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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 plenty of games to navigate through.  Tonight on tap we have a 12-game slate of NHL DFS. Yes, you read that right. We’ll have 24 teams in action. That’ll mean we’ll have plenty of options to choose from and plenty of value to help us get the top lines we want to play.  

Let’s dig in and make some money!

NHL DFS Goalies

Juuse Saros vs. Washington Capitals

The Juice is on the loose. Saros has been playing some amazing hockey of late. If we look at what he’s done of late, he’s going to be clearly one of the top options on the slate. Over his last 5 outings, he’s been at or over 13 DK points in each start. In multiple starts, Saros has been well over 20 DK points.

The Matchup for him is also great tonight. The aging Capitals just aren’t scoring much of late. Over the last 2 weeks, the Capitals have scored just 2.67 goals per game over 6 contests. That’s just pitiful and their start player Alex Ovechkin has now gone goal-less in 11 contests. Don’t look for him to break that streak tonight. I’m going to be all over Saros tonight, even though he’s at $8k. He should get the W and with the way he’s playing, a shutout isn’t out of the question.

Sam Montembeault vs. New York Islanders

If cheap goaltenders are your thing (it is mine), then Sam Montembeault is your goalie for tonight. He’s coming into this one at just $7k, but he’s been playing much better than that price tag and gets a matchup vs. an Islanders team that is on the second leg of a back-to-back. Monty has a .917 save % over his last 4 contests and just a 2.7 GAA. Both are extremely solid numbers.

The Islanders for their part have been taking a lot of shots and that should help Monty even more tonight. Over the last 2 weeks, the Islanders have taken over 33 shots per game. With the Canadiens propensity to give up a lot of shots, this will set us up for the potential 35-save bonus on DK tonight. Which makes Monty even more appealing tonight. Because he’s a risky play, I’d stick him in just GPP’s. That’s what I plan on doing with him tonight.

Other goalies: Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Talbot

NHL DFS Stacks – Main

Edmonton 1 (Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman) vs. Florida Panthers

No team on the slate tonight has been scoring more goals per game over the last 2 weeks than the Edmonton Oilers. At 4.40 goals per game, they have a pretty decent margin over the next team. A lot of that has been due to the play of this top unit for Edmonton. They’ll get a decent matchup tonight against a Panthers team that has given up over 3 goals per game over the last 2 weeks.

After struggling to start the season, McDavid has been a beast. Over his last 5 games, McDavid has 11 points. Yes, that’s an average of more than 2 points per game. He will cost us an arm and a leg, but I’m 100% ok with that tonight given that there will be value that we can find elsewhere.

Next to him, I’m going to make sure to lock up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. He’s the cheapest of the 3 on this line, but gives us the value. He’s also been playing great. Over his last 5 games, RNH has 10 points. He’s finally playing some of the best hockey of his career. We can certainly add Zach Hyman to this stack, but a two-man of McDavid and RNH is very much in play tonight.

Buffalo 2 (Dylan Cozens, Casey Mittelstadt, JJ Peterka) vs. Arizona Coyotes

We used him a ton last season, but this season he’s been an attackable goalie. Karel Vejmelka has been statistically one of the worst goalies in the NHL this season. With Connor Ingram being the main guy this season, Vej has mostly taken a backseat. When he’s played, he’s been terrible. On the year he has just a .892 save % and a 3.50 GAA. Just awful numbers for the big guy.

Knowing how bad he’s been playing, I’m going to rock the second Sabres line tonight. Are they a safe play? Far from it. Of the 4 lines for Buffalo, they are probably the best value for tonight. That’ll make paying up for Edmonton 1 a little bit easier. No one on this line is more than $4.8k. My favorite of the 3 is going to be MIttelstadt and Peterka. These 2 have combined for 6 points over their last 5 games. Again, nothing special, but they get a great matchup tonight vs. a bad goalie. There should be some upside here.

Other stacks I like tonight:

Boston 1 vs. NYR (Shesty has been bad)

NYR 1 vs. Boston

Devils 1 and 2 vs. Columbus

Columbus 2 vs. NJD

Toronto 1 and 2 vs. Pittsburgh

Nashville 1 vs. Washington

TB 1 and 2 vs. Calgary

Value D

Mattias Samuelsson $3.1k

Jack Johnson $2.5k

Nick DeSimone $2.5k

Connor Clifton $2.5k

NHL DFS Summary

Keep in mind that the top stocks that I wrote up aren’t necessarily the top lines of the night, they match up to make a solid lineup. Toronto, Boston, and the Devils are all in great spots tonight too, and should be productive. Feel free to pick and choose your spots.

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.   

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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Welcome to Between the Benches, where I’ll go through the top NHL DFS Goalies and Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel

It’s Thursday and that means we have a Hockey Night!  We have a massive 11-game slate tonight that we’ll want to navigate through.  This slate brings us some really solid matchups.  There are some lopsided matchups in this one and there are also some really boring games that we’ll be able to cross right off our list. 

Let’s dig in and make some money!

NHL DFS Goalies

Karel Vejmelka vs. St. Louis Blues

When in doubt, play Vej!  I plan on utilizing him heavily tonight as he fits the bill I’m looking for.  He’s cheap.  At just $7.6k on DK tonight he’ll give us some serious payroll flexibility without the loss of productivity.  On the year, Vejmelka has had some decent numbers.  While he’s 2-4, I’m more focused on the save % that’s north of .900.  He also has a respectable GAA at 3.09. 

The Coyotes have been a little more stout defensively this season as they’re only allowing around 33 shots per game over the last couple of weeks.  That’s more than enough volume however to get us a goalie that should hit value tonight.  With all that said, Vejmelka should be more reserved for GPP’s as there’s a good chance he does not get the W tonight. 

James Reimer vs. Montreal Canadiens

The Detroit Red Wings will turn over the crease to James Reimer this evening and that has me really intrigued.  He’s only started 4 games this season but boy has he been good!  He’s sporting a .944 save % and a GAA of just 1.52.  In the 4 games he’s started he’s failed to get into double-digit DK points just once.  In that game, he was still positive as he scored 7 DK points.  I’m willing to roll the dice with him here as he’s a very affordable $7.9k on DK.  That’s a very fair price given his production and matchup. 

This is a Canadiens team that just doesn’t have a lot of firepower.  Over the last 2 weeks, they’re scoring just 2.83 goals per game, while taking around 31 shots on goal.  This is a goalie you can certainly use in Cash games if that’s your thing.  The Red Wings are heavy favorites here at -170.  Lock and load with Reimer!

Other goalies: Thatcher Demko, Jake Oettinger, and Alexandar Georgiev.

NHL DFS Stacks – Main

Edmonton 1 (Connor McDavid, Ryan McCleod, Zach Hyman) vs. San Jose Sharks

With his being an 11-game slate tonight, there should be plenty of value options for us to find to be able to afford this top unit for Edmonton.  While the Sharks are fresh off their first win of the season vs. the Flyers, this is a bad team that will continue to do bad things.  Through 12 games this season, the Sharks have a -42 goal differential.  They are on a record pace to be a historically bad team.  Over the last 2 weeks, they’re giving up 5.50 goals per game and nearly 17 high-danger chances.  They are bad and we should stack against them any chance we get, except when they play the Flyers of course.

The start of the season has surely been a disappointment for the top player in the NHL.  Through 9 games, McDavid has just 8 10 points.  For someone who had 153 points in 82 games last year, he’s off to a very slow pace.  If ever there was a game on the schedule where we’d see a vintage McDavid performance, this is it!  He’s an absolute lock for me this evening.  I do wish he was playing alongside Leon Draisaitl, but he’s still in a great spot tonight. 

I plan on locking him up with Zach Hyman by his side. These 2 not only play together on the top unit, they also play together on the top power-play unit for Edmonton.  They’ll have plenty of chances to score this evening, making them a very intriguing option.  Min-priced Ryan McLeod makes a nice addition for us at an extremely cheap price.  He’s nowhere near a must-play, but this cheap playing next to McDavid is very appealing. 

Vancouver 1 (Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Andrei Kuzmenko) vs. Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are coming off a hard-earned win last night and should have some tired legs in this one.  Because of that, I’m going to be stacking against them with the top unit for Vancouver  I wouldn’t argue with you if you decided to drop down to the second unit but I’m mostly interested in this top line.  The Canucks will more than likely be shooting on Anton Forsberg this evening. 

Forsberg has not been good.  Over his 4 starts this season, Forsberg has just a .861 save % and has allowed 3.42 goals per game.  Both of those numbers are close to the bottom of all the goalies expected to start tonight.  Whenever I see numbers like this, I stack against them.

My main focus on this line will be Elias Pettersson as he’s the anchor here.  Over his last 5 games, Pettersson has been really solid with 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points.  Only Quinn Hughes has more points for the Canucks over that stretch.  Pettersson has also been averaging close to 3.5 shots per game, putting him right in the square of the offense.  Neither Mikheyev nor Kuzmenko is a priority and they are both evenly priced.  If I had to pick between the 2 of them, I’d pick Kuzemnko as he does just a little bit more on offense.  Kuzmenko will also skate with Pettersson on the top power-play unit which makes him all the more appealing.

Other stacks I like tonight:

Boston 1 or 2 vs. Islanders

Detroit 1 vs. Montreal (they are close to my second favorite stack right behind Vancouver)

Ottawa 2 vs. Vancouver

Rangers 1 vs. Minnesota (Fleury is passed his prime)

Minnesota 1 vs. Rangers (Rangers are starting a 3rd string Goalie)

TB 1 and 2 vs. Chicago

LA 1 vs. Pittsburgh

Value D

Mason Lohrei ($2.5k) – Double digit DK points in 2 of 3 games

Jeff Petry ($2.8k) – Double digit DK points in back to back games

Neal Pionk ($3.2k)

Filip Hronek ($4.3k)

NHL DFS Summary

This is a great looking slate that should be high scoring. I’m all in on the Oilers as I think the Sharks come back down to earth after their dismantling of the LOL Flyers.

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

Good luck and I 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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