Although there are 10 games on the NHL schedule today, the first 2 games are early and not included on the DFS Main Slate for either DraftKings or FanDuel. So we have ourselves a solid 8 game slate to play with tonight. Tonight’s shaping up to be a fun looking slate
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
Ilya Sorokin ($8K DK/$7.4k FD) vs. Anaheim Ducks – The Ducks were stymied by Nico Dawes last night. Tonight, they face a much tougher goalie in Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin is playing some great hockey right now as he has 2 shutouts in his last 4 and 3 games with 1 goal or less. The game he gave up more than 1 goal was against a potent lineup in the Avalanche. The Ducks have struggled to score goals for a while now. Over the last month, just 2.67 per game. I’m a fan of Sorokin on DK tonight, but he’s almost a lock button on FD tonight.
Sergei Bobrosky ($8.4k DK/$8.4k FD) vs. LA Kings – Bobrosky is currently riding a 4 game winning streak. During that streak, he hasn’t had less than 15 DK points. The matchup for him tonight is a good one and there’s a solid chance he gets it to 5 games. The Kings, while not awful, are averaging just 3 goals per game over the last month. Of all the times playing tonight, that ranks in the bottom 4. Bob should get the W tonight while limiting the damage
Outside of these 2 goalies, I have little interest in anyone else tonight. All the cheap goalies are a big risk tonight, bigger than normal, and I’m just not sure I can stomach going w/ any of them.
St. Louis 2 (Thomas, Kyrou, Tarasenko) vs. Winnipeg Jets
St. Louis is clicking on all cylinders right now as they scored 6 against the Rangers on Thursday and then 7 against Nashville yesterday. A lot of that has been due to the play of the second line. Thomas and Kyrou have combined for 15 points over their last 5 games. Both guys are extremely underpriced for their recent production.
Thomas is at $4.3k and Kyrou is at $4.8k. We can certainly add-in Tarasenko to this stack as a lot of the offense goes through him. Winnipeg is in a rough stretch over the last 30 days, giving up more than 3.5 goals per game. With the Blues rolling and the Jets giving up goals, this is a great spot for some offense tonight that won’t break the bank.
Florida 2 (Bennett, Huberdeau, Duclair) vs. Los Angeles Kings
Sometimes trying to guess where the offense is going to come from with the Panthers can be tough. They have one of the deepest offenses in the league. All 3 of their top lines are in play each and every night. Tonight, I’m siding with their second line. This line has combined for 16 points over their last 5 games. The core here for me will be Huberdeau and Duclair.
Huberdeau has been an assist machine. He’s had assists in 14 of his last 15 games and is on pace to set a career-high number. Duclair is also someone playing some great hockey right now. He’s had goals in 4 straight games and has multiple shot attempts in each. With Quick in goal for the Kings tonight, the Panthers should be able to put up a big number. While offense tends to be spread out with the Panthers, this second line tonight should show some fireworks.
Islanders 1 (Nelson, Lee, Beauvillier) vs. Anaheim
The Ducks went with Stolarz in the net last night, so that means we get to pick on the Gibson today. If you read my article yesterday, you knew my love for Jersey was based on Gibson being in net. He’s been bad and hasn’t had a game giving up less than 3 goals in more than a month. He was playing over his head for the start of the year but has come back down to the earth.
This top line for the Islanders has been playing extremely well. They’ve combined for 11 goals and 20 points over their last 5 games. With a great matchup tonight, they should continue to roll. My lean here is Nelson and Lee as they are the goal scorers on the line. Lee has 6 goals and Nelson has 4 over their last 5 games. Oh, and Lee is just $3,500 tonight! Love this spot for an Islanders team that is finally scoring some goals.
If you want to get a little crazy today, play some Flyers. The Canadiens should have Primeau in net tonight and he’s been downright awful at the NHL level this season. He hasn’t played with the Canadiens in over a month, but when he did play, he gave up goals and lots of them. My lean with the Flyers would be the line of Atkinson, Brassard, and Giroux.
Other stacks (Vegas 1, Tampa 1, Florida 1, Min 1 and 2, Nash 1, Col 1)
I didn’t write them up because I normally don’t play skaters against Calgary, but Colorado is a dynamic offense and can always be in play. That top line is one of the best in the business. This is a fun-looking slate. Hope the plays I laid out help you cash!
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Welcome to the Saturday Slapshot. I’m Jared and I’ll be your host. Tonight we have a massive 11 game slate where I’ll be highlighting some of my top plays for tonight’s NHL slate on Fanduel and Draftkings.
Before we dive in I want to highlight some terms you’ll see in my article that may be foreign to you:
Cam Talbot ($7.9k DK/$8.3k FD) vs. Los Angeles Kings – Love the spot tonight for Talbot if he gets the nod. He’s been extremely solid during his recent stretch of hockey. Over his last 7 starts he’s gotten to the 20 point DK mark 5 times. During that stretch he’s played some extremely solid offenses in the Oilers and Maple Leafs.
Tonight’s match up against the Kings should be a much easier task. Kings take a ton of shots but have a sub 10% shooting percentage. Lots of shots + low shooting % means high upside. Talbot is my favorite goalie of the night. Especially on DK where his price is below 8k.
Ilya Sorokin ($8k DK/$8.2k FD) vs. New Jersey Devils – Islanders are big favorites tonight against the Devils. Devils haven’t been scoring too many goals of late. Over their last 7 games they’ve been scoring less than 3 goals per game while taking more than 30 shots per game. That means there are some saves to be had against the Devils. Sorokin has hit at least 30 saves in 6 out of his last 7 games. He should make it 7 of 8 tonight against a team that lacks a solid scoring threat.
Tonight is another Saturday night where goaltending is a train wreck. There are a ton of teams that are on the back end of back to backs tonight and that means we have mostly back up goalies, but at starting prices. I will more than likely stick with Talbot and maybe use Sorokin.
Washington 1 (Ovechkin/Kuznetsov/Wilson) + Carlson vs. Buffalo Sabres
When it comes to attacking specific teams, the Buffalo Sabres are almost at the very top of the list. Sabres are currently riding a 6 game losing streak and tonight should make it 7. Defensively, they are one of the worst in the business. Over their current losing streak they are giving up an outstanding 4.5 goals per game. That’s even after giving up just 2 to my Rangers last night.
I expect the Capitals to come out firing after losing a tough one to the Penguins last night. With the Capitals it all starts with Ovechkin. Yes, Ovechkin only has 1 goal over his last 5 games but he also has five helpers during that stretch. He also has an insane iCF of 47. On tonight’s slate only Pastrnak has a higher number. Look for Ovechkin to explode out of his mini slump tonight. You’ll want to make sure you pair him with at least Kuznetsov or Carlson. They are expensive but are in a great spot tonight.
St. Louis 2 (Tarasenko/Buchnevich/Barbashev) + Scandella vs. Montreal Canadiens
In this game we have 2 teams going in opposite directions. The Canadiens are 1-4-1 in their last 6 while the Blues are 4-1-1. While both teams have struggled defensively of late, I’m going to side with the Blues in this matchup because they just have more talent. Both teams have corsi’s of just 44% over the past 2 weeks so we know both teams are going to give up some shots. Blues are giving up 36 shots per game while the Canadiens are giving up 37.
While I love Tarasenko, it’s actually been his line mates that have been putting up the numbers. Both Buchnevich and Barbashev have 5 points over their past 5 games. They are also incredibly cheap on DK tonight and will help us fit the expensive stack above. I absolutely do not mind if you pair them with Tarasenko tonight, but those two will be my priority.
Seattle 1 (Wennberg/Schwartz/Eberle) + Giordano vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Seattle has been playing much better hockey of late. Over their past 6 games they are 3-2-1. They are also a much better team at home than on the road and guess what? They’re on home ice tonight. Over their past 7 games the Blue Jackets have been extremely poor on the defensive front. They are just giving up way too many high danger chances to be successful.
During that 7 game stretch of hockey they are giving up over 14 high danger chances per game and 4 goals per game. That just screams attack to me. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do. My priority with this stack will be Wennberg and Eberle as the two play together on the top power play unit for Seattle. This is my riskier stack, but they are in a great spot tonight and I’m looking to take advantage of it.
I didn’t write up Anaheim as one of my top 3 stacks, but I absolutely love them tonight if Casey DeSmith is between the pipes. He’s awful and is always stackable against.
Other stacks (Both top lines for Edmonton, Tor 1, Min 1 or 2, Anaheim 1, Bos 1)
I mentioned it in my goalie section that we’ll see a lot of back up goalies tonight. With that we should see some high scoring games.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green!
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