NHL DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups & Predictions Today: Friday Playbook

Published: Nov 15, 2024
Welcome back for another Playbook and today's NHL DFS picks! We have a nice, crisp five-game slate to tackle. I love these smaller slates because they force you to really dig deep for value. Picking an elite player is easy, but finding a value play that hits? Now that’s a task.
As always, we must ensure we are getting our goalie pick correct. On a small slate, there is no room for error. We need to get it right so we can have a chance of sniffing a GPP win.
NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 14th
Before we get into DFS, let’s make some pick’em picks for the night over on Underdog.
There are lots of ways we try to fill your wallet over here at Fantasy Alarm and this is just another option.
NHL DFS Pick'em Picks On Underdog Fantasy
- Cale Makar O/0.5 PPP
- Sidney Crosby O/0.5 A
- Sean Monahan O/0.5 PTS
The Colorado Avalanche are dominant on the power play and they are getting Valeri Nichushkin back tonight, making them an even bigger threat. The Capitals are a very good team, but Colorado on the power play can’t be stopped. Makar is quarterbacking that top unit and is in a great spot to pick up a power play point.
Sidney Crosby continues to show everyone that he still has. In a league with so many skilled rookies, the veteran continues to put together a fantastic season. He’s elite at setting his teammates up and that should be on display tonight against a below-average Columbus team.
Speaking of below-average, the Penguins still don’t have a goalie with an SV% above .900. Columbus has lost five games in a row, but they are returning home and poised to end their losing streak. Sean Monahan is a good veteran player, and he is averaging a point-per-game on home ice. I like his chances of finding the scoresheet in this one.
NHL DFS Lineup Picks Today, 11/14
Goalie Of The Day: Justus Annunen - COL
I hate this play, but we can’t ignore the fact that Colorado is going to be a massively improved team tonight. Justus Annunen has had some good moments this season, but paying $8200 for him on DraftKings is a choice. I trust the Avalanche as a team more than him, so we just need them to pick up the win and everything is chill.
Play Of The Day: Nathan MacKinnon
We know that Nathan MacKinnon is elite, but on home ice, he takes that to another level. 25 of his 33 points have come at home and he has a whopping 21 points in the last ten games. He can’t be stopped. I know $10K is asking a lot for him on a short slate, but if you’re going to spend up, he’s the player to target.
Value Play Of The Day: Trevor Zegras - ANA
To say Trevor Zegras is having a down season would be QUITE an understatement. He has three points in 15 games, but he is skating on the top line and top power play unit. The kid is too good to be this bad. Detroit is in town, and they aren’t an elite hockey team. I don’t love Zegras’ price tag but on a short slate, if you have the salary left over, I will take my chances tonight.
Stack Of The Day - VGK PP1 (Nicolas Roy - Tomas Hertl - Jack Eichel)
The Vegas Golden Knights have the second-best power play in the NHL while the Utah Hockey Team are in the bottom half of the standings. We still don’t know if Mark Stone will be able to play, so we need to monitor that, but even if he doesn’t, Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl and Jack Eichel is a great bang for your buck.
Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks
Player Pool
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Stacks
Avalanche | Cale Makar | Valeri Nichushkin | Nathan MacKinnon |
![]() | 8300 | 7000 | 10000 |
![]() | 7700 | - | 9000 |
Red Wings | Alex DeBrincat | Dylan Larkin | Lucas Raymond |
![]() | 6400 | 6800 | 4600 |
![]() | 6700 | 6800 | 6200 |
Penguins | Erik Karlsson | Sidney Crosby | Evgeni Malkin |
![]() | 5500 | 8000 | 7000 |
![]() | 5900 | 7000 | 6600 |
Avalanche | Cale Makar | Valeri Nichushkin | Nathan MacKinnon |
![]() | 8300 | 7000 | 10000 |
![]() | 7700 | - | 9000 |
Red Wings | Alex DeBrincat | Dylan Larkin | Lucas Raymond |
![]() | 6400 | 6800 | 4600 |
![]() | 6700 | 6800 | 6200 |
Penguins | Erik Karlsson | Sidney Crosby | Evgeni Malkin |
![]() | 5500 | 8000 | 7000 |
![]() | 5900 | 7000 | 6600 |
Player News
Julio Rodriguez homered twice in a 3-2 loss to the Angels on Friday in extra innings.
It’s impressive to have a two-homer game against anyone. Hitting two homers against someone like José Soriano — a pitcher that had allowed all of five homers in 120 innings this year coming into Friday evening — is another. The pair of homers bring his total to 17 on the season, and he’s now plated 54 runs. Second-half Julio appears to be here, and fantasy managers should be thrilled.
José Soriano allowed two runs over six innings in a no-decision versus the Mariners on Friday.
Bryan Woo struck out six over six-plus inning of two-run baseball in a no-decision versus the Angels on Friday.
Nick Kurtz had an unbelievable night at the dish in Friday’s 15-3 victory over the Astros, going 6-for-6 with four home runs, a double, six runs scored and eight RBI.
Kurtz blasted a two-run homer in the second inning, an RBI double in the fourth, a solo shot in the sixth, a solo shot in the eighth and to put an exclamation point on the night he clobbered a three-run homer off of Cooper Hummel in the ninth inning. In perhaps the greatest single game performance in MLB history, Kurtz etched his name in the record books. He became just the 20th player in history to have a four-homer game and the first rookie to accomplish that feat. He also tied the MLB record for total bases in a game with 19. The front-runner for the American League Rookie of the Year award is now slashing an absurd .305/.374/.686 with 23 homers and 59 RBI on the season.
Kyle Schwarber went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI, three runs scored, and a walk in a 12-5 win over the Yankees on Friday.
While this game was mostly tight throughout, the Phillies blew it wide open late with 10 runs over the final three innings against the Yankees’ beleaguered bullpen. Schwarber was right in the middle of that onslaught with a two-run, eighth inning homer that was scorched at 115.2 mph. He also accounted for the only damage done against opposing starter Will Warren with another two-run, 113.8 mph shot in the fifth inning. He added a 108.9 mph lineout between those and is in the middle of a special power surge with 10 home runs in his last 15 games.
Taijuan Walker allowed six hits and three runs with three strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision on Friday against the Yankees.
The Yankees jumped all over Walker for two quick homers in the first two innings. They had another solo shot later, but could never string enough hits together otherwise to put together a real rally. That was surprising though, because Walker allowed 10 hard-hit balls in total and didn’t seem to fool many hitters either with a steady dose of cutters in the strike zone. His next start is scheduled to come on Wednesday against the White Sox.