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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Early lock for a big Sunday slate!

We have six games on the slate for tonight and the slate locks one hour earlier than usual tonight so make sure you get your lineups in on time!

We have a pair of 6 pm (est) starts, the first being San Jose wrapping up their third, and final, five-game road trip of the season in Columbus who is on the second night of a back-to-back. Tampa Bay is Philly for what appears to be a blowout waiting to happen with how poor the Flyers have been of late. At 7:30 both the Islanders and Blackhawks play their second game in two nights with two poor playing goaltenders expected to start.

Toronto plays their second game in as many nights on the road in Winnipeg, which I expect to be joined by the next game as the highest scoring on the slate. Edmonton hosts the Kings who are making their trek through Western Canada at the moment. Last but certainly not least, what may be the game of the night, Calgary is in Vegas to take on the suddenly red hot offense of the Golden Knights.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Cash Game Goalie:

Mikko Koskinen ( vs LA)

Koskinen is not someone I will typically write or play, but on this slate, he projects as the highest-scoring goalie with the best win probability. Over his last five starts, Koskinen is averaging nearly 30 saves per game while scoring 16.5 DKFP per game. That may not seem like a high score, but that is value for his price on Sunday. If you are playing cash games on this slate, lock in Koskinen with McDavid and Draisaitl and look for value elsewhere.

Other Options: Adin Hill/James Reimer ( @ CBJ)

GPP Goalie:

Elvis Merzlikins ( vs SJ)

Mezlikins is inexpensive on both sites ($7.7K) and is in a matchup with a road-weary Sharks team. While he is coming off a bad start against Nashville, before that Merzlikins had two back-to-back solid outings. Merzlikins had a 36 save shutout at home against Winnipeg and then stopped 39 shots in a win over Vancouver. San Jose averages over 28 shots on goal per game while Columbus allows 34.5 per game (30th in the NHL). The Sharks have only scored more than two goals once in their last four and average just 2.58 per game this season (26th).

Other Options: Jacob Markstrom ( @ VGK), Connor Hellebuyck ( vs Tor), Kevin Lankinen (vs NYI)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Outside of the obvious Edmonton plays, there are plenty of other options on this slate to build around. If you are going to stack Edmonton though, obviously it starts with the dynamic duo of Batman and Ro… oh no not them, it starts with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. One or both of those guys is where ever Oilers stack start, but outside of those two players, there is not much else I love up front tonight. Kris Russell on the other hand has been a solid fantasy point producer this season without really putting up points. Russell is super cheap on both sites and is a lock for me in any Edmonton stacks on Sunday. In his last five games, Russell has one assist but is averaging 12 DKFP per game because of his 24 blocked shots in that same span.

There’s a storm heading into Motown

For me, the number one team I want to build around on Sunday is the Tampa Lightning. Tampa has scored three goals or more in nine of their last ten games and has hit four or more goals in four of those games. On the flip side Philadelphia is has allowed four goals or more in seven of their last ten and has allowed 15 goals in their last three.

Tampa’s top line is my favorite stack followed by their number power-play unit. Steven Stamkos is expensive on both sites, but his linemates are not. Ondrej Palat is under $5K on DK and under $6K on FD and Alex Barre-Boulet is near min price on both sites. ABB has not put up points yet, but he is getting ice time with two of the best players on a team that I expect 4-5 goals from. Victor Hedman can be used as an expensive defenseman, or you can use Zach Bogosian as a cheap dman as well. Bogosian, similar to Russell, does not put up real points, but he racks up fantasy points with shots on goal and blocked shots.

Lastly, you can use both Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli to round out a PP1 stack and use them either Stamkos, Palat, or Hedman for an L1/L2 mix stack for the power-play.

Looking to the Windy City boys for some value

Chicago is one of my favorite teams to build around tonight, but also one of the best teams for value as well. The Blackhawks’ top line of Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Brandon Hagel is only $15K on DraftKings and $16.8K on FanDuel. Varlamov is off to a horrendous start this season with a 3.46 GAA and an abysmal .881 save %. The veteran netminder has only allowed less than three goals once in five appearances this season (that was in a relief appearance). On defense, Seth Jones is the obvious play on defense for the Hawks, he is the top FPPG player on the slate for defensemen. Outside of Jones, both Jake McCabe and Erik Gustafsson have been getting plenty of ice time and putting up plenty of blocked shots and shot on goal points. McCabe and Gustafsson are also both min price on DK and near min price on FD.

You can use pieces of line one with Gustafsson on the top PP unit for Chicago. Joining Toews and Kane on that unit are Dylan Strome and Kirby Dach putting them both in play. Both Seth Jones and Hagel skate on the second power-play unit and you can add Alex DeBrincat for a three-man PP2 stack.

In other stacking news:

Vegas has put the band back together now that they are all healthy, so their top unit of Pacioretty/Stephenson/Stone is one of my favorite stacks on this slate. Both Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore are great plays on defense, but my favorite is Nicholas Hague. Hague is not going to put up the offensive numbers of Shea and Petro, but he racks up blocked shots and shots on goal and is very affordable. Both Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault have been finding the back of the net often for the Golden Knights of late and make for a nice L2 stack as well.

Philadephia 1 is another mid-priced stack that could prove fruitful on Sunday. Tampa is on a back-to-back to I expect Brian Elliott to get the start for them which means that Philly is also in play today.

As it is whenever they are on the slate, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in play. Of course, their top two lines are where everyone goes, and with reason. But to be different on this slate, give a look to Jason Spezza. The veteran winger is on fire with four goals in his last five games as well as an assist. Equally as hot is Wayne Simmonds who is Spezza’s winger on the Leafs’ fourth line. Simmonds has three goals and two assists in his last five as well.

With San Jose in getaway mode, I like taking a chance in tournaments with some cheap Columbus pieces. The Blue Jackets’ third line of Robinson/Kuraly/Texier is all min priced on DK and are all averaging over 15 minutes per game in their last five. Columbus themselves are on a back-to-back as well so typically we see third and fourth lines get some extra minutes in games like this.

If Koskinen is the cash game goalie, that means he should be popular so of course, I like some Kings’ stacks on this slate. Line one is the popular way to go, but line two has been the better line of late. Viktor Arvidsson has six points in his last five and 18 shots on goal. Alex Iafallo has five goals in that same span and 19 SOG. Lastly, Phillip Danault centers this line and has a couple of assists in his last five as well.

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Another big Tuesday slate!

After a small Tuesday slate last week, we are back with a big eight-game slate this week. The game of the night might be Washington at Florida. This game should be one of the highest-scoring ones on the slate and definitely a game we will want to target. Another game that should be high on the list of targets for Tuesday will be Tampa Bay and St. Louis. We also get Minnesota at home against Arizona on the second night of a back-to-back. There is also a team coming to the east from California that I expect will go completely overlooked on this slate but is my favorite team on this slate.

Brad Marchand was suspended for three games on Monday, so it will be interesting to see who gets his spot on the top line and the top PP unit. Make sure to check into discord during the day Tuesday to see any updates we have.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Cash Game Goalie:

Cam Talbot ( vs Arizona)

Like I mentioned in the open, Minnesota gets Arizona on the second night of a back-to-back. Arizona did shut out the Jets on Monday (insert pained emoji face) but I don’t see them having similar success two nights in a row. Talbot has been rolling along with three straight dominant performances lately, and four in five games. Talbot projects as the safest play on the slate with the highest win probability.

Other Options: Linus Ullmark (vs Detroit)

GPP Goalie:

John Gibson ( @ Los Angeles)

Checks slate, sees Anaheim against one of the lowest-scoring offenses in the league, locks in Anaheim goalie as my number one GPP goalie. Whether it’s Gibson or Stolarz, I will be locking the Ducks netminder in as my top GPP goalie on Tuesday. Los Angeles is bad offensively, and even though they have shown flashes of goal-scoring ability, they don’t scare me. LA ranks 4th in SOG/G with 34.9, but they rank 25th in Goals/G with just 2.6 which leaves them 29th in Shooting % with a 7.45 (Only the Islanders, Canucks, and Coyotes are worse). Whoever ends up in net for the Ducks should be able to rack up the points on Tuesday.

Other Options: Scott Wedgewood ( @ Min) – Super cheap and could be in for a huge workload, Elvis Merzlikins ( @ Nsh), Andrei Vasilevskiy ( @ St. Louis), James Reimer ( @ NJ)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Chum in the waters off the East Coast

I don’t know why, but people tend to skip playing the Sharks on a nightly basis, and I for one am tired of it. This team has not been one of the top teams offensively, I get it, but they do have the ability to put up goals, and on most nights they do. New Jersey is a middle-of-the-pack team defensively (they literally rank 16th in goals against and shots against) so they aren’t a brick wall on defense we should worry about. They also have the 21st ranked penalty kill, so San Jose power-play stacks are definitely an option on Tuesday as well.

For me, I will look to the Sharks’ first line, more specifically Logan Couture and Timo Meier as the place to start any Sharks stacks. These two are the Sharks’ best forwards and have been all season. Meier is playing at over a point per game pace in the club’s last ten games (5G 6A) and Couture is no slouch adding three goals and five assists himself. Recently, Jonathan Dahlen has returned to the Sharks lineup and skated with the top line last game. If he stays there for this game he will be one of the best value pieces on the late.

If you are looking for a value stack to pair with one of the big teams, then line two for San Jose is a good place to go. Tomas Hertl is the best option, also the most expensive, on that line but his wings will be practically unowned as well. Both Rudolfs Balcers and Alexander Barabanov are under $3K (on DK) and can put up points. This line is much riskier than the top line, but they have scoring ability and are a good GPP stack. I mentioned the PP earlier, Nick Bonino joins the top line on the top unit and he may be the best value from the Sharks because of this. Bonino is a third-line center who sees nearly 16 minutes of ice time per game and has two goals and nine shots in his last 5 games.

As for defense, Brent Burns rounds of the top PP unit, but he is not the only option on the point from this team. Mario Ferraro is Burns’ partner on the top defensive pairing and has been a shot-blocking machine lately. Ferraro averages 3.4 blocked shots per game in his last 5, which means he averages enough for the bonus on DK, can’t beat that. Both Burns and Ferraro are solid plays, as is Erik Karlsson. The only problem is we don’t get a cheap dman to play with the Sharks on Tuesday, so we will have to find other places for value.

Best of the top lines:

There are a lot of options to build around on Tuesday, so I will briefly list my favorite top lines on this slate, with short reasoning why:

• Boston Bruins 1 (vs Detroit): Like I talked about in the open, Marchand is suspended for this game, so someone else, someone much cheaper, will be taking his spot with Pasta and Bergeron. – Defensive value play: Brandon Carlo
• Florida Panthers 1 (vs Washington): Washington has been good on defense this year, but Florida is too good offensively (2nd in goals, 3rd in SOG). I love this game stack tonight. – Defensive value play: Radko Gudas
• Washington Capitals 1 ( @ Florida): See above. As a side note for those betting, take the over and the Panthers in this game. These teams have hit the ober 7 straight games, and the favorites in 37-16 in the last 53 matchups. – Defensive value play: Nick Jensen/Dmitry Orlov
• Nashville Predators PP1: Nashville’s PP ranks 6th in the league and this unit has been on fire lately. Ryan Johansen may be the hottest player (outside of Matt Duchene) and he is incredibly under priced. – Defensive value play: Alexander Carrier (insert fire emoji!)

Value bin!

Before I get to the line stacks for value, just note that Patric Hornqvist plays on the top PP unit for the Panthers but is on line four so he will be completely overlooked and is some good value tonight.

NJ1: They’re one of the best lines in hockey right now but are not priced like it.

NSH2: I already mentioned Johansen, but this line overall is good value against Columbus tonight

CBJ2 and 3: We saw Columbus try out different line combos in practice Monday, and if these hold true then they are two solid cheap stacks in a matchup they could put up 3-4 goals.

STL2: I have been rolling this line out game after game for the Blues and they have yet to disappoint.

ANH2: Another line that has been on an absolute tear of late. Sonny Milano gets no respect and no ownership. Possible late night hammer here.

*** Make sure to check into Discord later in the day on Monday for any line changes and updates for this slate! ***

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Happy Monday everyone! After a long weekend full of NFL, turkey, and shopping let’s get back some of that money you laid out.

Tonight we have an appetizing four-game slate featuring a matchup of two of the league’s worst (Seattle @ Buffalo) and two of the league’s hottest teams (Pittsburgh @ Calgary). It’s an all Canada affair when Vancouver (2nd night of a back-to-back) travels to Montreal. And last, Arizona goes from the desert’s of the Southwest to the frozen lands of Winnipeg

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Tristan Jarry ( @ Calgary)

Right now there is no goalie hotter in the NHL than Tristan Jarry. Dating back to November 18th (5 starts), Jarry has allowed just two goals while earning himself three shutouts. Jarry is facing an average of 28.6 SOG per game and making an average of 28.2 saves per game during this stretch as well. During his five-game unbeaten streak, Jarry went into Toronto and shut them out and won at Winnipeg allowing just one goal. In his last game, Jarry shut out the rival New York Islanders. I am finally confident that Jarry is a top-end goalie in this league. Hopefully, he doesn’t decide tonight is the night to resort back to a pumpkin.

Seattle @ Buffalo

I like both goaltenders in this game, well only if Dustin Tokarski starts for Buffalo. At the same time, both offenses are in play. Tokarski has had a couple of solid starts back-to-back for the Sabres and should have another against Seattle who averages just 2.76 goals per game on the season. As for Philipp Grubauer, he could also have a great night for the Kraken in Buffalo. Before the 3-0 loss to Tampa on Friday, Grubauer has two great starts in a row. Grubauer won both games and stopped 35 and 37 shots in those starts. On a small slate, it is hard to be different and while I think both goalies in this game could be popular, it might just be the right way to go and find ways to be different with your skaters since the options will be more vast there.

Other Options: Jacob Markstrom ( vs Pitt), Jake Allen ( vs Van)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Ready to take flight:

Winnipeg has, on paper, the easiest matchup on this slate with Arizona coming into town. While they have been better of late, Winnipeg has one of the best top 6 in the league. We will need to wait and see what their lines look like after morning skate, but going off of the projected lines from Dailyfaceoff.com, I love both of their top two lines tonight. Kyle Connor projects as the top player on this slate and comes into tonight with 6 goals in his last 10 and is averaging nearly 5 shots on goal per game (4.9) during this stretch. Hopefully, he stays on the top line with Pierre-Luc Dubois who himself has seven points in the team’s last ten games while averaging 3.4 SOG per game. Evgeny Svechnikov is min price on DK and near min on FD and has three assists and 16 SOG in his last ten. His numbers aren’t as great as the other two, but he is someone whose salary makes it easier to fit other top players in your builds while getting time on a team’s top line. Line one is my preferred choice from the Jets, you can always run a line two stack, or go with a defenseman. Winnipeg has three min-priced (DK) dmen in Stanley/Dillon/Demelo who all block shots and occasionally get on the scoreboard, but Josh Morrissey might be my favorite play on the point for Winnipeg. He is way too cheap on DK($3.6K) and plays over 21 minutes per game. Morrissey also sees time on the Jets’ second PP unit with Dubois.

A new regime for Les Habitants!

Montreal cleaned out their top management on Sunday and will enter a new era starting Monday night. Even though this doesn’t directly affect the players we tend to see teams come out strong in their first game after a mid-season shakeup in the organization. Players know that the new regime could be looking to make some trades and move players so they want to show their worth and at home against a team coming off a loss last night is a spot to do it. Montreal put up 6 on Pittsburgh on Saturday, and could easily do the same on Monday night.

There is no place better to start on this team than with their top line of Tyler Toffoli, Christian Dvorak, and Josh Anderson. All three have been on fire in the Canadiens last five games totaling seven goals and eight assists combined. They are also a fairly inexpensive line on both sites. Toffoli has the highest salary of all three ($4.7/$5.3) and both Anderson and Dvorak come in under $4.5K on both FD and DK. Both Artturi Lehkonen and Cole Caufield have been playing well on the Habs’ third line, with Lehkonen being the better of the two. Lehkonen has three goals in his last five and is averaging over three shots on goal per game.

As for the defense, both Ben Chiarot and Sami Niku see time on the second PP unit with Dvorak, Anderson, and Caufield so they are in play. Niku is another min-priced dman on this slate who is in play and Chiarot himself is not expensive either. Jeff Petry plays on the top PP unit, but his production has not matched his salary lately but he can have a breakout game at any time, so if you are feeling lucky and want to take the risk, Petry is a good play.

Where else to look?

Some of the other options on this small slate that we can go tonight include in the late game, Pittsburgh at Calgary. I do think both goalies are in good spots, but I also think neither get a shutout.

If Bryan Rust is still out for Pittsburgh, then Evan Rodrigues presents some great value playing on the top line with Crosby and Guentzel as well as playing on the top PP unit with them and Jeff Carter and Kris Letang. Speaking of Carter, line two is also a solid play with him centering Kasperi Kapanen and Jason Zucker. Both Brian Dumoulin and John Marino are good value dmen.

Looking at Calgary, their top line is the obvious pay-up spot in this game, but you cannot sleep on the second line and goal-scoring extraordinaire Andrew Mangiapane. His salary is starting to creep up into the territory where we can’t play him anymore, but he is still viable for tonight. As are Mangiapane’s linemates, Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman. On defense, Noah Hanifin is a good mid-priced option, and both Erik Gudbranson and Chris Tanev make for good value plays.

If you aren’t playing Grubauer, then Buffalo’s top line is a good stack that might actually be low-owned tonight. Tage Thompson has been on fire as a goal-per-game player in his last five, but don’t sleep on both Dylan Cozens and Kyle Okposo from the Sabres third line either. Rasmus Dahlin is the pay-up dman from Buffalo, but I like both Mark Pysyk and Robert Hagg as cheap options from this team.

*** Make sure to check into Discord later in the day on Monday for any line changes and updates for this slate! ***

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Mini Slate Tuesday!

We usually have huge 10-12 game slates on Tuesdays, but instead, we have a Monday-sized slate with just three games.

Even though it’s a small slate we have some really nice pay-up spots, namely the Edmonton Oilers. They are on the road in Dallas, which isn’t always an easy game. Calgary comes home from a long road trip to find the all of a sudden hot Chicago Blackhawks waiting for them. In the early game, we have the Flyers heading to the Sunshine State for Thanksgiving to Tampa!

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

As strange as it sounds, all six spots seem like both great and terrible spots for goalies tonight at the same time. But, I did some digging and hopefully found a couple of goalies that can us into the green on Tuesday.

Jacob Markstrom (vs Chicago)

While the Hawks may be playing the best hockey they’ve played all season, they haven’t exactly been lighting up the scoreboard. Chicago has won 5 of their last 6 but is only averaging 2.1 goals per game in that stretch while allowing just 1.8 goals per game. I expect this to be a low-scoring game on Tuesday and if Marc-Andre Fleury starts for Chicago he is my number two choice in net behind Markstrom. In his last six starts, Markstrom has allowed more than two goals once and has two shutouts. As for Fleury, he has not allowed more than two goals during his four-game win streak and is coming off a shutout of Vancouver himself. Since I build multiple lineups, I may have a couple of pieces from this game as far as skaters go, but I will have both goalies in this game for sure (if MAF starts).

** If Lankinen starts, load up on Calgary! Lankinen has allowed 18 goals in his last five starts and has only one win in that stretch. **

Carter Hart ( @ Tampa Bay)

Tampa can put up goals with the best of them, but they can also get shut down by good goaltending. Carter Hart is a good goaltender and even with this being a small slate, I could see him being slightly overlooked facing Tampa on the road. Philadelphia allows shots and allows them in bunches. In his last six starts, Hart has only seen less than 30 shots once, a 29 save shutout over Arizona. If you take that Arizona game out, in his last five starts Hart is seeing 35 shots goal per game and averaging 32.8 saves per game. Hart is cheap around the industry ($7.5K/$7.4K) which makes him an even more appealing play tonight.

Other Options: Stuart Skinner (@ Dallas)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

With this being a three-game slate, I will spare you the talk of building around Edmonton because you all know the drill. Try to fit Leon Draisaitl or Connor McDavid in with cheap pieces on defense like Cody Ceci or Duncan Keith. The real question is who can we play with any Oiler stacks. Well, their opponent seems like a good place to start.

Dallas Stars (vs Edmonton)

Edmonton is on the first night of a back-to-back so we will have to wait and see who starts in net as Skinner has been playing well in his last few starts. I will still have some interest in the Stars if he starts, but the matchup with Koskinen is much better. Either way, Dallas’ top line is where I would start. Roope Hintz is the highest-priced player on the entire line and his price doesn’t go over $6K (in fact he is $6K on FD). Hintz has been the best player on this line, especially over the last five games. In his last five, Hintz is a goal-per-game player and is averaging nearly three shots on goal per game. On his wings, both Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski have been equally as hot with five points and four points respectively in their last five as well. All three of these skaters are joined on the top power-play unit as well by defenseman John Klingberg, who himself is underpriced. Now, you can go Klingberg, but I will probably look at Ryan Suter and Esa Lindell on defense instead. Both are cheaper (by a lot on DK) and are outperforming Klingberg of late.

If you need a cheap two-man stack, Luke Glendening is a super cheap piece to pair with one of the cheap dmen. Unfortunately, he doesn’t play on either power-play unit and his minutes are only around 13 per game, but he has four points in his last five. Glendening is someone who will go completely overlooked on this slate and if he gets on the score sheet somehow he could be part of what gets you into the top half of the leaderboard.

Where’s the value?

Well, for one we can start where we left off, with Dallas. The Stars’ second line of Raffl/Benn/Gurianov has also been rolling but they are mainly a DK value line. This line comes in under $10K on DraftKings and while they have not been as productive as the top unit they can put up points. If you need the savings, then switch it up to Dallas 2.

If Lankinen starts, then Calgary 1 is the clear pivot off of the Edmonton chalk, but they may even be high owned on a small slate so I prefer to look at Calgary 2. All three of these guys have been playing well, but Andrew Mangiapane has been the man. Mangiapane has six goals in his last five and has 17 shots on goal. If you want to pair him up, I prefer to go with Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin (D) for a three-man stack.

Philadelphia 2 is another good value (on DK, FD seems too expensive) on Tuesday, specifically Claude Giroux and Derick Brassard. Both of these forwards have four points in their last five and both play on the top PP unit. Ivan Provorov is the dman for the PP with them, and while he has been good there may be better value. Both Rasmus Ristolainen and Travis Sanheim have been more productive and even though they don’t see power-play time they are both logging over 20 minutes per game.

I haven’t mentioned Tampa, and it’s not because they are not a good play tonight, I just can’t find anything I want to use. They have some good pieces like Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman but they are super expensive. Anthony Cirelli is a decent mid-tier priced play along with linemate Alex Killorn and value play Mathieu Joseph.

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Happy Monday!

First, I want to say thank you to all the readers out there who read my articles for both NASCAR and NHL since this is my 200th article for WinDaily Sports. I have written hundreds of articles before coming here but this is the best group of both content providers and subscribers that I have been around!

Now onto the reason, you’re all here, the six-game NHL slate. This is a rare larger Monday slate with the last few weeks only having 2-3 games each. This entire week is a little upside down with the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. on Thursday. Tuesday’s slate will be more like the Monday slates we’ve seen, so let’s dig in for this slate and keep our hot streak rolling!

This is a loaded back-end slate with only one game starting before 8 pm EST. Columbus is in Buffalo, who is coming off a heartbreaking loss with .4 seconds left against the Rangers on Sunday night. We should see Dustin Tokarski in net for the Sabres since Dell started Sunday. Tokarski had been the better goalie for Buffalo, but over the club’s last ten games he has been horrible. Columbus is going to be a spot where we can start our builds, but with both Colorado and Carolina playing later in the night we will have plenty of options when building on Monday.

Multiple Lineup Building

This is a slate where I will recommend building multiple lineups and going into the three entry max contests on DraftKings. There are plenty of different ways to build on this slate focusing on three core teams to build around like we did last Tuesday. We have five of the top 10 power-play units in the league on this slate and three of the worst penalty kills in the league as well.

Colorado is the top team for me on this slate at home against Ottawa. The Senators allow the second-most shots on goal per game, are 4th worst in goals against and have the 5th worst penalty kill in the league. Colorado is a top 10 power-play and also has the best shooting % in the league. This matchup shapes up to be a huge night for Colorado and that is where will start our builds. I will get more into the Avs later as well as my other two teams to build around, but let’s get into goalies!

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Goaltending is tough tonight honestly. Some of the top plays have matchups that are not great for them fantasy-wise. Either because their salary doesn’t warrant their potential workload, or because they just won’t see enough shots to make value. But we have to play one, so here is where I am at.

Frederick Andersen ( @ San Jose)

Andersen is priced similarly on both sites ($8.0K/$8.4K) and could make value depending on his defense on Monday. Los Angeles peppered Andersen on Saturday with 43 shots allowing him to have a monster night even though he allowed four goals. Unfortunately, San Jose does not shoot the puck a lot as LA does. The Sharks rank towards the bottom of the league averaging just over 28 shots per game. On the positive, San Jose also has one of the worst shooting %s in the league at under 10%. Andersen is not in an outstanding spot, but for his price and matchup, we could do much worse on this slate.

Tristan Jarry @ Connor Hellebuyck

This is an odd occurrence, but I have an interest in both goaltenders from this game tonight. Both teams shoot the puck, a lot. Pittsburgh leads the league with 35.5 SOG per game and Winnipeg isn’t far behind with 32.06. Neither team is that prolific at putting the puck in the net this season with shooting %s under 10% for both, Pittsburgh being much worse at 8.28%. Jarry is coming off back-to-back shutouts so he could be due for a “letdown” but Winnipeg has only been averaging 3 goals per game in their last five and has only scored 3 goals in their last two games combined. Pittsburgh is starting to heat up with two straight wins and scoring eight goals in those two games. Jarry ($7.6/$7.5) would be my preference on both sites because of the potential win bonus and price, but Hellebuyck ($7.8/$8.1) is a great play as well if you have the salary.

Robin Lehner ( @ St. Louis)

I know a lot of people will probably end up wanting to play St. Louis, and I may even have some exposure myself, but Lehner does make sense from a fantasy aspect. St. Louis has been putrid over their last ten games, which is one reason I am on Lehner tonight. The Blues had a hot start to their season, but since the start of November they have lost seven of ten games, are scoring just 2.7 goals per game, and averaging 35.5 shots on goal. Lehner has also been seeing a lot of shots, only two games in his last ten has the Vegas netminder seen less than 33.

Other Options: Darcy Kuemper ( vs Ott), John Gibson (@ NSH)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Colorado Avalanche ( vs Ottawa)

I already mentioned a lot of reasons to love the Avs in the open, so I will keep this short. Play the Avalanche. There you go, you’re welcome

No, but seriously this matchup shapes up to be a huge fantasy night for a lot of players on this team. Both Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog are in play tonight, but they are going to set you back a huge amount of salary and they have been outproduced by the cheap second line over the Av’s last five games. The line of Nazem Kadri, Valerie Nichushkin, and Andre Burakovsky. Not only have they outproduced the first line, but all three cost less than both Rantanen and Landeskog combined. In their last five games, this line has eight of the Avs’ 24 goals with Burakovsky leading the way with five. Burakovsky and Kadri both play on the top power-play with Landeskog and Rantanen as well as Cale Makar. I will be rostering different members of this PP unit in almost all of my lineups, but I will switch out Makar for different defensemen depending on my salary needs.

Makar is the best option, but he is expensive. Devon Toews plays the most minutes and sees time on PP2 and the Pk, Erik Johnson is a shot-blocking machine and is also getting plenty of rubber on net as well giving him the peripheral points, and Samuel Girard is also on PP2 with Toews and has been good offensively of late.

Carolina Hurricanes ( @ San Jose)

I mentioned Seth Jarvis in discord on Saturday and he did not disappoint so I am mentioning him here again. Jarvis is seeing his price creep up slowly, but he is still super cheap for his output and the fact he skates on the top line. I love this play tonight paired with the high-priced Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. You will have to decide whether you want Car1 or Col1 because there is no way to fit both, but you can fit them in with Col2 easily. You will just need to find a value stack to go with them and we have plenty of those. Jarvis has three goals in his last five, and Aho and Svech have benefited by scoring a combined three goals and seven assists in that stretch. If you wanted to add a defenseman to this stack, I would substitute Svechnikov out for either Tony DeAngelo or Jaccob Slavin. DeAngelo plays on the top PP with Aho while Slavin is on the second unit with Jarvis. Slavin sees over 5 minutes more ice time than DeAngelo and projects for almost the same point total at a much lower price on both sites. Brady Skjei is another defenseman who sees more time than DeAngelo and is cheaper than both he and Slavin you can consider.

Columbus Blue Jackets ( @ Buffalo)

Columbus is the third team I want to build around on Monday night and will probably be the lowest owned of the bunch. I don’t see the Blue Jackets being overly popular with teams like the Canes, Avs, Penguins, and Blues on the slate even though they are in Buffalo. Columbus’ top line is a great place to start any build, but if you are trying to fit this team in with the Canes and Avs then you will need to look at their second line. Cole Sillinger has cooled off of late, but he is still centering line 2 and the top power-play unit. Jakub Voracek is a nice piece to pair with Sillinger for a two-man stack and is way too cheap, especially on DK, for his point-per-game production over the team’s last five games. Lastly, Yegor Chinakov is near min price on both sites and is a good cheap play to make higher-priced stacks work.

I will still have exposure to the top line of Oliver Bjorkstrand, Gustav Nyquist, and Boone Jenner. Bjorkstrand is the only player on that line over $6K on either site so they are an affordable line as well. On defense, Zach Werenski is the top play, but he is expensive. If you need to save some salary, then both Jake Bean and Vladislav Gavrikov are the way to go from Columbus. Both of them block shots, get shots on goal, and have added assists over the club’s last five games. Neither sees PP time, but they are both averaging over 20 minutes of ice time so that is not an issue for me.

Value Stacks:

Even though I like Lehner tonight, St. Louis 3 pops out as a cheap stack that could be fruitful. I like using Brandon Saad with Ivan Barbashev as a two-man or add in a cheap dman like Marco Scandella for a full three-man. If you have the salary, then a PP1 stack of David Perron and Vladimir Tarasenko with Saad projects higher, but that is nearly double the salary of the 3rd line stack.

Pittsburgh’s second PP unit is another good cheap stack tonight. I know we try to stay on PP1’s but if you need the salary relief, Kasperi Kapanen skates on line 2 with Jeff Carter and is on the second unit. Both Danton Heinen and Evan Rodrigues are cheap pieces for a three-man stack. Both Jason Zucker and dman John Marino fit for this stack as well.

Any combination of Troy Terry/Adam Henrique/Ryan Getzlaf paired up with Cam Fowler make for a low-priced (relatively speaking) Anaheim 1 stack against Nashville tonight. This team is still hot and Nashville is not a team that should shut them down.

Vegas 1, Winnipeg 2, and Nashville 1 are mid-priced stacks that you can look at if you are going with multiple lineups and only use one of Carolina or Colorado in those builds.

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