NHL DFS

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 Forsberg Tuesday!

Welcome back to another Filip Forsberg Day! Tonight Nashville hosts the Capitals, the team that drafted Forsberg. That matchup is one of the premier games on the slate. We also have Boston at MSG to take on the Rangers and the Stars traveling to Colorado. As for the remaining six games on the slate, they don’t seem as big but are still good games for us to target in DFS.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

1. Igor Shesterkin ( vs Boston): Boston is a one-line team essentially and with 2/3 of that one line out the lineup they don’t pose much of a threat. Shesterkin is having a great season for the Rangers as well and this matchup just screams big night for the Russian.
2. Juuse Saros ( vs Washington): You all know I love Saros and while he has burned me a few times this season, more often than not he is one of the top goalies on every slate. Since the start of the new year, Saros is 9-4-2 while averaging 34.3 save per game. Saros is not expensive on either site tonight and once again has the potential to be the top goalie on the slate
3. Jacob Markstrom ( vs Columbus): Markstrom is actually cheaper on FanDuel today, so he might be the better play over there tonight. Either way, Markstrom is one of the top goalies in the NHL this season and leads the league in shutouts (8), doubling up the goalie with the next most. Markstrom has a home matchup with Columbus tonight so a 9th shutout is not out of the realm of possibilities.
4. Matt Murray ( vs St. Louis): This is your super risky, high reward play of the night. Murray has been absolutely stellar since returning from injury on January 1st. Murray is averaging just 2.2 goals per game and making 33 saves per game in his 10 games since January 1st. If you remove the 6 goals he allowed on 1/1 to Toronto his goals-against goes down to 1.7. This is risky like I said but Murray has held his own against teams like Pittsburgh, Edmonton, Carolina, and Washington lately so why not tonight against the Blues.

Other Options: Pavel Francouz, Tristan Jarry, Andrei Vasilevskiy

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Colorado Avalanche

I know this may upset some people, ok one person (sorry GravMatt) but Colorado is one of the top teams on the slate. There are teams with “easier” matchups than Colorado but Dallas has been porous defensively in recent games. In their last 6 games, Dallas has allowed four goals or more in five of them, including four to Colorado on Sunday.

If you know anything about hockey, then you know the Av’s top line is one of the top lines in all of the NHL, but also one of the most expensive ones to stack in DFS. They are the best play on this slate but since they are so obvious I want to look for some value as well to get you exposure to Colorado in other ways especially for those playing on FD. For value, I will look to line 2 from Colorado. Both Valeri Nichushkin and Andre Burakovsky are affordable and have been playing well for the Avs. Nichushkin has four points and is averaging 4 shots on goal in the Av’s last five games and Burakovsky has three assists in that same span. Nazim Kadri has seven points in the last five for the Av’s, but he is only a play on DK because FanDuel does not know what they are doing and has him priced at $10K (second-highest on the slate).

Other Value: Both JT Compher and Logan O’Connor play on the third line and kill penalties for Colorado. They are both min price on DK and in the $4K range on FD. If you need some cheap plays to fill out a lineup they are viable.

Defensemen: Cale Makar is the top dman for the Av’s but his production has not been matching his price lately. Devon Toews has been more productive from a DFS aspect and is much cheaper (on DK) so he is my preferred play. Erik Johnson and Samuel Girard offer up some decent value.

Buffalo Sabres

I know what you’re thinking, but Buffalo has been better offensively in the last ten games. They are not the sexiest team and I am probably taking a big risk suggesting them tonight but with so many top teams on this slate, they will go overlooked and could give you a shot at a takedown. Jeff Skinner is coming off a four-goal game on Sunday and both Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch have been equally as hot. Since Tuch debuted for the Sabres on 12/29 it has turned this team in the right direction. Tuch himself has 17 points in his 15 games with the Sabres including five multi-point games. Buffalo’s problem isn’t scoring, it’s stopping teams from scoring so this is a game stack consideration as well.

Sabres Dmen: Rasmus Dahlin (PP1), Casey Fitzgerald (cheap and productive)

If you want to stack the Isles with Buffalo tonight, I would suggest their third line. This line has been as productive as the top two lines in the team’s last five games and comes at a much lower price. If you are just looking at a two-man stack, then Zach Parise (PP2) and Oliver Wahlstrom (PP1) would be my suggestion. On Defense, Noah Dobson (PP1) is the Isles’ top fantasy defenseman, but Ryan Pulock (PP2) is right behind Dobson production-wise and much cheaper.

Top Stacks

Pittsburgh L1: Guentzel – Crosby – Rust (all 3 on PP1), Dmen to use: Letang (PP1), Matheson, Dumoulin

Nashville L1: Forsberg – Granlund – Duchene (All 3 on PP1), Dmen to use: Josi (PP1), Ekholm (PP2), Carrier

Dallas L1: Robertson – Hintz – Pavelski (All 3 on PP1), Dmen to use: Lindell, Heiskanen

Calgary L1: Gaudreau – Lindholm – Tkachuk (All 3 on PP1) – You can use Monahan as a PP1 value piece over one of the forwards. Dmen to use: Tanev, Hanifin (PP2), Andersson (PP1)

Tampa Bay L1: Kucherov (PP1)- Point (PP1) – Palat (PP2). Dmen to use: Hedman (PP1), Sergachev (PP2), Ruuta

Value Stacks:

Calgary L2: Mangiapane (PP2) – Backlund (PP2)- Coleman – This stack may change if Toffoli is active on Tuesday. Watch for updates on the Flames lines on Twitter or in discord.

Los Angeles L2: Moore – Danault (PP2) – Arvidsson(PP2) Dmen to use: Doughty(PP1), Moverare, Durzi

Ottawa L2 (Especially if Binnington plays): Formenton (PP1) – Paul (PP2) – Connor Brown. Dmen to use: Zaitsev, Holden, Chabot (PP1)

New Jersey L1: Sharangovich (PP2) – Hughes (PP1) – Zacha (PP1). Dmen to use: Graves, Severson (PP1), Smith PP2)

New York Rangers L2: Panarin(PP1) – Strome(PP1) – Goodrow(PP2). Dmen to use: Fox (PP1), Lindgren, Trouba

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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.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s Valentine’s Day so why don’t you put down the phone and go spend time with your significant others… oh, no, you’d rather spend it playing NHL dfs? Ok, whatever you want.

Tonight is a four-game slate that has a later than usual start time of 8 pm eastern. This slate features a couple of potential lopsided matchups in the first two games on the slate and two matchups of teams still trying to figure out who they are in the late games.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

1. Cam Talbot (vs Detroit): Talbot is the top goalie on this slate for me and honestly, it isn’t even really close. In his four starts since returning from injury Talbot is unbeaten, has allowed only five goals, and shut out the Blackhawks. Detroit is no offensive juggernaught and even though they put up four on Philly on Saturday I am not worried.
2. Jack Campbell ( @ Seattle): On the opposite end of the spectrum from Talbot is Jack Campbell. In his last six games Campbell has not been good, except for his win over New Jersey on Feb 1st. Campbell is still a good play and has the perceived best matchup on the slate with Seattle. Petr Mrazek has been playing much better than Campbell lately and may get the start, if so you can safely roll with him too.
3. Connor Hellebuyck (vs Chicago): Hellebuyck is similar to Campbell, solid goalie who has had a rough patch of late. In January, Hellebuyck was bad, but since February 1st he has been much improved. In four starts, Hellebuyck is 2-2 with eight goals allowed and a shutout. Hellebuyck has also stopped 31 shots or more in three of those four starts. It looks like Helly is starting to heat up along with the Jets and I will definetly have some shares of him tonight.
4. James Reimer (vs Edmonton): Both the Sharks and Reimer shoud be will rested as this is their first game in 13 days. I don’t love this play, but he is a good upside GPP play at home against the Oilers. We all know Edmonton has been struggling to score with only eleven goals in their last five games.

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Toronto’s offense has been stymied some in their last two games, but those were against two top goalies in Markstrom and Demko, tonight is not one of those goalies. In their four games prior, Toronto scored 24 goals, including seven goals twice. Toronto should pick apart the Seattle D tonight and have a monster game offensively.

One positive about the Leafs is, outside of Auston Matthews, they aren’t overly expensive on either site. You could also make a case for stacking any of the top three lines and you could also use pieces from their fourth line as well.

Toronto L1: Bunting (PP2) – Matthews (PP1) – Marner (PP1)

Toronto L2: Kerfoot – Tavares (PP1) – Nylander (PP1)

Other options: Mikheyev (PP2), Kase (PP2), Spezza (PP2)

Defensemen to use: Morgan Rielly (PP1), Rasmus Sandin (PP2), Justin Holl

Minnesota Wild:

Minnesota is similar to Toronto where they haven’t been their best offensively, but a home matchup with the Red Wings should be able to turn things around. The Wild have only scored three times in their last two, but in the previous eight, they scored three or more goals in all eight. After Toronto’s top line, the first line for the Wild is next as far as projected points rank, but they are a more expensive stack. You can replace Ryan Hartman (PP2) with either Joel Eriksson Ek or Matt Boldy to save some salary for a PP1 stack with Kaprizov and Zuccarello. Both Eriksson Ek and Boldy is cheaper than Hartman, significantly so on DraftKings.

Minnesota’s second line has been more productive of late, featuring the aforementioned Boldy. Both Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau are point per game players in the team’s last five games with Fiala also seeing time with Hartman on the second PP unit.

Defensemen to use: Jon Merrill (Value), Jonas Brodin (PP2), Jared Spurgeon (PP1)

Other stacking options:

Edmonton L2: Kane (PP1) – Draisaitl (PP1) – Yamamoto. Dmen to use: Ceci, Nurse (PP2), Barrie (PP2)

Winnipeg L1 and L2: L1: Stastny (PP2) – Scheifele (PP1) – Wheeler (PP1), L2: Connor (PP1) – Copp – Perfetti (PP2). Also, you can use Pierre-Luc Dubois with the guys from PP1. He has been hot with 5 points in his last five but is centering line three

Dmen to use: Dillon, Schmidt (PP2), Heinola (value).

Detroit L1: Raymond (PP1) – Larkin (PP1) – Zadina (PP2). Dmen to use: Seider (PP1), Oesterle, Staal (value)

Value Stacks:

San Jose L2: Balcers – Couture (PP1) – Dahlen (PP2). Dmen to use: Burns (PP1), Meloche

Seattle 2: Jarnkrok (PP1) – Gourde (PP2) – Appleton (PP2). Dmen to use: Dunn (PP2), Fleury, Giordano (PP1)

Chicago L1: Kubalik (PP2) – Strome (PP1) – Kane (PP1). Dmen to use: de Haan, McCabe, Seth Jones (PP1)

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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.

Tuesday night delight

After a weak two-game slate on Monday, the NHL is back on Tuesday with a solid seven-game slate. Included on this slate are three of the four teams who played on Monday (only Toronto isn’t playing on Tuesday). We also have a battle of two of my favorite goalies on the late-night part of the slate and a”chalky” Caps team that I may or may night want to stack up

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Kaapo Kahkonen ( @ Winnipeg)

Kahkonen has been solid in net for the Wild this season but unfortunately, Minnesota prefers to use Talbot as their #1 so we haven’t seen enough of Kahkonen of late. Since January 6th, Kahkonen is 6-0-1 and is averaging over 35 saves per game during this stretch. Minnesota allows a lot of shots, obviously, and Winnipeg takes a lot of shots (9th most in the NHL on the season) so Kahkonen should have a heavy workload on Tuesday.

Thatcher Demko/Karel Vejmelka

These are two goalies who seem to always stir up a bit of controversy in discord of late but they are both good goalies who tend to have outstanding performances on occasions this season. Demko is definitely the better of the two goalies and has been more consistent. Demko is the more expensive goalie, but this should also keep his ownership down which makes him a good GPP play. Before losing his last start, Demko was 2-0-1 in his previous three starts allowing just 4 goals and making 31 saves per game.

As for Vejmelka, he is a more volatile play but has had many a huge upside game. There should be plenty of opportunities for Vejmelka to make saves as Vancouver is a top 15 team in shots. There is plenty of risk involved with this play, but we have seen him have huge games this season and the potential is there for Vejmelka on Tuesday.

Other Options: Robin Lehner ( @ Edmonton), Ilya Samsonov (vs Columbus), Jeremy Swayman (vs Pittsburgh)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Washington Capitals

After testing positive for COVID last week, Alexander Ovechkin is eligible to return for the Caps on Tuesday and that is one thing we will need to watch for. I am going to go on the basis that we will see the Great 8 back on the ice and not on his couch eating cereal with Backy. Ovi will slot right back in with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson on the top line making this my favorite line stack on the slate. Washington’s second line is also in a great spot with Nicklas Backstrom underpriced on DK ($4.7K) centering Conor Sheary and Daniel Sprong two other cheap options. John Carlson is the top option on defense for the Caps, but he hasn’t been that productive recently. Both Dimitri Orlov and Trevor van Riemsdyk offer similar upside to Carlson lately at $3-4K less.

Other top stacks to consider:

• Vegas L1: Pacioretty-Stephenson-Stone, Vegas L2: Smith-Karlsson-Marchessault – Dmen to use: Pietrangelo, Theodore,
• Carlina L2: Svechnikov-Trocheck-Jarvis – Dmen to use: DeAngelo, Slavin, Skjei
• Boston L1: Marchand-Bergeron-Smith, Boston L2: Hall-Nosek-Pastrnak – Dmen to use: McAvoy, Reilly
• Minnesota L1: Kapriov-Hartman-Zuccarello, Minnesota L2: Fiala-Gaudreau-Boldy (can use Boldy w/L1 for PP stack) – Dmen to use: Spurgeon, Goligoski, Merrill
• Edmonton L1: Kane-McDavid-Yamamoto, Edmonton L3 : Hyman-RNH-Puljujarvi – Dmen to use: Nurse, Ceci, Lagesson — Edmonton second player salaries are too high in my opinion. I can see why you would want to play them, but I think there are better options for your money.
• Pittsburgh L1 : Rust-Crosby-Guentzel – Dmen to use: Letang, Dumoulin

Value Stack:

Montreal Canadiens

This is actually more of a game stack situation, but I want to focus on the Canadiens since they didn’t play on Monday and the Devils did. Both the Canadiens first and third lines are the line stacks I am interested in. Nick Suzuki is my favorite on the top line but both Tyler Toffoli and Artturi Lehkonen are solid plays. As for line three, Mike Hoffman is the top play from that line and he can be used with any of the three line one skaters for a power-play stack with Chris Wideman on defense. Christain Dvorak centers the third line and makes for a nice mini-stack with Hoffman. Ben Chiarot and Jeff Petry are other dmen you can use. Unfortunately, FD pricing is atrocious and the Canadiens are priced up over there so they don’t really count as value.

Other value stacks to consider:

• Ottawa L2: Formenton-Paul-Brown
• Vancouver L2: Pearson-Horvat-Garland – Dmen to use: Ekman-Larsson, Hunt, Myers
• Carolina L3: Niederreiter-Staal-Fast
• Columbus L4: Robinson-Kuraly-Chinakhov – Dmen to use: Werenski, Boqvist, Peeke
• New Jersey L1: Sharangovich-Hischier-Bratt – Dmen to use: Severson, Graves, Siegenthaler

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.

What happens in Vegas…

The saying is what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but not in this case. After a fun and carefree All-Star weekend, the NHL is back on the ice Monday night, but not without some issues. Jack Hughes is the first and probably not the last to pop up on the COVID list after the All-Star break. Make sure you keep tabs on the NHL news throughout the day on Monday for any other issues regarding this slate and the rest of the week.

On to the slate

I’m not gonna lie, this slate is not good. We only have two games so it is best to play light in my opinion. There is some irony in that the two teams we’d want to stack up are playing each other in Carolina at Toronto. In the other game on the slate is the two teams we’d generally want to attack with New Jersey in Ottawa. With the news that Hughes is out, that gives the Senators a bump and actually may make them my top team overall on this slate because of the matchup. Obviously, both Carolina and Toronto offer more upside but I wonder if that is where the majority of people will focus.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Frederick Andersen ( @ Toronto)

Andersen heads back to Toronto where he spent the previous five seasons tending goal for the Leafs. Andersen is definitely in a tough spot against one of the top offenses in the league but the Carolina netminder was on fire heading into the All-Star break. In his last fourteen starts, Andersen has only lost once and has a .931 save %. Andersen also has only allowed 27 goals in those fourteen games for a goals-against under 2. I feel that people will prefer to use either goalie from the other game so Andersen could come in at lower ownership.

Other Options: In reality, all four goalies should be considered on this slate, but my favorite is Andersen and since I will be building multiple lineups I may have exposure to all four.

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa is in the best spot in my opinion. New Jersey has lost nine of their last ten games and is allowing 4.1 goals per game during this losing run. Even though both Josh Norris and Drake Batherson are out, Ottawa still has a good enough offense to put up a big score on Monday

Ottawa’s top line now consists of Tim Stutzle centering Tyler Ennis (four goals in his last five) and Brady Tkachuk. This line is my favorite on the slate and has been the best for the Senators over their last few games. All three of these guys also skate on the top PP unit with defenseman Thomas Chabot and winger Alex Formenton who has been a welcomed surprise for the Sens this season. Formenton is on line 2 for Ottawa with Chris Tierney and Adam Gaudette, which is a good stack if you need to save salary to pay up for Leafs or Canes. Nick Paul is another cheap piece that you can use with Tierney and/or Gaudette for a power-play stack as well Outside of Chabot, Nick Holden is the only other dman I think I would use.

Other line stacks to consider

Toronto L1: Bunting-Matthews-Marner: Dmen to use: Rielly, Holl, Sandin

Carolina L1: Svechnikov-Aho-Fast: Dmen to use: Cole, Slavin, Skjei

Toronto L2: Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander

Carolina L4 (Value): Necas-Kotkaniemi-Stepan – Necas plays on the first PP unit with Aho and Svech so he makes for a good value piece to use with either of them.

I will have some exposure to New Jersey, but we need to wait until after morning skate and see what they look like without Hughes. Make sure to check in discord in the early afternoon where I will have an update if one is available.

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 Massive Tuesday slate!

Unlike Monday where we had a nice manageable five-game slate, Tuesday has eleven games on the schedule. Five of the ten teams on Monday’s schedule are back at it on Tuesday including Toronto and New Jersey completing their home and home series. Florida, fresh off of putting 8 on the Blue Jackets head to MSG to take on the Rangers. Ottawa has to travel to Long Island to take on the Islanders and Vancouver is in Nashville for a Forsberg Tuesday!

One of the greatest rivalries in the NHL renews when Ovi and the Caps head to Pittsburgh to take on Sid the Kid and the Pens. Vegas returns home after a long east coast trip to find the lowly Sabres waiting for them but enough talking about games let’s give you some ways to navigate this huge slate.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Since it’s such a huge slate and there are so many goalies in good spots, I will give you my rankings like I normally do on huge slates.

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy ( vs San Jose) – This is strictly a DK play because of the extremely low salary. Vasi is only $7.4K and I don’t know why but I want to take advantage of it. Vasilevskiy has won 14 of his last 18 starts and owns a .919 save % in that span.
2. Ilya Sorokin/Semyon Varlamov ( vs Ottawa) – Ottawa is on the second leg of back-to-back and the Islanders are well rest after their game Sunday night. Unfortunately you will have to be paying attention close to the start of this game because the Islander NEVER announce their goalie early and they are on the front end of a back-to-back
3. Robin Lehner ( vs Buffalo) – Lehner went 2-1 during the Knights easter road trip allowing just four goals and earning a shutout against the Capitals.
4. Anton Forsberg ( @ NY Islanders) – Forsberg has actually been really good in his last ten starts posting a 6-3-1 record with a .926 sv%. The Islanders also don’t score much only averaging 2.7 goals per game in their last 10 and rank 30th on the season averaging 2.38 per game. Forsberg has only allowed more than 2 goals twice in those 10 game as well and held teams like Carolina, Tampa Bay (x2), and Florida to two goals or less.
5. Juuse Saros ( vs Vancouver) – Saros is having a Vezina worthy season and gets the Canucks on the second night of a road back-to-back.
6. Boston Bruins Starter (vs Seattle) – It could be one of three goalies starting for the Bruins on Tuesday, but whoever it is should have a good night against the Kraken

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Colorado is hosting the Coyotes on Tuesday and they will be the team everyone stacks, but on a slate this large we don’t need to worry about ownership. You all know that Colorado is the play, so I won’t bother you with why to play them. Colorado PP1 is where I would go, but there are so many ways to build with the Avs that you should just do what fits your build. I build multiple lineups so I will have some top-end Avs but also look to use their depth in other builds as well.

High End Stacks:

There are so many ways to go on this slate and I will try to guide you through this, first with the high-priced stacks (outside of Colorado) and then some value stacks as well.

• Vegas Golden Knights L1: Pacioretty-Patrick-Stone – Patrick is a place filler for Chandler Stephenson who is on the COVID list. Patches has not scored in two games sinc returning from injury so I would say he’s due. Pacioretty is expensive on both sites, but both Patrick and Stone are affordable to make this stack work. Dmen to use: Pietrangleo, McNabb, Theodore
• Calgary Flames/Dallas Stars game stack: This game could go either way, we have two teams who can put up big time goal totals but also keep the score low. Both teams top lines are on the short list of top plays for me, but you also have some depth lines here as well. Calgary L2 – Mangiapane/Backlund/Coleman have been playing like a top line of late and give you from salary relief to fit Colorado in. The same goes for Dallas, their top line is where the money is but their second line has been great form recently. Dallas L2 – Benn/Seguin/Gurianov – Dmen to use: Lindell, Suter, Klingberg
• Nashville Predators L1: Forsberg-Granlund-Duchene – It’s Tuesday so that means we play Forsberg and he comes in with three straight two point games. Duhene has four goals and an assist in the last three. Dmen to use: Josi, Benning, Ekholm
• Florida Panthers L1 and L2 : The Panthers are coming off an eight goal outburst on Monday and it was line three who got it done. I still will have exposure to that line on this slate, but the top 6 get their pound of flesh on Tuesday.
• New York Rangers L1 and L2: Similar to the Panthers, the top six for the Rangers should have a big night on Tuesday. If you have the salary, a PP1 stack is where I would go first, but both Alexis Lafreniere and Barclay Goodrow are good value pieces if you can’t afford the PP stack.
• Tampa Bay Lightning L2: Killorn-Stamkos-Joseph Dmen to use: Hedman, Sergachev, Foote
• Winnipeg Jets L2: Connor-Dubois-Perfetti – Dmen to use: Dillon, Schmidt
• Boston Bruins L1: Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak – Dmen to use: McAvoy, Carlo, Reilly

Value Stacks:

Nashville Predators L3: Jeanott-Sissons-Trenin – Dmen to use: Josi, Benning, Ekholm

Tampa Bay Lightning PP2: Colton/Cirelli/Perry – Dmen to use: Sergachev

Boston Bruins L2: Hall-Coyle-Smith – Dmen to use: McAvoy, Carlo, Reilly

Seattle Kraken L2: Jarnkrok-Gourde-Appleton – Dmen to use: Larsson, Fleury, Dunn

New Jersey Devils L3: Johnsson-Mercer-Tatar – Dmen to use: Severson, Graves

Arizona Coyotes L1: Keller-Boyd-Schmaltz – Dmen to use: Gostisbehere, Stralman

Penguins vs Capitals

This game is usually pretty crazy, and on a smaller slate I would be all over this one, but both teams have been struggling of late. Washington is averaging 2.4 goals per game in their last 5 and Pittsburgh is averaging just 2.8 goals per game. I don’t think I will have exposure to this game, but I get it if you want to.

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…said no one ever

Monday night we have one of my favorite size slates with five games on tap. I love slates like this because we have enough games to play GPP’s and be different without going too deep into line stacks but there aren’t too many games where it can get confusing.

There are two spots that I think will be extremely popular and while I don’t think it would be smart to fade you can be different. Florida is in Columbus who is on the second night of a traveling back-to-back and Edmonton is in Ottawa. Floriday is always a solid team to play and while they are better at home, they are still a threat on the road especially against a team like Columbus.

As for Edmonton, they added Evander Kane this week and he endeared himself to his teammates with a goal in his first game Saturday night. I know there is a lot of controversy surrounding Kane and while I do not agree with any of the things he has done, this article is about helping you win money and Kane can do that. He is not a must-play as he was on Saturday with his price more than doubling from where he was in that game ($5.1K).

Another team in a great spot is the Maple Leafs at home to New Jersey, but more on them later. In the last two games on the slate, Vancouver is in Chicago in another of my favorite spots and Anaheim ends their long road trip in Detroit.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

John Gibson ( @ Detroit)

Surprised? Well you shouldn’t be. If you know me, then you know I am an advocate for playing John Gibson on most nights, and Monday night is no different. Since the holiday break Gibson has been on another level. Detroit is not a team that strikes fear in the heart of anyone and Gibson is coming off a 45 save 1 goal allowed win in Ottawa Saturday. Gibson also gets no respect from either site pricing wise. With the number he producing against a team like Detroit he should be in the $8K range, but on Dk he is $7.6K and $7.1K on FD.

Thatcher Demko ( @ Chicago)

Another goalie who gets little to no respect in the DFS world is Demko. Demko leads the league in GSAA (15.73) and is 9th in the league among goalies who have started at least 15 games in high danger save % and saves. It’s possible that because he plays in Vancouver Demko seems to go over looked on a nightly basis but he is one of the best young goaltenders in this league. Chicago is 30th in high danger goals and 28th in HDGF% making me love this play even more. The Blackhawks don’t convert these opportunities and Vancouver allows a lot of HD chances.

Other Options: Marc-Andre Fleury ( vs Vancouver) – Vancouver is also poor at converting their high danger chances as well. Jack Campbell ( vs New Jersey), Sergei Bobrovsky ( @ Columbus)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Like I opened with, both Florida and Edmonton are two of the top teams to build around. Florida’s top six forwards are ALWAYS in play and Monday is no different. They are expensive, as is the top 6 from Edmonton but there are some good value stacks and plays on this slate that make paying up for a top line from Florida or Edmonton possible.

The Devils head to the Great White North

Toronto’s offense has been rolling of late and with the Devils rolling ECHL goalies of late, sorry but they are Devils fans. In their last ten games Toronto is averaging 4.2 goals per game and have only scored less than three goals once in that stretch.

Michael Bunting is one of the top value pieces on this slate and is coming off a hat trick on Saturday. Bunting skates on the Leafs top line with Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner. Matthews’ salary is hard to stomach, but both Bunting and Marner are priced below marke value in my opinion and make fitting this stack manageable. Toronto’s second line is also a great line to roll and may be lesser owned than the top line pieces.

If like me, you want exposure to Toronto but also want to pay up for Edmonton or Florida you need to go value here. Bunting plays on the Leafs’ second PP unit with Jason Spezza and Ilya Mikheyev. You can use either or both of those two forwards, or go with one (I’d suggest Mikheyev) and use a cheap defenseman in Rasmus Sandin. With so many spots to pay up for tonight this is a slate I’d suggest building multiple lineups and maybe max entering a 3 max entry contest as opposed to just doing one single entry build. I would focus around the three teams I mentioned and build around them and go with pieces or stacks from the value lines I go over below.

We are gonna need a whole lotta value!

So I can stay on brand, my top value stack is the Floriday Panthers 3rd line of Mason Marchment/Anton Lundell/Sam Reinhart. Lundell and Marchment have been on fire lately, especially Lundell. In his last 15 games Lundell has 14 points and is priced super cheap on DK. Dmen to use: Gustav Forsling, Brandon Montour

Anaheim is another team that has some value pieces you can use to help fit the expensive stacks. Sam Steel paired with Max Comtois is an interesting 2 man stack. Comtois plays on the first PP unit despite playing on the fourth line and Steel has five points in the Ducks last five. If you can afford to roster Trevor Zegras then pairing him with Sam Carrick who is near min price makes for a good L2 mini stack or pairing them with a dman for a 3 man. Dmen to use: Hampus Lindholm, Kevin Shattenkirk

Since Florida is on the front of end of a back-to-back there is a chance they start Spencer Knight on Monday. If Knight starts then Columbus is in play. I believe the Panthers will start Knight and save Bobrovsky for their game in MSG against the Rangers on Tuesday. The Blue Jackets 4th line of Robinson/Kuraly/Chinakhov has been playing really well, even contributing two goals on Sunday night. Dmen to use: Zach Werenski, Andrew Peeke

New Jersey L2: Pavel Zacha/Nico Hischier/Nathan Bastian Dmen to use: Damon Severson, Ryan Graves

Chicago L1: Brandon Hagel/Dylan Strome/Patrick Kane Dmen to use: Calvin de Haan, Connor Murphy

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