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Happy Forsberg Tuesday!
It’s time for another big NHL DFS slate with nine games on the schedule for Tuesday. There are a few huge games on the slate, but ironically I am not sure how I want to play them. Carolina is on the second night of a back-to-back in Tampa Bay, the Rangers head into Pittsburgh who put up 11 goals on Sunday, and Colorado heads into Calgary for a potential Western Conference final preview.
Nashville is on one of the best spots on the slate on Tuesday at home against Ottawa. I will also have a new section for power-play stacks for Tuesday’s slate since I found two teams that are in great spots.
NHL DFS: Goalies
Even with nine games on the slate, goaltending is actually pretty shallow on Tuesday. There are two great options, but they are the highest-priced goalies (on DK). Whoever is in net for Florida and Minnesota are the top plays, but I don’t think I will go there.
My two favorite plays should surprise no one if you’ve been here all season. Juuse Saros and John Gibson are both in different situations but both should have good nights. Ottawa’s offense is not one that should intimidate anyone the only issue could be they don’t shoot enough so Saros will need to keep it to one or zero goals for value. Gibson is at home against the Stars on Tuesday. Dallas is scoring just over 3 goals and taking 31 shots on goal per game in their last twelve games.
In that same game, Jake Oettinger is also a good play as Anaheim is not a top offense and doesn’t pose a huge threat offensively. Jeremy Swayman is confirmed to start for Boston against Toronto, and while I do like a game stack here, Swayman is one of the best GPP goalies on the slate.
Other Options: Semyon Varlamov, Antii Raanta
NHL DFS: Slate Overview
Stacks to build around:
Two teams that are in the best spots on Tuesday are Minnesota and Nashville. Both teams are at home and have much inferior competition on the schedule.
Minnesota’s top line is really the only one I am interested in there. Kirill Kaprizov is expensive, but he has six points in his last five and averaging nearly four shots on goal per game. Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello are great complementary pieces to Kaprizov. If you want to use dman for a stack here, all three of Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon, and Matthew Dumba are the way to go.
As for Nashville, their top line is always in play for me. Filip Forsberg has nine points (5 goals) and 17 shots on goal in his last five games. Matt Duchene has six points in his last five, and Ryan Johansen or Mikael Granlund can complete a three-man stack. On defense, Roman Josi is the top and obvious play, but otherwise, Alexandre Carrier and Jeremy Lauzon are cheaper options.
Nashville’s third line has also been playing extremely well of late also. Tanner Jeannot has 2 goals and 2 assists in his last five but is really only playable on DK. Both Yakov Trenin and Colton Sissons are two other value plays to use with Jeannot.
Game Stacks:
With Ilya Sorokin likely out for the Islanders, a Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders game stack is certainly an option on Tuesday. Both teams’ top lines are great plays and work well together pricing-wise. New York’s top line of Brock Nelson centering Anthony Beauvillier and Anders Lee is semi-expensive but has been hot. Both Nelson and Lee have seven points each in their last five games. Beauvillier is cheaper but has not been playing as well. Both Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock are solid defensemen but will cost you. Andy Greene is a decent cheap option because he is reliant on blocked shots.
Looking at Columbus, their top line is also the best play. Patrik Laine is the one expensive piece and their best play. Both Jack Roslovic and Gustav Nyquist are $3K and under on DK and make this a good value line stack. On defense, Zach Werenski is the best play, but Andrew Peeke and Jake Bean are better value pieces as they are not point reliant. Line two for Columbus is also a good option on this slate as well.
Another game I am looking to stack is the Bruins and Leafs. For me this is fairly simple, I want to stack Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner with a cheap dman like Holl or Brodie to balance the stack. For Boston, their third line of Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic, and Craig Smith is a good value. If you can make it work, the B’s second like with Taylor Hall and David Pastrnak being centered but Erik Haula is the better stack.
Power-Play Stacks
Florida is, as usual, one of the top overall teams on the slate. I am interested in the Panthers’ power-play on this slate especially. Montreal has allowed 12 power-play goals in their last 13 games and Floriday has one of the top units in the NHL. The Panthers are now using a five-forward first unit now with Barkov and Huberdeau being the top plays on this unit. Claude Giroux was recently acquired and is both on the top line and top PP unit. Sam Reinhart and Anthony Duclair round out this unit. Running any three of these guys together will be my top overall play, but you should include one of Barkov or Huberdeau in any Florida PP stack.
Now, for a cheaper, lesser owned stack. Dallas has allowed nine power-play goals in their last 12 games making Anaheim’s power-play units a great value play. Derek Grant, Ryan Getzlaf, and Trevor Zegras is my preferred build for this stack. Jamie Drysdale and Gerald Mayhew round out the five-man unit.
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