NHL

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for Monday night March 15th! Tonight we have a 9 game slate and it is full of some of the league’s top talent, specifically the dynamic duo from Edmonton

Like I mentioned above we have the Oilers on this slate so we can assume that both Connor McDavid ($9,200/$9,100) and Leon Draisaitl ($8,600/$8,500) will be two of the highest owned players on this slate. I will not tell you to fade them because that wouldn’t be the best idea, but I will tell you that you don’t need to force them in a lineup. If you can fit one (or both) then do it, but if you can make a build you like without them go for it. We have five other games with a 6 O/U and two games with 6.5 (according to DraftKings sportsbook). Both San Jose @ Vegas and Vancouver @ Ottawa have a higher projected total on tonight’s slate.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Thatcher Demko ($8,000/$7,000)

Demko has been one of the hottest goalies in the league fantasy-wise of late and DraftKings has priced him up tonight. FanDuel on the other hand continues to show that they have no clue how to price goaltenders. While I like Demko, I don’t think I will be using him on DK (I don’t pay up for goalies), but on FD he is a lock against Ottawa on the second night of a back-to-back. Demko has won 5 of his last 6 starts and has scored over 31 FDFP in each of those 5 wins. In their last 5 games, Ottawa is averaging 36 shots on goal per game.

Kevin Lankinen ($7,100/7,000)/Malcolm Subban ($6,900/$7,000)

Whoever starts tonight for the Blackhawks will probably be where I end up on DraftKings tonight. Neither of the two Chicago netminders has been stellar of late, but Florida has not been racking up the goals either. In their last 10 games, Florida is averaging 32.4 shots on goal per game, but just 2.4 goals per game. With how low these goalies are priced we just need a decent night in net for them to return value. I do think Demko can be the top goalie tonight, but on DK I can use that $1K elsewhere to bolster my forwards and still get solid fantasy output from my goalie.

If you want to play the ownership game, Jacob Markstrom ($7,600/$7,500) against Edmonton is where I would go. Markstrom should have next to no ownership since the majority of people will most likely look to have some exposure to Edmonton with how well they have been playing. I am not saying this is the best way to go tonight, but if you are making multiple lineups and want to hedge that the Oilers don’t go off, Markstrom is a good play.

Other Options: Marc-Andre Fleury ($8,500/$8,400), Ilya Samsonov ($8,400/$8,200), Cal Petersen ($7,400/$7,200), Tristan Jarry ($7,700)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

As I mentioned in the open, the Sharks/Golden Knights game has a 6.5 O/U for tonight meaning that is where I want to start when looking to build stacks (outside of Edmonton).

San Jose @ Vegas

Vegas ranks first in the league in goals against, but they are allowing over 2 goals per game in their last 5 games. San Jose is scoring over 3 goals per game in their last 5 and I don’t think Fleury shuts the Sharks out tonight. I know Flower did just shut the Sharks out back on March 6th, but I think they net a couple of goals tonight. I am mainly interested in the top line from San Jose of Evander Kane ($6,500/$7,000), Logan Couture ($6,200/$7,400), and Kevin Labanc ($4,300/$4,400). This line is the only one that has been producing regularly for Sharks. In their last 10 games together they have combined for 18 goals and 15 assists.

Other San Jose Options: Tomas Hertl($4,200/$5,800) and Timo Meier ($5,400/$5,600) L2 Mini stack. On defense you can go Brent Burns ($6,800/$6,400), Erik Karlsson ($4,700/4,600), or Mario Ferraro ($3,500/$3,700)

Now, where I really want to look is on the Vegas side of this game. There is a wide variety of options to go with on this side of the game. Obviously, the top line from the Golden Knights is in play as always and is one of the top options, but if you need to save some salary there are other ways to go. Jonathan Marchessault ($5,500/$6,000) is a way to pivot off the chalkier Stephenson and Pacioretty options for a PP1 stack. If you wanted to make a lower-owned PP2 stack from Vegas, Alex Tuch ($5,400/4,800) is my favorite play for that. Both William Karlsson ($4,700/$5,500) and Reilly Smith ($4,400/$4,600) are good skaters to pair with Tuch. Now you can get really different and get a piece of all three of the top lines for Vegas with your PP2 stack and add Mark Stone ($6,000/$7,500) to Tuch and one of Karlsson/Smith. Stone is more of a DK play based on his low salary there compared to FD. On defense with Pietrangelo out, Shea Theodore is the best option, but if you are going PP2, Dylan Coghlan ($3,900/$4,100) is the cheaper defensive option.

Other Stacking Options:

Top Line Stacks:

• Pittsburgh 1 vs Boston
• Chicago 1 vs Florida
• Philadelphia 1 vs NYR
• Washington 1 vs Buffalo
• Winnipeg 2 vs Montreal
• Boston 1 vs Pittsburgh
• Los Angeles 1 vs St. Louis
• NYR 2 vs Philadelphia

Top Value Stacks:

• Winnipeg 3 vs Montreal
• Philadelphia 2 vs NYR
• Boston 2 vs Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia 3 vs NYR
• Los Angeles 2 vs St. Louis
• Pittsburgh 2 vs Boston

NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings

Top Defensemen

1. Darnells Nurse (EDM)
2. Jeff Petry (MTL)
3. John Carlson (WAS)
4. Shea Theodore (VGK)
5. Charlie McAvoy (BOS)
6. Kris Letang (PIT)
7. Tyson Barrie (EDM)
8. Neal Pionk (WPG)
9. Drew Doughty (LA)
10. Thomas Chabot (OTT)

Top Value Defensemen:

1. Adam Boqvist (CHI)
2. Dylan Coghlan (VGK)
3. Nick Jensen (WAS)
4. Travis Hamonic (VAN)
5. Derek Forbort (WPG)
6. Adam Larsson (EDM)
7. Travis Sanheim (PHI)
8. Sean Walker (LA)
9. Gustav Forsling (FLA)
10. Brian Dumoulin (PIT)

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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for Wednesday night March 10th! Tonight we have a 5 game slate that is practically a carbon copy of the slate we saw on Monday night.

When we have slates like this, repeats of the same from two nights previous, I like to look back and see if there is anything that stands out. What I see is that Anaheim and Los Angeles played a high-scoring old-school game, which is not the norm for these teams so we shouldn’t expect this again tonight. We also saw Vegas get shutout and that has only happened once this season so it is also unlikely to happen again. Lastly, we saw Connor McDavid ($9,300/$8,800) have a multi-point game, which we CAN expect again seeing as he has done that 13 times this season already.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Carey Price ($7,800/$7,700)

Price is my top option tonight and he works on both sites and in both cash and GPP games as well. Vancouver may have beaten the Canadiens on Monday night but they didn’t do it with offense. Price stopped 28 of 29 shots and lost 2-1 in a shootout. Over their last 10 games, Vancouver is allowing over 30 saves P/G, scoring just over 2 goals P/G, and allowing opposing goaltenders to score over 20 FP P/G. If Jake Allen ($7,600/$7,700) starts tonight he is just as good of an option as Price.

Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks

Even though both goalies from the Ducks and Kings game got lit up like the Rockefeller Christmas tree on Monday night I am going right back to the well with this game and the goaltenders. I am going to guess we see Cal Petersen ($7,500/$7,200) and John Gibson ($7,500/$6,700) in the net for their respective teams tonight. Both have been good fantasy options, especially Gibson at his extremely low price on FanDuel. I am not afraid to go back to these goalies, and neither should you.

Other Options: Marc-Andre Fleury ($8,100/$8,500), Philip Grubauer ($8,200/$8,300), Mikko Koskinen ($8,300/$8,000), Kappo Kahkonen ($7,400/7,500)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Even on a small late like we have tonight we still have some big names to use. I already mentioned McDavid, but that also means we have Leon Draisaitl ($8,100/$7,900) on the slate. Draisaitl has been cold of late for his standards and hasn’t had a multi-point game since 2/23 against Vancouver. This season in five games against Ottawa, the reigning league MVP has 3 goals, 7 assists, 13 shots on goal, and is averaging over 17 fantasy points per game, so maybe Wednesday is the night Draisaitl gets out of this “slump”. Nathan MacKinnon ($8,700/$8,300) should be returning for the Avs tonight and might be the lower owned of the studs tonight. I love playing the Vegas top line, but I believe Max Pacioretty ($8,200/$8,100) is a little overpriced tonight and I may shy away from using him in any Vegas stacks.

Stacking Options:

Obviously, both the top lines from Edmonton and Colorado are in play whenever they are on a slate, and the same generally goes for Vegas. We need to wait and see if Mark Stone ($6,100/$7,400) is back for Vegas, but like I said I don’t think I want a Vegas 1 stack tonight.

One of my favorite stacks tonight is once again Montreal Canadiens 3. We saw them get shut down by Vancouver on Monday, and while the Canucks have been good defensively of late during their 3 game win streak, that is not their specialty. I know eventually the Canucks will turn back into a pumpkin and give up a 4 or 5 spot, so why not tonight. Tyler Toffoli ($7,000/$6,600) has torched the Canucks this season to the tune of 8 goals, 3 assists, and 29 shots on goal in 6 games. Vancouver boasts the league’s worst penalty kill, allows the most penalties, and is 30th in the league in goals against. I am going back to the well again tonight with the Canadiens stack.(Josh Anderson ($5,500/$4,800)/Jesperi Kotkaniemi ($3,400/$3,900)

If you don’t think Fleury has a good night, or the Golden Knights decide to go with their backup the Minnesota Wild have a couple of good lines to look at. Most people will flock to their top line, and while I still believe in them, it’s their new second line that has been getting it done (and they are cheap!). The combination of Jordan Greenway ($3,200/$4,200)/Joel Eriksson Ek ($5,000/$4,700)/Marcus Foligno ($3,300/$3,700) has been on fire over their last five games.

Outside of the lines mentioned above, here a couple more line stacks I am interested in:

1. Edmonton 2
2. Los Angeles 1
3. Vancouver 2

Value Stack Options:

1. Ottawa 3
2. Anaheim 2 and 3
3. Vegas 2 (borderline value)

NHL DFS: Defensemen Rankings

Top Defensemen

1. Darnell Nurse (EDM)
2. Jeff Petry (MTL)
3. Tyson Barrie (EDM)
4. Jakob Chychrun (ARI)
5. Thomas Chabot (OTT)
6. Jonas Brodin (MIN)
7. Shea Theodore (VGK)
8. Samuel Girard (COL)
9. Alex Edler (VAN)

Top Value Defensemen:

1. Nicolas Hague (VGK)
2. Kris Russell (EDM)
3. Travis Hamonic (VAN)
4. Kevin Shattenkirk (ANH)
5. Erik Brannstrom (OTT)
6. Sean Walker (LA)
7. Artem Zub (OTT)
8. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (DK value only)
9. Niklas Hjalmarsson (ARI)
10. Nikita Zaitsev (OTT)

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