Saturday's early DraftKings classic NHL slate has two games, ANA @ PHI and LAK @ NJD, under a $50,000 salary cap. It locks Sat 10/24 at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT).
Joseph Woll (PHI, G) tops our model's rankings at $7,900, with a ceiling of 22.8 and a DraftKings average of 13.9. Dan Vladar (PHI, G) costs the same $7,900 but has a lower ceiling of 19.7 and an average of 12.0. Among skaters, Artemi Panarin (LAK) has the slate's highest ceiling at 27.9 for $6,800, along with a 13.9 average. Adrian Kempe (LAK) follows at $6,400 with a 25.1 ceiling and a 12.2 average. Brandt Clarke (LAK, D) offers a 23.0 ceiling and a 12.7 average at $5,300.
The value tier starts with Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD, W) at $3,700, who has an 18.7 ceiling and a 10.1 average. Alex Laferriere (LAK, C) costs $3,900 and has a higher ceiling of 19.7 but a 9.6 average. Nick Jensen (ANA, D) is the cheapest ranked play at $2,700, with a 15.1 ceiling and a 10.4 average.
Several players carry DraftKings status tags. Quinton Byfield (LAK) and Connor Hellebuyck (NJD) are DTD, and Nico Daws (NJD) is OUT. Troy Terry and Ryan Poehling (ANA) are on IR, as are Owen Tippett, Travis Konecny and Cam York (PHI).
Our model's top lineup uses $48,500 of the $50,000 cap. At center it has Jack Hughes at $8,400 and Christian Dvorak at $3,500. The wings are Artemi Panarin at $6,800, Adrian Kempe at $6,400 and Arseny Gritsyuk at $3,700. On defense it uses Brandt Clarke at $5,300 and Nick Seeler at $3,800. Joseph Woll is in goal at $7,900, and Nick Jensen fills the UTIL spot at $2,700.
Lineups lock Sat 10/24 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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