This Tuesday slate brings us a nice little eight gamer that looks rather interesting. Goaltending on this slate looks bad, so it could be a high scoring one. We may have to be close to perfect to nail it. Let’s find the best NHL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Samuel Ersson – Philadelphia Flyers: As mentioned above, the goaltending is pretty ugly looking tonight, but Ersson has been a solid backstop to a bad Philly team. They host the Ducks tonight, and both teams are on the second leg of a back-to-back. The Ducks come limping in from an offense perspective, scoring just 1.2 goals per game over their last five road games. They are also scoring just 1.6 goals over their last five overall. It’s a good spot for Ersson.
Stuart Skinner – Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers host the Kraken tonight, and Seattle has been playing well of late. This looks like a good upside spot, and Edmonton should be able to handle the Kraken.
Connor Hellebuyck – Winnipeg Jets: The Jets head to Montreal to face the Canadiens, who are scoring just 1.4 goals per game over their last five games. This is a good spot for Hellebuyck to get back to his old ways, as he has let us down a little recently.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Magnus Hellberg – Detroit Red Wings: The Red Wings face off against the Coyotes tonight in Arizona. Arizona is not known to be a powerhouse, and they have struggled to score. This is a risky pick because Hellberg is not exactly the best goalie we have ever seen. He should see some shot volume, and they SHOULD get a win, but he could also give up 5.
Others to Consider: Filip Gustavsson (MIN), Kevin Lankinen (NSH)
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).
Buffalo Sabres 1 – Tage Thompson/Jeff Skinner/Alex Tuch/Rasmus Dahlin: This is one of the best pay-up spots on the slate, as the Sabres head to Chicago to take on the defensively challenged Blackhawks. The Sabres have been struggling to score of late, but this is a spot we cannot ignore.
Edmonton Oilers Power Play – Connor McDavid/Leon Draisaitl/Ryan Nugent-Hopkins/Zach Hyman/Tyson Barrie: This is a fantastic spot for one of the deadliest power play units in the league. The Kraken are ranked next to last in the league on the penalty kill. This unit should have a ton of upside tonight, and they may go overlooked. MAJOR NOTE – YOU MUST WATCH THE NEWS THROUGH THE DAY – it is possible that Evander Kane plays tonight, and he may slot right back into the top power play.
Winnipeg Jets 2 – Mark Scheifele/Cole Perfetti/Blake Wheeler: This second line should see the top line for the Canadiens tonight. Montreal is pretty banged up right now, so this is a good matchup up and down the board. Ehlers didn’t skate this morning, so it’s possible that these lines get shuffled, so keep an eye on that through the day.
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).
Philadelphia Flyers 3 – Scott Laughton/Kevin Hayes/Wade Allison: The Flyers are in a good spot offensively tonight, so it makes sense to have exposure to all of their lines. Two and three make the most sense, but if you are MME, then it also makes sense to grab some of the top line. The matchups dictate that this is the ‘best’ position of the bunch. They should have some good upside and lower ownership.
Detroit Red Wings 3 – Pius Suter/David Perron/Tyler Bertuzzi: This third line should see a date with Arizona’s third line, setting up a very, very nice matchup. This game doesn’t exactly scream DFS gold, but there is some good upside here.
Florida Panthers 2 – Sam Bennett/Matthew Tkachuk/Carter Verhaeghe: The second Florida line should see time against both the first and third Toronto line. The third line for Toronto is decent on defense, but the top line is not as good. They should see more time against that first line, setting up a nice looking sneaky play tonight.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: PHI1, NSH1, TOR1, MIN1
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Cody Glass ($2800) – Nashville Predators
Wing: Tyler Bertuzzi ($3800) – Detroit Red Wings
Defense: Andrew Peeke ($2800) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Pius Suter ($3600) – Detroit Red Wings
Wing: Wade Allison ($4300) – Philadelphia Flyers
Defense: Alexandre Carrier ($3800) – Nashville Predators
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: Alex Tuch – Buffalo Sabres
Defense: Roman Josi – Nashville Predators
Goalie: Kevin Lankinen – Nashville Predators
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Check out Discord later in the day for some player props!
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Today’s Monday holiday brings us a split slate for the whole day. At 1pm Eastern, a slate of five games kicks off, while the main slate brings us a nice six game slate, starting at 6pm Eastern*. Main slate looks like a good one, so we will dive right in. Let’s check out our DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
*This article will be focused only on the main slate at 6pm (7pm on FanDuel). Check out Discord for notes for the early slate!
Juuse Saros – Nashville Predators: The Predators host the Flames tonight in what should be a fairly tight game. Saros has some very good looking numbers this season and has some upside in this matchup.
Logan Thompson – Vegas Golden Knights: The Knights host Dallas tonight, and Dallas on the road is just not very good. This should be a good spot for the Knights’ goalie, and he should see a decent number of shots.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets: The Jackets host the Rangers tonight, who have been allergic to scoring recently, at least at even strength. On top of that, they are on the second leg of a back-to-back, and had to travel last night. All of that sets up nicely for Elvis, and his numbers over his last five are surprisingly decent. It is still the Rangers, and we know they can blow up at any time, of course.
Others to Consider: Jake Oettinger (DAL)
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).
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – Sidney Crosby/Jake Guentzel/Bryan Rust/Ty Smith: The Penguins’ offense has gone rather stagnant lately, but this is a fantastic get-right spot for them. They will be hosting the Ducks tonight, and this line should see the depth lines for Anaheim. The Ducks are giving up a whopping 4 goals against per game over their last five, and as a team, over 40 scoring chances and 19 high danger chances. The Pens should be able to capitalize early and often. Consider a power play look also.
Ottawa Senators 1 – Tim Stutzle/Brady Tkachuk/Drake Batherson/Thomas Chabot: The Sens have a great matchup tonight, as they head to St. Louis to face the Blues. This line should see a lot of the top line for STL, setting up a very, very nice matchup.
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).
Nashville Predators 1 – Juuso Parssinen/Matt Duchene/Filip Forsberg/Roman Josi: This is an “eye test” line, where the numbers don’t look amazing, but they are in a small sample. This is more of a gut feel, so this line comes with some risk. The Predators don’t really do much matching, so this line should see a little bit of everyone, and has a nice goalie matchup.
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Jack Roslovic/Patrik Laine/Johnny Gaudreau: This top line for the Jackets is in a decent spot tonight, and if Halak ends up regressing back to his normal self, then this becomes even better.
St. Louis Blues 2 – Brayden Schenn/Ivan Barbashev/Brandon Saad: This second line is in a good spot tonight against the depth for Ottawa, and they get a really good goalie matchup, making this line a very interesting value play.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: NSH2, VGK1, WSH1, OTT2
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Juuso Parssinen ($3700) – Nashville Predators
Wing: Ivan Barbashev ($2700) – St. Louis Blues
Defense: Adam Boqvist ($2900) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Juuso Parsinen ($4600) – Nashville Predators
Wing: Brandon Saad ($4200) – St. Louis Blues
Defense: Adam Boqvist ($4000) – Columbus Blue Jackets
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: Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins
Wing: Brady Tkachuk – Ottawa Senators
Defense: Roman Josi – Nashville Predators
Goalie: Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh Penguins
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Sidney Crosby (PIT): anytime goal scorer (+115 on DK Sportsbook)
Brady Tkachuk (OTT): anytime goal scorer (+160 on DK Sportsbook)
Matt Duchene (NSH): over 2.5 shots on goal (+120 on DK Sportsbook)
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