NHL DFS Expert Survey: Monday, December 18th

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Our panel of experts is here to give you their NHL DFS picks for today’s main slate contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Wondering who Moneyball has as his top overall line stack? Or ezellmt’s favorite skater for large-field tournaments? Find out below!

NHL DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Monday, December 18

Who is your top overall play (when considering price, matchup, roster construction, etc.) on the board and why?

Moneyball16: Nikolaj Ehlers – After a slow start to the season, Ehlers has heated up, with 11 points in his last 7 games. He is playing a much bigger role than typical being on both the top line and top power-play unit. His line with Scheifele and Vilardi has dominated play, albeit in a small sample. All three of them are too cheap, with power-play and even-strength correlation, at home versus a bad team that likes taking penalties.

ezellmt: Gabriel Vilardi – I like Ehlers too, but I don’t think his role is that much better than Vilardi’s, who is $4600 cheaper. He’s on a crazy stretch of six points in his last two games. He’s only played 16 minutes in those because they were up big early, but he could see a full complement of minutes tonight against a Ducks team notorious for taking too many penalties.

Who is your favorite contrarian play (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?

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John Britt (jmbwngfn)

One of the top baseball and hockey analysts in the DFS industry, John Britt is a family man hailing from St. Louis, Missouri. A proud graduate of the University of Missouri, John’s passion is hockey but he excels at multiple DFS sports. He has been nominated multiple times for awards for his written work in both baseball (best MLB series) and hockey (3x NHL Writer of the Year nominee) and is now the Lead Editor at RotoGrinders. John can be found on Twitter at the username JMBWngFn.