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Welcome to the Man Advantage for October 24, 2022! We are entering the third week of the NHL season already, can you believe it?! All four sports are in full swing, and the World Series is set. It’s a beautiful time of year for sports fans. Tonight, we get a nice little six game slate that should be really fun to watch. There are quite a few places to go tonight, and this should be a high scoring slate for it being six games. Every team on the slate is projected to score 3+ goals, so we are going to have to be perfect to make some good money. Good luck!
Goalies
Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: Freddie and the Canes continue their West Coast swing with an away matchup against the Canucks tonight. The Canes are one of the highest totals on the board, and Andersen is sporting a solid 2.35 GAA so far this season. A road matchup is sometimes risky, but this feels like a safe play among a lot of risk tonight. This is a late game, so make sure you keep an eye on the news through the day to confirm he gets the start.
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues: Binnington faces the Jets tonight on the road in what should be a fairly tight game. His numbers are fantastic so far this season, with a GAA of 1.65 and a SV% of 0.94. The shot volume in this game should be fairly low, as both teams are producing less than 30 shots for per game. However, this play is more about the win and it’s hard to see Binnington giving up more than a goal or two.
Scott Wedgewood – Dallas Stars: Just as we published the article, the news broke about Greiss getting the start over Binnington in St. Louis, which moves Wedgewood into the slot for Binnington.
High Risk Goalie Pick -Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils: The Devils feel like an incredibly sneaky play tonight as they host the Capitals. When Toronto, Edmonton, and Pittsburgh are all on the slate, teams like this (and their goalies) tend to fly under the radar. The shot volume for Blackwood should be there, and his numbers have looked pretty good so far.
Others to Consider: Anton Forsberg (OTT), Logan Thompson (VGK)
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).
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Martin Necas/Stefan Noesen/Andrei Svechnikov/Brent Burns: The Canes’ power play is ranked in the middle of the pack so far this season, but the Vancouver penalty kill is ranked almost last. There may not be many chances for the Canes on the power play, but this gets you access to the top two even strength lines, which is a great setup for tonight. The focus here should be Aho/Svechnikov/Burns, but the addition of Noesen and/or Necas should make you pretty different and save you some salary.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Jason Zucker/Bryan Rust/Kris Letang: The second line for the Pens has been great so far this year, and they have a chance to continue their solid play tonight against Edmonton. This line should see the likes of the second Edmonton line for most of the night, and that sets them up very nicely. Malkin/Rust play on the power play, so pairing them with Letang makes this a hybrid second line/power play look.
New Jersey Devils Power Play – Jack Hughes/Nico Hischier/Dawson Mercer/Jesper Bratt/Dougie Hamilton: As mentioned earlier, this feels like a very sneaky play tonight. On the young season, the Capitals’ PK ranks in the bottom 10 of the league, and the Devils’ power play is ranked 11th. The Devils will also be facing Charlie Lindgren in net, who is sporting a 3.18 GAA so far this season. The Devils look real good tonight.
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).
Carolina Hurricanes 2 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi/Andrei Svechnikov/Martin Necas: Another way to roll out the Canes tonight is just to play the second line straight up. It’s a slight wrinkle from the power play above, but at a discount. Necas/Svechnikov/Burns should be a unique way to stack this line as well, and carries power play correlation. This line has been producing very well so far this year, and they are in a very good spot tonight.
St. Louis Blues Power Play – Robert Thomas/Brayden Schenn/Vladimir Tarasenko/Ivan Barbashev/Torey Krug: The Blues’ power play comes into tonight ranked 7th overall, while the Jets’ penalty kill is ranked dead last in the league. There should be a good opportunity for this unit to put up some points on the Jets tonight. This look also gets you access across multiple lines, which is a good way to stack the Blues, as their scoring can tend to be spread out.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 – William Karlsson/Jonathan Marchessault/Mike Amadio: The Golden Knights host the Leafs tonight, and this line could be very sneaky. They are a value line that could produce a bit of upside.
Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Cole Perfetti/Blake Wheeler: This is another second line that has been playing well of late, and they deserve a mention tonight against the Blues. They are probably the highest risk on this list, based on Binnington’s play so far, but they will definitely be contrarian. Make sure you don’t stack them against Binnington in the same lineup.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: DALPP1, PITPP, WSH1, EDMPP1, TORPP1
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: William Karlsson ($2900) – Vegas Golden Knights
Wing: Danton Heinen ($3200) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Defense: Brett Pesce ($3300) – Carolina Hurricanes
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Cole Perfetti ($4600) – Winnipeg Jets
Wing: Stefan Noesen ($4100) – Carolina Hurricanes
Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($3900) – Pittsburgh Penguins
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: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
Wing: Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs
Defense: Brent Burns – Carolina Hurricanes
Goalie: Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Evgeni Malkin (PIT): anytime goal scorer (+190 on DK Sportsbook)
William Karlsson (VGK): anytime goal scorer (+310 on DK Sportsbook)
Any time goal scorer parlay build for FD Sportsbook:
This pays +6886, or $688.64 for a $10 bet
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