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Monday brings us a fairly large nine game slate with a lot of options. Monday slates tend to be a little smaller, but with tomorrow being Halloween, they chose to make tonight the bigger of the early week. Let’s look at the best NHL DFS plays for tonight. Good luck!

Goalies

Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins: This is a very solid upside matchup tonight for Ullmark on home ice against the Panthers. This carries some risk, but Florida is scoring just 2.2 goals per game through their last five.

Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars: This is considered a somewhat safe pick, as the Stars should handle the Blue Jackets at home tonight. Keep this one reserved for cash and single entry tournaments.

John Gibson – Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks head to Pittsburgh tonight to face the Penguins in what should be an interesting game. The Pens have been poor over their last five, and giving up a bunch of chances, so there is a legitimate chance for a surprise win tonight. The shot upside will be there as well.

High Risk Goalie Pick – Carter Hart – Philadelphia Flyers: The Flyers are supposed to stink, but have been playing decent hockey to start this season. Tonight, they get the Carolina Hurricanes in Philly. The Canes love to fire off low danger shots, so this is a nice upside spot with a bunch of risk.

Others to Consider: Adin Hill (VGK), Connor Hellebuyck (WPG)

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).

Dallas Stars 1 – Roope Hintz/Jason Robertson/Joe Pavelski/Miro Heiskanen: The Stars host Columbus tonight, and this is a great spot for some offensive upside. They won’t really be hard matching any particular line, but Columbus is not exactly a defensive juggernaut, surrendering the 13th worst HDCA/60 as a team.

Vegas Golden Knights Power Play – Jack Eichel/Chandler Stephenson/Mark Stone/Jonathan Marchessault/Shea Theodore: The Knights host the Canadiens tonight, and Montreal has taken the most penalties per game so far this season. This power play unit should be able to take advantage of that and put a couple on the board.

Tampa Bay Lightning 2 – Nick Paul/Steven Stamkos/Brandon Hagel: This line should match the top line for Seattle tonight in a great matchup. Tampa 1 should carry some ownership, so this line is a great leverage spot and has a better matchup on paper than the top line.

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).

Anaheim Ducks 2 – Mason McTavish/Ryan Strome/Frank Vatrano: This is a really interesting spot for the Ducks tonight, as they should face the Malkin line for a majority of the night. These guys will carry little to no ownership and are in a good enough spot to have a bunch of upside.

Florida Panthers 2 – Eetu Luostarinen/Matthew Tkachuk/Carter Verhaeghe: This line is in an interesting spot against the Bruins tonight. If you don’t trust Ullmark, you can definitely roll these guys.

Philadelphia Flyers 3 – Noah Cates/Bobby Brink/Joel Farabee: This line is in a good spot against the second line for the Hurricanes tonight. They provide a ton of value and should have some chances.

Detroit Red Wings 1 – Dylan Larkin/Lucas Raymond/Alex Debrincat/Mo Seider: The Red Wings’ top line should sneak under the radar tonight but has a very, very juicy matchup with the top Islander line. There is risk here because Sorokin is solid, but this is a great place to look for deep GPP.

NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: PIT1, CAR1, BOSPP

Value Options – DraftKings

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

Center: Noah Cates ($2900) – Philadelphia Flyers

Wing: Ivan Barbashev ($3800) – Vegas Golden Knights

Defense: Darren Raddysh ($2800) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Value Options – FanDuel

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

Center: Nicholas Paul ($4300) – Tampa Bay Lightning

Wing: Noah Cates ($3700) – Philadelphia Flyers

Defense: Justin Barron ($3600) – Montreal Canadiens

Cash Considerations

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

Center: Jack Eichel – Vegas Golden Knights

Wing: Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars

Defense: Charlie McAvoy – Boston Bruins

Goalie: Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars

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