Once again, it’s time to do the hockey. There are thirteen games to look forward to on this giant Thursday slate. Aside from reading the article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning.
11/17 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Dallas Stars (140) at Florida Panthers (-165) – 7 Projected Goal Total
Calgary Flames (+105) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-125) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Philadelphia Flyers (+260) at Boston Bruins (-315) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Colorado Avalanche (+105) at Carolina Hurricanes (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Montreal Canadiens (-115) at Columbus Blue Jackets (-105) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New Jersey Devils (+130) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-150) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Pittsburgh Penguins (-110) at Minnesota Wild (-110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
New York Islanders (+100) at Nashville Predators (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Washington Capitals (+100) at St. Louis Blues (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Anaheim Ducks (+175) at Winnipeg Jets (-205) – 6 Projected Goal Total
New York Rangers (-130) at Seattle Kraken (+110) – 6 Projected Goal Total
Arizona Coyotes (+310) at Vegas Golden Knights (-380) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Detroit Red Wings (+105) at San Jose Sharks (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total
11/17 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Vegas One “Jack Eichel ($8,000), Chandler Stephenson ($5,600), Mark Stone ($5,800)“
Man, I hate to be repetitive but I think that we go back to the well for the second Thursday in a row. Vegas has a slam dunk matchup where they are whopping -380 money line home favorites. That is huge for an NHL game. They’re giving the total 6.5 as they figure the Golden Knights will be slam-dunking on the lowly Coyotes.
As it stands, currently this line is in a three-way tie for the second most line-created goals in the NHL with ten. However, they are second only to Florida’s top line in SATF, which is the measure that I monitor more.
11/17 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Winnipeg Two “Pierre-Luc Dubois ($5,100), Blake Wheeler ($3,900), Cole Perfetti ($3,600)”
Tied for 27th in the NHL in SATF so not entirely jaw-dropping, we get Winnipeg’s second line. The amazing part is the cumulative price, especially considering the plus matchup with the Ducks. Anaheim is surrendering a ton of goals thus far this season and we want to attack them as much as possible. Only Dubois sits on the Jet’s top power-play unit. However, the other two skaters do see time on the second power-play unit.
Defensemen and Goalies
Defensemen
Mark Giordano – Toronto – $3,000 – Perhaps somewhat of a shell of his former self. However, that’s built into the price. I think the Devils/Toronto game goes over the total and he is regularly seeing 20 mins a night with Jake Muzzin down. He has been blocking shots like a maniac over the last two games adding to his normal work. Ryan Graves of New Jersey is another option from the same game who also fits the bill at $3,100.
Nick Perbix – Tampa Bay – $3,500 – Cheap play with goal-scoring upside. Most of the guys below him price-wise are of the defensive variety. The rookie has six points in thirteen games to date.
Goalies
Conor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets – $8,300 – Stellar 2.08 GAA and Winnipeg is a -205 favorite at home. He makes sense on a couple of levels and would be the cash-game goalie for sure.
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators – $7,400 – Coming off back-to-back strong starts and home here in a six-total game for a low price. Nashville is a -120 favorite but Sorokin on the other side is priced considerably higher.
11/17 NHL Best Bet
New York Rangers/Seattle Kraken – U 6 (-110) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – Leaning to the models here which suggest a predicted total of 5.12.
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