Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot where I’ll be highlighting some of my top plays for tonight’s NHL DFS slate on Fanduel and DraftKings. Tonight we have a solid 7 game main slate.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
Goaltending
Jeremy Swayman ($8.2k DK/$8.1k FD) vs. San Jose Sharks – Over the past month, the Sharks have not been able to muster much offense. They’ve been averaging just 2.44 goals per game over the last 30 days. Guys like Hertl and Meier have gone ice cold and because of that, I’m happy to use a goalie against them tonight.
Swayman himself has been pretty good of late. Over his last 4 contests, he hasn’t scored less than 19 DK points and has only given up 4 goals over that stretch. He’s in a great spot tonight and I plan on going heavy on him. He’s already been confirmed as the starter tonight.
Andrew Hammond ($7.2k DK/$6.9k FD) vs.Ottawa Senators – Another team struggling to score goals right now is the Ottawa Senators. Since January 26, they’ve been averaging just 2.21 goals per game. That’s bad. Hammond hasn’t played much this season. In fact, he’s only played in one contest but he fared extremely well against the Islanders, stopping 30 of 32 shots. He’s not safe by any means. But he’s extremely cheap and opens up a ton of salary for us to spend on offense tonight.
Stacks
Montreal 1 (Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Josh Anderson) + Jeff Petry
If you would have told me a month ago that I’d be writing up a Canadiens line as one of my favorite lines, I would have laughed at you. Martin St. Louis has changed the culture around the team. They’re currently riding a 4 game winning streak since MSL took over behind the bench and are finally playing some inspired hockey. With Montreal, it all starts the kid Cole Caufield.
Over his last 5 games he has 4 goals and 4 assists. He has a solid 19 scoring chances over that stretch as well. He’s making things happen right now and is somehow still priced under $5k on DK. I’m going to side with Anderson on this stack, although I wouldn’t blame if you go with Suzuki or all 3. Anderson is just $3.7k tonight on DK and has 3 goals in his last 5. Look for the good times to keep rolling against the Senators tonight.
Toronto 1 (Matthews, Bunting, Marner) + Reilly
With the savings we’re getting from the Canadiens tonight, we should be able to squeeze in the expensive and explosive Maple Leafs against the Red Wings tonight. If we look at what the Red Wings have done defensively over their last 10 games, they’re someone that we can attack. They’ve been averaging 4.20 goals against over their last 10. That’s the highest on the slate. It’s been due to some really poor goaltending as their goalies have just an 87% save percentage over their past 10.
When it comes to the Leafs’ offense, it all starts with Matthews. I saw an interesting stat about him the other day. Over his last 100 games, he has scored 77 goals. That’s an insane pace. The duo of Matthews and Marner is one of the best in the league. They are extremely expensive as they’ll combine for $17.2k on DK tonight. The cheap way to go here is to pair Matthews with Bunting tonight. The Leafs should put up a crooked number tonight and I’ll want a part of it.
Ottawa 1 (Stutzle, Tkachuk, Gaudette) + Chabot
I know, I recommended Hammond tonight. He’s a risky play and if you aren’t comfortable playing him, I’d recommend going with some Senators tonight. The Canadiens are playing much better hockey since MSL took over. That’s undeniable. That said though, it’s still the same personnel that’s been hot garbage for the majority of the year. While they’ve been solid for 4, over their last 11 games they are still giving up almost 4 goals per game. At some point the honeymoon will be over and the Canadiens defense will come back down to earth.
It’s entirely possible it happens tonight. While the Senators haven’t been scoring much, they still have some pieces that are doing well and are inexpensive. Stutzle has 4 goals over his past 5 games to go along with 13 scoring chances. While Tkachuk hasn’t been overly productive, he still has 18 scoring chances over his last 5, 7 of which were high danger chances. He’s got all the talent in the world and can easily blow up tonight against the Canadiens.
Other stacks (TB 1 and 2, Col 1, Nash 1, Det 1 and 2, CGY 1 and 2)
Top Defenseman
- Moritz Seider
- Thomas Chabot
- Mikhail Sergachev
- Brayden McNabb
- Roman Josi
- Christopher Tanev
- Cale Makar
Summary
We have some high-powered offenses going tonight with the Leafs, Avalanche, and Flames in action. I love the Canadiens/Senators game as a potential game stack tonight. 2 suspect defenses going in that one.
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Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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