The main NHL slate on Fri 10/30 has three games: NJD @ VGK, WPG @ FLA and SEA @ CGY. Lock is Fri 10/30 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
Our model's top plays start with Kyle Connor of WPG at $7,400. He carries a ceiling of 28.4 against a DraftKings average of 16.4, the widest gap of any player on our board. Jack Eichel of VGK is close behind at $8,100 with a 28.1 ceiling and a 15.1 average, and Brady Tkachuk of FLA at $7,700 offers a 26.8 ceiling with a 14.4 average. In goal, our model likes Connor Hellebuyck of NJD at $7,500, with a 24.1 ceiling and a 14.4 average. Philipp Grubauer of SEA ($8,100, 19.4 ceiling) and Adin Hill of VGK ($7,900, 19.6 ceiling) are priced higher but sit well below that ceiling.
The value plays come at $5,000. Seth Jones of FLA is a defenseman with a 22.0 ceiling and a 12.1 average. Jordan Eberle of SEA is a winger with a 23.6 ceiling and a 10.6 average, which is a big ceiling for the price.
Check the status tags before building. Jacob Markstrom, Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand of FLA all carry an IR tag, as do Jared McCann of SEA, Josh Morrissey of WPG and Victor Olofsson of VGK. Carter Hart of VGK and Devin Cooley of CGY are tagged DTD.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,700 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Tomas Hertl ($4,600) and William Karlsson ($3,300) at center with Kyle Connor ($7,400), Mitch Marner ($7,100) and Joel Farabee ($4,800) on the wings. Seth Jones ($5,000) and Luke Hughes ($4,800) fill the defense, Connor Hellebuyck ($7,500) starts in goal, and Matvei Gridin ($4,200) takes the UTIL spot.
Lineups lock Fri 10/30 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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