Below are game breakdowns and optimal lineups for Monday’s three-game NHL DFS main slate starting at 8:00 PM ET.

OTT @ NSH

Nashville is the chalk tonight as they’re easily the biggest favorite at -205 in the only game with an over/under higher than the standard 5.5 goals. Since Christmas, the Senators and the Islanders have been in a league of their own in terms of shot attempts allowed, which isn’t a good thing for them but is great for their opponents. Ottawa’s goalie, Craig Anderson ranks 50th in adjusted save percentage out of the 60 goalies who have played at least 500 minutes at even strength. It’s not hard to see why the Preds are the chalk.

You obviously want some of Nashville’s top line in cash games, and both wingers on that line, Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson, are priced fairly on both sites. Their center, Ryan Johansen, is less productive and not quite worth paying for in cash unless you just have money to burn and a center spot open.

Nashville’s second line is also in play given that the top line will match up with Ottawa’s top line, which is the one decent possession line Ottawa has. The second line has a much friendlier individual matchup, so you probably want exposure to them as well in cash. The second line should be lower owned than the top line if you want Nash in a GPP. The entire second line is priced better on FD than DK (so FD would be the spot for GPP usage), and wingers Kevin Fiala and Craig Smith really aren’t priced for use on DK. Center Kyle Turris is priced fairly on DK and is priced very well on FD. Turris and Fiala are the better mini-stack option as they stay together on the PP.

On the blue line you’ve got several options. P.K. Subban joins the top line on the power play, but it’s the Roman Josi/Ryan Ellis pair that skates with the top line the most at even strength. The Josi/Ellis pair plays with Turris/Fiala on the PP and some at even strength as well, so that’s the most logical stack. As far as their prices go, Josi is priced well on both sites, Subban is too expensive on DK, and Ellis is priced very well on FD.

The one play from Ottawa could be their top line in GPPs. They’ll match up with Nashville’s top line that has slightly below average xGA (expected goals against) numbers this season. Matt Duchene and Mike Hoffman stay together on the top PP unit, and they make the most sense as a stack on FD where Hoffman is priced well. Marian Gaborik joins them at even but not on the PP, though he would still be good to include in a stack if you need salary relief.

In net, Pekka Rinne is the obvious cash game choice as the Preds are the biggest favorite of the night and the Sens have the lowest implied goal total. In GPPs, Craig Anderson has tons of upside and is definitely contrarian. As mentioned, the Sens give up a ton of shot attempts, so Anderson could have a monster fantasy night if he’s on his game and/or gets the right bounces. He’s the cheapest of the six probable goalies on both sites.

LA @ CHI

This is the least interesting slate of the game from a fantasy perspective. The Kings have a below average implied goal total in Vegas as a road underdog, and the Blackhawks have a below average fantasy matchup per my own personal matchup stat. Blah.

For the Kings, my exposure will be limited to one-offs or perhaps a mini-stack in GPPs. LA’s top line has been productive recently, but their matchup with the Jonathan Toews’ line tonight isn’t a great one. Instead, lean on their PP1 defensemen Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin. Muzzin is priced very well on FD, and Doughty is more affordable on DK than he is on FD.

The Blackhawks are much more stack-friendly but only on DK where almost the entire team is priced extremely well. For example, at only 6700 on DK, Patrick Kane is priced about as well as he’s ever going to be. His linemates, Nick Schmaltz and Artem Anisimov, are priced well on DK also (especially Anisimov), and the entire line stay together on the power play. They’re joined on the power play by Brent Seabrook who is also priced well on DK.

Toews and one of his wingers, Brandon Saad, also stay together on the PP, and both are priced very well on DK. They’re joined on the PP and at even strength by D-men Duncan Keith and Jordan Oesterle who are, as you might have guessed, also priced very well on DK. Both top six lines for the Hawks make for excellent GPP stacks on DK.

The options in net are not good ones in this game. Anton Forsberg will start for the Hawks, and he ranks 54th in adjusted save percentage out of the 60 goalies who have played at least 500 minutes at even strength. If anything, he’s a GPP play if you don’t want to use Anderson but want to go cheap in net in that kind of contest. Jonathan Quick is also a GPP-only play given that the Kings are a road underdog. But he has been playing well stopping 133 of his last 143 shots faced (.930 SV%). He’s priced well on FD.

ANA @ VGK

Vegas won again at home over the weekend pushing their home record to 22-6 this season. They’re favored to move to 23-6 at home as they’re a -155 favorite in Vegas tonight. That means they have the second highest implied goal total of the night and are another team you want exposure to in cash games.

There really isn’t a Ducks line you want to avoid when picking Golden Knights, so the cash play is getting exposure to Vegas’ top line, which has been their most productive line all season. Jonathan Marchessault ranks second in primary points per 60 among skaters in action tonight and is a great cash play. He’s priced better on FD than DK, but no one from Vegas is priced well on DK. He’s joined by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson at even and on the PP. That makes them stackable, though they’re not the most contrarian plays for GPPs tonight. For salary relief, consider third liner Alex Tuch who plays with the top line on the power play.

The Ducks join the Senators with one of the lowest implied goal totals of the night, but their top line is interesting in GPPs on FD thanks to their pricing. Rickard Rakell is priced particularly well on FD, but Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry are also priced well there and priced better than they are on DK. Unfortunately, only Getzlaf and Perry stay together on the PP, but Rakell still sees work on the other PP unit. Defenseman Brandon Montour joins Getzlaf/Perry on the PP and skates with the top line plenty at even strength. He’s priced at the minimum on FD, so he’s an option to add to that stack.

In net, Marc-Andre Fleury is the alternative to Rinne in cash games, but he’s only $100 cheaper on both sites. The Ducks are not a very good matchup for opposing goalies due to a low shot output, so MAF is only a viable alternative to Rinne if you’re desperate for an extra $100. And if you are desperate, try to save the money elsewhere. Anaheim’s John Gibson is a GPP option on DK as he’s priced well there, and he’s a contrarian play with the Knights being one of two big favorites tonight. If you can’t bring yourself to go cheap with Anderson on DK, Gibson is an alternative and a better alternative than Forsberg.