Hockey DFS

This article focuses on 11/18 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 11/18 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for an eleven-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines

Toronto One “Auston Matthews“ – Add-Ons “Mitch Marner, Nick Ritchie” – DraftKings or FanDuel

This is the smash spot that the Maple Leafs have been waiting for. As of late, they have mostly been winning games with limited scoring and great defense/goaltending. On the other hand, the Rangers have been engaged in some high scoring shootouts over their last six games, the logs are 3-2 “vs. Canadiens”, 4-3 “vs Devils”, 5-3 “vs Blue Jackets”, 4-3 “vs Panthers”, 0-6 “vs the Flames”, 5-6 “vs the Oilers” and I’d say only Calgary, the Panthers, and Edmonton are arguably above the Toronto offense on that list.

If the trend continues the Leafs have a floor of four goals here and when the Leafs score four goals, chances are very high Auston Matthews and the top line are involved in a few of them. Given the superior matchup, I prioritize Toronto over the other expensive line listed at the bottom when paying up. If you want to leave Marner off for his lack of goal scoring and just roll Matthews as a one-off, that works too. You can also opt for the Toronto second line as well and pass on Matthews and I think that’s reasonable.

Florida One “Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Bennett, Anthony Duclair” – DraftKings Only “Criminally Underpriced”

Down their star in Aleksandr Barkov, Florida has adjusted all of their lines and top power-play unit and had dropped four straight games after a hot start to the season prior to a home drubbing of the road-weary Islanders “don’t remind me”. That losing stretch included a 7-3 loss to said New Jersey Devils “albeit in New Jersey”. The Devils have had a ton of rest last playing Sunday due to a postponement Tuesday with Ottawa.

Vegas sees goals here as this is one of two games with a six total as of the time of writing. I think the better betting value is on the Devils but the better daily fantasy value is on Florida, at least on DraftKings where they are criminally underpriced for such huge favorites. In Barkov’s absence, Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Bennett have moved up to the revised top line alongside Anthony Duclair. All three are up top on the first power-play unit.

Edmonton One Two Man “Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman” or Edmonton Power Play One “Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman and/or Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins” – DraftKings or FanDuel

They have a tougher matchup than Toronto but if using Florida One and saving at defense, splurging elsewhere, I think the Edmonton top power-play unit is more doable with salary than on other nights so why not? It’s one of only two games along with Florida/New Jersey with a six total. I am not sure what else to tell you about the two big guns on this line McGod and Leon Draisaitl, probably not much if we’re a month into the season and you still play NHL. Conversely, you can also go with McDavid and Hyman who have a double correlation on both the top line and power-play unit without adding a power-play piece like Draisaitl or Ryan Nugent Hopkins. I am more bullish on stacking on Edmonton’s power play for correlation than most teams as their main guys usually get the near full two minutes.

11/18 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

New Jersey Devils (+165) at Florida Panthers (-195) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Rangers (+150) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-170) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (-170) at Buffalo Sabres (+150) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (-145) at Montreal Canadiens (+125) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (-135) at Philadelphia Flyers (+115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Late Games

Dallas Stars (+120) at Minnesota Wild (-140) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

San Jose Sharks (+135) at St. Louis Blues (-155) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Winnipeg Jets (+135) at Edmonton Oilers (-155) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Columbus Blue Jackets (-155) at Arizona Coyotes (+135) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Carolina Hurricanes (-140) at Anaheim Ducks (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Detroit Red Wings (+145) at Vegas Golden Knights (-165) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

11/18 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,600
2. Conor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,700
3. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $7,600
4. Sam Bennett – Florida – $6,200
5. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,100

Wingers

1. William Nylander – Toronto – $7,800
2. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $8,900
3. Lucas Raymond – Detroit – $5,300
4. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $5,400
5. Evgeni Dadonov – Vegas – $4,200

Defense

1. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $6,400
2. Moritz Seider – Detroit – $4,200
3. Nate Schmidt – Winnipeg – $4,100
4. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $4,900
5. Dougie Hamilton – New Jersey – $7,000

Goalies

1. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $7,900
2. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus – $7,600

11/18 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,500
2. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,500
3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $9,100
4. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,400
5. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,100

Wingers

1. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $5,700
2. William Nylander – Toronto – $7,500
3. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $7,400
4. Vladimir Tarasenko – St. Louis – $6,400
5. Anthony Duclair – Florida – $4,500

Defense

1. Brandon Montour – Florida – $3,000
2. Ryan Suter – Dallas – $2,900
3. Nicolas Hague – Vegas – $3,500
4. Rasmus Sandin – Toronto – $2,500
5. Jake Muzzin – Toronto – $3,300

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $7,700
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,500
3. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus – $8,200

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Auston Matthews, Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Bennett, Conor McDavid, Brandon Montour

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Don’t play any cash games on FanDuel tonight

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This article focuses on 11/11 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 11/11 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for an eleven-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines

Winnipeg Three 2 Man “Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler” – DraftKings or FanDuel

It’s not too often that I would choose to feature a team’s third line. However, we can make an exception here as Schiefele and Wheeler are still averaging a normal amount of time on ice and feature on the top power-play unit. Furthermore, they offer us considerable savings relative to their collective talent level. The two-man stack gives us the best of everything and the ability to still fill out the rest of our lineups with ease. There is not much data on this pairing as they have only been together for a week but there’s not much we need to see for their prices.

Ottawa One “Josh Norris, Brady Tkachuk, Zach Sanford” – DraftKings or FanDuel

Ottawa One has been killing it recently to the tune of an NHL second-best ten full-line goals and eighth-best shot attempts for, despite Tkachuk missing time to begin the season. They remain moderately priced and host the Kings in one of three games on the slate with a six total. You can run the two-man with Tkachuk and Norris as they are the main two skaters here and feature on the top power-play or substitute Drake Batherson for Sanford if looking for further power-play correlation. On DraftKings, Tkachuk in particular seems way underpriced.

Washington One “Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson” – DraftKings or FanDuel

Perhaps a bit chalkier than the other listings but on an eleven-game slate, there is no need to think about such things. The Washington top-line leads all lines in the NHL with all total goals followed and is third in shots only behind the Calgary and Florida first lines. The Red Wings are much improved this season but the Caps are -135 favorites here in one of the six total games.

11/11 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Edmonton Oilers (+125) at Boston Bruins (-145) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (-140) at New Jersey Devils (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (-140) at Montreal Canadiens (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Los Angeles Kings (-110) at Ottawa Senators (-110) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Florida Panthers (-120) at Pittsburgh Penguins (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Late Games

Washington Capitals (-135) at Detroit Red Wings (+115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Nashville Predators (+150) at St. Louis Blues (-170) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

San Jose Sharks (+155) at Winnipeg Jets (-185) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Vancouver Canucks (+150) at Colorado Avalanche (-170) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Anaheim Ducks (+145) at Seattle Kraken (-165) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Minnesota Wild (-105) at Vegas Golden Knights (-115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

11/11 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. JT Compher – Colorado – $5,400
2. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,600
3. Logan Couture – San Jose – $5,300
4. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,100
5. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,900

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,500
2. Jesse Pulijujarvi – Edmonton – $5,600
3. Jordan Eberle – Seattle – $5,500
4. Brandon Saad – St. Louis – $4,800
5. Andrew Copp – Winnipeg – $5,400

Defense

1. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,000
2. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $5,000
3. Moritz Seider – Detroit – $4,200
4. Mark Giordano – Seattle – $5,100
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,100

Goalies

1. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,700
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,000

11/11 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $6,700
2. J.T Compher – Colorado – $5,400
3. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $5,100
4. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,300
5. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,400

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,300
2. Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa – $5,800
3. Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary – $5,600
4. Jesse Pulijujarvi – Edmonton – $5,400
5. Jordan Eberle – Seattle – $4,800

Defense

1. Nicolas Hague – Vegas – $3,600
2. Brandon Montour – Florida – $3,300
3. Neal Pionk – Winnipeg – $5,000
4. Brent Burns – San Jose – $7,000
5. Mario Ferraro – San Jose – $4,000

Goalies

1. Jordan Binnington – St. Louis – $8,400
2. Jacob Markstrom – Calgary – $8,100

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

JT Compher, Alex Ovechkin, Brady Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

JT Compher, Alex Ovechkin, Brent Burns

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This article focuses on 11/4 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 11/4 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a nine-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines

As visible lower down, of the nine games tonight, only two have a nine total. As a result, we are likely looking at a somewhat lower scoring slate without many obvious spots to target.

Boston One “Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand” – DraftKings or FanDuel

The “Perfection” line has not performed up to their usual standards so far this season. However, their diminished performance to date is reflected in the price discount, Bergeron in particular. Every time I look, the money line on Boston just shoots up higher and higher and the current -265 is crazy high for NHL money line standards. I don’t know if those odds are fully merited but comparatively the DFS prices are a bargain. Of course, all three skaters feature on the top power-play unit.

Toronto One “Auston Matthews, Michael Bunting, William Nylander” – DraftKings or FanDuel

Perhaps a bit chalky “I think despite being a -120 as opposed to Boston’s -250 they still get more ownership” but we have the high-end piece in Matthews, the punt piece in Bunting, and Nylander in an elevated role. If you’re not playing this line, Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has a lot of upside potential facing shot volume with potential for the win, I clearly wouldn’t play them together.

Calgary One “Elias Lindholm, Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk” – DraftKings or FanDuel

If looking for a low-owned, late-night hammer with tournament take-down potential, look no further. It was sort of hard looking around for an off-the-wall line on this slate given how some of these teams spread out their talent. The matchup is not the best but this line has been in fine form.

11/4 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Detroit Red Wings (+205) at Boston Bruins (-265) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (+105) at Toronto Maple Leafs (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (-140) at Montreal Canadiens (+120) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Vegas Golden Knights (-135) at Ottawa Senators (+115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (+130) at Florida Panthers (-150) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Philadelphia Flyers (-105) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Late Games

Dallas Stars (+120) at Calgary Flames (-145) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Buffalo Sabres (+145) at Seattle Kraken (-165) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

St. Louis Blues (-130) at San Jose Sharks (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

11/4 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,100
2. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,600
3. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $6,700
4. Josh Norris – Ottawa – $6,200
5. Logan Couture – San Jose – $5,500

Wingers

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,500
2. Taylor Hall – Boston – $5,800
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,600
4. Michael Bunting – Toronto – $4,200
5. Josh Anderson – Montreal – $4,400

Defense

1. Brent Burns – San Jose – $5,300
2. Torrey Krug – St. Louis – $5,600
3. Moritz Seider – Detroit – $4,100
4. Mark Giordano – Seattle – $5,300
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,200

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $7,800
2. Robin Lehner – Vegas – $7,600

11/4 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,200
2. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $6,400
3. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $8,900
4. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $6,300
5. Chandler Stephenson – Vegas – $5,300

Wingers

1. Vladimir Tarasenko- St. Louis – $6,600
2. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $9,000
3. David Pastrnak – Boston – $7,600
4. Michael Bunting – Toronto – $3,900
5. Taylor Hall – Boston – $4,900

Defense

1. Nicolas Hague – Vegas – $3,800
2. Matt Grzelcyk – Boston – $3,500
3. Alec Martinez – Vegas – $5,400
4. Torey Krug- St. Louis – $5,000
5. Morgan Reilly – Toronto – $5,500

Goalies

1. Jeremy Swayman – Boston – $8,300
2. Andre Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $7,500

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Not a great slate for cash games but Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Ovechkin, Nicolas Hague are options.

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Brent Burns, Alex Ovechkin, Jeremy Swayman

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This article focuses on 10/28 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 10/28 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a nine-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Favorite Lines

I am writing this the night before, but the assumption is tonight Sidney Crosby returns. FanDuel has him priced accordingly, but there is a considerable discount on DraftKings.

As a result, we can expect him to be a staple in cash lineups and many tournament lineups if active, as anyone paying half attention will scoop him up. There is no need to be cute on a nine-game slate so I would take advantage of the misprice while it lasts.

Pittsburgh One “Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel Two Man” – DraftKings

If Crosby makes his debut then I think it makes a lot of sense to roll those savings into a two-man stack that gives us the core of the Pens top line.

Winnipeg Two “Andrew Copp, Nikolaj Ehlers, Paul Stastny” – FanDuel

Winnipeg One “Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Evgeny Svechnikov” – DraftKings

Given the possible returns of Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, we will have to see if these lines change at all tomorrow. Copp is super cheap on FanDuel and that line might be sort of off the board for tournaments plus all three skaters will be on the top power-play unit assuming Wheeler/Scheifele aren’t back.

The top line isn’t expensive at all either outside of Connor. I don’t mind using them if running a few entries.

10/28 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Arizona Coyotes (+220) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-280) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (+105) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Boston Bruins (-105) at Carolina Hurricanes (-115) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Games Starting 8:00 p.m. ET or after

Colorado Avalanche (-130) at St. Louis Blues (+110) – 6 Projected Goal Total – 8 p.m. ET

Games Starting 10:00 p.m. ET or after

Philadelphia Flyers (-130) at Vancouver Canucks (+110) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Buffalo Sabres (+110) at Anaheim Ducks (-130) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Minnesota Wild (-125) at Seattle Kraken (+105) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Winnipeg Jets (-120) at Los Angeles Kings (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Montreal Canadiens (+115) at San Jose Sharks (-140) – 6 Projected Goal Total

10/28 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $5,000
2. Joel Eriksson Ek – Minnesota – $4,900
3. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,900
4. Elias Lindholm – Calgary – $7,500
5. Logan Couture – San Jose – $5,500

Wingers

1. Andrew Copp – Winnipeg – $4,700
2. Blake Coleman – Calgary – $4,400
3. Drew O’Connor – Pittsburgh – $4,000
4. Rikard Rakell – Anaheim – $4,500
5. Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary – $6,700

Defense

1. Brent Burns – San Jose – $5,300
2. Jeff Petry – Montreal – $4,300
3. Bowen Byram – Colorado – $4,200
4. Mark Giordano – Calgary – $4,900
5. Nate Schmidt – Winnipeg – $4,100

Goalies

1. John Gibson – Anaheim – $6,800
2. Conor Hellebuyck – Edmonton – $8,100

10/28 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $5,700
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
3. Andrew Copp – Winnipeg – $5,900
4. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg – $4,800
5. Drew O’Connor – Pittsburgh – $3,400

Wingers

1. Vladimir Tarasenko- St. Louis – $5,700
2. Cam Atkinson – Philadelphia – $5,800
3. Blake Coleman – Calgary – $4,400
4. Victor Olofsson – Buffalo – $5,200
5. Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg – $4,900 – GTD

Defense

1. Erik Karlsson- San Jose – $5,000
2. Bowen Byram – Colorado – $3,500
3. Vince Dunn – Seattle – $3,200
4. John Marino – Pittsburgh – $3,900
5. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,400

Goalies

1. John Gibson – Anaheim – $7,800
2. Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg – $7,800

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Sidney Crosby, Vladimir Tarasenko, a cheap defenseman or two from the rankings, one of the two goalies listed

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Andrew Copp, Blake Coleman, Brent Burns, one of the two goalies listed

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This article focuses on 10/21 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 10/21 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a juicy ten-game Thursday slate!

With these larger slates, I highly advise passing on full three-man lines but instead going with pairs of two-man stacks as the goal is to attempt to capture the top scorers on the night across multiple games.

Full DraftKings and FanDuel Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

The Chalk

With a 6.5 implied goal total, near even odds, a start time at main lock, etc., there are many reasons in place to provide the basis for the oncoming Colorado/Florida chalk.

Of all of the lines in this game, with Nathan MacKinnon making his season debut post-Covid and Andre Burakovsky offering value, understandably, the Colorado top line of MacKinnon, Burakovsky, and Mikko Rantanen should be the most popular.

However, for value on DraftKings, it is hard to top the Panthers’ second line featuring Sam Bennett, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Owen Tippett. On FanDuel, my lean is towards the first line due to a large increase in price over there for the Florida second line. The Panthers’ first line of Aleksandr Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe “much cheaper on FanDuel” and Anthony Duclair does unfortunately only feature Barkov alone on the top power-play unit. If targeting the Florida power play I’d probably roll a two-man stack of Bennett and Huberdeau.

In terms of individual chalk, Burakovsky, as mentioned due to a bump to the Colorado first line with Gabriel Landeskog’s injury should be a popular value play. We can also expect the likes of Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, and Alex Ovechkin to soak up a lot of the ownership on the high end. Over on FanDuel, Brent Burns will likely be chalk or at least should be for $5,000.

The Contrarian Play

Carolina Hurricanes “DraftKings”

Unfortunately, the Hurricanes’ power play is a hodgepodge of their top two lines. Therefore, I think first off you’re reducing “Carolina One: Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi” or “Carolina Two: Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck, Martin Necas” to two-man stacks of either Aho/Teravainen or Svechnikov/Trocheck. That will give you access to the two best players on each line and the top power-play unit. Montreal has had a nightmare start to the season, last we saw them getting destroyed by Buffalo. They will have the home crowd behind their back but perhaps played above their heads last year in the playoffs and it shows now. This is a solid Carolina team and they should all be 5-7% owned if that, on a ten-game slate.

10/21 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Carolina Hurricanes (-120) at Montreal Canadiens (+100) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

San Jose Sharks (-115) at Ottawa Senators (-105) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Colorado Avalanche (-100) at Florida Panthers (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (-130) at New Jersey Devils (+110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

New York Islanders (-130) at Columbus Blue Jackets (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Games Starting 7:30 p.m. ET or after

Calgary Flames (-130) at Detroit Red Wings (+110) – 6 Projected Goal Total “7:30 p.m.”

Anaheim Ducks (+145) at Winnipeg Jets (-180) – 6 Projected Goal Total “8:00 p.m.”

New York Rangers (-105) at Nashville Predators (-115) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – “8:00 p.m.”

Vancouver Canucks (+110) at Chicago Blackhawks (-125) – 6 Projected Goal Total – “8:30 p.m.”

Late Game

Edmonton Oilers (-180) at Arizona Coyotes (+145) – 6 Projected Goal Total – “10:00 p.m.”

10/21 NHL FanDuel Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,300
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
3. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $8,100
4. Sam Bennett – Florida – $6,300
5. Dylan Larkin – Detroit – $5,900

Wingers

1. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,400
2. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,900
3. Carter Verhaeghe – Florida – $5,300
4. Tyler Bertuzzi – Detroit – $4,600
5. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,200

Defense

1. Brent Burns – San Jose – $5,000
2. Roman Josi – Nashville – $6,200
3. Erik Karlsson – San Jose – $4,900
4. Mackenzie Weegar – Florida – $5,300
5. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $6,900

Goalies

1. Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $8,100
2. Mikko Koskinen – Edmonton – $8,500

10/21 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Connor McDavid- Edmonton – $9,500
2. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,700
3. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,800
4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $6,100
5. Aleksandr Barkov – Florida – $7,700

Wingers

1. Andre Burakovsky – Colorado – $5,500
2. Alex Ovechkin – Washington – $8,200
3. Mikko Rantanen- Colorado – $7,600
4. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $5,800
5. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,000

Defense

1. Erik Karlsson- San Jose – $4,800
2. Aaron Ekblad – Florida – $6,900
3. John Carlson – Washington – $5,900
4. Bowen Byram – Colorado – $3,300
5. Brent Burns – San Jose – $6,500

Goalies

1. Ilya Sorokin – New York Islanders – $8,300
2. Mikko Koskiken- Edmonton- $8,400

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Andre Burakovsky, Erik Karlsson, John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Andre Burakovsky, Carter Verhaeghe, Brent Burns, Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon

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