NHL DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, October 19th

Do you smell that? Yeah, it’s Saturday night hockey! We have a massive 9-game slate and some great options to choose from. NHL DFS has been quite interesting to start the year, but have no fear, our team is here to guide you. 

 

 

Today’s NHL DFS Slate Overview

The Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils are all projected to score over 3.5 goals tonight, so that’s where we will be starting. There is a ton of value to choose from, so we’ll be able to pay up for those elite superstars. As always, picking the right goalie is key. Let’s not fall into the trap of a mediocre goalie against a good team. 

 

 


 

NHL DFS Pick'em Picks on Sleeper Fantasy

Before we get into DFS, let’s make some pick’em picks for the night over on Sleeper. There are lots of ways we try to fill your wallet over here at Fantasy Alarm and this is just another option. 


Sleeper NHL Picks, Saturday, October 19th:

Noah Dobson plays a ton of minutes and is as consistent as it gets. He has blocked two or more shots in every game this year and that trend won’t change tonight.

Sticking with the Islanders, Anthony Duclair's current shot prop is too low. Montreal is giving up a ton of quality chances and they will be without Kaiden Guhle. I expect Duclair to smash this line by a mile.

The Buffalo Sabres are a mess. They can’t defend and they are giving up a ton of goals. Connor Bedard is elite, so asking him to get just one point tonight seems easy.

 

 


 

Saturday Salary Cap DFS Picks

 

Goalie Of The Day: Petr Mrazek - CHI

There is no question that Petr Mrazek is better on home ice than on the road. The veteran netminder was solid at home last year and has picked up right where he left off. Buffalo does have some skill up front, but nothing that makes me want to fade Mrazek at his $7600 price tag on DraftKings. That is value too good to pass up on.

 

Play Of The Day: Kirill Kaprizov - MIN

Kirill Kaprizov has only one goal in four games this season, but he is still one of the best players in the league. Columbus isn’t very good defensively and Kaprizov is going to want to bounce back from a weird game against St. Louis, which saw him finish with two assists, but no shots on goal in 27 MINUTES of ice time. Yeah, that’s not a typo. That game didn’t even go to overtime. I don’t expect his volume to be that high in this one, but I do think he can hit value.

 

Value Play Of The Day: Lane Hutson - MTL

Lane Hutson is slowly becoming the player Habs fans are expecting him to be. He played a season-high 30 minutes last game and didn’t look out of place. Mike Matheson will play in this one, but with no Guhle, Hutson may once again see an increase in minutes. We know he can contribute offensively, but he has also blocked seven shots in the last two games. He has a great floor and won’t break the bank.
 

Stack Of The Day - CHI PP1 (Connor Bedard - Nick Foligno - Seth Jones)

I know it’s early in the year, but Chicago is 5th in power play percentage (31.3%) while the Sabres are ranked 27th on the penalty kill (71.4%). That’s a matchup that we can exploit at a pretty reasonable price. We know what Connor Bedard brings to the table, same story for Seth Jones, but it’s Nick Foligno that I like the most. He is skating on the top line and is only $3700 on DK. He has three goals in five games and could add more to his total by the end of the night. Stack the PP and don’t look back.


 Today's NHL DFS Cheat Sheet & Stacks

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