NameTeamOppPos.Notes
Nicklas BackstromWSHCHICThe Jets and Caps are the big favorites of the slate, though at -145 they're not heavy favorites. Chicago has been letting their third line take on opposing top lines in home games, and that third line is allowing 3.38 goals per 60 at even strength (that's bad). Backstrom centers Washington's top line that draws that matchup. Backstrom is priced better on FD.
Eric StaalMINMONCThe Wild are the third biggest favorite of the slate at -125 at home against a Montreal team that played last night. Minny has only played one home game this season, but in that game, Staal's line primarily saw opposing bottom six lines at even strength. He plays on the top PP unit and is priced well on both sites.
Ryan GetzlafANHCGYCAnaheim is also a home team hosting a team playing for the second night in a row. David Rittich started for the Flames last night, so the Ducks could get a tasty matchup against Cam Talbot. You want to avoid Calgary's top D pair, and they generally skate the most with their top line in road games. Adam Henrique's line sees the most of opposing top lines at home, so Getzlaf's line should avoid the tough matchup. Getzlas is a great value on DK.
Kyle ConnorWPGEDMWThe Jets game has an over/under of 6.5 goals compared to six in the Washington game, so the Jets have the highest implied goal total of the slate. Winnipeg's second line has seen opposing bottom six lines in recent home games, so they should see good even strength matchups. Connor is joined on that line by Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers. Connor has the added plus of playing with the top line on the top PP unit, and Ehlers plays on the second unit.
Blake WheelerWPGEDMWWhile WPG2 will see the best individual matchup, Winnipeg's top line will avoid Edmonton's second which has been their best possession line. A matchup with Connor McDavid isn't ideal, but it doesn't mean they can't produce offensively. Wheeler is the only top liner with reasonable price tags.
Alex OvechkinWSHCHIWOvechkin is an obvious play with Washingont being one of the bigger favorites of the slate. He's worth paying for in cash games if you fit him in.
Kevin FialaMINMONWAfter being a healthy scracth last week, Fiala is back on the top line alongside Staal who he also joins on the top PP unit. Like Staal, Fiala is priced well on both sites.
Zach PariseMINMONWWhile the Staal line is likely to see better matchups at even strength than Parise's line, Parise is way too cheap to not mention. He's a good value on both sites but particularly on DK. Both Minny lines are stack options, Parise's line due to value potential. Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker are also underpriced on both sites.
Ondrej KaseANHCGYWKase plays on Getzlaf's wing, and they stay together on the power play. Kase is a good value on both sites, but he's arguably the best value of the slate on FD where he's always underpriced.
Alex ChiassonEDMWPGWIf you need to save a few hundred more than Kase on FD, you could go with Chiasson. He has a spot in Edmonton's top six and plays on their second PP unit.
Josh MorrisseyWPGEDMDMorrissey's pair plays the most with Winnipeg's top line at even strength, and Morrissey plays on the top PP unit. He is priced well on FD.
Radko GudasWSHCHIDGudas is a solid punt option with the minimum price tag on FD. His pair plays a decent amount with the top line in away games. He also ranked fifth among D-men playing on this slate in shots plus blocks last season, which gives him a nice floor.
Michael Del ZottoANHCGYDDel Zotto would be a nice addition to a stack with Getzlaf's line. He's nice and cheap, and he plays with Getzlaf's line the most at even as well as with them on a PP unit.
Mathew DumbaMINMONDDumba is an excellent value on both sites. It's tough to say which line he'll play with the most at even strength since Minny has only played at home once. But he will be on the top PP unit with Staal, Fiala and Parise.
John GibsonANACGYGGibson is my top projected goalie of the slate. The elite netminder has had a great start to the season with a .941 SV% in his first six games. The Ducks have been much better at suppresing shot attempts than they were last year, but they are facing a Calgary team that ranks top 10 in shots on goal per game.
Devan DubnykMINMONGGoaie is either Gibson or Dubnyk tonight, and Dubnyk is a signficiant value compared to Gibson. Dubs is $1500 cheaper on FD and $80 cheaper on DK. My model has Dubnyk projected to see the second highest number of shot attempts tonight. Corey Crawford is projected to see the most against Washington. If you wanted to be contrarian and fade Caps in a GPP, you could go with Crawford on FD where he's priced well.