Welcome back to a brand new edition of WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. After a light week of hockey with many teams playing games in Europe, we got a light two-gamer tonight with some great teams in play. Tonight’s 11/17 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— Let’s face facts, in this small slate. The top offensive lines are all priced very high. So to switch things up a bit. The most appealing line to me is the one that brings the most value to the table. That is definitely Winnipeg’s second line. They’ve been playing some really good hockey as of late, especially Cole Perfetti, even with a well performing top line. Against the Luukkonen and the Sabres, the Jets are coming into tonight’s slate with the highest implied total and great odds to win. The other big factor is Buffalo’s lack of depth, they may be able to put some pressure on Winnipeg’s top line but when looking down Buffalo’s roster, after their top line, they don’t have a lot of strong defensive talent. Winnipeg is also far and away the better team statistically with Winnipeg being near the top of the league in both goals and shots on goal per game with Buffalo being near the bottom. All things considered, especially with the game taking place in Winnipeg, their second line is super interesting in this small slate.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Neal Pionk
— In my opinion, Florida’s top line has been one of the best lines in hockey and getting them on a small slate like this is a great lock for your lines tonight, especially in cash. Led by the League Leader in goals, Sam Reinhart, the Panthers have broken out to start this season with 10 wins, five losses and one OT loss, putting them in second place in the Atlantic Division. With as good as the Ducks have been to start the season too, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Panthers are clear favorites in tonight’s matchup. Over their past five games, Florida’s top line has put together nine goals and 14 assists. I don’t see them slowing down tonight against the Ducks.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Honorable Mention(s): Gustav Forsling)
Honorable Mention(s): Winnipeg Jets 1 (Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo), Anaheim Ducks 2 (Vatrano-McTavish-Strome)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Honorable Mention(s): N/A
JJ Peterka
– Although Buffalo is a difficult team to rely on for tonight, JJ Peterka has been a surprising bright spot in an otherwise rough Buffalo depth. With five points in his last five games and playing anywhere from 17-19 minutes a night. Peterka has decent value in a small stack (with Owen Power) or one off play.
Honorable Mention(s): Adam Henrique
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Cole Perfetti
Winger – Sam Reinhart
Defenseman – Gustav Forsling
Goalie – Connor Hellebuyck
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Welcome back to a brand new edition of WinDaily’s NHL Between the Benches article. The hockey season has truly been getting underway, although there may be some surprises left in store, teams are beginning to set the tone for their season. We got a nice six-gamer tonight with lots of top teams in play. Tonight’s 11/10 NHL slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Without further ado, let’s get right into it!
— The Vegas Golden Knights started the season at an insane pace and as of right now have only lost 2 games in regulation to start the season placing them in 1st place in the Western Conference. At the polar opposite of the Western conference sit the League’s worst team thus far, the San Jose Sharks. It is true that the Sharks are on a two game winning streak and the Knights are on a two game losing streak but it is clear both streaks end tonight. San Jose are still without their best player Logan Couture and the Sharks two wins are deceiving as they both came against significantly underperforming teams in the Philadelphia Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers. The Knight’s top line is led by former first-overall pick Jack Eichel who has registered a point-per-game thus far this season with his linemates Marchessault (9) and Barbarshev (5) not far behind. This line is not the most expensive on the slate but does have one of the highest upsides with the highest implied total of the slate (by far) at 4.7.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Alex Pietrangelo
— I like Florida’s top line in this spot for many reasons. Firstly, this line sees a massive amount of ice-time every game, with each player seeing around 20 minutes of ice-time a game and they are scoring like it’s rookie hockey. Secondly, they are facing off against a Canes side who is expected to start a third-string goalie (Kotchekov) who has struggled a lot this season with an 0-3-0 record, a 4.31 GAA and a .836 Save Percentage. This may come in as an underowned stack, with all the big lines playing tonight but I think there is good value here, especially if they do not get a lot of ownership. This season, the Panthers have many offensive threats up and down their lines. However, their top line is far and away their most dangerous. All three top liners will see power play time tonight with Reinhart and Barkov on the top power play unit, and Rodrigues on the second power play unit.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Honorable Mention(s): Gustav Forsling)
Honorable Mention(s): Minnesota Wild 1 (Kaprizov-Rossi-Boldy), Anaheim Ducks 2 (Vatrano-McTavish-Strome)
Best (Goalies to Roster)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
1. Kappo Kahkonen
Honorable Mention(s): Pyotr Kotchetkov
Matthew Knies
– Knies has been given a huge upgrade on the Toronto Maple Leafs top line, playing alongside all-stars Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews (current league leader in Goals). Despite a bit of a rocky start, the Leafs have been scoring lots of goals every game and are coming into tonight against one of the worst defensive teams in the league, the Calgary Flames, who have struggled mightily with their goaltending situation this season. Knies is a nice value piece that can help you afford another piece in the stack or help build your lines with a cheap top line one off.
Honorable Mention(s): Alex Tuch (might be injured), William Karlsson-Pavel Dorofeyev (mini stack), Anton Lundell, William Nylander
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Center – Auston Matthews
Winger – Sam Reinhart
Defenseman – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Goalie – Sergei Bobrovsky
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