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Two bigger slates in a row?! We had a nine game slate last night, followed up by an eight game slate tonight. Things are starting to settle into their patterns, and we are starting to find out who is good and who isn’t. It’s been a fun start to the season, and we will try to continue that tonight. Here comes the Hot Shot for Tuesday, 10/18. Good luck!
Goalies
Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders: The Islanders host the Sharks tonight, and this is a good spot for Sorokin. The Sharks are only scoring 1.5 goals per game on this young season, and Sorokin is a solid goalie. The Islanders play a slow, defensive style, so the Sharks may have a struggle on their hands tonight.
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay Lightning: Vas and the Lightning host the surprisingly 2-0 Flyers tonight, which may end up pushing some ownership off of him. The jury is still out, though, on if the Flyers are actually a decent team. Roll Vas out with confidence tonight.
Jacob Markstrom – Calgary Flames: The Flames and Markstrom host the Golden Knights tonight, who have been struggling to score. Calgary has been giving up 3 goals against per game, so this one carries a little more risk, but this is still a solid play.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: On the other side of the Lightning game, Hart has been playing fairly well in the young season. However, this is more of a volume pick. The Lightning should fire a ton of shots at Hart, so he could see some save upside. The Lightning have also been struggling a little offensively, putting up just 2.67 goals per game so far this season.
Others to Consider: Jeremy Swayman (BOS), Stuart Skinner (EDM), Spencer Martin (VAN)
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).
Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Evander Kane/Tyson Barrie: The obvious play on the slate tonight is the Oilers at home against Buffalo. With a whopping 4.4 projected goal total, they are primed for cash and single entry tournaments tonight. MME GPP players should strongly consider being under the field with their exposure to this line. Don’t fade them completely in GPP, but consider that the salaries will likely force you into some ugly punts that may not work out.
Boston Bruins 1 – Patrice Bergeron/Taylor Hall/Jake Debrusk/Hampus Lindholm: The Bruins’ top line has been quietly playing very well. Boston as a team has been putting up 5.33 goals per game, and they may get overlooked tonight. Keep in mind that they are on the back end of a traveling back-to-back, but they should still be in a great spot tonight against Ottawa.
Tampa Bay Lightning Power Play – Brayden Point/Steven Stamkos/Nikita Kucherov/Vladislav Namestnikov/Victor Hedman: The Lightning host the Flyers tonight, and they should be in a really good spot. Of course, if you choose to play Hart (our high risk goalie), then you shouldn’t put this unit in the same lineup. This unit has been known to be lethal, and they have a good chance against a Flyers team that we really don’t know about yet.
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).
New Jersey Devils 2 – Jack Hughes/Yegor Sharangovich/Jesper Bratt: We kick off a long list of high risk lines with the second Devils’ line, who will be going against the Ducks on home ice. They are high risk because the Devils have been underperforming so far this year, but they have a chance to right the ship tonight against a porous Anaheim defense and goalie.
New York Islanders 1 – Brock Nelson/Anthony Beauvillier/Anders Lee/Ryan Pulock: The Islanders are not a flashy or ‘sexy’ play on any given night, but there is no doubt they are in a good spot tonight. They host the Sharks tonight and should definitely see their chances. This is a play that could be a little different and has a great potential for scoring upside.
Calgary Flames 1 – Elias Lindholm/Jonathan Huberdeau/Tyler Toffoli/Rasmus Andersson: The Flames have a good matchup tonight at home against Vegas. This top line has been decent, but still feels like there is room for upside. They are high risk because Thompson for Vegas has been playing well to start the year.
Anaheim Ducks 1 – Trevor Zegras/Adam Henrique/Troy Terry: The Ducks face the Devils tonight, and this game has potential to be a scoring fest. If it turns into that, then this line is in a great spot tonight.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 – William Karlsson/Paul Cotter/Jonathan Marchessault: The Calgary/Vegas game could also be a higher scoring game, and this line has been sneakily playing well. They should be super low-owned, and provide a decent value to fill in your lineups.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: NJD1, VAN1, OTT2, PHI2, LAK2, NSH1, BUF1, BOS2
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: William Karlsson ($3800) – Vegas Golden Knights
Wing: Kyle Palmieri ($3000) – New York Islanders
Defense: Mikey Anderson ($2800) – Los Angeles Kings
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Paul Cotter ($3200) – Vegas Golden Knights
Wing: Kyle Palmieri ($3700) – New York Islanders
Defense: Dmitry Kulikov ($3800) – Anaheim Ducks
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: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
Wing: Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defense: Hampus Lindholm – Boston Bruins
Goalie: Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Yegor Sharangovich (NJD): anytime goal scorer (+230 on DK Sportsbook)
Jake Debrusk (BOS): anytime goal scorer (+260 on DK Sportsbook)
Trevor Zegras (ANH): over 2.5 shots on goal (+125 on DK Sportsbook)
Anthony Beauvillier (NYI): over 0.5 points (+110 on DK Sportsbook)
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All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and any advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.
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