Monday's NHL showdown is a single game, CGY @ SJS, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Mon 11/2 at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
Macklin Celebrini of SJS tops the board on raw upside. He costs $12,000 and carries a ceiling of 26.6 against a DraftKings average of 17.2, the highest on both counts. Yaroslav Askarov of SJS is the next big-ticket name at $10,200, with a 20.4 ceiling and an 11.8 average. Will Smith of SJS at $9,200 (18.1 ceiling, 10.0 average) and Joel Farabee of CGY at $9,000 (18.1 ceiling, 12.0 average) round out the expensive tier.
The value is on the cheap end of CGY's roster. Ryan Strome costs $2,400 and has a 12.9 ceiling, while Martin Pospisil at $3,200 carries a 14.7 ceiling. Two defensemen stand out for upside relative to price: Zach Whitecloud at $4,400 has a 20.5 ceiling, and Jake Middleton at $4,800 reaches 22.2. Both average under 5.0 on DraftKings, so the ceilings are the pitch here rather than the floor.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures, so we won't guess where the crowd will land. Several players carry DraftKings status tags worth a glance before building: Brennan Othmann of CGY is tagged DTD, while Kyle Keyser, Alexander Wennberg, Igor Chernyshov, Quentin Musty and Logan Couture of SJS are tagged IR, as are Devin Cooley and Jonathan Huberdeau of CGY.
Our model's top lineup spends $49,300 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Askarov in the captain slot at $15,300, then fills the FLEX spots with Kevin Bahl at $3,600, Nolan Allan at $2,800, Tyler Toffoli at $6,400, Celebrini at $12,000 and Smith at $9,200. Pairing a captain Askarov with Celebrini and Smith builds the lineup around SJS, with the two cheap defensemen freeing up the salary to afford it.
Lock is Mon 11/2 at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
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