Connor McDavid (DK $9,700) and Leon Draisaitl (DK $9,200) lead an Oilers team implied for 3.5 goals in Rangers–Oilers, one of two games with a 6.5 total. Islanders–Sharks matches that 6.5, with the Islanders implied for 3.5. Flyers–Canucks sits at 6.0. The three-game slate locks Monday, November 9 at 8:00 PM ET, when Rangers–Oilers starts.
Every goalie on the slate is projected. Devon Levi (DK $8,200) and Dylan Garand (DK $7,200) project for Rangers–Oilers. Ilya Sorokin (DK $7,800) projects for the Islanders against the Sharks with a 10.5 Hero Projection. Joseph Woll (DK $8,000) projects for the Flyers against the Canucks at 9.6. Both of those games start after lock, at 9:30 and 10:00 PM ET, so a goalie change there is a late-swap check.
Injury Watch
- Mathew Barzal (Islanders, out)
- Filip Chytil (Canucks, out)
- Matias Maccelli (Islanders, out)
- Sean Durzi (Rangers, out)
- Ryan Pulock (Islanders, out)
- Alexander Romanov (Islanders, out)
- Colton Dach (Oilers, out)
- Alexander Wennberg (Sharks, out)
Top Stacks
EDM PP1 vs NYR (DK $39,000)
Players: Connor McDavid (DK $9,700); Leon Draisaitl (DK $9,200); Evan Bouchard (DK $8,200); Zach Hyman (DK $6,200); Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (DK $5,700)
The Oilers PP1 stack projects 69.0 points with 25.3% average ownership, a 55.0% optimal rate and 1.75 value. Stack IQ's top stack comes against the Rangers with the Oilers implied for 3.5 goals and a leverage of 29.7. McDavid, Draisaitl and Bouchard play line 1 and PP1, and Nugent-Hopkins and Hyman come off line 2 onto the same unit.
NYI PP1 vs SJS (DK $27,100)
Players: Matthew Schaefer (DK $7,200); Bo Horvat (DK $6,700); Simon Holmstrom (DK $4,300); Brayden Schenn (DK $4,200); Kyle Palmieri (DK $4,700)
The Islanders PP1 stack projects 54.8 points with 21.7% average ownership, a 16.8% optimal rate and 2.02 value. The Islanders are implied for 3.5 goals against the Sharks, and Schaefer and Horvat play line 1 with Palmieri. Schenn scored 16.3 DK points against the Hurricanes on November 5, then 10.8 against the Devils on November 7. Holmstrom carries an 8.4 DK average over his last three.
NYR PP1 vs EDM (DK $26,000)
Players: Adam Fox (DK $5,500); Pavel Dorofeyev (DK $5,600); Mika Zibanejad (DK $5,400); Alexis Lafreniere (DK $6,000); Gabe Perreault (DK $3,500)
The Rangers PP1 stack projects 47.1 points with 11.6% average ownership, a 10.0% optimal rate and 1.85 value. The Rangers are implied for 3.0 goals in a 6.5-total game against the Oilers, and the unit carries a 108.8 ceiling. Dorofeyev scored in a 14.5 DK game against the Flyers on November 5, then posted 13.0 against the Kraken on November 7. Perreault posted 14.5 and 12.8 in those same two games.
Center
Connor McDavid (DK $9,700)
McDavid figured in every Oilers goal against the Ducks on November 5: a shorthanded goal and three assists for 33.0 DK points. He followed it with three assists and 23.8 against the Canucks on November 7. His last-three average sits at 22.5 heading into the Rangers game.
McDavid plays line 1 and PP1 for an Oilers team implied for 3.5 goals, and the field is lining up behind him. His 37.5% optimal rate is the top mark at center, and his ceiling sits at 35.8.
Bo Horvat (DK $6,700)
The Islanders carry a 3.5 implied total against the Sharks, and Horvat plays line 1 and PP1 with a 22.2% optimal rate. He set up two goals against the Devils on November 7 for 13.0 DK points. His 13.5 Hero Projection is third at center, and he is a crowd favorite at the position.
Mika Zibanejad (DK $5,400)
Zibanejad set up two goals against the Kraken on November 7 for 12.8 DK points. He plays line 1 and PP1 against the Oilers. He is 13.5% owned with a 15.8% optimal rate and a 21.6 ceiling.
Wing
Leon Draisaitl (DK $9,200)
Draisaitl's last three games average 27.3 DK points, and the newest was the biggest. He scored twice on seven shots and added an assist against the Canucks on November 7 for 38.5. He plays line 1 and PP1 against the Rangers.
The Oilers are implied for 3.5 goals, and Draisaitl's 16.6 Hero Projection comes with a 34.2 ceiling. He is 31.1% owned with a 31.6% optimal rate, the top optimal rate at wing.
Owen Tippett (DK $4,000)
Tippett put six shots on net against the Flames on November 8 and beat the goalie once with the man advantage for 20.5 DK points, and his last-three average sits at 10.3. He plays line 2 and PP2 against the Canucks with a 16.8% optimal rate. His 2.29 value makes him one of the slate's most popular wing prices.
Alexis Lafreniere (DK $6,000)
Lafreniere plays line 1 and PP1 for the Rangers against the Oilers. The field leaves him at 7.0% ownership with a 16.3% optimal rate. His leverage of 9.3 is the top mark at wing, and his ceiling sits at 24.6, which makes him one to let Build & Sim size.
Defense
Matthew Schaefer (DK $7,200)
Schaefer brings line 1 and PP1 minutes into an Islanders game with a 6.5 total against the Sharks. He scored against the Devils on November 7, with three shots and two blocks for 15.6 DK points.
Schaefer's 14.9 Hero Projection sits close to Evan Bouchard (DK $8,200) at 14.7, with a 29.6 ceiling. He is one of the slate's most popular blue-liners, and his 35.2% optimal rate is the top mark at defense.
Evan Bouchard (DK $8,200)
Bouchard is the defenseman on the Oilers PP1, Stack IQ's top stack, against the Rangers. He averages 17.7 DK points this season and 13.6 over his last three, with a 30.8% optimal rate. His ceiling sits at 31.1, and the field has caught on to him.
Adam Fox (DK $5,500)
Fox carries a 14.3 DK average over his last three games into the Oilers matchup, above his 11.5 season average. He plays line 1 and PP1. He is 18.1% owned with an 18.3% optimal rate.
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin (DK $7,800)
Sorokin turned aside 45 of 50 shots against the Devils on November 7 for 19.0 DK points, and his last-three average sits at 11.1. He projects to start for the Islanders against the Sharks, and the Islanders carry a 56% win chance.
Sorokin's 10.5 Hero Projection ties Devon Levi (DK $8,200), and his ceiling sits at 27.1. He is the goalie the field leans on most, and his 19.7% optimal rate is the top mark at the position.
Joseph Woll (DK $8,000)
The Flyers are 55% favorites against the Canucks, and Woll is set to start. He made 25 saves against the Rangers on November 5 for 7.0 DK points. He is 14.1% owned with a 14.2% optimal rate and a 24.3 ceiling.
What The Market Is Saying
The market builds around the Oilers against the Rangers, keys on an Oilers power play it reports clicking at 34%, and treats Connor McDavid (DK $9,700), Leon Draisaitl (DK $9,200) and Evan Bouchard (DK $8,200) as the default pieces. It also backs Ilya Sorokin (DK $7,800) and the Islanders against the Sharks, and it keys on the news that Devon Levi (DK $8,200) returned to the Oilers net on Saturday. The crowd splits on the Rangers and on the Flyers–Canucks total, where Joseph Woll (DK $8,000) projects in net. A minority of the market leans on J.T. Miller (DK $4,500), Alexis Lafreniere (DK $6,000) and Matvei Michkov (DK $4,900). DFS Hero has Woll at a 14.2% optimal rate. The DFS Hero numbers agree on the core: the Oilers PP1 is Stack IQ's top stack at a 55.0% optimal rate, and Draisaitl carries a 31.6% optimal rate.
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