NHL DFS Expert Survey: Monday, November 20th
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, November 20
Who is your favorite skater to spend up for in cash games?
Moneyball16: Nathan MacKinnon
ezellmt: Valeri Nichushkin
Joda: Valeri Nichushkin
Who is your favorite skater to spend up for in large-field tournaments?
Moneyball16: Valeri Nichushkin
ezellmt: Carter Verhaeghe
Joda: Carter Verhaeghe
Who is your favorite goalie for cash games?
Moneyball16: Thatcher Demko
ezellmt: Thatcher Demko
Joda: Thatcher Demko
Who is your favorite goalie for large-field tournaments?
Moneyball16: Calvin Pickard
ezellmt: Connor Ingram
Joda: Connor Ingram
Who is your favorite salary relief play in cash games?
Moneyball16: Adam Larsson
ezellmt: Noah Hanifin
Joda: Adam Larsson
Who is your favorite salary relief play in large-field tournaments?
Moneyball16: Anton Lundell
ezellmt: Anton Lundell
Joda: Teddy Blueger
Who will be the biggest bust relative to salary?
Moneyball16: Jaden Schwartz
ezellmt: Mika Zibanejad
Joda: Ryan O’Reilly
What is your top overall line stack?
Moneyball16: Nichushkin / MacKinnon / Rantanen
ezellmt: Nichushkin / MacKinnon / Rantanen
Joda: Nichushkin / MacKinnon / Rantanen
What is your top low-owned stack?
Moneyball16: McCann / Beniers / Eberle
ezellmt: Schwartz / Beniers / Tolvanen (PP1)
Joda: Kane / Draisaitl / Hyman
Who is your top overall play (when considering price, matchup, roster construction, etc.) on the board and why?
Moneyball16: Matthew Tkachuk – He had 40 goals+ in each of his last 2 seasons, and he is going to have a goal explosion one of these days. He’s shooting the puck as much as ever, but it’s just not going in like it should, with a shooting% 1/3 that of his career number. At home vs an Edmonton team that has allowed a ton of goals, who are starting their 3rd goalie this season, is a good matchup too.
ezellmt: Carter Verhaeghe – His DK price should be much closer to Reinhart’s given their similar roles, but Reinhart is still listed at $1700 more expensive. He has 13 points in his last 7 games. Florida has an implied team total of 3.7 goals, and if they get even close to it, there’s a good chance Verhaeghe finds the scoresheet at least once.
Joda: Carter Verhaeghe – There are plenty of superstars available tonight at the top, so we will stick in the mid-range with Verhaeghe. Carter has hit 3+ SOG in 13 of his last 14 games and draws a great matchup against an Edmonton team that has struggled mightily in net. With Barkov out, Verhaeghe will be back on the top power-play unit.
Who is your favorite contrarian play (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
Moneyball16: Anthony Duclair – He is on the worst team in the league and is having a rough season, but he is playing a career-high in minutes and has been horribly unlucky this season. At even-strength, he has an on-ice shooting% of just 2.6%, compared to a career 9.6%. Also, while his shot rate is down, his shot attempt rate is fairly similar to recent seasons. At only $3,600 on DK, he can pay off pretty easily with just a little good luck.
ezellmt: Tomas Hertl – With everyone on the Canucks side of this game, pivoting to Hertl (especially if your early players don’t perform) makes a lot of sense. Hertl should see 20+ minutes and has a green light to shoot the puck whenever he touches it.
Joda: Evander Kane – Tonight’s matchup in Sunrise, Florida looks great for goals as the Panthers will be without their best defensive center. Kane does not play on the top power-play unit, but he has 15 SOG over his last three games and has flashed his ceiling multiple times already this season.
What’s your hot take of the slate?
Moneyball16: Mulitple points for Kevin Fiala.
ezellmt: Vancouver scores four goals, but the scoring is spread out, and they don’t make the GPP-winning rosters on DK.
Joda: Edmonton and Florida combine for 12+ goals
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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, November 20
Who is your top overall play (when considering price, matchup, roster construction, etc.) on the board and why?
Moneyball16: Matthew Tkachuk – He had 40 goals+ in each of his last 2 seasons and he is going to have a goal explosion one of these days. He’s shooting the puck as much as ever, but it’s just not going in like it should, with a shooting% 1/3 that of his career number. At home vs an Edmonton team that has allowed a ton of goals, who are starting their 3rd goalie this season, is a good matchup too.
ezellmt: Carter Verhaeghe – His DK price should be much closer to Reinhart’s given their similar roles, but Reinhart is still listed at $1700 more expensive. He has 13 points in his last 7 games. Florida has an implied team total of 3.7 goals, and if they get even close to it, there’s a good chance Verhaeghe finds the scoresheet at least once.
Joda: Carter Verhaeghe – There are plenty of superstars available tonight at the top, so we will stick in the mid-range with Verhaeghe. Carter has hit 3+ SOG in 13 of his last 14 games and draws a great matchup against an Edmonton team that has struggled mightily in net. With Barkov out, Verhaeghe will be back on the top power-play unit.
