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Another Tuesday, another large 10 game slate. There appears to be a lot of lopsided games tonight, so it should be interesting trying to break this one down. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders: This looks like a very good spot tonight for Sorokin, who has been very solid of late. The Sabres are on the back end of a back to back, which is a good target for trying to find a goalie. The Sabres also have been shooting quite a bit, which should help the upside here.
Filip Gustavsson – Minnesota Wild: The Wild host the Flames tonight, and Gus has had some very nice looking numbers. The Flames are also on a back to back, which makes this play a little nicer.
John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: Gibby and the Ducks take on the Kraken tonight, and this is definitely a high risk pick. However, while the Kraken have been winning, they are only scoring 2.4 goals per game over their last five. Gibson has very solid numbers over the same stretch, and can definitely be used in deeper GPPs. There will definitely be some leverage in this play tonight.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: The Flyers head to Tampa tonight to take on a Lightning team who is on a skid right now. This is a sneaky spot for a goalie who has been decent all year, but is on a terrible team. This one is more about leverage in the right spot than it is about upside, even though the real Tampa team should fire away.
Others to Consider: Karel Vejmelka (ARI), Antti Raanta (CAR), Tristan Jarry (PIT), Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA), Alexandar Georgiev (COL)
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).
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – Sidney Crosby/Jake Guentzel/Rickard Rakell/Kris Letang: The Pens host the Blue Jackets tonight in a nice matchup, and this top line should see their depth lines. That sets up a really nice matchup for them.
Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Valeri Nichushkin/Artturi Lehkonen/Cale Makar: The Avs face the Sharks tonight in what is a nice looking matchup for them and this top line. They should see the top line for the Sharks in a very nice matchup. Throw Kahkonen in net, and this line could be lethal tonight.
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Andrei Svechnikov/Martin Necas/Stefan Noesen/Brent Burns: Carolina has a very, very juicy spot tonight against the Canadiens, who have been struggling on defense. This unit gets the 28th ranked penalty killing unit, and the Canadiens take the 9th most penalties in the league. When playing this unit, make sure you get a piece of the second line (Necas) in there.
New York Islanders 1 – Bo Horvat/Pierre Engvall/Anders Lee/Noah Dobson: This top line has a date with the Sabres’ second line tonight in what should be a fantastic matchup for them. The upside here looks really nice, and they should see their fair share of chances. Palmieri and Nelson can also be mixed and matched in this setup to create a power play look.
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).
Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Kevin Hayes/Wade Allison/James van Riemsdyk: This is a great leverage spot, as the Lightning have been on an absolute skid, giving up 3.4 goals against per game over their last five.
Florida Panthers 2 – Sam Bennett/Matthew Tkachuk/Carter Verhaeghe: The Panthers take on the Golden Knights tonight in Florida, and this line has been the better scoring line for the Cats. They are in a decent spot tonight.
New Jersey Devils 1 – Nico Hischier/Tomas Tatar/Dawson Mercer/Dougie Hamilton: This top line should be paired up against the Toronto top line all night long, setting them up for a very juicy matchup. This should be a high event game, with some weak goaltending, so there should be a lot of scoring here. Consider a power play look here as well, as both top lines are in a decent spot.
Arizona Coyotes 1 – Barrett Hayton/Nick Schmaltz/Clayton Keller/Juuso Valimaki: The Coyotes are in a good spot against a bad St. Louis team. Since this is the only productive line out of Arizona right now, we can keep it simple with this play. Risky? Of course, but there should be some chances here.
Seattle Kraken 2 – Alex Wennberg/Oliver Bjorkstrand/Jaden Schwartz: If you choose not to play Gibson in net, then you can definitely give this line a look tonight. They should have a straight up matchup against Anaheim 2, setting them up for a lot of chances. Gibson has been good, so there is risk, but they are worth a shot if you are playing multiple lineups.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: STL1, MIN2, TOR1, TBLPP
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alex Wennberg ($3400) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Pierre Engvall ($3200) – New York Islanders
Defense: Chris Tanev ($3100) – Calgary Flames
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alex Wennberg ($4500) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Pierre Engvall ($3900) – New York Islanders
Defense: Alex Goligoski ($3700) – Minnesota Wild
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Center: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
Wing: Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes
Defense: Dougie Hamilton – New Jersey Devils
Goalie: Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes
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