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!

11/10 NHL Stack Report

1. Vegas Golden Knights 1 (Barbashev-Eichel-Marchessault)

— 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

2. Florida Panthers 1 (Reinhart-Barkov-Rodrigues)

— 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)

11/10 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Sergei Bobrovski
2. Logan Thompson
   Honorable Mention(s): Joseph Woll, Filip Gustavsson

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Kappo Kahkonen
Honorable Mention(s): Pyotr Kotchetkov

11/10 NHL Wild Card Targets

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!

11/3 NHL Stack Report

1. New Jersey Devils 1 (Toffoli-Hughes-Meier)

— 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)

2. Buffalo Sabres 1 (Biro-Thompson-Greenway)

— 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)

11/3 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2. Akira Schmid
   Honorable Mention(s): Samuel Ersson

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Jordan Binnington
Honorable Mention(s): N/A

11/3 NHL Wild Card Targets

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!

10/27 NHL Stack Report

1. Carolina Hurricanes 2 (Bunting-Kotkaniemi-Necas)

— 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)

2. New Jersey Devils 1 (Toffoli-Hughes-Meier)

— 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)

10/27 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Adin Hill
2. Karel Vejmelka
   Honorable Mention(s): Thatcher Demko, Vitek Vanacek

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Kappo Kahkonen
Honorable Mention(s): Eric Comrie, Jordan Binnington

10/27 NHL Wild Card Targets

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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Welcome back to WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. We’ve had an excellent start to the season, and it’s time to keep the ball rolling tonight! Tonight’s 10/20 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET, and we have two games taking place. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

10/20 NHL Stack Report

1. New Jersey Devils 1 (Meier-Hughes-Toffoli)

— The Devils’ have made a small switch to their top line, and I think it looks even better than last week. With Meier replacing Bratt on the top line, the overall price of the line goes up, but so does the lines’ firepower, and on a two-gamer like this where there’s lots of value in play, I don’t mind paying up for the Devils’ top line in this spot. Despite coming into Long Island against the Islanders’ tough defensive core, including goalie Ilya Sorokin, the Devils are coming in as the favorites with one of the highest implied totals of the slate at 3.2.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Dougie Hamilton (Honorable Mention(s): Luke Hughes)

2. New York Islanders 2 (Palmieri-Nelson-Engvall)

— New York’s second line has really been pulling its weight as of late, scoring three of New York’s four goals this season, with every player on the line recording a point thus far. All three players see power-play time, with Palmieri and Nelson on the top unit, while Engvall appears on the Isles second power-play unit. There isn’t a large sample size for the Islanders, but what we have seen from the second line thus far has been impressive, and on a small slate such as this one, their strong start to the season makes them a clear option for Daily Fantasy.

Last season, Nelson led the Isles in goalscoring and assists, with Palmieri not far behind. If the Isles put up their implied goal total (3.0) tonight, Line 2 will certainly be involved.

Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Noah Dobson (Honorable Mention(s): Ryan Pulock)

Honorable Mention(s): Calgary Flames 2 (Ruzicka-Kadri-Dube)

10/20 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

1. Vitek Vanacek
2. Jacob Markstrom
   Honorable Mention(s): Ilya Sorokin

Worst (Goalies to Target)

1. Elvis Merzlikins
Honorable Mention(s): N/A

10/20 NHL Wild Card Targets

Adam Ruzicka
– Ruzicka has had an excellent start to his 2023-24 campaign, with four points over his four games this season. He’s playing alongside a solid veteran centre in Nazem Kadri and sees time on the Flames’ top power-play unit. Based on his impressive performances as of late, I can see him taking on a larger role in the squad and seeing more ice time as a result. The Flames have the biggest implied total of the slate at 3.6, which makes a lot of sense considering they are going up against the Blue Jackets, whose starter, Elvis Merzlikins, held a 4.23 goals-against average last season.

Honorable Mention(s): Luke Hughes, Simon Holmstrom, Yegor Sharangovich, Matt Coronato

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Center – Jack Hughes

Winger – Kyle Palmieri

Defenseman – Rasmus Andersson

Goalie – Jacob Markstrom (value)

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