Welcome to this week’s edition of the Saturday Slapshot. The NHL scheduling gods have blessed us with a massive 13-game slate on this first day of the NFL playoffs. We’ll have plenty of options today for our NHL DFS lineups.
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
NHL DFS Goaltending
Linus Ullmark ($7.9K DK/$8.9k FD) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – This is strictly a DraftKings play tonight as the price on FD is absurd. The price on Ullmark tonight on DK is probably the cheapest we’ll see him as he’s normally a low-to-mid $8k goalie. It’s a tough matchup for him tonight against the Maple Leafs but he’s been arguably one of the top goalies in the NHL this season and if there’s a goalie that can stop the Leafs, it’s Ullmark and his 1.88 GAA this season. I’d reserve him strictly for GPP’s as there’s definitely risk with him tonight.
Juuse Saros ($7.8k DK/$8.5k FD) vs. Buffalo Sabres– The Sabres are a dynamic offense but they haven’t been overly amazing of late. This sets up nicely for Juuse Saros tonight and he’s priced fairly at just $7.8k on DK tonight. Saros has been really solid of late, not being under 10 DK points since way back in early December. Over his last 5 games, he’s been over 20 DK points 3 times. He should be able to stifle the Sabres tonight and continue with his solid play.
NHL DFS Stacks
Florida 2 (Bennett, Verhaeghe, Tkachuk) + Montour vs. Vancouver
Although the Florida offense hasn’t been exactly lighting the world on fire, they get a glorious matchup tonight vs. a bad Canucks team. Over the last 2 weeks, the Canucks are giving up close to 5 goals per game. They’re also giving up close to 17 high-danger chances per game. This should set up a ton of opportunities for the Panthers tonight.
While Barkov is the main draw for this team, I’m focused on the second line. Matthew Tkachuk has been really solid over his last 5 games. Over those games, he has 5 goals and 4 assists to lead the team with 9 points. One guy that hasn’t really done much on paper recently is Verhaeghe. He has just 2 points in his last 5, but he also has the second-highest ixG on the team with a 2.31. He’s putting the puck on the net, but just getting extremely unlucky. At some point, his luck will turn around and it will happen against a bad Canucks team.
Seattle 1 (Beniers, Burakovsky, Eberle) + Dunn vs. Chicago
The quick turnaround from expansion team to contender has been remarkable for Seattle. They’ve been one of the top teams in the league this season and are 7-1 in their last 8 games. They get to take on a bad Blackhawks team tonight and should be able to dominate from start to finish.
While the Kraken offense is typically spread out, this top line is still the dominating force for them. All three of Beniers, Burakovsky, and Eberly are in play tonight as they each contribute to the offense. Each of them has 7 points in their last 5 games. We can also add in Dunn here who surprisingly leads the team in points over the last 5 games with 9. Not a single one of these guys is over $5k tonight. Dunn is a great value play at just $4.4k tonight.
Minnesota 1 (Steele, Kaprizov, Zuccarello) + Spurgeon vs. Arizona
Arizona is another team that we normally like to pick on. They give up a ton of shots and a ton of goals. 2 things we look for when choosing our stack for NHL DFS. Over the last 2 weeks. the Coyotes have given up close to 4.5 goals per game on around 35 shots. Both are just really bad numbers.
The majority of the offense for the Wild comes from this top line. Over their last 5 games. Kaprizov leads the team with 5 goals and 6 points. I’ll look to pair Kaprizov with Steele. His price of just $3.5k on DK tonight will really open things up for us and if this stack goes off, he should be in the middle of it. Zuc isn’t necessarily a priority as he hasn’t put up too much since his return, but if you can fit him, go for it.
Other Stacks: Boston 1, Toronto 2, Detroit 1, Philly 1 and 2, Washington 1, Car 1 and 3, Ottawa 1, Tampa Bay 1,
NHL DFS Top Value Defenseman
- Ryan Graves- $3.2k on DK
- Scott Mayfield – $3.6k on Dk
- Timothy Liljegren – $2.9k on DK
- Steven Santini – $3k on DK
Summary
We have ourselves a big night of NHL DFS tonight. 13 games, 26 teams, and a whole lot of players. With a ton of teams in action, there will be a lot of paths to go down. Simplify yourselves tonight and stick to a main core of players.
Make sure to use our Projection model when setting lineups.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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