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Welcome back to another Hot Shot! Tonight, we get a fairly large 11 game slate that will feature one core piece and a lot of risky options. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins: The B’s head to Montreal to take on the now Caufield-less Canadiens. No Caufield really puts a damper on an already rough season for the Habs. Tonight should be a fairly easy game for Ullmark.
Pavel Francouz – Colorado Avalanche: Even if Coozy doesn’t go tonight, Georgiev is in an equally good spot at home against the Capitals. There should be a good bit of save upside here, and the Caps have been struggling to score of late.
Tristan Jarry – Pittsburgh Penguins: The Pens host the Panthers, who played last night in New York. Jarry had a very solid game in his first one back, and should see a bunch of shot volume. He has a good chance for a win here, given the back-to-back for Florida.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Karel Vejmelka – Arizona Coyotes: Veggie has a nice home matchup against the Ducks tonight, and his numbers are solid over his last five games. He should see some volume, and he runs the risk of regressing. However, this should be a solid play tonight.
Others to Consider: Andre Vasilevskiy (TBL), Vitek Vanecek (NJD)
Lines to Build Around
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Boston Bruins Power Play – Patrice Bergeron/Taylor Hall/Brad Marchand/David Pastrnak/Charlie McAvoy: What a spot for this top power play unit tonight. They carry some of the best upside on any given slate, and this matchup is one of the best you can ask for against a very bad Montreal penalty kill.
High Risk Lines
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Arizona Coyotes 1 – Barett Hayton/Clayton Keller/Nick Schmaltz/Jakob Chychrun: The Coyotes host the Ducks tonight in what should be an…interesting…game. Both of these teams leak chances, and neither are exactly great at offense. There could be a lot of weird scoring in this game, but this top line has a solid matchup for most of the night. They are high risk simply because, well, Arizona.
Vancouver Canucks 3 – Elias Pettersson/llya Mikheyev/Andrei Kuzmenko: This line, whether it’s the top, second, or third, is in a very good spot tonight. Not only do they get to face Chicago, but there is a new bench boss in town, as Rick Tocchet takes over. This team will likely be fired up to play tonight, and this is a great looking line that should be very productive against a porous Chicago defense.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Jason Zucker/Rickard Rakell: The second line for the Pens is in a great spot against the Panthers tonight. They should see a majority of the top line, setting them up with some solid chances. The top line here is in a good spot as well, so consider rolling a power play look. That will get you access to both top lines in good spots.
Los Angeles Kings 3 – Blake Lizotte/Kevin Fiala/Jaret Anderson-Dolan: This third line has a solid matchup against the depth of the Flyers tonight. They should see plenty of chances and provide some solid value on a big slate.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: BUF1, STL2, COL1, PHI3, TBL1
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Barrett Hayton ($3700) – Arizona Coyotes
Wing: Ilya Mikheyev ($3400) – Vancouver Canucks
Defense: Matt Dumba ($3200) – Minnesota Wild
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Blake Lizotte ($3700) – Los Angeles Kings
Wing: Nicolas Aube-Kubel ($3800) – Washington Capitals
Defense: Tyler Myers ($3900) – Vancouver Canucks
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks
Wing: David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins
Defense: Jakob Chychrun – Arizona Coyotes
Goalie: Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins
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