26 teams playing on tonight’s main slate. We’ll have plenty of options to stack, pick a goalie, and also some great value defensemen that will open up salary to get our favorite stacks.
Let’s dig in and make some money!
NHL DFS Goalies
Filip Gustavsson vs. Edmonton Oilers
We should see our good ole friend Filip Gustavsson in between the pipes tonight for the Minnesota Wild. So far this season we’ve seen a little bit of everything from Gustavsson. We’ve seen a 41-save shutout, a game where he gave up 7 goals and a game where he got the OT loss while also giving up 5 goals. So yeah, we’ve seen polar opposite performances from him in the young season. I really like this spot for him though this evening.
He’ll be facing off against an Edmonton team that will be with their star, Connor McDavid. That puts a huge dent into the offensive power that the Oilers can possess. If we look past the top line of Edmonton, they have little that should scare us. Look for Gusty to rebound tonight and bring back some of that opening-night magic. He’s also only $7.9 on DK.
Igor Shesterkin vs. Calgary Flames
Another goalie that has seen some inconsistent play this season is Igor Shesterkin. He’s put together 2 gems and 2 duds. With a date against the Calgary Flames tonight, I like his chances of returning to the glory land that saw him put up 21 DK points vs. the Coyotes and 19 vs. Buffalo. He’s one of the top goaltenders in the league and I fully expect him to have a monster night as the Rangers continue their swing through the North West corner of North America.
We can rarely get a goalie of Shesterkin’s magnitude for less than $8k on DK, and that’s what we’re going to be dealing with tonight as his price is just $7.9k. I’ll take my chances with Shesty as the Flames are scoring less than 3 goals per game on the young season.
Other goalies: Ilya Sorokin ($7.3k on DK) and Anthony Solarz ($8.2k on DK)
NHL DFS Stacks – Main
Florida 1 (Aleksander Barkov, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart) vs. San Jose Sharks
The Florida Panthers get the advantage of not only playing at home tonight but also playing against the winless San Jose Sharks. The Sharks have so far been a mess this season, losing 4 of their first 5 games. The only point they have so far is thanks to an OT loss. They have struggled both on offense and defense as they are scoring just 1.4 goals per game and allowing nearly 4 goals per game. Most importantly, they are giving up a ton of high-danger chances at 18 per game. It’s going to be tough to win games when you are giving up that many high-danger chances. In net for the Sharks will be Mackenzie Blackwood who has been awful to start the year as he has a GAA of 3.89.
My love for this line starts with Sam Reinhart. Reinhart has been playing some amazing hockey to start the season. He’s scored a goal in 4 of his team’s first 5 games and has essentially been shooting at will as he has been averaging nearly 4 shots on goal per game. Having him paired with Barkov this season has been a blessing for him.
Speaking of Barkov, while he’s only found the back of the net once so far this season he does have 6 helpers for the team lead. Look for this line to dominate tonight and for Reinhart to continue his exceptional play to start the year. Can he make it 5 straight games with at least 20 DK points? I sure hope so because he’ll be a lock in my lineups tonight.
Detroit 1 (Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond) vs. Seattle Kraken
The Detroit Red Wings offense has started out the season on absolute fire. Through their first 6 games of the year, they are averaging 5 goals per game. That is by far the most of any team so far on this young season. A big reason why they have been scoring has been the play of the newest shiny weapon, Alex DeBrincat. The former Senator and Blackhawk have been playing some amazing hockey so far. Through his first 6 games, DeBrincat is already up to 12 points thanks to his 8 goals. He’s had multiple goals in 4 games so far this season, including a hat trick in his last game against Calgary.
I love the idea of pairing DeBrincat with Larkin tonight. While Larkin only has 3 goals so far on this young season, he does have 8 assists. These 2 players have been great together so far and although the Kraken are a bit stingy on defense and not the sloppiest of teams, they can be had and these 2 having home-ice advantage tonight should help them continue with the momentum they have built thus far. Adding Lucas Raymond to this line gives us nice value as he’s only $4.2k.
Rangers 2 (Filip Chytil/Artemi Panarin/Alexis Lafreniere) vs. Calgary Flames
I’ve given 2 expensive lines so it’s only fair I give a cheapy. Well, the line is cheap for the most part after Panarin. While Panarin is the start of this line, I really like both Chytil and Lafreniere (Laf). To say that Laf has thus far been a disappointment would be an accurate statement. Something we need to remember is that he’s only 22 and is finally coming into his own. He’s been playing much better this season and is a solid value for us tonight if you go with an expensive line to start. At just $3.2k on DK, he’s someone who should see plenty of opportunities to score tonight while paired with Panarin. Chytil himself is also a solid value at $4.3k. Both of these kids can easily find the net tonight against the Flames.
Other stacks I like tonight:
Tampa 1 or 2 vs. Carolina
Montreal 3 vs. Jersey
Jersey 1 vs. Montreal
Boston 1 and 2 vs. Chicago
Minnesota 1 and 2 vs. Edmonton
Value D
Jacob Trouba – 4.2 blocks per game
Mario Ferraro – 6 shots plus blocks per game over last 5
Jacob Slavin – 5 shots plus blocks per game over last 5
Matt Roy – 5 shots plus blocks per game over last 5
NHL DFS Summary
This is a massive slate that can take us in multiple directions. I plan on going heavy with both the Red Wings and Panthers tonight.
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