Tuesday's main NHL slate on DraftKings runs 11 games, from DAL @ WSH to ANA @ VAN, with a $50,000 salary cap. Lock is 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
Our model's ranking starts with the high-end names. Connor McDavid (EDM) is priced at $9,800 with a ceiling of 33.8 and a DraftKings average of 21.4, the highest average among our top plays. Auston Matthews (TOR) costs $9,000 and carries the biggest ceiling in the group at 36.0, though his DraftKings average is a more modest 16.9. That gap says he is a tournament swing rather than a steady floor. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) sits at $8,500 with a 30.7 ceiling.
The next tier is where our model finds more room under the cap. Evan Bouchard (EDM) at $7,800 shows a ceiling of 33.1, and Brandon Hagel (TBL) at $7,700 comes in at 32.5. Kyle Connor (WPG) is $7,500 with a 32.3 ceiling. In goal, Jacob Fowler (MTL) is $8,200 with a 30.1 ceiling, and Joel Hofer (STL) is $7,600 with a 25.4 ceiling. Several goalies carry an IR tag from DraftKings, including Sam Montembeault (MTL), Igor Shesterkin (NYR) and Thatcher Demko (VAN), so check the goalie pool before you build.
For value, our model's top lineup points to the bottom of the salary scale. Carl Grundstrom at $2,500 fills the UTIL spot, Noah Hanifin at $3,300 anchors a defense slot, and Emmitt Finnie at $4,300 handles center. Kent Johnson ($4,500) and Matvei Michkov ($4,900) round out the wing depth. Spending little at those spots is what pays for the expensive pieces elsewhere.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. It pairs Logan Stankoven ($6,300) and Finnie at center with Matt Boldy ($8,000), Michkov and Johnson on the wings. Bouchard ($7,800) and Hanifin make up the defense, Fowler ($8,200) is in goal, and Grundstrom takes the UTIL slot.
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