We have a tiny three-game Sunday slate, but this will allow us to hone in and stick to a couple of lines. Aside from reading the article, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS Projection Model which is available every morning.
11/6 NHL Main Slate of Games – Beginning 5 p.m. ET
*All odds and player pricing below have been obtained from DraftKings and are accurate as of the time of writing*
Toronto Maple Leafs (+135) at Carolina Hurricanes (-155) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Detroit Red Wings (+195) at New York Rangers (-230) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
Florida Panthers (-205) at Anaheim Ducks (+175) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total
11/6 NHL Favorite Popular Line
New York Rangers Two “Vincent Trocheck ($5,900), Artemi Panarin ($6,600), Alexis LaFrenire ($3,200)“
In terms of SATF, the New York Rangers are tearing up the charts thus far this season.
It’s peripheral stats like these that help us determine future scoring to the best of our ability. Given the two options the Rangers offer, let’s roll with the league leaders in SATF, NYR Two. They will be facing an absolute trash can in the opposing net, in the form of Alex Nedeljkovic and his 4.96 GAA. With Detroit on a back-to-back, the Wings will likely be clipped here by the Rangers. Although I’m rolling with the second line, the top line is certainly in play as well.
11/6 NHL Favorite Contrarian Line
Florida One “Aleksandr Barkov ($7,500), Matthew Tkachuk ($8,200), Carter Verhaeghe ($4,600)”
The Ducks have been getting smashed recently. The problem with Florida is that a lot of the production is spread throughout their lines, rather than concentrated. That said, the talent on the top line has finally been shining through a bit. They are currently tied with many others lines for sixth in the NHL in scoring. Speaking of trash cans in goal, with a GAA of 4.58 John Gibson looks like he’s certainly seen better days.
Additional Lines to Consider
New York Rangers One – Mika Zibanejad “$8,400”, Chris Kreider “$6,300”, Kappo Kakko “$3,700”
Florida Two – Sam Bennett “$4,800”, Sam Reinhart “$4,500”, Rudolfs Balcers “$2,700” VALUE LINE
Defensemen
Brent Burns – Carolina – $6,000 – Burnsy is having a career renaissance finally free of San Jose and their losing ways. He has had double-digit DraftKings points in all games this season except two. You could pay an extra $800 for Brandon Montour in a better spot. However, using a Carolina defender allows us some third-team exposure in addition to saving a little bit of salary.
Brett Pesce – Carolina – $3,400 – Not off to the greatest start with only three assists across 11 games. However, Pesce’s due for offensive regression given his usual standards plus cheap.
Goalies
Igor Shesterskin – New York Rangers – $8,400 – The most talented goaltender on the slate also playing for the slate’s largest favorite.
Frederick Andersen – Carolina – $8,200 – Almost here by default as this is not the slate to go dumpster diving and Spencer Knight is blah. He should face some decent shot volume and there of course is the revenge narrative in play.
11/6 NHL Best Bet
Florida Panthers 60 Min Line (-140) – DraftKings – 1 Unit – Seems like Florida might be too much to handle for a struggling John Gibson and company. We also get shorter odds here than for the Rangers against Detroit.
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