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NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks for DraftKings and Fanduel (Dec 30)

Jared Levitt
written by Jared Levitt

Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot, where I’ll go through the top NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel. 

It’s Saturday and that means we have ourselves a nice-sized slate of NHL DFS. Tonight, the NHL schedule makers have blessed us with a very manageable 7 games. While it’s manageable, it’s a tough slate on paper as there are really only 2-3 games that have blowout potential per Vegas. We have a bunch of teams battling that are close in the standings.

Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money!

NHL DFS Goalies

Jake Allen vs. Florida Panthers

If you’ve followed my writings, you know that the one thing I love to do is chase cheap goaltending. Tonight will be no different as I’m going to be chasing Jake Allen tonight. Allen hasn’t played much over the last few weeks, just 2 games to be exact. In those 2 games, however, he’s been very solid with a .938 save % and just a 2.01 GAA. Those are great numbers, and they’re even better when you factor in his $7k price tag.

Is he a sure thing? Very far from it. The Florida Panthers are a dynamic offense that can score in bunches. Just take last night against the Rangers for instance as they scored 4 against Quick. That said, they played a tough one last night and could be a little tired tonight. I’m willing to take the chance with a $7k goaltender this evening. He’s best reserved for GPP’s.

Joel Hofer vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Staying with the theme of cheap goaltending, I’m going to bring Joel Hofer into my bin of goaltenders tonight. He too checks off some boxes for me. He’s cheap and playing extremely well right now. Over the last 3 weeks, Hofer has played in 3 games. He’s posted a .966 save % and has allowed just 1.22 goals per game. For a goaltender that’s just $7.1k tonight on DK, those are exceptional numbers.

Like Allen, he doesn’t come without risks this evening. Pittsburgh is playing some of their best hockey of the season as they’ve gone 3-1-1 over their last 5, while scoring 3.2 goals per game. Something working in Hofer’s favor though is that they are also taking around 32 shots per game. That means he’ll have a great chance of returning value in this one. He’s also best reserved for GPP’s.

Other goalies: Pyotr Kochetkov and Anthony Stolarz

NHL DFS Stacks – Main

Pittsburgh 1 (Crosby, Guentzel, Rakell) vs. St. Louis Blues

If you aren’t playing Hofer in net tonight, I highly recommend the top line for Pittsburgh tonight. Vegas has Pittsburgh currently at 3.6 goals tonight and that trails only Florida. The Blues have been about average of late as they’ve allowed 3 goals per game over the last couple of weeks. Nothing awful, but this shows that the Penguins can squeak a few by the Blues tonight in this one.

This top line for Pittsburgh has been playing great. Over their last 3 games, they have combined to score 3 goals and have also played pretty strong defensively. They also have a very strong 47 SATF over those 3 games. Only a few lines playing tonight have stronger numbers than them. The player I’ll be building around first in this line will be Jake Guentzel. He’s been the top player as he’s scored 3 and helped on another 3 over his last 5 games. He also has a very strong 23-scoring chances over those 5. He has upside at his $7.6 salary tonight.

Next up I’ll either go full stack with deploying Crosby and Rakell. Rakell’s price tag of just $3.8k tonight will make it much easier to go full stack and that’s how I’m trending right now. Both Rakell and Crosby have very similar numbers over their last 5, making it easier to make the full stack viable. 18 scoring chances over 5 games for a guy that’s below $4k is very strong.

Carolina 1 (Aho, Svechnikov, Teravainen) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Vegas has this game fairly close, with the Maple Leafs having a slight edge in goals with 3.4 for them vs. 3.3 for the Hurricanes. I just don’t see it. I see Carolina taking this one tonight with ease. The Maple Leafs are coming off a brutal loss last night to the Blue Jackets in 6-5 OT thriller. They are just not a good defensive team. Over the last 2 weeks, they’ve averaged giving up over 4 goals per game. That’s horrendous, and it very much brings the Hurricanes into play tonight.

My lean right now is this top line for Carolina. They’ve been good over the last 3 games, scoring a combined 3 goals. If we go out a little further, we have to love what we see out of Svechnikov as he has 5 goals and 3 assists over his last 5 games. He’s also been taking on average 3 shots on net per game. He’ll be my core to this Hurricanes stack as his price tag of $5.2 is very fair this evening.

The leader of this line though is Sebastion Aho. He’s been marvelous over his last 5 games. No player skating tonight has more points over their last 5 games than Aho as he has 12 points over those 5. It’s mostly been assists as he has 10 over those 5 games. With his recent production, his $7.2k price tag is also very fair. I may just go in a 2-man stack on this one as Teravainen doesn’t bring much in the way of fantasy production. You could easily bring in someone like Bunting to make it more of a power play stack and he’s also significantly cheaper at just $3.6k.

Other stacks I like tonight:

New Jersey 1 vs. Boston (this Boston team has some holes in their D)

Boston 1 vs. New Jersey

Florida 1 and 2 vs. Montreal

Toronto 1 vs. Carolina

LA 1 and 2 vs. Edmonton

Edmonton 1 vs. LA

Value D

Matt Roy – $3.9k

Mattias Ekholm – $4k

Hampus LIndholm – $3.2k

Erik Cerniak – $2.7k

NHL DFS Summary

This is a tough slate tonight and one that I would recommend taking it lightly. With DK contests on the lower end, it’s a night to not go crazy with your bankroll. Both the top lines for Pittsburgh and Carolina fit perfectly tonight if you’re willing to roll out some value D tonight. I will be. Join me for the ride.

Make sure to drop into Discord where we’re constantly talking about plays for every slate.

Good luck and hope to see you in the green.   

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NHL DFS The Saturday Slapshot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Jan. 1)

Joel Bartilotta
written by 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.  Today we have a split slate.  A 5 game slate starting at 1 pm EST, and then a 4 game slate at 7 pm EST that includes this year’s NHL Winter Classic. 

Goaltending – Early Slate

Linus Ullmark ($8.3k DK/$8k FD) vs. Buffalo Sabres – Ullmark is a bit more than I typically spend on a goalie, but the spot this afternoon is just too much to pass up.  Coming out of the extended Christmas break, the Sabres have only scored 4 goals in 2 games.  The 2 goals per game are pretty much in line with the whole month of December as they averaged just 2.1 goals per game in 10 games played. 

Ullmark has played pretty sparingly this season, but when he’s played he’s been pretty good.  In the 6 games he’s played since November 20, he’s been under 15 DK points just once.  In those 6 games, he has 2 games over 30 DK points.  I can easily envision him getting around the 25 point mark tonight against one of the more low-powered offenses in the NHL.       

Sergei Bobrovsky ($8.5k DK/$8.5k FD) vs. Montreal Canadiens – Like Ullmark, Bobrovsky is in the salary range I tend to stay away from.  That said, he too is in just a great spot.  In the month of December, the Canadiens scored just 1.67 goals per game in their 9 contests. 

Bobrovsky hasn’t been overly sharp this year.  He’s given up at least 3 goals in all but 3 contests this year.  This is a great bounce-back spot for him though with how poorly the Canadiens have been.  

Ilya Sorokin ($7.5k DK/$8.4k FD) vs. Edmonton Oilers – I like this play much better on DK than FD and this is strictly a GPP play as Edmonton can score goals in bunches.  It’s not safe by any means.  Sorokin has quietly put together a very solid season.  On the year he has a 2.49 GAA and a .926 save percentage. 

If we look at his season as a whole, he’s had one dud and that was all the way back on November 16 vs. the Panthers.  He scored under 13 DK points just once in the month of December.  This is the Oilers third road game in 4 days and I expect to see some tired legs out of them.  Sorokin is a risky play this afternoon, but he’s been solid all year and we aren’t paying an arm and a leg for him.   

Stacks – Early Slate

Carolina 1 (Aho/Niederreiter/Teravainen) + Slavin

Columbus is one of my favorite teams to stack against when playing NHL DFS.  They’ve been giving up goals in droves this season.  During the month of December, their opponents scored more than 3.5 goals per game against them.  A lot of this has been due to how poorly defensively they’ve been playing.  No team on the early slate gave up more high danger chances per game in December than the Blue Jackets at 12.67.  Giving up that many high-quality chances is just asking for trouble. 

With the Hurricanes healthy post their covid outbreak, they’re back to being a high-powered offense.  This trio is where the offense starts.  Of the 4 goals the Hurricanes scored on Thursday, 3 came from this line, and the line combined for 5 total points.  They should have no problem replicating that today against a poor defensive team.  My favorites on this line are Niederreiter and Teravainen as they are the cheaper parts to it.  Over $8k for Aho is a lot, but if you can afford it, go for it. 

Florida Power Play 1 (Barkov/Duclair/Huberdeau/Reinhart/Weegar)

No team has given up more power-play goals in the NHL this season than the Montreal Canadiens.  They are currently tied with the Canucks with 31 power-play goals against.  The majority of this power-play unit plays together on the second line so if you want to save some money, you can certainly cut out Barkov. 

My preferences here with forwards are Duclair and Huberdeau.  Duclair has 3 goals in his last 4 games and Huberdeau has 7 points in 5 games.  The two of them plus Weegar should be able to put up some damage today.  

Islanders 2 (Pageau/Beauvillier/Dal Colle) + Dobson

I’ve given 2 pretty high-priced stacks in Carolina and Florida.  Although I love the Islanders’ first line, we need to find some salary savings.  We can get that with the second line of the Islanders today.  I love the Oilers.  They have 2 of the best players in the NHL on their team.  That said, they are awful defensively.  During the month of December, they gave up 3.73 goals per game.  That’s top of any team on this afternoon slate.  It’s bad, very bad. 

This second line should get Beauvillier back today as he cleared Covid protocols yesterday.  This season has been a bit of a struggle for Beauvillier and Pageau as they have combined for just 9 goals this season.  That said, they’re in a great matchup today and one of these guys should be able to put the puck in the back of the net.  

Other stacks (Bos 1, NYI 1, Car 2, Fla 1, Edm 1, Nash 1)

Top Defenseman

  • Noah Dobson
  • Mackenzie Weegar
  • Jacob Slavin
  • David Savard
  • Jake McCabe
  • Charlie McAvoy
  • Darnell Nurse

Evening Slate Notes

I’m not as big of a fan of the evening slate as I am with the early slate. That said, I love hockey and will probably still throw in a lineup.  With goaltending, we shouldn’t get fancy.  He’ll be highly owned, but Thatcher Demko is playing amazing right now.  He’s won 8 of his last 9 contests and in that stretch, he’s given up 2 goals or less 7 times.  Don’t overthink this one, even though he’ll be very popular.

In terms of stacks for tonight, look no farther than the LA Kings as they get to take on Martin Jones and the Flyers.  The majority of the offense with the Kings comes from their top line of Kopitar, Iafallo, and Kempe.  You’ll also want a piece of Matt Roy if you are playing the Kings.  He’s still priced under $5k on DK which does seem like it’s a bit low for his production of late. 

I’ll also want to grab a piece of the NHL’s Winter Classic between the Wild and the Blues.  This should be a fun game as both offenses have been pretty good of late.  You could make a case for a game stack here.  For St Louis, their second line is where I always start.  Robert Thomas is back and is still at just $3.7k on DK.  I love pairing him with Tarasenko tonight. 

On the Wild side of things, I’d go Hartman and Kaprizov.  The only concern though is they are very pricey.  A cheap way to get some extra exposure to them is to pair them with Alex Goligoski.  He plays with them on the top power-play unit and is also on the top defensive unit.  His cost is only $3,300 and has been producing of late.  He’s been under 10 DK points just once in his last 4.  

When setting NHL lineups today, make sure you are using our optimizer.

Good luck and hope to see you in the green!

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NHL DFS The Saturday Slapshot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Oct. 23)

Joel Bartilotta
written by Joel Bartilotta

Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot.  I’m Jared and I’ll be your host.  Tonight we have a solid 10 game slate where I’ll be highlighting some of my top plays for tonight’s NHL slate on Fanduel and Draftkings. 

Before we dive in I want to highlight some terms you’ll see in my article:

  • Corsi – Any shot attempt (goals, shots on net, misses and blocks) outside of the shootout
  • Even Strength – Play where both teams have the same number of players (including goalies) on the ice. Includes 5v5, 4v4, 3v3
  • Power Play – Play where the team has more players on the ice than their opponent due to penalties. Includes 5v4, 5v3, 4v3
  • Penalty Kill – Play where the team has fewer players on the ice than their opponent due to penalties. Includes 4v5, 3v4, 3v5

Goaltending

Thomas Greiss ($7.2k DK/$7k FD) vs. Montreal Canadiens – Greiss is the projected starter for the Red Wings and if he does indeed get the nod between the pipes I’m all in.  The Canadiens have been brutal to start to the year as they are still yet to find the win column.  Through their first 5 games they’ve only managed to score 3 even strength goals.  In Greiss we have a goaltender who’s look solid in his first two outings with a .969 save % and just a 1 GAA. 

Frederik Andersen ($8.1k DK/$7.8k FD) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – Through his first 3 starts on the year Andersen has looked extremely sharp.  He’s been averaging 30 saves per game and has a .938 save %.  With Cam Atkins no longer on the squad, this Blue Jackets team is nowhere near as scary as they used to be. 

They’ve been averaging less than 2 even strength goals per game in their 4 first games and if the Hurricanes can stay out of the penalty box I don’t see any reason why Anderson won’t keep up his string of solid starts.  I do like his price quite a bit better on FD than DK, but he’s a solid play on both.

Jordan Binnington ($8.5k DK/$7.5k FD) vs. Los Angeles Kings – While he’s playable on DK, this is more of a FD play tonight since he’s $1k cheaper there. Binnington gets an extremely solid match up tonight.  After the Kings exploded for 6 goals on opening, they’ve only been able to muster 5 goals in their last 3 games.  Binnington is coming off his best start of the year in which he saved 42 of the 43 shots that the Vegas Knights had.  Look for Binnington to post another strong performance tonight.

Stacks

Carolina 2 (Andrei Svechnikov/Vincent Trocheck/Martin Necas)

Svechnikov has been rolling to start the year.  Through just 3 games he has 4 goals and 5 points.  Him and his line mates get a great match up tonight vs. a Blue Jackets team that has been challenged to start the year.  The Blue Jackets have a Corsi % of 45% (really want to be above 50%) at even strength to start the year.  They’re giving up way more shot attempts than they taking themselves. 

Another way to get exposure to the Hurricanes tonight is to go with their PP1.  You can drop Necas and add in either Sebastian Aho or Tony DeAngelo.  Any way you slice it, I really like the Hurricanes chances of putting up a big number tonight and it’s all going to start with Svechnikov.  He’s your Hurricanes lock and you’ll want to build around him. 

Detroit PP1 (Dylan Larkin/Tyler Bertuzzi/Nick Leddy/Lucas Raymond)

I focused on the Canadiens struggles scoring goals above, now I’m going to focus on their inability to keep the puck out of the net.  Through their first 5 games the Canadiens have given up 8 power play goals.  Their penalty kill has been atrocious and I really want to attack it.  Bertuzzi, Larkin, and Raymond all play together at even strength and on the power play. 

Those that hang out in discord know my affinity for Raymond.  He scored his first goal of his career the other night and I love his chances of adding to that total tonight.  This trio is going to be a ton of fun to watch this year and they get a soft match up tonight.  On DK, I’m probably going to fade Bertuzzi and play Leddy because $7.6k is just a bit more than I’d like to pay for him.  On FD though, Bertuzzi is just $4.9k and is a must play in my eyes. 

Vancouver 1 (Elias Pettersson/JT Miller/Brock Boeser)

Of all the teams playing tonight, no team has given up more high danger chances at even strength than the Seattle Kraken.  They’ve given up 11 through their first 5 games.  They’ve also given up a ton of scoring chances through those 5 as their opponents have had more than 23 scoring chances per game.  In comparison a team like the Predators is only giving up 18 per game. 

My favorite pieces of this stack are Pettersson and Miller.  The two of them have combined for 29 shots this season and 13 high danger scoring chances.  With the Kraken’s propensity to give up high danger chances and their ability to get those some types of chances, I really like their chances find the back of the net multiple times tonight. 

Other stacks (Islanders PP1, Florida Panthers 1, Arizona Coyotes 1, St. Louis Blues 1)

Value Defenseman

Sean Walker – Averaging more than 20 minutes per game on the ice.  Has averaged more than 4 shots + blocks per game and is also seeing power play time

Erik Cernak – Isn’t seeing power play time, but is on the nice for more than 20 minute per game.  Also averaging more than 4 shots + blocks per game.

Brett Pesce – Has played 23, 23, and 22 minutes in 3 games so far.  Last game had 5 blocks.  Love playing guys that have no regard for their bodies and willing to block that many shots

Brady Skjei – The ex Rangers defenseman has been putting in the work this year.  20 minutes of ice time per game.  Averaging multiple shots + blocks per game.

Summary

We have a great slate tonight with 10 games on top.  The Hurricanes and Red Wings are my favorite spots for offense tonight.  Both teams should put up a big number.  While I didn’t mention the Maple Leafs they get a great match up tonight, especially if Casey DeSmith is between the pipes.

Good luck and hope to see you in the green!

Make sure you follow me on Twitter at @rangerzfan79 and be sure to sign up for an ALL ACCESS GOLD ACCOUNT here at Win Daily Sports. Gain access to our Projection Models and jump into our Discord where we will have our experts talking plays across every sport and slate! 

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