Tuesday's NHL slate is a single-game showdown, VGK @ PIT, with the usual captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary under a $50,000 cap. Lineups lock Tue 11/3 at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
The top of our model's ranking is led by a goalie and a winger. Arturs Silovs (PIT) costs $10,200 with a ceiling of 21.6 and a DraftKings average of 10.8. Mark Stone (VGK) is $9,200 with the highest ceiling among the top plays at 27.9 and an average of 13.1. Jack Eichel (VGK) is the priciest of the group at $10,600, with a 22.0 ceiling and a 13.4 average. Adin Hill (VGK) sits at $9,800 with an 18.4 ceiling.
The value plays come from the defense and the bottom of the salary scale. Kaedan Korczak (PIT) at $4,400 carries a 20.3 ceiling, and Declan Carlile (PIT) at $4,600 reaches 21.0. Brayden McNabb (VGK) is $5,000 with a 23.1 ceiling, strong for the price even though his DraftKings average is 6.0. Alexander Holtz (VGK) is the cheapest of the bunch at $2,000, with a 13.8 ceiling and an 8.5 average.
The sheet gives no ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd will land. Several players carry DraftKings status tags, and you'll want to steer clear of them: Evgeni Malkin (PIT) is tagged OUT, while Bryan Rust, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ryan Graves and Elmer Soderblom (all PIT) are tagged IR, as are Victor Olofsson, Kai Uchacz and Parker Wotherspoon (all VGK).
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. Mark Stone takes the captain slot at $13,800, with McNabb at $5,000, Dylan Coghlan at $2,000, Rickard Rakell at $8,800, Eichel at $10,600 and Mitch Marner at $9,600 in the FLEX spots. Lock the build in before 7:00 p.m. ET.
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