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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for Monday night January 25th! Tonight we have a single game showdown slate with a 10 pm Eastern start time
Typically when we have showdown slates we can look to one side having the advantage in net, but when it comes to this matchup tonight, neither Ottawa nor Vancouver have been great on defense or in net.
Both the Senators and Canucks are in the bottom half of the league in goals allowed with Vancouver ranking dead last (31st) with 33 goals allowed in just 7 games. Ottawa isn’t much better, ranking 26th and allowing 20 goals in just 5 games.
I don’t think I will be using either goaltender in this game, and honestly, with how bad all four goalies have been for these teams it doesn’t matter who starts when it comes to building my lineups.
NHL DFS Captain Picks:
One thing to remember, on DraftKings you have to choose your captain carefully because there is a price difference. I will gear this section more to DraftKings for that reason. Also any player listed in this section is also a great play in the flex/util spot as well.
Top Overall Plays:
Brady Tkachuk ($14,700/$14,500)
Tkachuk is far away the Sens best offensive player and is also the highest priced skater on both sites (same price as Pettersson on FD) but he is worth paying up for. In 5 games this season, Tkachuk is averaging nearly 4 shots on goal per game and has 2 goals and 2 assists so far.
JT Miller ($12,600/$13,500)
Miller is my favorite lower priced high end play for this game in the captain spot. While he hasn’t scored yet, to me that just means he’s due, Miller does have 5 assists in just four game this season. Miller is skating on the Canucks second line with Pettersson and Jake Virtanen. Virtanen ($3,600/$7,000) is a potential value play in GPP’s because everyone will most likely pair Miller with Pettersson, or other pieces on the top PP and you can differentiate yourself by using Virtanen and paying up elsewhere.
Value Captains Pick
Jordie Benn ($3,600/$6,000)
Benn is an odd pick to say the least for captain, and is only viable on DK for this spot because of the salary savings. Benn has only played one game because of COVID protocols but contributed in a big way with an assist, a shot on goal, and 3 blocked shots (earing the 3 point bonus) on Saturday. Using Benn at captain on DK leaves you over $9K per player for your final 5 spots and lets you load up on PP skaters and will also make your team very different then the rest of the field.
NHL DFS Flex/Utility Plays:
Ottawa Senators:
Ottawa’s top line is definitely a good place to start especially if you are using Tkachuk as your captain. You can go three man stack from each team if you’d like, but I would prefer to have 4 Senators in my lineups because I think they win this game. Going with the top line stack and then either adding a value piece like Evgenii Dadonov ($4,600/$11,500). Another piece I like to add to the line 1 stack would be Nikita Zaitsev ($7,600/$7,000). Zaitsev is really more of a FanDuel play because of his salary. He doesn’t open as much up on DK as he does on FD. Zaitsev had his 4 game assist streak snapped on Saturday, but that just means he can start a new one on Monday. Zaitsev plays on the Sens top D pair alongside Thomas Chabot ($9,000/$13,000) so he should see plenty of time with the top line.
Vancouver Canucks:
There is a lot to like about this Canucks team except they just aren’t playing well right now so it’s hard to want to roster anyone from this team. Bo Horvat($9,600/$12,500) is the best player on the Canucks right now and he will be in my lineups on Monday. Horvat has points in three straight games totaling 4 goals and 2 assists in that span. During this stretch Horvat also has 7 shots on goal and 2 blocked shots. If you have the salary, Brock Boeser ($8,200/$9,500) is a my second favorite Canuck and make for a nice mini stack with Horvat. After Horvat and Boeser, Tyler Myers ($6,400/$6,500) is a good play and if you are strapped for salary, Adam Gaudette ($2,800/$6,500) is a good value piece.
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