Canucks–Ducks carries the top total on the slate at 6.6, with the Ducks at 3.8 implied goals. Four games sit at 6.5 behind it: Canadiens–Blues, Wild–Mammoth, Senators–Golden Knights and Sabres–Sharks. The Golden Knights and the Sabres each carry 3.5 implied goals. Four more games sit at 5.5. The 11-game main slate locks at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 27, and the last three games start at 10:00 PM ET or later.
Every goalie on the slate is a projected starter. Jeremy Swayman (DK $7,600) projects to start for the Bruins against the Hurricanes, and his 30.7 ceiling is first at the position. Casey DeSmith (DK $7,900) is the projected Stars goalie against the Devils at a 12.2 projection. Dan Vladar (DK $8,100) projects to start for the Flyers against the Blue Jackets with a leverage of 1.4.
Injury Watch
- Nick Suzuki (Canadiens, out)
- Aleksander Barkov (Panthers, out)
- Josh Morrissey (Jets, out)
- Mathew Barzal (Islanders, out)
- Thomas Chabot (Senators, out)
- Troy Terry (Ducks, out)
- Bowen Byram (DK $4,000) (Blackhawks, day-to-day)
- Brock Faber (Wild, out)
Top Stacks
BUF PP1 vs SJS (DK $28,200)
Players: Tage Thompson (DK $8,100); Rasmus Dahlin (DK $6,400); Jack Quinn (DK $6,000); Zach Benson (DK $4,100); Noah Ostlund (DK $3,600)
The Sabres' power-play stack projects 53.0 points with 9.2% average ownership, a 9.3% optimal rate and 1.92 value, and it is Stack IQ's top stack. The Sabres carry 3.5 implied goals in a 6.5 total with a 56% win chance. Quinn scored in a 13.0-point game against the Capitals on October 24 and averages 12.5 over his last three, and Ostlund scored in that same game for 11.3. Benson adds 2.10 value from line 1.
VGK PP1 vs OTT (DK $30,500)
Players: Jack Eichel (DK $7,800); Mitch Marner (DK $7,000); Mark Stone (DK $6,700); Tomas Hertl (DK $4,500); Shea Theodore (DK $4,500)
The Golden Knights' power-play stack projects 50.3 points with 2.9% average ownership, a 6.5% optimal rate and 1.68 value. The Golden Knights carry 3.5 implied goals with a 59% win chance, and the stack holds a leverage of 3.6. Theodore put four shots on goal and blocked four more for 14.2 points against the Blue Jackets on October 24, with a 10.0 average over his last three. Hertl scored in that game for 10.0.
MIN PP1 vs UTA (DK $33,400)
Players: Kirill Kaprizov (DK $8,700); Matt Boldy (DK $8,400); Quinn Hughes (DK $6,700); Joel Eriksson Ek (DK $6,700); Max Shabanov (DK $2,900)
The Wild's power-play stack projects 55.9 points with 8.0% average ownership, a 12.0% optimal rate and 1.71 value. The Wild carry 3.1 implied goals in a 6.5 total, and the stack's 129.3 ceiling sits above both stacks before it. Eriksson Ek had an assist and five shots for 15.5 points against the Canucks on October 25. Boldy averages 13.3 over his last three.
Center
Macklin Celebrini (DK $8,800)
Celebrini centers line 1 and PP1 for the Sharks against the Sabres, and his 15.6 Hero Projection is first at center. He averages 19.6 DraftKings points over 10 games this season and 18.7 over his last three.
His 33.1 ceiling also leads the centers, and the Sharks carry 3.0 implied goals in a 6.5 total. He is a popular play with a 12.7% optimal rate.
Jack Eichel (DK $7,800)
The Golden Knights carry 3.5 implied goals against the Senators, and Eichel centers their line 1 and PP1. He put six shots on goal in a 13.3-point game against the Blue Jackets on October 24. He is 5.9% owned with an 8.6% optimal rate.
Bo Horvat (DK $6,800)
Horvat had two assists and two blocked shots in a 15.6-point game against the Stars on October 25, and he centers the Islanders' line 1 and PP1 against the Predators. He projects 11.7, and his 7.3% optimal rate is third among centers. He is a crowd favorite at the position.
Wing
Tage Thompson (DK $8,100)
Stack IQ's top stack runs through Thompson, who plays line 1 and PP1 for the Sabres against the Sharks. His 14.5 Hero Projection ties Cutter Gauthier (DK $7,600) at wing.
He is 10.4% owned with an 11.0% optimal rate. His 33.8 ceiling is first among wings.
Cutter Gauthier (DK $7,600)
Canucks–Ducks holds the top total on the slate at 6.6, and Gauthier plays line 1 and PP1 for the Ducks against the Canucks. He projects 14.5 with 1.91 value and a 9.0% optimal rate. The field is on him in big numbers.
Kirill Kaprizov (DK $8,700)
Kaprizov plays line 1 and PP1 for the Wild against the Mammoth with an 8.4% optimal rate. He averages 18.1 over 13 games this season and 14.4 over his last three, and his 32.3 ceiling is second among wings.
Defense
Rasmus Dahlin (DK $6,400)
The Sabres' power play carries Dahlin's case: he plays line 1 and PP1 against the Sharks. He had an assist and three shots in a 10.8-point game against the Capitals on October 24, and he averages 10.9 over his last three.
Dahlin sits on the Sabres' PP1, Stack IQ's top stack. He projects 12.4, second among defensemen, for 1.95 value. His 10.1% optimal rate sits right beside Zach Werenski (DK $8,000) at 10.2%.
Quinn Hughes (DK $6,700)
On October 25 against the Canucks, Hughes scored a power-play goal and added an assist for 18.0 points, with a 10.5 average over his last three. He plays line 1 and PP1 for the Wild against the Mammoth. His 7.2% optimal rate is third among defensemen.
Roman Josi (DK $6,500)
Josi plays line 1 and PP1 for the Predators against the Islanders with a 7.0% optimal rate. He had three power-play assists for 25.3 points against the Avalanche on October 25, and he averages 13.2 over his last three. He is 4.7% owned with a leverage of 2.3, a play for Build & Sim to size.
Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (DK $7,600)
Swayman is in line to start for the Bruins against the Hurricanes, and the Bruins come in at 9-2-1. He averages 16.0 DraftKings points over nine games this season and 11.7 over his last three.
He beat the Sharks on October 24 for 8.1 points. The Hero Projection has him at 12.9 with 1.70 value, second at the position, and a 9.0% optimal rate.
Casey DeSmith (DK $7,900)
The Stars hold a 52% win chance against the Devils, and DeSmith is set to start. He beat the Avalanche on October 14 for 16.5 points and averages 13.2 over his two games this season. His 5.7% optimal rate is third among goalies.
Dan Vladar (DK $8,100)
Vladar beat the Sabres on October 21 for 21.4 points, and he averages 18.9 over his last three. He is set to start for the Flyers against the Blue Jackets. He is 4.1% owned with a 5.5% optimal rate.
What The Market Is Saying
The market builds around Kirill Kaprizov (DK $8,700) against the Mammoth, with Tage Thompson (DK $8,100) against the Sharks as its other default, and it also likes Jack Eichel (DK $7,800), the Golden Knights and the Ducks against the Canucks. The crowd splits on Bruins–Hurricanes, with some backing a Hurricanes stack and others siding with Jeremy Swayman (DK $7,600) in net. DFS Hero has Swayman at a 9.0% optimal rate. A minority of the market looks at a low-owned Stars stack and a cheap Flyers third line, and the market keys on the Canadiens without Nick Suzuki and the Jets without Connor Hellebuyck. DFS Hero backs the Sabres call, with Stack IQ putting their PP1 on top and Thompson at an 11.0% optimal rate against 10.4% ownership, and it has Kaprizov at an 8.4% optimal rate.
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