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Tuesday brings us a massive 11 game slate in the NHL, and with NBA off for the day, all eyes will be on hockey. 11 games means you don’t have to worry too much about ownership, and there will be plenty of options. Check out our top NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel below. And, don’t forget to use our NHL Projection Model to fill out your lineups. Good luck!
Goalies
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning: The Lightning host the Oilers tonight, which is usually reason to avoid a goalie spot. However, the Oilers come into Tampa on the back end of a traveling back-to-back. While there is certainly risk to this play, Vasilevskiy should see a ton of shots tonight, and Tampa has a slight advantage overall.
Vitek Vanecek – New Jersey Devils: The Devils host the Flames tonight, who are in a similar situation as the Oilers. The Flames went to OT last night on the road. The Devils should get a jump on the Flames tonight on home ice. Vanecek has been solid so far this year, and he should see a fair amount of shots, with a nice chance at a win.
Ville Husso – Detroit Red Wings: Detroit hosts Montreal tonight in a game that they should be able to win. Husso has been playing very well all year, sporting a 1.69 GAA for the year, and a fantastic 0.86 GAA over his last five starts.
Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: The jury is still out on whether the Flyers will be good with Tortorella at the helm, but Torts certainly did something to help Carter Hart. He has a 1.49 GAA this season, and a 2.02 GAA over his last five. The Flyers host the Blues tonight, who have been struggling mightily. They also just played a game in Boston last night.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Logan Thompson – Vegas Golden Knights: Thompson has been very solid for the Knights this year, and he gets a road matchup with Toronto tonight. The Leafs can score, and the road matchup makes it a bit tougher for Thompson, but the shot volume will be there, so we could be talking save bonus on DraftKings.
Others to Consider: Connor Hellebuyck (WPG)., Scott Wedgewood (DAL), Martin Jones (SEA)
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).
Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play – Brayden Point/Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov/Vladislav Namestnikov/Victor Hedman: The Lightning will be hosting the Oilers tonight, who, as mentioned above, are on a traveling back to back. Additionally, the Oilers have the 29th ranked penalty killing unit, putting this power play squarely in play tonight. The top two lines for Tampa are in fantastic spots tonight, so feel free to mix and match with the top six here.
Vancouver Canucks Power Play – Bo Horvat/Elias Pettersson/JT Miller/Andrei Kuzmenko/Quinn Hughes: The Canucks head to Ottawa tonight to face the Senators, which makes for a good matchup for them. Your primary focus here should be the trio of Pettersson/Kuzmenko/Hughes, but mixing and matching can work too.
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).
Buffalo Sabres Power Play – Tage Thompson/Jeff Skinner/Alex Tuch/Jack Quinn/Rasmus Dahlin: The Sabres have a great power play matchup tonight against the lowly Coyotes. Expect a bunch of scoring from the Sabres tonight, which is why the power play is the way to stack it. Doing so gives you access to multiple lines.
New York Rangers 2 – Vincent Trocheck/Jimmy Vesey/Alexis Lafreniere: The Rangers moved Panarin to the top line, so this becomes a lot more risky. If, however, Panarin comes back to play on this line, it becomes a top play, as the Rangers host the Islanders tonight. Even strength line matching suggests that this line should see a whole lot of opportunity tonight.
Seattle Kraken 1 – Alex Wennberg/Oliver Bjorkstrand/Andre Burakovsky/Justin Schultz: Based on the line matching tendencies, this top line should hard match Nashville’s top line, putting them in a very nice looking spot. They should see a bunch of chances tonight, and they make for a real nice late game hammer.
Philadelphia Flyers Power Play – Kevin Hayes/Travis Konecny/Owen Tippett/Scott Laughton/Tony DeAngelo: The Flyers’ power play unit will be up against the 28th ranked St. Louis penalty kill. While the Flyers’ power play is middle of the road, they are in a very good spot.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: NJDPP, DET1, EDMPP, DALPP, OTT2, TOR2, VGK1, NYRPP, ARIPP
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Vladislav Namestnikov ($2600) – Tampa Bay Lightning
Wing: Ilya Mikheyev ($3500) – Vancouver Canucks
Defense: Justin Schultz ($3100) – Seattle Kraken
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Scott Laughton ($4500) – Philadelphia Flyers
Wing: JJ Peterka ($4400) – Buffalo Sabres
Defense: Esa Lindell ($3900) – Dallas Stars
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks
Wing: Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defense: Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo Sabres
Goalie: Eric Comrie – Buffalo Sabres
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Mark Stone (VGK): over 2.5 shots on goal (+100 on DK Sportsbook)
Steven Stamkos (TBL): over 3.5 shots on goal (+100 on DK Sportsbook)
Alex Tuch (BUF): any time goal scorer (+155 on DK Sportsbook)
Elias Pettersson (VAN): any time goal scorer (+150 on DK Sportsbook)
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