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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.
If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.
It’s a seven game Tuesday!
Thanks to another postponement this 8 game slate has become a more manageable seven-game slate now. This section was supposed to be all about Filip Forsberg and the Predators again, but alas, he is in COVID protocols for another couple of days so no Forsberg Tuesday this week. Tanner Jeannot has been slotted into the Preds’ top line in Forsberg’s place with Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene. This line is one I will be giving some definite consideration to when I am building lineups on Tuesday.
As for that game, I do like the Preds at home against an Avalanche team that is on the back end of a back-to-back and who had to travel after struggling to beat the Kraken on Monday. We actually have more games starting after 7 PM eastern tonight than we do at 7 PM, which is very rare. The game of the night is probably Toronto at Vegas and there are a couple of spots that have blowout written all over it. One that stands out to me is the Panthers hosting Vancouver who has not played since January 1st. I am usually one to advocate for Thatcher Demko, but Floriday at home is not someplace to mess with goalies.
NHL DFS: Goaltenders
Juuse Saros ( vs Colorado)
Saros has been on a roll of late and I know this play is risky and most of you will probably go elsewhere, but hear me out. In his last four starts, Saros has been in that night’s perfect lineup each time and has allowed just seven goals. Colorado is not nearly the same team on the road as they are at home with an 8-6-1 record on the road as opposed to 14-2-1 at home. Saros should be in for a huge workload as well with the Avs averaging nearly 35 shots on goal per game. Saros is also only $7.2K on DraftKings tonight which is another reason I want to play him. As I said, I know this seems risky, but in GPP’s that is what you look for, low owned, high upside plays and that is Saros tonight.
Andrei Vasilevskiy ( @ Buffalo)
Vasilevskiy is more of your “safe” play on the road in Buffalo. Coming into the night, Buffalo has lost eight of ten and has only scored three goals or more three times in that stretch. Vasilevskiy should be in line for a win on Tuesday, but the save bonus is unlikely and he will need to allow just 2 goals or less to sniff value at his $8.5K salary. I probably won’t have any exposure to the Lightning netminder but he is someone who should provide stability and guaranteed points at the position tonight.
Other Options: Tristan Jarry (@ Anaheim), Hill/Reimer ( vs Detroit), Marc-Andre Fleury ( @ Columbus), Alex Nedeljkovic ( @ San Jose)
NHL DFS: Slate Overview
Teams to build around:
Pittsburgh Penguins
I know the Penguins hit a small speed bump and had their 10 game win streak snapped in Dallas on Saturday, but that just means they can start a new one on Tuesday. Pittsburgh will be without the red-hot Bryan Rust again, but there is a good chance that Evgeni Malkin will be back in uniform on Tuesday. Malkin will be a game-time call, but all indications point to the three-time Stanley Cup-winning center being back in the lineup. If Malkin is indeed back, he should be centering the Pens’ second line with Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter. This line is only $13.2K on DK, which for a potent second line is not too expensive.
While I do like that second line, I would prefer to play the Penguins top unit as my stack to build around. Sidney Crosby has been playing some of his best hockey all season during the Penguins’ previous 11 games with three goals and 13 assists during that stretch. Jake Guentzel has points in his previous 17 games with 15 goals and 11 assists during that span. Lastly, Evan Rodrigues continues his career season with seven goals and seven assists during the team’s last 11 games. This line is expensive, but on a slate with Colorado, Toronto, and Tampa Bay I expect the Penguins to go overlooked and be a potential late-night hammer for you on Tuesday. Dmen to use: Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin (super cheap and has been on fire!)
Florida Panthers
Another team that is rolling right now, especially at home, is the Florida Panthers. After a couple of roads games (where they still scored 9 goals in two games), the Panthers come home where they have won four straight amassing 24 goals in those 4 games. Yes, you read that correctly, the Panthers are averaging 6 goals per game at home in their last four games there. That is why it is hard to not want to roll out Panther stacks on Tuesday night, especially against a team that has not played a game in 10 days. I could see this one get ugly, early, for the Canucks as they try to get their legs under them in the first period.
Floridas’ top line is always a good line to stacks, but my preference on this slate would be to use their second unit of Sam Bennett, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Anthony Duclair. While they are expensive they are not nearly as expensive as some of the top lines that will be popular on this slate (including the Penguins) but their production can match or surpass those lines. Huberdeau is riding a five-game point streak during which he has scored three goals and added 10 assists. Anthony Duclair has five goals and three assists in the Panthers’ last six games as well. Sam Bennett is back from his three-game suspension and did have two goals and an assist in his two games before that suspension.
Florida also has some good depth scoring in Anton Lundell and Frank Vatrano on the third line as well. Dmen to use: Brandon Montour, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling
Best of the rest:
Toronto Maple Leafs L1: Michael Bunting/Auston Matthews/Ondrej Kase. Dmen to use: TJ Brodie, Morgan Rielly
Tampa Bay Lightning L1: Nikita Kucherov/Brayden Point/Ondrej Palat. Dmen to use: Victor Hedman, Mikhail Sergachev
Detroit Red Wings L1: Tyler Bertuzzi/Dylan Larkin/Lucas Raymond. Dmen to use: Moritz Seider, Filip Hronek
Columbus Blue Jackets L1: Gustav Nyquist/Boone Jenner/Patrik Laine. Dmen to use: Adam Boqvist, Zach Werenski
Vegas Golden Knights L2: Jonathan Marchessault/William Karlsson/Reilly Smith. Dmen to use: Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb
Value Stacks:
Tampa Bay L3: Maroon/Bellemare/Perry
Nashville L3: Trenin/Sissons/Cousins
Buffalo L1: Cozens/Asplund/Hinostroza
Chicago L3: Entwistle/Dach/Kurashev
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