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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for Monday night March 15th! Tonight we have a 9 game slate and it is full of some of the league’s top talent, specifically the dynamic duo from Edmonton
Like I mentioned above we have the Oilers on this slate so we can assume that both Connor McDavid ($9,200/$9,100) and Leon Draisaitl ($8,600/$8,500) will be two of the highest owned players on this slate. I will not tell you to fade them because that wouldn’t be the best idea, but I will tell you that you don’t need to force them in a lineup. If you can fit one (or both) then do it, but if you can make a build you like without them go for it. We have five other games with a 6 O/U and two games with 6.5 (according to DraftKings sportsbook). Both San Jose @ Vegas and Vancouver @ Ottawa have a higher projected total on tonight’s slate.
NHL DFS: Goaltenders
Thatcher Demko ($8,000/$7,000)
Demko has been one of the hottest goalies in the league fantasy-wise of late and DraftKings has priced him up tonight. FanDuel on the other hand continues to show that they have no clue how to price goaltenders. While I like Demko, I don’t think I will be using him on DK (I don’t pay up for goalies), but on FD he is a lock against Ottawa on the second night of a back-to-back. Demko has won 5 of his last 6 starts and has scored over 31 FDFP in each of those 5 wins. In their last 5 games, Ottawa is averaging 36 shots on goal per game.
Kevin Lankinen ($7,100/7,000)/Malcolm Subban ($6,900/$7,000)
Whoever starts tonight for the Blackhawks will probably be where I end up on DraftKings tonight. Neither of the two Chicago netminders has been stellar of late, but Florida has not been racking up the goals either. In their last 10 games, Florida is averaging 32.4 shots on goal per game, but just 2.4 goals per game. With how low these goalies are priced we just need a decent night in net for them to return value. I do think Demko can be the top goalie tonight, but on DK I can use that $1K elsewhere to bolster my forwards and still get solid fantasy output from my goalie.
If you want to play the ownership game, Jacob Markstrom ($7,600/$7,500) against Edmonton is where I would go. Markstrom should have next to no ownership since the majority of people will most likely look to have some exposure to Edmonton with how well they have been playing. I am not saying this is the best way to go tonight, but if you are making multiple lineups and want to hedge that the Oilers don’t go off, Markstrom is a good play.
Other Options: Marc-Andre Fleury ($8,500/$8,400), Ilya Samsonov ($8,400/$8,200), Cal Petersen ($7,400/$7,200), Tristan Jarry ($7,700)
NHL DFS: Slate Overview
As I mentioned in the open, the Sharks/Golden Knights game has a 6.5 O/U for tonight meaning that is where I want to start when looking to build stacks (outside of Edmonton).
San Jose @ Vegas
Vegas ranks first in the league in goals against, but they are allowing over 2 goals per game in their last 5 games. San Jose is scoring over 3 goals per game in their last 5 and I don’t think Fleury shuts the Sharks out tonight. I know Flower did just shut the Sharks out back on March 6th, but I think they net a couple of goals tonight. I am mainly interested in the top line from San Jose of Evander Kane ($6,500/$7,000), Logan Couture ($6,200/$7,400), and Kevin Labanc ($4,300/$4,400). This line is the only one that has been producing regularly for Sharks. In their last 10 games together they have combined for 18 goals and 15 assists.
Other San Jose Options: Tomas Hertl($4,200/$5,800) and Timo Meier ($5,400/$5,600) L2 Mini stack. On defense you can go Brent Burns ($6,800/$6,400), Erik Karlsson ($4,700/4,600), or Mario Ferraro ($3,500/$3,700)
Now, where I really want to look is on the Vegas side of this game. There is a wide variety of options to go with on this side of the game. Obviously, the top line from the Golden Knights is in play as always and is one of the top options, but if you need to save some salary there are other ways to go. Jonathan Marchessault ($5,500/$6,000) is a way to pivot off the chalkier Stephenson and Pacioretty options for a PP1 stack. If you wanted to make a lower-owned PP2 stack from Vegas, Alex Tuch ($5,400/4,800) is my favorite play for that. Both William Karlsson ($4,700/$5,500) and Reilly Smith ($4,400/$4,600) are good skaters to pair with Tuch. Now you can get really different and get a piece of all three of the top lines for Vegas with your PP2 stack and add Mark Stone ($6,000/$7,500) to Tuch and one of Karlsson/Smith. Stone is more of a DK play based on his low salary there compared to FD. On defense with Pietrangelo out, Shea Theodore is the best option, but if you are going PP2, Dylan Coghlan ($3,900/$4,100) is the cheaper defensive option.
Other Stacking Options:
Top Line Stacks:
- Pittsburgh 1 vs Boston
- Chicago 1 vs Florida
- Philadelphia 1 vs NYR
- Washington 1 vs Buffalo
- Winnipeg 2 vs Montreal
- Boston 1 vs Pittsburgh
- Los Angeles 1 vs St. Louis
- NYR 2 vs Philadelphia
Top Value Stacks:
- Winnipeg 3 vs Montreal
- Philadelphia 2 vs NYR
- Boston 2 vs Pittsburgh
- Philadelphia 3 vs NYR
- Los Angeles 2 vs St. Louis
- Pittsburgh 2 vs Boston
NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings
Top Defensemen
- Darnells Nurse (EDM)
- Jeff Petry (MTL)
- John Carlson (WAS)
- Shea Theodore (VGK)
- Charlie McAvoy (BOS)
- Kris Letang (PIT)
- Tyson Barrie (EDM)
- Neal Pionk (WPG)
- Drew Doughty (LA)
- Thomas Chabot (OTT)
Top Value Defensemen:
- Adam Boqvist (CHI)
- Dylan Coghlan (VGK)
- Nick Jensen (WAS)
- Travis Hamonic (VAN)
- Derek Forbort (WPG)
- Adam Larsson (EDM)
- Travis Sanheim (PHI)
- Sean Walker (LA)
- Gustav Forsling (FLA)
- Brian Dumoulin (PIT)
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