The main slate on Wed 10/28 has four games: PHI @ WSH, CGY @ EDM, NJD @ COL and TOR @ SEA. The salary cap is $50,000, and lineups lock at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
Edmonton owns the top of our model's ranking. Leon Draisaitl ($9,300) has a ceiling of 37.8, the highest on the slate, against a DraftKings average of 21.2. Connor McDavid ($9,800) carries a 36.2 ceiling and a 22.6 average, and Evan Bouchard ($8,300) offers a 31.9 ceiling from the blue line with an 18.8 average. Nathan MacKinnon ($9,000) is the best of the non-Edmonton skaters at a 33.1 ceiling, and Jack Hughes ($8,000) sits at 29.6. Anthony Stolarz ($7,800) tops the goalies at a 27.2 ceiling.
The clearest value is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at $5,000. He has a 22.8 ceiling and a 13.1 DraftKings average, which is strong production for his price tag and a way to fit Edmonton's stars alongside him. Philipp Grubauer ($7,600) is the cheaper goalie option with a 20.9 ceiling, though his 12.6 average trails Stolarz's 16.6.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so we will not guess where the crowd lands. Check the status tags before lock. Zach Hyman (EDM) and Kirill Marchenko (TOR) are both listed as DTD.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,200 of the $50,000 cap. At center it takes Mikael Backlund ($3,800) and Berkly Catton ($2,800). The wings are Draisaitl ($9,300), Artturi Lehkonen ($5,300) and Matvei Michkov ($4,700). Bouchard ($8,300) and Troy Stecher ($2,600) fill the defense spots, Stolarz ($7,800) starts in goal, and Joel Farabee ($4,600) takes the UTIL slot.
Lock is Wed 10/28 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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