Welcome to Saturday's 7-game NHL Slate. There are a handful of elite options to choose from, including David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins and Tim Stutzle of the Ottawa Senators, but we will need to dig deep to find value plays. There are some good options, but which ones should you be targeting? You can build daily fantasy hockey lineups on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo Fantasy for Saturday, October 28th, but before you build those NHL daily fantasy lineups, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS projections, the NHL Value Finder, and the NHL DFS lineup generator. Let's now take a closer look at the daily fantasy hockey top plays for tonight's NHL DFS Showdown slate.

 

NHL DFS Playbook October 28th

 

Recommended DFS Starting Goalies

Top Options for Saves

Tristan Jarry vs Ottawa Senators

Logan Thompson vs LA Kings

Ville Husso vs Boston Bruins

Juuse Saros vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Best Odds for a Win

Igor Shesterkin vs Vancouver Canucks

Jeremy Swayman \ Linus Ullmark vs Detroit Red Wings

Laurent Brossoit vs Montreal Canadiens

Tristan Jarry vs Ottawa Senators

Favorite Goalies to Use for DFS Lineups

Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers

At this time Shesterkin hasn't been confirmed to be the starter yet but between him or quick they are my favorite play for today. I don't love road goalies normally in DFS but the Canucks rank 5th to last in expected goals rate right now so a good performance in the crease would go a long way tonight with whoever starts. 

Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins

I think I already hate myself for this suggestion but here we go… Jarry is coming off a shutout of the Colorado Avalanche and now has 2 already this season. He is highly inconsistent so it always scares me to play him but if he shows out it could very well be a 30+ saves game as the Senators like to shoot that puck. 

Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders

As usual the Islanders are one of the best teams on defense based on analytics and its not that surprising because that's what they are built to do. Sorokin is as steady as they come too and always has a nice safe floor. This season he has made 5 starts and has an average of 16.7 DFS points per game, always a must in the lineups. 

 

Recommended DFS Skaters

Highest Expected Goal Totals 

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Joonas Korpisalo (3.77)

Winnipeg Jets vs Jake Allen (3.66)

Boston Bruins vs Ville Husso (3.61)

New York Rangers vs Casey DeSmith (3.59)

Favorite Skaters to Use for DFS Lineups

Tim Stutzle, C, Ottawa Senators

While I want to pump up Jarry in my GPPs tonight the Senators offense is just so strong and Stutzle is the centerpiece of that unit. Penguins allow the 5th most DFS points to centers this season and Stut is one of the best averaging 14.7 DFS PPG on DK. 

Mark Scheifele, C, Winnipeg Jets

The rebuild in Winnipeg has been great so far for the star center as he has 7 points in 7 games to start the season. Tonight they play the Habs who allow the 2nd most DFS points to centers on the season, wheels up for the Jets. 

David Pastrnak, W, Boston Bruins

There are nights to fade the Pasta man but tonight will not be one of them. The Red Wings offense may be going big but the defense seems to be optional as they've allowed 9 goals over the past pair of games. I expect this one to be fast moving and that's perfect for a star winger in our lineups. 

Artemi Panarin, W, New York Rangers

The Rangers are starting to roll right now with 3 straight wins heading into this game with the Canucks who are starting Casey DeSmith in net. That's all you really need to know to play some Rangers tonight but I will say that Panarin is posting some big numbers for this price in DFS, great add all around. 

Nikolaj Ehlers, W, Winnipeg Jets

More attacking of the Montreal Canadiens here, sorry Chris Morais. Ehlers is on power play 1 and beyond that is coming off his best game of the season with a goal and 6 shots. Let's see the run continue tonight against another soft defensive team and bad penalty kill unit. 

Charlie McAvoy, D, Boston Bruins

More Bruins is a big matchup against the Red Wings here. McAvoy has been so steady this season averaging 13.5 DFS points per game on DK and has 7 assists already this season. Detroit also always the 6th most points per game in DFS this season so far to blue liners. 

Alec Martinez, D, Vegas Golden Knights

You know him, you love him the shot blocking king of Las Vegas! Seems very cheap at 4.3k on DK for a player average 11.4 DFS points per game and the Kings are allowing the MOST DFS points per game to defenseman this season 

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