The Hurricanes carry the slate's highest implied total at 4.0 goals against the Canucks, and the Canadiens sit second at 3.8 against the Sharks. Six games share the top game total of 6.5, among them Hurricanes–Canucks, Sharks–Canadiens, Maple Leafs–Blue Jackets and Wild–Oilers. The Blue Jackets' 3.6 implied goals rank third among team totals, and the Oilers carry 3.4. Eleven games lock Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, and Hurricanes–Canucks at 10:00 PM ET and Lightning–Golden Knights at 10:30 PM ET close the night.
In net, Jake Allen (DK $7,100) is the projected goalie for the Devils against Scott Wedgewood (DK $8,300) and the Avalanche, with the Devils at a 52% win chance. Ilya Sorokin (DK $7,500) projects for the Islanders against the Ducks with a 58% win chance, and Jake Oettinger (DK $7,400) projects for the Stars against the Bruins with a 60% win chance. Logan Thompson (DK $8,400) projects for the Capitals against the Kings, and Jesper Wallstedt (DK $7,300) projects for the Wild against the Oilers.
Injury Watch
- Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes, out)
- John Tavares (Maple Leafs, out)
- Mathew Barzal (Islanders, out)
- Brandon Montour (DK $5,400) (Kraken, day-to-day)
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Oilers, out)
- Taylor Hall (Hurricanes, out)
- Ivan Demidov (Canadiens, out)
- Mike Matheson (Canadiens, out)
Top Stacks
MTL PP1 vs SJS (DK $28,600)
Players: Cole Caufield (DK $7,400); Nick Suzuki (DK $6,900); Lane Hutson (DK $5,600); Juraj Slafkovsky (DK $6,000); Zack Bolduc (DK $2,700)
The Canadiens PP1 stack projects 56.6 points with 21.5% average ownership, a 9.2% optimal rate and 2.08 value. It is Stack IQ's top stack, and the Canadiens carry 3.8 implied goals. Caufield, Suzuki, Hutson and Slafkovsky share line 1 and PP1, and Bolduc joins them on the unit from line 3. Slafkovsky posted 14.1 DK points against the Sabres on October 17 and carries a 12.0 average over his last three.
EDM PP1 vs MIN (DK $38,500)
Players: Connor McDavid (DK $9,200); Leon Draisaitl (DK $8,700); Evan Bouchard (DK $7,700); Zach Hyman (DK $6,700); Vasily Podkolzin (DK $6,200)
The Oilers PP1 stack projects 62.2 points with 9.6% average ownership, an 18.8% optimal rate and 1.59 value. The Oilers carry 3.4 implied goals, with McDavid, Draisaitl, Bouchard and Podkolzin on line 1 and Hyman joining them on PP1. McDavid posted 39.3 DK points against the Mammoth on October 17 and carries a 25.6 average over his last three. The stack's leverage of 9.2 makes it one to let Build & Sim size.
CAR PP1 vs VAN (DK $32,400)
Players: Sebastian Aho (DK $8,100); Andrei Svechnikov (DK $7,100); Nikolaj Ehlers (DK $5,900); Jackson Blake (DK $6,100); Shayne Gostisbehere (DK $5,200)
The Hurricanes PP1 stack projects 51.8 points with 5.4% average ownership, a 5.7% optimal rate and 1.61 value. The Hurricanes carry the slate's highest implied total at 4.0 goals and a 72% win chance. Aho and Svechnikov skate on line 1, Ehlers and Blake on line 2 and Gostisbehere on line 3, and all five share PP1. Ehlers carries a 7.0 DK average over his last three, and the stack's ceiling sits at 122.9.
Center
Adam Fantilli (DK $5,800)
The Blue Jackets carry 3.6 implied goals against the Maple Leafs, and Fantilli skates on their line 1 and PP1. He projects 11.3 at 1.94 value.
Fantilli scored the Blue Jackets' only goal in a loss to the Wild on October 18, a 14.1 DK game, and he carries a 10.1 average over his last three. The field is on him in numbers, and his 22.7% optimal rate is the top mark at center.
Nick Suzuki (DK $6,900)
Suzuki centers the Canadiens' line 1 and PP1 against the Sharks, and the Canadiens carry 3.8 implied goals. He carries a 13.5 DK average over his last three and projects 12.9 with a 21.7% optimal rate, second at center.
Bo Horvat (DK $6,700)
Horvat had a goal and an assist in a win over the Maple Leafs on October 17, a 16.5 DK game, and he carries an 11.1 average over his last three. He centers the Islanders' line 1 and PP1 against the Ducks, with 3.3 implied goals behind him and a 14.7% optimal rate, third at center.
Wing
Zack Bolduc (DK $2,700)
Bolduc skates on the Canadiens' PP1 against the Sharks from line 3. He projects 7.6 at 2.80 value, the best at wing.
He scored on five shots for 19.0 DK points against the Sabres on October 17, and his last-three average sits at 10.7. He is 19.8% owned with a 25.0% optimal rate, a leverage of 5.2.
Kent Johnson (DK $4,000)
Johnson plays on the Blue Jackets' line 1 and PP1 against the Maple Leafs, and he carries a 10.6 DK average over his last three. He is 18.7% owned with a 19.3% optimal rate, second at wing, and projects 8.4 at 2.10 value.
Cole Caufield (DK $7,400)
Caufield scored twice, including the overtime winner, for 27.5 DK points against the Sabres on October 17, and he carries a 17.7 average over his last three. He projects 13.8 on the Canadiens' line 1 and PP1 against the Sharks, with an 18.7% optimal rate.
Defense
Matthew Schaefer (DK $6,500)
Schaefer plays the Islanders' line 1 and PP1 against the Ducks, and the Islanders carry 3.3 implied goals. He projects 14.1 at 2.16 value, with a 30.5 ceiling.
He put five shots on goal and added an assist for 15.5 DK points against the Maple Leafs on October 17. He is 20.7% owned with a 23.1% optimal rate, the top mark at defense, for a leverage of 2.4.
Lane Hutson (DK $5,600)
Hutson draws the Sharks on the Canadiens' line 1 and PP1, with 3.8 implied goals behind his team. He carries a 14.3 DK average over his last three, and his 20.3% optimal rate is second at defense.
Zach Werenski (DK $8,000)
Werenski's last five games bottomed out at 10.8 DK points, and he is a popular blue-line play. He skates on the Blue Jackets' line 1 and PP1 against the Maple Leafs, and his 15.3 projection is the top mark at defense, with a 14.1% optimal rate.
Goalie
Jake Allen (DK $7,100)
Allen was named the Devils' starter against the Avalanche on October 20, and the Devils carry a 52% win chance. He projects 11.8 with a 28.7 ceiling.
Allen is 11.5% owned with a 12.8% optimal rate, the top mark among goalies, for a leverage of 1.3. He comes at 1.66 value.
Ilya Sorokin (DK $7,500)
Sorokin won against the Maple Leafs on October 17 for 22.1 DK points, and he was named the Islanders' starter against the Ducks on October 20. The Islanders carry a 58% win chance, and his 11.8% optimal rate is second among goalies.
Jake Oettinger (DK $7,400)
Oettinger stopped all 19 shots he faced against the Blackhawks on October 17 for 23.3 DK points. He gets the Stars' net against the Bruins as a crowd pick, with the Stars at a 60% win chance and an 8.1% optimal rate.
What The Market Is Saying
The market builds around the Canadiens. Its default play is Nick Suzuki (DK $6,900), Cole Caufield (DK $7,400) and Juraj Slafkovsky (DK $6,000) up front with Lane Hutson (DK $5,600) on defense against the Sharks, and the market reports the Sharks on the second night of a back-to-back. It splits on paying for stars: one camp wants mid-priced builds, while the betting side backs Connor McDavid (DK $9,200) and Wild–Oilers. A minority of the market looks to Islanders stacks built on Simon Holmstrom (DK $3,000) and to the Stars' line with Jason Robertson (DK $7,300), and the news it keys on is the Stars losing Esa Lindell and the Islanders' injuries up front. Stack IQ agrees on the Canadiens and ranks their PP1 its top stack, while DFS Hero has McDavid at a 14.1% optimal rate against 18.0% ownership and gives the Oilers PP1 a leverage of 9.2.
Take these reads into the DFS Hero Workspace: shape the player pool, then Build & Sim builds your lineups and simulates every one against your contest's real payouts in one click. Stack IQ, late swap and Hero Chat sit in the same screen. Get Full Access for $1: $1 for 5 days, cancel anytime.
The content in our articles is based on data available at the time of publishing. Always double-check your lineups before locking in your players.
More NHL DFS Analysis
The DFS engine that never stops working.
Build, simulate, and fill your entries in one Workspace, across every sport. $1 for 5 days.