Example lineups for Friday's five-game NHL DFS slate are below.
A couple things have changed since the Playbook was posted late last night. First, Washington now strikes me as a more appealing chalky option than Pittsburgh. The over/under in the Washington game ticked up to 6.5, and the over/under in the Pittsburgh game slipped to 6. Washington is a popular team to play on most slates, and as the biggest favorite of the slate with an over/under of 6.5, they're going to be chalky and need to be used in cash.
Second, we have a few goalie changes from what was projected late last night. Anders Nilsson will get the start over Craig Anderson for Ottawa. As stated in the Playbook, whoever got the nod for Ottawa was going to be an intriguing GPP option, and we were actually hoping Nilson would get the start as he has outplayed Anderson. Also, Jake Allen will start for St. Louis instead of Jordan Binnington. Binnington was going to be a good cash game option, but Allen cannot be trusted. Thankfully, Ilya Samsonov is going to go for Washington, and he takes Binnington's place as a good cash option with Washington being a large favorite. Samsonov and Philadelphia's Carter Hart are the cash options tonight.