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

Welcome to another NHL DFS Playbook! This Saturday slate is shorter than what we are used to, but that doesn’t mean it’s not as good. We still have a healthy amount of elite options to choose from so let’s dive right into the action and take a look at which players we need to be targeting.

NHL Pick 'Em At Sleeper Today

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, March 22nd:

• Auston Matthews O/0.5 A
• Martin Necas O/2.5 SOG
• Jack Eichel O/0.5 PPP

You don’t think of Auston Matthews as an elite playmaker, but the Leafs’ captain has 23 assists in 29 road games. Nashville isn’t good defensively, so this is a good spot for Matthews to get on the scoresheet by setting up some of his teammates.

Colorado may not be as dominant on the road, but they are still a very good hockey team. The Canadiens have been playing better of late, but their defence will struggle to contain Nathan MacKinnon’s line. His shot total is too high, so we will pivot to Martin Necas, who has gone over his total in the last three games.

The Detroit Red Wings penalty kill is operating at 69% (nice) and the Vegas Golden Knights are very good on the power play. Jack Eichel is capable of scoring goals and moving the puck around, so I like his chances of recording a point on the man advantage.
 

SALARY CAP DFS

Goalie Of The Day: Adin Hill - VGK

The goalie options today are not very good, so if you’re building a cash-game lineup, make your life simple and go with Adin Hill. His price tag is elevated and Detroit does have a good power play, but we’re chasing the win here and Vegas has a good chance to do just that.

Honourable Mention: Joey Daccord- SEA

I expect Joey Daccord’s ownership to be quite high on this slate, and for good reason. The Kraken don’t score many goals, but with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl both not playing for Edmonton, this game could be low-scoring. Daccord is priced at $6900, and that is a value we can’t pass up on.

Player Of The Day: David Pastrnak - BOS

The Bruins may not be a fun hockey team to watch but David Pastrnak certainly is. He has a great matchup against San Jose and he could have himself quite a night. He needs multiple points and shots on goal to hit value, but that isn’t an impossible task for him.

Honorable Mention: Auston Matthews - TOR

As mentioned earlier, Matthews has no issue racking up assists on the road. At his price point, he needs multiple assists and the shot bonus to hit value. The Predators have been extra bad of late, which is hard to imagine considering how poorly they have played all year. If you don’t pay up for Pastrnak, might as well go with Matthews.

Value Play Of The Day: Kaapo Kakko - SEA

There is going to be no shortage of value plays from the Seattle-Edmonton game, but we shouldn’t just play any bottom-tier player from those teams. Kaapo Kakko is skating on the top line and has been very good since coming over from the Rangers. His $3500 price tag on DK is also very appealing. He is the best value play by a wide margin.

Honourable Mention: Zach Hyman - EDM

It may not feel like Zach Hyman is a value play because of his $6700 price tag, but that’s exactly what he is. The loss of McDavid and Draisaitl is going to sting, but someone has to step up and shoot the puck. Hyman has 12 shots in the last two games along with four points. Seattle isn’t a great team, so they will give up scoring chances. At his current price point, Hyman can flirt with value just by getting an assist and hitting the shot bonus. There is an argument to have him in your lineup as a single-bullet. 

Stack Of The Day - VGK PP1 (Jack Eichel - Tomas Hertl - Mark Stone)

Doesn’t take a Harvard degree to stack the top power play unit against the Detroit Red Wings. We’ve established that their penalty kill is #NotGood and that won’t change tonight. Any combination from the top unit works, but the three names above are my preferred options.

Player Pool

• FanDuel
• DraftKings

$ Tier	C	W	D	G
High	Nathan MacKinnon $9,200	David Pastrnak $9,000	Cale Makar $8,000	Stuart Skinner $8,500
	Auston Matthews $9,000	Filip Forsberg $8,000		Adin Hill $8,400
				Jeremy Swayman $8,300
Medium	Nick Suzuki $6,000	Valeri Nichushkin $6,300	Evan Bouchard $6,800	Jake Allen $8,000
	Nico Hischier $6,300	Jesper Bratt $6,300	Moritz Seider $5,600	Anthony Stolarz $7,500
		Morgan Geekie $6,000
Low	Tomas Hertl $5,600	Jeff Skinner $4,300	Noah Hanifin $5,000	Sam Montembeault $7,200
	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins $5,400	Vasily Podkolzin $2,900	Lane Hutson $4,400	Joey Daccord $6,900
	Jared McCann $5,200	Eeli Tolvanen $4,400	Mason Lohrei $4,700
		Patrik Laine $4,700	Brady Skjei $4,700
			Luke Hughes $4,500

Stacks

Bruins	David Pastrnak	Morgan Geekie	Mason Lohrei
DraftKings	9000	6000	4700
Fanduel	8600	6200	4800

Avalanche	Cale Makar	Martin Necas	Nathan MacKinnon
DraftKings	8000	7000	9200
Fanduel	7100	7100	9000

Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	Mitch Marner	William Nylander
DraftKings	9000	6600	7100
Fanduel	8600	7300	7900

Bruins	David Pastrnak	Morgan Geekie	Mason Lohrei
DraftKings	9000	6000	4700
Fanduel	8600	6200	4800

Avalanche	Cale Makar	Martin Necas	Nathan MacKinnon
DraftKings	8000	7000	9200
Fanduel	7100	7100	9000

Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	Mitch Marner	William Nylander
DraftKings	9000	6600	7100
Fanduel	8600	7300	7900