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Welcome to Monday! With the holiday coming up, the schedule for the NHL gets a little weird. Monday usually means a short slate, but tonight we have 10 games to sift through. There are a lot of interesting places to look tonight, and it should be a fun one to break down. Let’s get right into it. Good luck!
Goalies
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues: Binny and the Blues host the Ducks tonight, and the Blues have been streaking. Binnington has finally started to put something together and has looked very solid of late. This should be a safe place to get a win.
Antti Raanta – Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes head to Winnipeg tonight to face the Jets, and this is a decent spot for Raanta. He has solid numbers over his last five, and he has a good chance at a win tonight.
Logan Thompson – Vegas Golden Knights: The Knights head to Vancouver tonight to face the Canucks, and Thompson continues to be a solid option in net. He carries a little bit of risk, as the Canucks are a little better at home, but he should still be a decent option.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Vitek Vanecek – New Jersey Devils: The Devils host the Oilers tonight, and Vanecek has some stellar looking numbers. He should see a bunch of shots tonight, and as long as he keeps playing the way he has, he should carry some great upside potential.
Others to Consider: Juuse Saros (NSH), James Reimer (SJS), Linus Ullmark (BOS)
Lines to Build Around
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
St. Louis Blues 1 – Robert Thomas/Jordan Kyrou/Pavel Buchnevich/Torey Krug: The Blues will be without Vladimir Tarasenko on this top line tonight, so Kyrou moves up. Just two days ago, this same matchup happened, and Buchnevich/Thomas combined for six points on eight shots. Fire up the Blues’ top line tonight.
Calgary Flames Power Play – Elias Lindholm/Nazem Kadri/Jonathan Huberdeau/Tyler Toffoli/Rasmus Andersson: The Flames head to Philly tonight, where they should have a field day against a Flyers team that is just not very good. The power play look gets you access to multiple lines, and scoring might be spread out tonight for the Flames.
New Jersey Devils 1 – Nico Hischier/Tomas Tatar/Fabian Zetterlund/Dougie Hamilton: The Devils have been phenomenal over the last month or so, and have won 12 straight. They face Edmonton tonight, which sounds like a tall task, but this is a great opportunity for them. The top line is in a fantastic even strength matchup tonight, and they should be able to pot a few goals.
San Jose Sharks 1 – Tomas Hertl/Kevin Labanc/Timo Meier/Erik Karlsson: The Sharks host the Senators tonight, and this line is set up for what could be a huge night. Their even strength matchup looks fantastic, and they have been playing very, very well over the last couple of weeks.
High Risk Lines
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 – Auston Matthews/Michael Bunting/William Nylander/Morgan Rielly: This top line for the Leafs has a nice matchup tonight at home against the Islanders, who have been bleeding chances. The risk here comes in with Sorokin, who can be solid in net, and the fact that the Islanders do have the ability to slow down good offensive teams. Tonight should be a tall task for that defense though, and this is a good place to consider.
Vegas Golden Knights 1 – Jack Eichel/Mark Stone/Chandler Stephenson/Alex Pietrangelo: This top line has a date with the Canucks’ top line, and that sets up for a really nice matchup. This line’s numbers have been very, very good, and they should be able to handle that matchup, even though the top line for the Canucks has been somewhat limiting defensively.
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – Vladislav Namestnikov/Corey Perry/Ross Colton: The Lighting and Bruins game tonight should be a great battle. Both teams are looking good of late, and there are superstars up and down each lineup. The matching schemes for the Lightning suggest that the depth lines could be the difference makers, and that’s where this line comes in. They have a good even strength matchup tonight, and could provide some great value.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: BOSPP, CAR2, WPG2, DAL1, NYI2, VAN2
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Robert Thomas ($4000) – St. Louis Blues
Wing: Andrew Mangiapane ($3000) – Calgary Flames
Defense: Esa Lindell ($3100) – Dallas Stars
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Jesperi Kotkaniemi ($3800) – Carolina Hurricanes
Wing: Andrew Mangiapane ($4600) – Calgary Flames
Defense: Jaycob Megna ($3800) – San Jose Sharks
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs
Wing: Jordan Kyrou – St. Louis Blues
Defense: Dougie Hamilton – New Jersey Devils
Goalie: Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Patrice Bergeron (BOS): over 3.5 shots on goal (+115 on DK Sportsbook)
Andrei Svechnikov (CAR): over 3.5 shots on goal (+120 on DK Sportsbook)
Chandler Stephenson (VGK): anytime goal scorer (+250 on DK Sportsbook)
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