This article focuses on 11/11 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.
Thursday 11/11 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan
Welcome back to the Hot Shot for an eleven-game Thursday slate!
With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.
Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.
Three Favorite Lines
Winnipeg Three 2 Man “Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler” – DraftKings or FanDuel
It’s not too often that I would choose to feature a team’s third line. However, we can make an exception here as Schiefele and Wheeler are still averaging a normal amount of time on ice and feature on the top power-play unit. Furthermore, they offer us considerable savings relative to their collective talent level. The two-man stack gives us the best of everything and the ability to still fill out the rest of our lineups with ease. There is not much data on this pairing as they have only been together for a week but there’s not much we need to see for their prices.
Ottawa One “Josh Norris, Brady Tkachuk, Zach Sanford” – DraftKings or FanDuel
Ottawa One has been killing it recently to the tune of an NHL second-best ten full-line goals and eighth-best shot attempts for, despite Tkachuk missing time to begin the season. They remain moderately priced and host the Kings in one of three games on the slate with a six total. You can run the two-man with Tkachuk and Norris as they are the main two skaters here and feature on the top power-play or substitute Drake Batherson for Sanford if looking for further power-play correlation. On DraftKings, Tkachuk in particular seems way underpriced.
Washington One “Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson” – DraftKings or FanDuel
Perhaps a bit chalkier than the other listings but on an eleven-game slate, there is no need to think about such things. The Washington top-line leads all lines in the NHL with all total goals followed and is third in shots only behind the Calgary and Florida first lines. The Red Wings are much improved this season but the Caps are -135 favorites here in one of the six total games.
11/11 NHL Game Odds and Totals
Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
Edmonton Oilers (+125) at Boston Bruins (-145) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New York Islanders (-140) at New Jersey Devils (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Calgary Flames (-140) at Montreal Canadiens (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Los Angeles Kings (-110) at Ottawa Senators (-110) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Florida Panthers (-120) at Pittsburgh Penguins (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Late Games
Washington Capitals (-135) at Detroit Red Wings (+115) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Nashville Predators (+150) at St. Louis Blues (-170) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
San Jose Sharks (+155) at Winnipeg Jets (-185) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Vancouver Canucks (+150) at Colorado Avalanche (-170) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Anaheim Ducks (+145) at Seattle Kraken (-165) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
Minnesota Wild (-105) at Vegas Golden Knights (-115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total
11/11 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings
Centers
- JT Compher – Colorado – $5,400
- Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,600
- Logan Couture – San Jose – $5,300
- Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,100
- Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,900
Wingers
- Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,500
- Jesse Pulijujarvi – Edmonton – $5,600
- Jordan Eberle – Seattle – $5,500
- Brandon Saad – St. Louis – $4,800
- Andrew Copp – Winnipeg – $5,400
Defense
- Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,000
- Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $5,000
- Moritz Seider – Detroit – $4,200
- Mark Giordano – Seattle – $5,100
- Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,100
Goalies
- Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,700
- Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,000
11/11 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings
Centers
- Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,700
- J.T Compher – Colorado – $5,400
- Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $5,100
- Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,300
- Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,400
Wingers
- Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,300
- Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa – $5,800
- Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $5,600
- Jesse Pulijujarvi – Edmonton – $5,400
- Jordan Eberle – Seattle – $4,800
Defense
- Nicolas Hague – Vegas – $3,600
- Brandon Montour – Florida – $3,300
- Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $5,000
- Brent Burns – San Jose – $7,000
- Mario Ferraro – San Jose – $4,000
Goalies
- Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,400
- Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,100
Cash Considerations “DraftKings”
JT Compher, Alex Ovechkin, Brady Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau
Cash Considerations “FanDuel”
JT Compher, Alex Ovechkin, Brent Burns
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