NHL DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups & Stacks Today: Monday Playbook

We have a five-game slate to kick off the week's NHL DFS picks, and it's highlighted by the return of Connor McDavid. 

After a three-game suspension, he is back and, of all of today's NHL DFS projections, he's the one to focus on tonight.

NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, January 27th

We are at the final two weeks of NHL games before the break due to the 4 Nations Face-Off. 

I don't expect any massive changes in how teams operate, outside of a starting goalie getting an extra day of rest leading up to the break. 

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• Timo Meier Higher Than 2.5 Shots on Goal
• Michael Bunting Higher Than 2.5 Shots on Goal
• Evan Bouchard Higher Than 0.5 Points

With Nico Hischier set to miss tonight's game, the New Jersey Devils have moved their lines around a bit and it puts Timo Meier in a good spot. He should be the primary shooter on the second forward line, alongside Dawson Mercer and Stefan Noesen. He comes in with 23 shots on goal in his last 10 games, which should be his baseline rate of production on this line. 

Michael Bunting of the Pittsburgh Penguins could also be in for an expanded role on the second forward line, as Evgeni Malkin was injured in their most recent game and didn't return. Malkin's status is up in the air for tonight, which could put Bunting in a spot to be more of a shooter tonight. He comes in with seven shots on goal in his last three games and has a very favorable matchup against the San Jose Sharks. 

Evan Bouchard is the defender on the first power-play unit for the Edmonton Oilers, who come in with a slate-high 4.2 implied goal total against the Seattle Kraken. McDavid being back is an immediate boost to their offense and with Bouchard coming in with 7 points in his last 10 games, he can build on that consistency tonight. 

Monday Salary Cap DFS Picks

Goalie Of The Day: Jake Allen - NJD

With Jacob Markstrom out for multiple weeks, Jake Allen should be seeing the majority of the crease work for the New Jersey Devils. They come in as solid -144 road favorites over the Philadelphia Flyers, who are struggling on offense right now. 

Since the start of the month, the Flyers have scored 1.99 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations, which is the eighth-lowest in the league. Over that same time and the same situations, the Devils have only allowed 1.93 Goals, which is the sixth-best in the league. 

Allen isn't as good as Markstrom, we can all agree on that. But Allen has a solid team in front of him and the Flyers are struggling on offense. 

Play Of The Day: Connor McDavid - EDM

He's back. After a three-game suspension, Connor McDavid is back for the Edmonton Oilers and they're rocking a 4.2 implied goal total against the Seattle Kraken. 

Obviously, McDavid is amazing and really needs no explanation, but I love the narrative of him coming back and it's an awesome matchup. Since the start of the month, the Kraken are in the bottom 10 of the NHL in both Goals allowed and Total Shot Attempts Allowed, both per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations. 

The multi-point potential is always there for McDavid and I expect him to come out flying after his three-game suspension.

Value Play Of The Day: Will Smith - SJS

We all know the San Jose Sharks aren't good, but they do offer some good DFS value options. Let's turn to Will Smith, who comes in with five points and six shots on goal over his last five games. 

While that doesn't jump off the page, Smith is only $2.8K on DraftKings, while seeing time on the first forward line and the second power-play unit. Also, a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins is nothing to shy away from and could be a game to target for plenty of fantasy production. 

Stack Of The Day: NJ PP1 (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton, Timo Meier)

While the Edmonton Oilers are an awesome stack tonight and I'll be looking to get some exposure to them, they are very expensive and can hamper lineup construction on a slate where we don't have a ton of value options. 

The New Jersey Devils are just a bit less expensive and still have a solid matchup versus the Flyers, who have allowed 2.39 Goals per 60 minutes in five-on-five situations since the start of January, which is the 12th-worst in the league. 

A three-player stack of Hughes, Bratt, and Hamilton is also very viable if you have to leave out Meier due to salary constraints.

Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

Player Pool

• DraftKings
• FanDuel

$ Tier	C	W	D	G
High	Connor McDavid $8,700	Jesper Bratt $7,200	Quinn Hughes $7,200	Calvin Pickard $8,400
	Leon Draisaitl $9,100	Adrian Kempe $7,700	Evan Bouchard $6,700
	Jack Hughes $8,300	Rickard Rakell $7,100	Dougie Hamilton $6,400
Medium	Macklin Celebrini $7,700	Timo Meier $6,700	Erik Karlsson $6,000	Darcy Kuemper $7,700
	Sidney Crosby $7,600	Zach Hyman $6,600	Brandon Montour $5,800
	Dylan Larkin $7,400	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins $6,300	Mattias Ekholm $5,300
		Tyler Toffoli $6,000
Low	Quinton Byfield $5,000	Stefan Noesen $5,700	Kris Letang $5,200	Jake Allen $7,400
	Sean Couturier $4,900	Viktor Arvidsson $5,600	Philip Broberg $4,600
		Will Smith $4,100
		Michael Bunting $5,300

Stacks

Devils	Jack Hughes	Dougie Hamilton	Jesper Bratt	Timo Meier
DraftKings	8500	5800	6200	5700
Fanduel	8300	6400	7200	6700

Oilers	Connor McDavid	Evan Bouchard	Zach Hyman
DraftKings	9000	6300	5900
Fanduel	8700	6700	6600

Devils	Jack Hughes	Dougie Hamilton	Jesper Bratt	Timo Meier
DraftKings	8500	5800	6200	5700
Fanduel	8300	6400	7200	6700

Oilers	Connor McDavid	Evan Bouchard	Zach Hyman
DraftKings	9000	6300	5900
Fanduel	8700	6700	6600