Richard Masana 
Unfortunately, there are only two games today, but we still have you covered! All four teams on this slate come in on the second half of a back-to-back and both games have heavy favorites. Florida and Pittsburgh are the chalk, Columbus and Chicago contrarian and there are takes on both angles below. Hockey country, let’s skate!!
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11/20 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 6 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Florida Panthers (-205) at Columbus Blue Jackets (+175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Pittsburgh Penguins (-190) at Chicago Blackhawks (+160) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
11/20 NHL Favorite Popular Line
Florida One “Aleksander Barkov ($7,500), Matthew Tkachuk ($8,600), Carter Verhaeghe ($6,000)“
On a two-game slate, there is little room to get that creative. Within that context, in both cash games and in tournaments, Florida’s top line stands out on this slate. Tied for fourth in the NHL with ten full-line goals and with peripheral stats to match they are statistically the best line on the table for tonight. It only helps their cause that they get to face a defensively challenged Columbus team. The Blue Jackets have allowed an NHL-high 75 goals so far this season. The Panthers are -205 money-line favorites and are all set to smash here.
11/20 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Chicago One “Patrick Kane ($6,400), Andreas Athanasiou ($4,100), Max Domi ($4,600)”
Pittsburgh Tristan Jarry manned the net for the Pens Saturday night and will sit out the second half of the back-to-back. Therefore, the Hawks will get the softer matchup in the form of Casey DeSmith. I like to use this spot to target lines that have underperformed their peripheral stats. This line’s output hasn’t been that great but their 130 SATF suggests better things to come. With Chicago +160 underdogs I don’t think people will be lining up to stack them up. As a result, they make the perfect building block for a tournament lineup. It’s an added bonus that they’re super cheap for a top line allowing us a little extra salary flexibility.
Defensemen and Goalies
Defensemen
Filip Roos – Chicago – $3,200 – Quarterbacking the Blackhawks’ top power-play unit for only $3,200. On a two-game slate, not much more needs to be said. He makes for a great correlation with Chicago One above as he shares power-play time with both Patrick Kane and Max Domi.
Goalies
Arvid Soderblom – Chicago – $7,300 – This is an awful slate for goalies. Young Arvid Soderblom is due for the start after Peter Mzarek was in the net for the Hawks yesterday. Soderbloom’s 3.03 GAA isn’t half bad and so for $7,300 think he is our tournament goalie. Paying up for somewhat chalky Bob and his 3.46 GAA with only three 20+ DraftKings points all season…I guess you can say that’s not my thing.
11/20 NHL Best Bet
Florida Panthers/Columbus Blue Jackets (-125) O 6.5 – DraftKings – 1 Unit – Two strong offenses combined with goaltenders with weak stats = over lean on the total.
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