We have a solid seven-game slate tonight with a lot of star power and plenty of options to build your lineups around. 

There's a good amount of value out there due to some injuries, so let's jump in!

 

 

 

NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, November 12th

Of the seven games on the slate, only two of the games have totals sitting at 6.5. The Seattle Kraken should be somewhat popular today due to their salaries and their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets. 

The New Jersey Devils vs the Florida Panthers has very clear game stack potential tonight as well. 

 

 

 

NHL DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Goalies 

Top Options For Saves: Igor Shesterkin - NYR

Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers are taking on the best team in the league, the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets are off to a flying start this year with just a single loss in their 15 games, presenting a tough challenge for any team. 

Not including Shesterkin's most recent game where he got pulled early, he has racked up 30 saves or more in six of his nine games. This is because the Rangers come in allowing 65.67 Total Shot Attempts per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the fourth-highest in the league. They are allowing opposing teams to pile up the shot attempts, putting Shesterkin in a spot to make a ton of saves. 

Best Odds For A Win: Stuart Skinner - EDM

While the Edmonton Oilers got off to a bit of a slow start, things are trending upward for them and goalie, Stuart Skinner. The Oilers are only allowing 2.21 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the 12th-best in the league. 

Tonight, they take on the New York Islanders, who are a weaker offensive team and dealing with a number of injuries. The Islanders are scoring 2.09 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the eighth-lowest in the league. They also come in with a power play clocking in at 13.0%, which is 28th in the league. 

This is an elite matchup for Skinner to pick up a clean win. 

 

 

 

NHL DFS Lineup Picks: Skaters

Play Of The Day: Connor McDavid - EDM

Connor McDavid is Connor McDavid. I know it's a bit silly but there aren't many players that can match or exceed his potential fantasy scoring. You might be able to make the argument that David Pastrnak could be even with him on a point-per-dollar basis, but Pasta hasn't been pouring in the goals as he normally does. 

We have a similar type of slate as we did last night where Nathan MacKinnon was clearly the top option along with a few teams that offer value to help get him in your lineups. That's the approach I'll be taking tonight with McDavid. Lock him in some lineups and then build the value into the rest. 

Yes, he started off the season slowly and then dealt with the ankle injury, but he's back and with multi-point potential, he's worth the salary. 

Value Play Of The Day: Jaden Schwartz - SEA

The Seattle Kraken have a solid 3.8 implied goal total and are up against the Columbus Blue Jackets, a team we generally target on every slate. This should cause the Kraken to offer several popular players tonight, one of which should be Jaden Schwartz. 

He's skating on the second forward line and the second power-play unit, while being under $5K on FanDuel, and under $3K on DraftKings. The Blue Jackets allow 3.06 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the sixth-highest in the league, putting the Kraken in a great spot to pile up the goals. 

 

 

 

Stack Of The Day: SEA L1/PP1 (Jared McCann, Matty Beniers, Jordan Eberle, Brandon Montour)

The Kraken should be chalky tonight and there are a number of different ways to approach stacking them and they're all viable. McCann, Beniers, and Eberle are all on the first forward line together, but just McCann and Eberle are on the first power-play, Beniers is on the second. 

Brandon Montour is the defender on the first power-play unit and one of the more consistent fantasy defenders this season. You could simply stack the first line, the first line plus Montour, McCann plus Eberle plus Montour. There's more than one way to skin a cat and the Kraken and their stacks really show that tonight. 

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Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

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