I hope everyone has had a successful week filled with lots of NHL wins. We have reached our Friday article, and we have a great slate coming at you today! Without further ado, for tonight’s 10/28 NHL slate, we have a medium-sized five-gamer, and the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!
— The Vancouver Canucks just got their first win of the season last night as they beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4. This comes after an abysmal start to the season, which saw them lose their first seven games of the season. Will last night’s win change the fortunes of the Canucks? I wouldn’t bet on it. Especially considering the fact that they’re coming in from Seattle on the second half of a back-to-back against a Pens team who currently sits 4-2-1, which also means that the Canucks will be starting their backup goalie Spencer Martin. The Pens also have an extremely high-powered offence which puts them in first place in goals per game in the entire league (4.29 GPG) and second in shots on goal in the entire league (38.1 SOG/game). On top of that, the Pens are coming in with the highest implied total of the slate at 3.8 goals. All three members of the top line also appear on the Pens’ top power play unit, and you get a discount on the Pens’ usual top line as Rakell is replacing an injured Jake Guentzel. I think the Canucks will come out looking tired and will be a step behind the Pens for the entire game.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kris Letang
— The Jets are in a very different position than the Pens as they are the ones coming into tonight’s game on the second half of a back-to-back following a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings. However, the Coyotes have nearly had as bad of a start to the season as the Canucks, losing four of their first six games. The Jets have won their last two and currently sit at over three goals scored per game. More importantly, however, is that the Coyotes hold the League’s worst goals allowed average per game at 4.83, which is coupled with a 4.77 GAA from their starter Karel Vejmelka. It then should come as no surprise that the Jets are coming into tonight’s slate with the second-highest implied goal total at 3.7. The Jets’ second line has been far more consistent than the top line, and you’ll see a similar time on ice out of the second line when compared to the top line as well. All three of the members of the second line see power play time, with Dubois and Wheeler on the top unit and Perfetti on the second unit. All in all, I see the Jets as a much more complete team with a higher-powered offence, and I see a defensive liability in the Arizona Coyotes. Expect a lot of goals in this matchup.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Josh Morrissey
Honorable Mention(s): Colorado Avalanche 1 (Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Karel Vejmelka
Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins, Spencer Martin, Vitek Vanecek
Martin Necas
– For our first returning Wild Card target of the season, we are going to none other than Martin Necas. Necas has been a superstar for the Canes this season, scoring 8 points in six games (3 goals and 5 assists). He’s shockingly been seeing more ice time than both Aho and Svechnikov, and he’s been seeing time on the Canes’ top power-play unit. Necas is slowly becoming a favorite for coach Rod Brind’Amour as due in part to Necas’ efforts, the Canes currently sit 4-1-1 to start the season. Offensively, this game isn’t the most explosive of the slate, but the Canes currently sit at 3.3 implied goals and have the best odds of the slate at -190. I would recommend using Necas while he is still underpriced on both FanDuel and Draftkings.
Honorable Mention(s): Jeff Carter, Valeri Nichushkin, Yegpr Sharangovich
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Pierre-Luc Dubois
Winger – Bryan Rust
Defenseman – Cale Makar
Goalie – Alexandar Georgiev
Honorable Mention(s): PIT v VAN RapidFire 2/2
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Welcome to the premiere edition of Between the Pipes, where we’ll dive deep into the night’s goalies.
It’s Thursday and that means we have a large slate. Tonight we have a 10-game slate of NHL DFS after just 3 games last night. That means we’ll have plenty of options to choose from in terms of goalies.
Let’s dig in and see if we can find goalies that will take us to the top of the leaderboards!
Although he struggled in his last outing vs. Seattle, Eric Comrie has been pretty solid overall this season. Through his first 4 games, he’s sporting a .908 save percentage and a 3.51 GAA. Both numbers are respectable compared to the rest of the goalies projected to take the ice tonight. He also has a .45 Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA).
Comrie also has the advantage of playing against a Canadiens team that has really struggled to get the offense going this season. Through their first 7 games this season, the Canadiens’ anemic offense is scoring just 2.43 goals per game. Even though they are taking nearly 30 shots per game, they just aren’t finishing. They should get enough volume on Comrie tonight to help him pay off his salary.
After struggling out of the gate, a few easier matchups have helped Fleury regain his form. Fleury is coming into this one off arguably his best game of the season. He stopped 26 of 27 shots against the Canadiens on Tuesday, earning himself his second win of the season.
Fleury bottomed out at -7 DK points in his second start of the season. Since then, he’s slowly progressed upward as he’s had 11, 18, and 20 DK points. While the matchup vs. the Senators will be a tough one as they’re scoring more than 4 goals per game, I do like Fleury to get the W in this one. This pick is reserved solely for GPP as I wouldn’t touch him in cash games. He’s a high-risk, high-reward pick for this evening.
Through their first 9 games of the season, the San Jose Sharks have been absolutely atrocious. They lead the league with 7 losses so far. The Sharks have more losses than most teams have games played. That isn’t good. Their offense has been nearly invisible as they are scoring just 1.89 goals per game. That’s significantly lower than every team on the ice tonight.
While Kallgren is far from an excellent goaltender, the Maple Leafs are heavy favorites and he should get the W tonight. If he can limit the damage tonight, he could be one of the higher-scoring goaltenders on the night.
If you aren’t stacking the Panthers tonight, Carter Hart is an option in the net. Through 4 games, he’s been exceptional. He has a 1.75 GAA and a 6.03 GSAA. His .949 save percentage ranks second of all the goaltenders projected to be in net not. He’ll likely give up a pair of goals tonight, but he’ll also face enough shot volume that he should still be well into the teens in terms of scoring.
One thing that has really stood out so far with his play is that he’s been able to stop every single high-danger shot that has come his way. He’s a perfect 43 for 43 in that category. He’s GPP-worthy tonight as he’s been one of the top goalies in the league this season.
It’s early, but a case can be made that Jake Oettinger is currently leading the Vezina Trophy race. Through 5 games, he’s been one of the best goalies in the league. His metrics, basic and advanced, are far superior to his peers. His 1.41 GAA is way better than any other goalie in net tonight, as is his .953 save percentage and his 7.17 GSAA. Like Hart, he’s been great in high dangers chances. He’s faced 36 high-danger shots and has only let in 2. Look for Oettinger to get win number 5 tonight vs. the Capitals tonight.
The Chicago Blackhawks have to be one of the most surprising teams to start the season. They essentially gutted the team over the summer, leaving some kids and Patrick Kane. The goaltending of the Blackhawks has been what has kept them afloat so far. And the play of Stalock has been a big part of that.
Stalock has played in 4 games so far and has been brilliant. He’s posted a 2.09 GAA, a .938 save percentage, and a 3.65 GSAA. All three of those metrics are extremely solid. While the Oilers are a high-powered offense, they are on the back end of a back-to-back set and could have tired legs coming into this matchup. He is dirt cheap on DK tonight at just $6.7k. If you’re looking to spend up on offense tonight, Stalock makes for an excellent, but risky choice.
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Welcome to the Man Advantage for October 24, 2022! We are entering the third week of the NHL season already, can you believe it?! All four sports are in full swing, and the World Series is set. It’s a beautiful time of year for sports fans. Tonight, we get a nice little six game slate that should be really fun to watch. There are quite a few places to go tonight, and this should be a high scoring slate for it being six games. Every team on the slate is projected to score 3+ goals, so we are going to have to be perfect to make some good money. Good luck!
Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes: Freddie and the Canes continue their West Coast swing with an away matchup against the Canucks tonight. The Canes are one of the highest totals on the board, and Andersen is sporting a solid 2.35 GAA so far this season. A road matchup is sometimes risky, but this feels like a safe play among a lot of risk tonight. This is a late game, so make sure you keep an eye on the news through the day to confirm he gets the start.
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues: Binnington faces the Jets tonight on the road in what should be a fairly tight game. His numbers are fantastic so far this season, with a GAA of 1.65 and a SV% of 0.94. The shot volume in this game should be fairly low, as both teams are producing less than 30 shots for per game. However, this play is more about the win and it’s hard to see Binnington giving up more than a goal or two.
Scott Wedgewood – Dallas Stars: Just as we published the article, the news broke about Greiss getting the start over Binnington in St. Louis, which moves Wedgewood into the slot for Binnington.
High Risk Goalie Pick -Mackenzie Blackwood – New Jersey Devils: The Devils feel like an incredibly sneaky play tonight as they host the Capitals. When Toronto, Edmonton, and Pittsburgh are all on the slate, teams like this (and their goalies) tend to fly under the radar. The shot volume for Blackwood should be there, and his numbers have looked pretty good so far.
Others to Consider: Anton Forsberg (OTT), Logan Thompson (VGK)
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Carolina Hurricanes Power Play – Sebastian Aho/Martin Necas/Stefan Noesen/Andrei Svechnikov/Brent Burns: The Canes’ power play is ranked in the middle of the pack so far this season, but the Vancouver penalty kill is ranked almost last. There may not be many chances for the Canes on the power play, but this gets you access to the top two even strength lines, which is a great setup for tonight. The focus here should be Aho/Svechnikov/Burns, but the addition of Noesen and/or Necas should make you pretty different and save you some salary.
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – Evgeni Malkin/Jason Zucker/Bryan Rust/Kris Letang: The second line for the Pens has been great so far this year, and they have a chance to continue their solid play tonight against Edmonton. This line should see the likes of the second Edmonton line for most of the night, and that sets them up very nicely. Malkin/Rust play on the power play, so pairing them with Letang makes this a hybrid second line/power play look.
New Jersey Devils Power Play – Jack Hughes/Nico Hischier/Dawson Mercer/Jesper Bratt/Dougie Hamilton: As mentioned earlier, this feels like a very sneaky play tonight. On the young season, the Capitals’ PK ranks in the bottom 10 of the league, and the Devils’ power play is ranked 11th. The Devils will also be facing Charlie Lindgren in net, who is sporting a 3.18 GAA so far this season. The Devils look real good tonight.
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Carolina Hurricanes 2 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi/Andrei Svechnikov/Martin Necas: Another way to roll out the Canes tonight is just to play the second line straight up. It’s a slight wrinkle from the power play above, but at a discount. Necas/Svechnikov/Burns should be a unique way to stack this line as well, and carries power play correlation. This line has been producing very well so far this year, and they are in a very good spot tonight.
St. Louis Blues Power Play – Robert Thomas/Brayden Schenn/Vladimir Tarasenko/Ivan Barbashev/Torey Krug: The Blues’ power play comes into tonight ranked 7th overall, while the Jets’ penalty kill is ranked dead last in the league. There should be a good opportunity for this unit to put up some points on the Jets tonight. This look also gets you access across multiple lines, which is a good way to stack the Blues, as their scoring can tend to be spread out.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 – William Karlsson/Jonathan Marchessault/Mike Amadio: The Golden Knights host the Leafs tonight, and this line could be very sneaky. They are a value line that could produce a bit of upside.
Winnipeg Jets 2 – Pierre-Luc Dubois/Cole Perfetti/Blake Wheeler: This is another second line that has been playing well of late, and they deserve a mention tonight against the Blues. They are probably the highest risk on this list, based on Binnington’s play so far, but they will definitely be contrarian. Make sure you don’t stack them against Binnington in the same lineup.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: DALPP1, PITPP, WSH1, EDMPP1, TORPP1
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: William Karlsson ($2900) – Vegas Golden Knights
Wing: Danton Heinen ($3200) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Defense: Brett Pesce ($3300) – Carolina Hurricanes
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Cole Perfetti ($4600) – Winnipeg Jets
Wing: Stefan Noesen ($4100) – Carolina Hurricanes
Defense: Brian Dumoulin ($3900) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers
Wing: Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs
Defense: Brent Burns – Carolina Hurricanes
Goalie: Frederik Andersen – Carolina Hurricanes
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Evgeni Malkin (PIT): anytime goal scorer (+190 on DK Sportsbook)
William Karlsson (VGK): anytime goal scorer (+310 on DK Sportsbook)
Any time goal scorer parlay build for FD Sportsbook:
This pays +6886, or $688.64 for a $10 bet
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Welcome back, everyone, after a strong article last Friday, we’re back! As mentioned last week, I’ll be writing weekly every Friday for WinDaily NHL. You can also catch more of my content in the MMA tab for every UFC card! Without further ado, for tonight’s 10/21 NHL slate, we have a small three-gamer, and the slate begins at 7:30 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!
— This line is fairly clear as the far-and-away favourite of the slate. Colorado’s top line has clearly been one of the best lines in hockey and although it is in full form when Landeskog (knee injury) is on the wing, they are still a strong force with Lehkonen, and it brings down the overall price of the line. Tonight the Avalanche are coming up against the Seattle Kraken, an expansion team who had an abysmal season last year and has started off cold to begin this season with a 1-2-2 record. The Kraken’s goaltending has been terrible as Grubauer has not improved from last season with a current GAA of 4.26 and a SV % of .851. This team has so many defensive holes and this game is simply a mismatch as one of the worst defensive teams (4 GA per game) is coming up against one of the best offensive teams in the NHL (4.25 GPG). Not to mention, this line remains in tact during the Aves Power Plays and each player averages around 20 minutes of ice time a game. This line is a must-play, especially in Cash Game formats.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Cale Makar (Devon Toews works as a salary saver)
— This is an interesting matchup as the Battle of Florida now has two Stanley Cup contenders competing against each other. Both have solid goaltending, extremely powerful offence and middle-of-the-road defence. To be honest, it was hard to decide between favouring the Panthers or the Lightning in this matchup but the Panthers have simply had the stronger start to the season, coming into this one 3-1-0 compared to Tampa Bay who are 1-3-0. Although Florida’s top line is very strong, I think there’s more value in Florida’s second line. This line is more affordable than the top line, more consistent and have all contributed to Florida’s scoring with each player recording at least two points in Florida’s last two games. Not to mention, all three of them see power play time with Tkachuk and Bennett on the top Power Play line and Balcers on the second unit. Currently, both Tampa and Florida are tied for the highest implied goal total on the slate at 3.6 and Florida is slightly favoured to win the game. One thing is for sure, we can expect plenty of goals in this matchup and you will want to have some pieces of this game in your fantasy builds tonight, my favourite of the bunch being Florida’s second line.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Gustav Forsling (Radko Gudas works as a salary saver, consider Montour if he is back)
Honorable Mention(s): Detroit Red Wings 1 (Kubalik-Larkin-Raymond)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Phillipp Grubauer
Honorable Mention(s): Petr Mrazek
David Perron
– Life for Perron in Motown has been pretty successful thus far. Over the first three games of the season, Perron has registered four points (3 G, 1 A) including a three-point performance in his last game against the Los Angeles Kings. Tonight, Perron and the Wings are up against a Chicago side which was notoriously bad last season and have struggled to start this season with their only win coming against the 1-5-0 Sharks. Matchups between the Wings and Hawks always tend to be exciting especially since both teams were part of the NHLs Original Six and shared a division for a long period of time. Also, neither team has a solidified goalie situation, albeit Chicago is in a much riskier position, starting a goalie who was the Leafs backup last season and spent most of the year out with an injury. All this means is that you can expect a fair amount of goals out of this matchup and we can definitely be sure that Perron will partake in the scoring.
Honorable Mention(s): Carter Verhaeghe, Valeri Nichushkin, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Nathan MacKinnon
Winger – Matthew Tkachuk
Defenseman – Cale Makar
Goalie – Alexandar Georgiev
Honorable Mention(s): COL vs SEA 2/2 Rapid Fire
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We get a little bit of a hockey reprieve tonight with a small three game Wednesday slate. Early season data is skewed, so with a small slate, it is encouraged to play light. Keep it casual for NHL, and maybe check out our NBA content to get you geared up for the first big slate of the year. The one and only Ghost has you covered on all of our NBA news and notes. Good luck tonight!
Sergei Bobrovsky – Florida Panthers: The Panthers host the Flyers tonight, who have been winning for some reason. They are a surprising 3-0-0 on the season, but will have their hands full with the Panthers tonight. Bob makes for a solid play tonight, as the back-to-back should factor in here for the Flyers.
Jordan Binnington – St. Louis Blues: The Blues head to Seattle, where goaltending has been a bit of an issue. Both Jones and Grubauer are sporting GAAs over 3.00. The team as a whole is giving up 4 goals against per game so far this season. The Blues should be able to win this game, and Binnington should be a big part of that.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Felix Sandstrom – Philadelphia Flyers: Sandstrom draws his first start of the season on the road in Florida tonight. This is merely an upside risk play meant for deep GPPs. He should see a whole bunch of shot volume, and if he snags a win, that will be an added bonus.
Others to Consider: Martin Jones (SEA)
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Valeri Nichushkin/Artturi Lehkonen/Cale Makar: Expect this line to be mega chalk tonight, as we can get them at a discount. They are at home against the Jets, and they should have no problem against Hellebuyck tonight.
St. Louis Blues 1- Robert Thomas/Pavel Buchnevich/Vladimir Tarasenko/Torey Krug: The Blues are in a fantastic spot tonight and may actually end up being a little bit of leverage.
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Florida Panthers Power Play – Aleksander Barkov/Sam Bennett/Patric Hornqvist/Matthew Tkachuck/Sam Reinhart: The Panthers appear to be rolling out a forward-only power play look tonight, so that ends up being a little bit tough to stack. The best way to go about this is to find the guys who correlate at regular strength and share time on the power play. For example, Barkov/Reinhart is a good pairing from this mix.
Philadelphia Flyers 1 – Kevin Hayes/Joel Farabee/Travis Konecny/Tony DeAngelo: The whole Flyers team has been a surprise so far, scoring 3.67 goals per game on this young season. The top line is the preferred look here, but with the back-to-back, they carry a good bit of risk.
Seattle Kraken 2 – Matty Beniers/Jaden Schwartz/Jordan Eberle: Beniers will center Eberle and Schwartz tonight in a very interesting look. This is a new line, so we don’t know how they will mesh together, but they are worth a look for leverage tonight. The top Seattle look of Wennberg/Bjorkstrand/Burakovsky is very interesting as well.
Colorado Avalanche 3 – JT Compher/Andrew Cogliano/Logan O’Connor: On a short slate with teams with massive totals, it makes sense to go for depth. Running this line will get you access to a massive 4 goal projected total at basically no ownership. If they happen to outplay the top line, then you will be counting your money.
Florida Panthers 3 – Anton Lundell/Eetu Luostarinen/Colin White: The same approach for Colorado applies to the Panthers tonight. The Cats have a 4.4 implied goal total, and this line is potentially more viable than Colorado 3.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: WPG1, SEA1, STL2,
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alexander Wennberg ($2800) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Patric Hornqvist ($2800) – Florida Panthers
Defense: Nick Leddy ($2600) – St. Louis Blues
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Alex Wennberg ($4000) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Joel Farabee ($3000) – Philadelphia Flyers
Defense: Colton Parayko ($3600) – St. Louis Blues
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
It is not recommended to play cash games on a three game slate.
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Valeri Nichushkin (COL): anytime goal scorer (+210 on DK Sportsbook)
Robert Thomas (STL): anytime goal scorer (+265 on DK Sportsbook)
Any time goal scorer parlay build for FD Sportsbook:
This pays +3050, or $305.08 for a $10 bet
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