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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night and we have a 7 game slate to break down!
If you were with us last night you probably had a pretty solid night as the Stars’ top line, as well as the McDavid lines, came through for us. Tonight we have a seven-game slate with games being replays of Monday, with Florida and Dallas being two teams we want to go right back with so I won’t cover them today, but instead will look for other teams to compliment those lines.
NHL DFS: Goaltenders
Cash Game Goalie:
Chris Driedger ($8,100/$7,800)
Driedger is the expected starter tonight for the Panthers against Columbus on the second night of a back-to-back. In two starts against the Blue Jackets this season, Driedger is 1-0-1 with 61 saves on 63 shots including a 32 save shutout of this team back on April 4th. Last night Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36 against this same team, so the shot volume is there for a big night for Driedger.
Other Cash Options: Jake Oettinger ($8,200/$7,600), Jack Campbell ($8,400/$8,200), Casey DeSmith ($8,300/$8,100)
GPP Goalie:
Semyon Varlamov ($7,900/$8,400)
This play is somewhat risky when you consider how hot the Rangers offense has been of late, averaging 3.4 goals per game in their last 10, but Varlamov has been equally as hot. This season against New York, Varly has 2 shutouts in three starts and has stopped 86 of 89 shots faced. I anticipate the Rangers being one of the higher owned teams on this slate so rostering Varlamov, while risky, could bring you to the top of the leaderboard if he performs as he has against the Rangers all season.
Other GPP Options: John Gibson ($7,400/$6,900), Jonathan Quick ($7,800/$6,900), James Reimer ($7,600/$8,600) – DK only play, too pricey on FD for the matchup
NHL DFS: Slate Overview
Sid the Kid hosts the Lowly Devils
Pittsburgh has the best of both worlds tonight when it comes to NHL DFS. This is not just me being a homer, ok maybe a little, but their offense is all of a sudden one of the top units in the NHL again and I want to take advantage of that tonight. Obviously, their top line with long-time captain Sidney Crosby ($8,200/$7,900) at the pivot is a great play. Flanked by his wingers, Jake Guentzel ($7,400) and Bryan Rust ($6,900/$5,800) this line stack is the top overall play on the slate and is essential for cash games. On the other hand, they have a solid CHEAP value line that has been producing of late. Pittsburgh’s third line of Teddy Blueger/Zach Aston-Reese/Evan Rodrigues comes in at only $7.9K in salary on DK and $10.1K on FD. You can roster this entire line on DK for less than Sid, crazy. Blueger has points in three of his last four games, and Rodrigues has points in two straight. Rodrigues even gives you exposure to the second PP unit as well. Both Kris Letang and Mike Matheson are solid defensemen to pair up with these lines for a PP stack.
Disney Heads to Hollywood!
LA is hosting the Ducks tonight and while I like both goalies as GPP options in this game, I don’t expect dueling shutouts. Los Angeles top line has one of the safest floors on this slate and I really like them for both cash and GPP, but I think this is more of a GPP stack. Nobody ever really plays the Kings in DFS, which is understandable, but tonight I think they could be your late-night hammer. All three of these linemates had their 3 game point streaks snapped last game against Vegas so tonight is a great night to start new streaks! Anze Kopitar is the only one of the three priced over $6K on either site, and both Alex Iafallo and Dustin Brown are under $5K on FanDuel tonight making them a pretty inexpensive top-tier stack tonight.
This one’s for you, Allan!
Might as well briefly mention the Toronto Maple Leafs for my boy Allan. There you go, I mentioned them. Good night! But no, of course, the Maple Leafs are in play, and of course, Auston Matthews ($9,100/$8,700) is the best play from the Leafs. Their entire top line is a good stack tonight, as is their second line. If I am playing Toronto though, I am finding a way to get the Matthews in my lineup, even as a one-off.
The Best of the Rest
Like I mentioned in the open the same units we played from Dallas and Florida are in play like they were on Monday night. Both of the Rangers’ top two lines are in play tonight for cash games, but I think ownership may keep me off them in GPP’s. In the same game, you have to like the Islanders’ top line as well. I love Travis Zajac near min price on both sites bringing the price down on that stack and getting you exposure to Barzal and Eberle. Campbell has not been great of late so the top line from Vancouver is in play, especially with how they played against the Leafs on Sunday night. Detroit3 was a great play last night, so let’s go right back there for some value, and the same goes for Tampa2. Anaheim’s 3rd line is another good value line, especially Sam Steel and Max Comtois who are both cheap and get PP1 exposure.
NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings
** Remember to always try and pair your defenseman up with forwards. One-off dmen are not usually the best option**
Top Defensemen
- Adam Fox (NYR) – Should win the Norris this year…but won’t
- Victor Hedman (TB) – Will probably win the Norris this year…but shouldn’t
- Dougie Hamilton (CAR)
- Seth Jones (CBJ)
- John Klingberg (DAL)
- Kris Letang (PIT)
- Brandon Montour (FLA)
- Morgan Rielly (TOR)
- Ryan Pulock (NYI)
- Drew Doughty (LA)
Top Value Defensemen:
- Brady Skjei (CAR)
- Gustav Forsling (FLA)
- David Savard (TB)
- Mike Matheson (PIT)
- Josh Manson (ANH)
- Jamie Oleksiak (DAL)
- Ryan Lindgren (NYR)
- Markus Nutivaara (FLA)
- Danny Dekeyser (DET)
- Sami Vatanen (DAL)
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