Welcome to Thursday’s 12-game NHL Slate. There are a handful of elite options to choose from, like Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov, but we will need to dig deep to find value plays. There are some good options, but which ones should you be targeting? You can build daily fantasy hockey lineups on DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo Fantasy for Sunday, November 2nd, but before you build those NHL daily fantasy lineups, don’t forget to check out our NHL DFS projections, the NHL Value Finder, and the NHL DFS lineup generator. Let's now take a closer look at the daily fantasy hockey top plays for tonight's NHL DFS Showdown slate.

 

NHL DFS Playbook November 2nd

DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

It’s a massive 12-game slate with a ton of superstars to choose from. Picking the right one is always a challenge, but we need to still find value plays. There are some matchups with high team totals, so that’s always a good start. We also need to make sure that we are targeting the right goalies. As always, remember that goalies are voodoo.

Recommended DFS Starting Goalies

Top Options for Saves

Igor Shesterkin Vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Linus Ullmark  Vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

James Reimer Vs. Florida Panthers

Best Odds for a Win

Thatcher Demko Vs. San Jose Sharks

Matt Tomkins Vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Logan Thompson Vs. Winnipeg Jets

Favorite Goalies to Use for DFS Lineups

Thatcher Demko, G, Vancouver Canucks

Don’t really need to dig too deep into why playing a goalie against the San Jose Sharks is a good idea. San Jose is bad and they may not score a single goal tonight, let alone win a hockey game.

Jake Allen, G, Montreal Canadiens

The Arizona Coyotes are playing their second game in as many nights and their third in the last four. Jake Allen is 3-0-1 on the season with a .930 SV%. Those are some pretty good numbers for any goalie, let alone one who gets outshot on most nights. Allen is $7300 on DK and is a goalie I wouldn’t hesitate to play in cash games.

James Reimer, G, Detroit Red Wings

The Florida Panthers are 4th in shots per game, but 24th in goal for. That is a great combination if you’re looking to stack the opposing goalie. James Reimer has a 1.68 GAA and a .939 SV%. He’s not going to be this good all season long, but his upside tonight is tremendous. He can be an option in any format just based on the shot volume.

Frederik Andersen, G, Carolina Hurricanes

As much as I like Igor Shesterkin tonight, I think Frederik Andersen has more value. When healthy, he is a top goalie in the NHL on a really good team. The Rangers are 27th in shots per game and 19th in goals. Carolina is a team that loves to shoot the puck, so they will spend more time in the offensive zone than in their zone. Andersen also has a very soft price tag-- $7500 on DK-- so maybe we can steal some value by playing him?

Recommended DFS Skaters

Highest Expected Goal Totals 


Vancouver Canucks  Vs Kaapo Kahkonen (3.6)

Arizona Coyotes Vs. Jake Allen (3.5)

Edmonton Oilers Vs. Scott Wedgewood (3.5)

Favorite Skaters to Use for DFS Lineups

Jack Hughes, C, New Jersey Devils

Jack Hughes has only one goal and three shots on goal in the last two games, but I still don’t trust the Minnesota Wild to be good. If you’re going to pay up for a superstar, it has to be him.

Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers

McDavid has eight points in the last five games but has exceeded value just once. It’s hard when you’re always being priced at $9500+, but the reality is, he needs to shoot the puck more and continue to rack up points. Two assists on most nights just isn’t going to cut it. That being said, are we going to bet against the best player in the world when Dallas is on the tail end of a back-to-back? Exactly.

Clayton Keller, W, Arizona Coyotes

I don’t know if I’m buying into Arizona scoring over 3.5 goals tonight, but I am buying into Clayton Keller. Montreal was good against Vegas, but they are still a team that is allowing over 36 shots per game and Keller loves to fire the puck. He had six on goal last night and could put up similar numbers in this matchup.

David Pastrnak, W, Boston Bruins

The Maple Leafs are a good hockey team but Ilya Samsonov is a trash can. The man can’t stop anything at this point and his 3.99 GAA is only going to get worse tonight. David Pastrnak is elite and he’s going to have a field day exposing Toronto’s mediocre defense and Samsonov’s .841 SV%. 

Kevin Shattenkirk, D, Boston Bruins

With Charlie McAvoy out of the lineup for doing something stupid, Kevin Shattenkirk is getting a huge bump. He’s expected to be on the top power play unit and kill penalties. We know that Toronto can fire the puck, so the veteran is in a great spot to hit value without having to register a point. I can’t think of a better value play than him.

Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver Canucks

The disrespect right now with Quinn Hughes is too much for me. The kid is shooting the puck more than ever and is coming off a three point game, so why is he $5800 against San Jose? He has been nothing short of great this season and that will only continue tonight. For the love of hockey, please play him tonight.

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