The late NHL slate on Tuesday 11/03 is a two-game card on DraftKings classic with a $50,000 cap: CAR @ NSH and ANA @ VAN. Lock comes at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), so lineups need to be set by then.
Our model's top-ranked play is Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) at $8,400. He carries a ceiling of 24.3 against a DraftKings average of 15.3, which makes him the highest-priced goalie on our board. The biggest ceiling in the group belongs to Cutter Gauthier (ANA) at $7,600, whose 30.1 sits well above his 15.0 average. Leo Carlsson (ANA) is next at $6,600 with a 26.8 ceiling and a 12.3 average. Sebastian Aho (CAR) at $7,200 and Filip Forsberg (NSH) at $6,300 both show 24.6 ceilings.
The value side is led by Sean Walker (CAR), a defenseman at $3,700 who carries an 18.0 ceiling and an 11.1 average. That is a lot of production for the price and it frees up cap space elsewhere. Roman Josi (NSH) costs $6,200 for a 22.7 ceiling, a pricier defensive option with a 13.6 average. Logan Stankoven (CAR) at $6,300 has a 22.0 ceiling and a 14.0 average, a solid middle-tier center.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd is headed. Several names do carry DraftKings status tags worth knowing: Taylor Hall (CAR) is listed OUT, Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) is DTD, and Thatcher Demko (VAN), Troy Terry (ANA), Filip Chytil (VAN), Ryan Poehling (ANA), Jordan Staal (CAR) and A.J. Greer (ANA) are all tagged IR.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,900 of the $50,000 cap. It starts with Carlsson and Stankoven at center, Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke ($6,400) and Jonathan Lekkerimaki ($3,100) on the wings, and Walker and Nick Jensen ($2,500) on defense. Kochetkov sits in goal, and Ryan O'Reilly ($5,300) takes the UTIL spot.
Lock is 8:00 p.m. ET.
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