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Tonight, we have a nice 8 game slate with some big hitters on it and some sneaky plays. This one feels like a good place to get some leverage and play the not-so-obvious plays. Let’s dive into the best NHL DFS plays for tonight. Good luck!

Goalies

Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets: The Jets host the Kings tonight, and Helly is a better bet on home ice than he is on the road. He is one of the more solid goalies, and he has a nice looking matchup tonight.

Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: Freddie and the Canes have a pretty nice matchup tonight against the Sharks in San Jose. This is a bit of a safer play, as SJ is just not that great offensively.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators: The Preds host the Oilers tonight, and Edmonton has a tendency to be better on home ice than on the road. This is a great upside spot for Saros, and as long as they shut down the McDavid/Draisaitl duo, he could be in line for a big game.

Others to Consider: Ilya Sorokin (NYI), Jake Oettinger (DAL), Alexandar Georgiev (COL)

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).

Buffalo Sabres 1 – Tage Thompson/Alex Tuch/Jeff Skinner/Rasmus Dahlin: The Sabres host the Lightning tonight, and this is about the Sabres’ opportunity to take advantage of a banged up team. Johansson for the Lightning began this season on a rough note, and there is no reason that shouldn’t continue tonight. This should be a decent leverage spot.

Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Seth Jarvis/Michael Bunting/Brent Burns/Tony DeAngelo: This unit has a great matchup tonight against a pretty poor Sharks team. They should be able to light the lamp a few times. If going the full unit, choose between DeAngelo and Burns, rather than playing them together.

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).

Tampa Bay Lightning 1 – Brayden Point/Nikita Kucherov/Brandon Hagel/Victor Hedman: The Buffalo/Tampa game should feature a ton of scoring, and this is the only productive line so far for Tampa. They should see their chances tonight, and will likely be able to capitalize on a few of them.

Winnipeg Jets 1 – Mark Scheifele/Kyle Connor/Gabriel Vilardi/Josh Morrissey: The Jets host the Kings tonight in what should be a decent matchup for them. This is more about the goalie matchup than it is the even strength matchup, so make sure Talbot gets the start for the Kings.

Nashville Predators 3 – Tommy Novak/Luke Evangelista/Philip Tomasino: The Preds’ top line will most likely be chasing McDavid and company around tonight, opening up a decent matchup for this line against the depth of the Oilers. They provide good value and could be a great leverage play in deep GPPs.

Minnesota Wild 2 – Marcus Johansson/Joel Eriksson Ek/Matt Boldy: Playing this line completely hinges on if Boldy plays tonight. If he is in, then this line is full go. If not, then you can pivot to the top line. The Wild get the Canadiens tonight in a solid matchup.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: COL1, EDMPP, NYI2, DAL1, VGK1

Value Options – DraftKings

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!

Center: Adam Lowry ($3600) – Winnipeg Jets

Wing: Philip Tomasino ($3300) – Nashville Predators

Defense: Matt Dumba ($3100) – Arizona Coyotes

Value Options – FanDuel

Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!

Center: Wyatt Johnston ($4100) – Dallas Stars

Wing: Luke Evangelista ($3900) – Nashville Predators

Defense: Darren Raddysh ($3700) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Cash Considerations

Consider these NHL DFS plays in your cash lineups tonight. Be sure to stack!

Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers

Wing: Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning

Defense: Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars

Goalie: Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes

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