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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night and we have a 7 game slate to break down!

If you were with us last night you probably had a pretty solid night as the Stars’ top line, as well as the McDavid lines, came through for us. Tonight we have a seven-game slate with games being replays of Monday, with Florida and Dallas being two teams we want to go right back with so I won’t cover them today, but instead will look for other teams to compliment those lines.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Cash Game Goalie:

Chris Driedger ($8,100/$7,800)

Driedger is the expected starter tonight for the Panthers against Columbus on the second night of a back-to-back. In two starts against the Blue Jackets this season, Driedger is 1-0-1 with 61 saves on 63 shots including a 32 save shutout of this team back on April 4th. Last night Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 36 against this same team, so the shot volume is there for a big night for Driedger.

Other Cash Options: Jake Oettinger ($8,200/$7,600), Jack Campbell ($8,400/$8,200), Casey DeSmith ($8,300/$8,100)

GPP Goalie:

Semyon Varlamov ($7,900/$8,400)

This play is somewhat risky when you consider how hot the Rangers offense has been of late, averaging 3.4 goals per game in their last 10, but Varlamov has been equally as hot. This season against New York, Varly has 2 shutouts in three starts and has stopped 86 of 89 shots faced. I anticipate the Rangers being one of the higher owned teams on this slate so rostering Varlamov, while risky, could bring you to the top of the leaderboard if he performs as he has against the Rangers all season.

Other GPP Options: John Gibson ($7,400/$6,900), Jonathan Quick ($7,800/$6,900), James Reimer ($7,600/$8,600) – DK only play, too pricey on FD for the matchup

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Sid the Kid hosts the Lowly Devils

Pittsburgh has the best of both worlds tonight when it comes to NHL DFS. This is not just me being a homer, ok maybe a little, but their offense is all of a sudden one of the top units in the NHL again and I want to take advantage of that tonight. Obviously, their top line with long-time captain Sidney Crosby ($8,200/$7,900) at the pivot is a great play. Flanked by his wingers, Jake Guentzel ($7,400) and Bryan Rust ($6,900/$5,800) this line stack is the top overall play on the slate and is essential for cash games. On the other hand, they have a solid CHEAP value line that has been producing of late. Pittsburgh’s third line of Teddy Blueger/Zach Aston-Reese/Evan Rodrigues comes in at only $7.9K in salary on DK and $10.1K on FD. You can roster this entire line on DK for less than Sid, crazy. Blueger has points in three of his last four games, and Rodrigues has points in two straight. Rodrigues even gives you exposure to the second PP unit as well. Both Kris Letang and Mike Matheson are solid defensemen to pair up with these lines for a PP stack.

Disney Heads to Hollywood!

LA is hosting the Ducks tonight and while I like both goalies as GPP options in this game, I don’t expect dueling shutouts. Los Angeles top line has one of the safest floors on this slate and I really like them for both cash and GPP, but I think this is more of a GPP stack. Nobody ever really plays the Kings in DFS, which is understandable, but tonight I think they could be your late-night hammer. All three of these linemates had their 3 game point streaks snapped last game against Vegas so tonight is a great night to start new streaks! Anze Kopitar is the only one of the three priced over $6K on either site, and both Alex Iafallo and Dustin Brown are under $5K on FanDuel tonight making them a pretty inexpensive top-tier stack tonight.

This one’s for you, Allan!

Might as well briefly mention the Toronto Maple Leafs for my boy Allan. There you go, I mentioned them. Good night! But no, of course, the Maple Leafs are in play, and of course, Auston Matthews ($9,100/$8,700) is the best play from the Leafs. Their entire top line is a good stack tonight, as is their second line. If I am playing Toronto though, I am finding a way to get the Matthews in my lineup, even as a one-off.

The Best of the Rest

Like I mentioned in the open the same units we played from Dallas and Florida are in play like they were on Monday night. Both of the Rangers’ top two lines are in play tonight for cash games, but I think ownership may keep me off them in GPP’s. In the same game, you have to like the Islanders’ top line as well. I love Travis Zajac near min price on both sites bringing the price down on that stack and getting you exposure to Barzal and Eberle. Campbell has not been great of late so the top line from Vancouver is in play, especially with how they played against the Leafs on Sunday night. Detroit3 was a great play last night, so let’s go right back there for some value, and the same goes for Tampa2. Anaheim’s 3rd line is another good value line, especially Sam Steel and Max Comtois who are both cheap and get PP1 exposure.

NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings

** Remember to always try and pair your defenseman up with forwards. One-off dmen are not usually the best option**

Top Defensemen

1. Adam Fox (NYR) – Should win the Norris this year…but won’t
2. Victor Hedman (TB) – Will probably win the Norris this year…but shouldn’t
3. Dougie Hamilton (CAR)
4. Seth Jones (CBJ)
5. John Klingberg (DAL)
6. Kris Letang (PIT)
7. Brandon Montour (FLA)
8. Morgan Rielly (TOR)
9. Ryan Pulock (NYI)
10. Drew Doughty (LA)

Top Value Defensemen:

1. Brady Skjei (CAR)
2. Gustav Forsling (FLA)
3. David Savard (TB)
4. Mike Matheson (PIT)
5. Josh Manson (ANH)
6. Jamie Oleksiak (DAL)
7. Ryan Lindgren (NYR)
8. Markus Nutivaara (FLA)
9. Danny Dekeyser (DET)
10. Sami Vatanen (DAL)

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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for a Monday night and we have an 8 game slate to break down!

Another Monday and another large slate of NHL action to go through for tonight. We have two North Division games that are two of the top places to start when building tonight. Both Nashville and Florida are also in great spots tonight and are on my radar as teams that may get overlooked with Edmonton and Vegas, and even Calgary getting a lot of the attention tonight because of their matchups. We also have Carolina and Tampa playing, which could easily be game of the night, but just might not be a game we want to target in fantasy.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Cash Game Goalie:

Robin Lehner ($8,500) vs San Jose

Lehner has a pretty weak matchup in San Jose and is priced up accordingly. I believe Lehner will be the highest owned goalie on this slate along with Jacob Markstrom ($8,300/$7,500) as he and the Flames take on Ottawa. San Jose has been terrible offensively in their last five games, scoring just seven goals in that stretch. Contrasting that with how the Golden Knights netminder has played, winning four of his last five games while allowing just 9 goals in the process and is coming off a shutout in his last game on Friday.

Other Cash Options: Jake Oettinger ($7,200/$7,600), Sergei Bobrovsky ($8,100/$7,800), Kaapo Kahkonen ($7,900/$8,100)

GPP Goalie:

Juuse Saros ($8,000) vs Chicago

Nashville has been on fire in the second half of the season and a big part of it is their goaltending. Saros has been practically been a wall in net the last couple of weeks. In his last ten starts the Finnish netminder has a 7-3 record along with an outstanding .939 save % while allowing just 19 goals and averaging nearly 30 saves per game. I think the Preds goalie (I am assuming Saros starts, but if it’s Rinne he has been just as good) comes in low owned because people may be scared off by the matchup with Chicago. Nashville has won all five matchups with Chicago this season and allowed just 6 goals in those 5 matchups.

Other GPP Options: Mikko Koskinen ($7,800/$7,300), Jake Allen ($7,700/$7,400), Darcy Kuemper ($7,600/$6,500)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Dallas Stars Top Line vs Detroit

This of course is only relevant if Roope Hintz ($6,700/$6,400) decides he wants to play today. He has been like an NBA player this season with the constant will he/won’t he game-time decisions. If he is healthy Dallas projects as one of the top lines and one of the lines with the safest floors on the slate. Combining Hintz with veteran winger Joe Pavelski ($7,100/$7,400) and Calder Trophy front runner, Jason Robertson ($6,400/$4,900) this is one of the most unheralded top lines in the league. Robertson is an outstanding one-off on FD thanks to his stupid low price, he is basically a must-play over there.

The Connor McDavid Traveling Circus

McDavid and the Oilers are actually having a good season in 2021 and are always one of the top plays on the slate, and usually most expensive as well. Edmonton is at home to the Canadiens tonight and of course, are in a great spot to put up the fantasy points again. Leon Draisaitl ($8,700/$8,200) is back with McDavid (at the time of writing) and makes for a very expensive mini stack. I think we could see a dip in ownership on them because of the size of this slate, but in cash games, I would make them a priority and fill in with some of the value around the league (IE: Robertson and the Wild and Preds value)

Vegas Golden Knights Bring the Value!

We love to play Vegas every time they are on a slate, but they can be pricey. Of course, both Mark Stone ($6,600/$7,300) and Max Pacioretty ($8,200/$8,00) are outstanding plays tonight, but we can’t afford all the top plays (unless you play on SuperDraft where there are no salaries) so we need to find the value in top teams. Vegas’ third line has been a bright spot for this team since last week when they acquired Mattias Janmark ($2,800/$3,600). Janmark has picked up an assist and 7 shots on goal in his 3 games since joining the Knights. Unfortunately, DK has him listed as a center so this is one of those spots where if you line stack them you will use two center spots. Luckily there is plenty of winger depth on this slate (Draisaitl is a wing on DK) to make up for that. Both Tomas Nosek ($3,400/$3,600) and Alex Tuch ($3,800/$4,000) play on the Golden Knights’ second power-play unit and are actually my preferred plays from this line. Alex Pietrangelo ($5,900/$5,800) and Reilly Smith ($3,900/$4,300) round out this unit. Keep an eye on Smith’s status since he left Sunday’s game with an injury

The Best of the Rest

Both of Vegas’ top two lines are in play of course like I mentioned above, I also really like the Ottawa Senators’ top line of Batherson/Tkachuk/Norris for GPP’s, especially if Louie Domingue starts for the Flames. Another top-end value play is the Panthers’ 3rd line with Patric Hornqvist adding PP1 exposure. I also like a two-man stack of Barkov/Gusev from Florida as well. Nashville’s top line of Grimaldi/Johansen/Arvidsson is cheap and has a good matchup as I mentioned. Two other GPP lines I like are Montreal 1 & Minnesota 3, both lines have high ceilings and low floors.

NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings

** Remember to always try and pair your defenseman up with forwards. One-off dmen are not usually the best option**

Top Defensemen

1. Shea Theodore (VGK)
2. Dougie Hamilton (CAR) – Might be low owned because of the matchup
3. Darnell Nurse (EDM)
4. Roman Josi (NSH)
5. Jakob Chychrun (ARI) – Because he’s Chychrun and he’s awesome
6. Alex Martinez (VGK)
7. Victor Hedman (TB)
8. Mark Giordano (CGY)
9. Seth Jones (CBJ)
10. Miro Heiskanen (DAL)

I have already mentioned Pietrangelo with the Vegas value, so that is why he is not on this list, but he is a great play as well

Top Value Defensemen:

1. Brandon Montour (FLA) – Great play with the Barkov/Gusev 2 man
2. Wyatt Kalynuk (CHI)
3. Kris Russell (EDM)
4. Jaccob Slavin (CAR)
5. Juuso Valimaki (CGY)
6. Scott Harrington (CBJ)
7. Niklas Hjalmarsson (ARI)
8. Ben Harpur (NSH)
9. Gustav Forsling (FLA)
10. Jamie Oleksiak (DAL)

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