Welcome back to a brand new edition of WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. After a light week of hockey with many teams playing games in Europe, we got a light two-gamer tonight with some great teams in play. Tonight’s 11/17 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— Let’s face facts, in this small slate. The top offensive lines are all priced very high. So to switch things up a bit. The most appealing line to me is the one that brings the most value to the table. That is definitely Winnipeg’s second line. They’ve been playing some really good hockey as of late, especially Cole Perfetti, even with a well performing top line. Against the Luukkonen and the Sabres, the Jets are coming into tonight’s slate with the highest implied total and great odds to win. The other big factor is Buffalo’s lack of depth, they may be able to put some pressure on Winnipeg’s top line but when looking down Buffalo’s roster, after their top line, they don’t have a lot of strong defensive talent. Winnipeg is also far and away the better team statistically with Winnipeg being near the top of the league in both goals and shots on goal per game with Buffalo being near the bottom. All things considered, especially with the game taking place in Winnipeg, their second line is super interesting in this small slate.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Neal Pionk
— In my opinion, Florida’s top line has been one of the best lines in hockey and getting them on a small slate like this is a great lock for your lines tonight, especially in cash. Led by the League Leader in goals, Sam Reinhart, the Panthers have broken out to start this season with 10 wins, five losses and one OT loss, putting them in second place in the Atlantic Division. With as good as the Ducks have been to start the season too, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Panthers are clear favorites in tonight’s matchup. Over their past five games, Florida’s top line has put together nine goals and 14 assists. I don’t see them slowing down tonight against the Ducks.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Honorable Mention(s): Gustav Forsling)
Honorable Mention(s): Winnipeg Jets 1 (Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo), Anaheim Ducks 2 (Vatrano-McTavish-Strome)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Honorable Mention(s): N/A
JJ Peterka
– Although Buffalo is a difficult team to rely on for tonight, JJ Peterka has been a surprising bright spot in an otherwise rough Buffalo depth. With five points in his last five games and playing anywhere from 17-19 minutes a night. Peterka has decent value in a small stack (with Owen Power) or one off play.
Honorable Mention(s): Adam Henrique
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Cole Perfetti
Winger – Sam Reinhart
Defenseman – Gustav Forsling
Goalie – Connor Hellebuyck
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Welcome back to a brand new edition of WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. The hockey season has truly been getting underway, although there may be some surprises left in store, teams are beginning to set the tone for their season. We got a nice six-gamer tonight with lots of top teams in play. Tonight’s 11/10 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— The Vegas Golden Knights started the season at an insane pace and as of right now have only lost 2 games in regulation to start the season placing them in 1st place in the Western Conference. At the polar opposite of the Western conference sit the League’s worst team thus far, the San Jose Sharks. It is true that the Sharks are on a two game winning streak and the Knights are on a two game losing streak but it is clear both streaks end tonight. San Jose are still without their best player Logan Couture and the Sharks two wins are deceiving as they both came against significantly underperforming teams in the Philadelphia Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers. The Knight’s top line is led by former first-overall pick Jack Eichel who has registered a point-per-game thus far this season with his linemates Marchessault (9) and Barbarshev (5) not far behind. This line is not the most expensive on the slate but does have one of the highest upsides with the highest implied total of the slate (by far) at 4.7.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Alex Pietrangelo
— I like Florida’s top line in this spot for many reasons. Firstly, this line sees a massive amount of ice-time every game, with each player seeing around 20 minutes of ice-time a game and they are scoring like it’s rookie hockey. Secondly, they are facing off against a Canes side who is expected to start a third-string goalie (Kotchekov) who has struggled a lot this season with an 0-3-0 record, a 4.31 GAA and a .836 Save Percentage. This may come in as an underowned stack, with all the big lines playing tonight but I think there is good value here, especially if they do not get a lot of ownership. This season, the Panthers have many offensive threats up and down their lines. However, their top line is far and away their most dangerous. All three top liners will see power play time tonight with Reinhart and Barkov on the top power play unit, and Rodrigues on the second power play unit.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Honorable Mention(s): Gustav Forsling)
Honorable Mention(s): Minnesota Wild 1 (Kaprizov-Rossi-Boldy), Anaheim Ducks 2 (Vatrano-McTavish-Strome)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Kappo Kahkonen
Honorable Mention(s): Pyotr Kotchetkov
Matthew Knies
– Knies has been given a huge upgrade on the Toronto Maple Leafs top line, playing alongside all-stars Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews (current league leader in Goals). Despite a bit of a rocky start, the Leafs have been scoring lots of goals every game and are coming into tonight against one of the worst defensive teams in the league, the Calgary Flames, who have struggled mightily with their goaltending situation this season. Knies is a nice value piece that can help you afford another piece in the stack or help build your lines with a cheap top line one off.
Honorable Mention(s): Alex Tuch (might be injured), William Karlsson-Pavel Dorofeyev (mini stack), Anton Lundell, William Nylander
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Auston Matthews
Winger – Sam Reinhart
Defenseman – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Goalie – Sergei Bobrovsky
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Welcome back to a brand new edition of WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. After yesterday’s massive twelve-game slate, we are back with a small Friday night two-gamer! Tonight’s 11/3 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that we’ll have to turn again to the second-hottest offensive team in the league for tonight’s two-game slate. This team’s top core is regularly scoring over four goals a game, and they would be close to if not the best, offence in the league if the Canucks didn’t stomp the San Jose Sharks 10-1 last night. All this to say that the Devils’ scoring pace to start the season has been incredible, especially with the production out of this top line. Jack Hughes is averaging over two points per game this season with over 20 minutes of ice time, and his linemates, Toffoli and Meier, are hovering around a point per game through their first nine games of the season. Against a regular NHL team, I’d have a lot of faith in the Devils. Tonight, they are up against a Blues team that allows nearly 33 shots on goal per game and is in the middle of a two-game losing streak. For their part, the Devils are coming into the night with a 3.7 implied goal total, and it’s hard to see Luke Hughes not getting on the score sheet tonight. Hughes will centre the Devils’ top power play alongside his brother Luke Hughes, his linemates Toffoli and Meier, as well as Jesper Bratt. Everyone on the Devils’ top power play unit are in play for me tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Dougie Hamilton (Honorable Mention(s): Luke Hughes)
— The Sabres are surprisingly the top team on this slate. Despite a mediocre start to the season. They have had some shining stars on offence, including the likes of Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. Tonight, they are on the second half of a home-and-away where they’ll be taking on the Philadelphia Flyers in Buffalo after beating them 5-2 in their last game. Thompson has been on fire as of late, with four goals and four assists over his last four games. Including a goal and two assists in their beat down on the Flyers last game. Although both these teams sit in the middle of the pack in the league. The Flyers have some significant injuries (their top centre, Couturier and their top goalie, Hart) and are in the middle of a three-game losing skid. The Sabres, on the other hand, have had some success as of late and are coming into today’s slate with the highest implied total at 3.8 implied goals and the best odds at -170.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Dahlin (Honorable Mention(s): Mattias Samuelson)
Honorable Mention(s): Philadelphia Flyers 1 (Atkinson-Laughton[May Change]-Tippett), Buffalo Sabres 2 (Peterka-Middlestadt-Skinner)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Jordan Binnington
Honorable Mention(s): N/A
Brandon Biro
– In his NHL debut last game in Philadelphia, Biro got a surprise start on the Sabres first line. With only ten minutes of ice time, he was able to make an instant impact on the game, scoring in the first period to take the lead then again in the empty net to seal the deal. He is set to rejoin the Sabres’ top line tonight against the Flyers for the second half of the back-to-back in Buffalo, and at his price, top-line minutes alongside Tage Thompson make Biro an exciting option for tonight’s two-game slate.
Honorable Mention(s): Justin Faulk, Erik Haula
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Jack Hughes
Winger – Tyler Toffoli
Defenseman – Luke Hughes
Goalie – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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Welcome back to WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. We’ve had an excellent start to the season, and it’ll keep getting better! Tonight’s 10/27 NHL slate begins at 6:00 pm ET, and we have six games taking place. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— To begin the article, we have, far and away, the strongest offensive team on the slate. With the talent on their top two lines facing off at home against a team that has not won a game this season, played last night in a 6-0 loss on the road in Tampa and has lost by the Puck Line (-1.5) or more over their last five games. San Jose is in for a rough season, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better tonight in what is the most lop-sided game on the slate. Moreover, the Canes and Sharks have already played each other this season in California, where the Sharks blew a 3-2 lead with four unanswered third-period goals. (at that was against their starter, Mackenzie Blackwood). With this info, it should come as no surprise that the Hurricanes have the best odds of the slate (-400) and the highest implied goal total (4.4). Although I will have shares of both of Carolina’s top two lines tonight, Carolina’s second line has actually been outperforming their top line, with Necas and Kotkanemi exploding with nine points in eight games to start the season. Despite early power play struggles, Necas and Bunting will see lots of Power Play time on Carolina’s top unit alongside Tony DeAngelo, while Kotkaniemi is centring the Canes’ second unit.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Tony DeAngelo (Honorable Mention(s): Jaccob Slavin)
— Unsurprisingly, the New Jersey Devils find themselves in a top spot on tonight’s slate as the high-powered offence faces off against a Sabres team that has had defensive problems for years. New Jersey has a lot to look forward to in the present and the future, with one of the league’s top stars breaking out this season. In just six games, Jack Hughes has notched 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) and has averaged over 22 minutes of ice time per game. Paired alongside strong supportive talents in Tyler Toffoli and Timo Meier, this line is simply too much for teams to handle, especially considering the defensive woes of the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo is allowing just over three goals per game and over 30 shots per game. Even if they had one of the league’s best goaltenders, the amount of pressure the defence leaves for the goalie to handle on their own is often too much.
With both teams having heavy firepower on offence, I can see this game hitting the over very easily but at the end of the day, the Devils are far more reliable on the back end, and their offensive pressure will be too much for Eric Comrie tonight. They have the second-highest implied total of the slate for a reason (4.1). Despite the price, I recommend paying up for New Jersey’s top line.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Dougie Hamilton (Honorable Mention(s): Luke Hughes)
Honorable Mention(s): Vancouver Canucks 1 (Kuzimenko-Petterson-Mikheyev)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Kappo Kahkonen
Honorable Mention(s): Eric Comrie, Jordan Binnington
Ilya Mikheyev
– There is no better word to describe Ilya Mikheyev than “Wild Card,” given his position in today’s slate. He recently returned from ACL surgery, and he looks like he hasn’t missed a beat over his first two appearances. He has points in each of his two games and has recorded four shots in each game as well. He will also be seeing top-line minutes tonight against one of the worst defensive teams in the league, the St. Louis Blues. Mikheyev is a risky play, but he has a lot of upside and can provide some salary relief on a slate that doesn’t have many strong value plays. (Vancouver also has one of the highest implied totals of the slate at 3.8.)
Honorable Mention(s): Paul Cotter, Trevor Moore, Kaedan Korczak, Andrei Svechnikov
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Jack Eichel
Winger – Martin Necas
Defenseman – Shea Theodore
Goalie – Adin Hill
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