NHL DFS Playbook: November 23

Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Over the Flyers’ last three games they have gotten four points from both Claude Giroux and Derek Brassard(yes that Derek Brassard). In that stretch, they have also seen Giroux, Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier and Cam Atkinson all average more than three shots per game. All of which are viable forward options for the Flyers. We continue to see great value from Anthony Cirelli. He has 11 shots in his last three games and a couple of goals as well. You can also look at Steven Stamkos who has a goal and two assists and Alex Killorn who has three assists in these last three games. 

On Defence, your safest bet for the Flyers is Ivan Provorov. He has a solid floor with shots and blocks sees time on the top power play, and he has points in three of his last four games. If you’re looking for cheaper options you can also look at Keith Yandle and Travis Sanheim both of which are capable of putting up points but have much less of a floor than Provorov. Victor Hedman will be costly, but he has a very high floor and ceiling. He has four points in his last three games to go along with seven shots and some blocks as well. Ryan McDonough has also been a very solid value for Tampa as well. He won’t often give you many points but he does have 13 blocks in his last three games. 

Carter Hart has played well this season and specifically over the last couple of weeks. He has a 0.942 save percentage over his last four starts with 2 wins, and an overtime loss. Tampa will be playing this game without Brayden Point, and that should limit their ability to score goals. Hart is a solid play in all formats tonight. Andrei Vasilevskiy will be in the other crease tonight. He hasn’t been at his best over his last two games, but it is difficult to bet against him as one of the best goalies in the league. His price isn’t overly high, and even with the injuries, Tampa is still capable of winning this game. 

Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars

We all obviously know about McDavid and Draisaitl. Both are always viable options although both are now coming at a much higher cost. You likely won’t be able to get both into your lineup, so if you are going to play them, you will want McDavid in your cash lineups as he is more consistent, while Draisaitl is as usable in a GPP. We have largely seen the production come to a halt for Jesse Puljarvi but he does have 12 shots in his last three games which is promising. We have started to see the play of the Stars pick up, and a lot of that can be attributed to the play of Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz, and Jason Robertson. All three players have three points or more in their last three games, and Benn and Robertson both have 12 and 11 shots respectively in that span. 

With Darnell Nurse out we should see more opportunities for Evan Bouchard. He has nine shots in his last three games and two points as well. Tyson Barrie is also a solid option for the Oilers, as he is capable of racking up the shot totals and providing points as well. Esa Lindell really stands out as a solid value for the Stars. He has three blocked shots or more in back-to-back games, and he also has four points in his last three games as well. Miro Heiskanen continues to be a high ceiling defenceman as he is the most likely to get multiple points and give you some shots as well, and John Klingberg will continue to be an option as he gets the time with the Stars top powerplay unit.

Stuart Skinner has played well outside of one bad start against the Sabres. In his other starts, he has had a save percentage no less than 0.921, and he has made 35 saves or more in two of those three games as well. He is definitely worth a look going up against Dallas. Jake Oettinger has come in and played well since getting called up from the AHL. He has won both of his starts and has given up just three goals in those games. He will be in tough against Edmonton, but that just means his ownership will be low and he should see enough shots to hit value even if he gives up a couple of goals.

Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames

With Chicago, it has been their top line or bust. The question you will face will have is do you want to use Patrick Kane or Alex DeBrincat, or both, or would you like to pair one of them with Kirby Dach. All three players have been productive lately, but Dach has a much lower floor as he doesn’t shoot all that often(which isn’t a surprise considering how much Kane and Debrincat shoot). Johnny Gaudreau has really stood out for the Flames in recent games. He has 23 shots to go along with four goals and three assists in his last four games. We have also seen lots of production from Andrew Mangiapane, Matthew Tkachuk, and Elias Lindholm, all of which have at least four points and more than 10 shots in their last four games.

Seth Jones is always an option for Chicago. He has points in four of his last five games, and he will block shots and shoot with volume as well. Chicago also has two players in Jake McCabe and  Calvin deHaan who can give you three or more blocked shots at a reasonable price. From a production perspective, we have been seeing good play from Noah Hanifan for the Flames. He has four points in his last four games, with two of those coming on the power-play, and seven shots and five blocks. Rasmus Andersson is also playable as he is on the top power-play unit for the Flames, and is also a player that is willing to shoot.  

Marc-Andre Fleury has looked great since Chicago made their coaching change. He has a 0.964 save percentage in his last four games and looks like the reigning Vezina winner again. Not only that he is very cheap tonight as well. Jakob Markstrom has been great this year as well. He has won back-to-back starts, and he has 5 shutouts in 14 games this year.

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