The main DraftKings slate on Wednesday, 11/04 has four games: OTT @ BUF, CHI @ FLA, CGY @ SEA and SJS @ LAK. Lock is 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
Our model's top play is Tage Thompson of BUF at $8,100. He carries a ceiling of 35.4, the highest on the sheet, against a DraftKings average of 18.2. Brady Tkachuk of FLA is next at $7,700 with a 29.9 ceiling, and Macklin Celebrini of SJS posts a 29.8 ceiling at $9,200. On defense, Rasmus Dahlin of BUF ($6,300, ceiling 24.9) and Seth Jones of FLA ($5,400, ceiling 24.6) both rank among our model's best plays. Connor Bedard of CHI is a top center at $6,700 with a 25.5 ceiling.
The value plays start with Joel Farabee of CGY, who costs $5,300 and carries a 23.6 ceiling. William Stromgren, also of CGY, is the cheapest name in the ranking at $3,100. His ceiling is 16.8 against a DraftKings average of 14.1, a strong mark for the price. Jones is another way to save at defense, at $5,400 with a 24.6 ceiling.
Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land. Check the status tags before building. Adrian Kempe of LAK is listed as DTD, and Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand of FLA are both tagged IR, as are Alex Lyon, Linus Ullmark, Devin Cooley, Kyle Keyser and Jared McCann.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It has Bedard ($6,700) and Noah Ostlund ($3,900) at center, with Thompson ($8,100), Drake Batherson ($6,000) and Tyler Toffoli ($4,000) on the wings. Dahlin ($6,300) and Jacob Trouba ($4,700) fill defense, Spencer Knight ($6,900) is in goal, and Philip Tomasino ($3,000) takes the UTIL spot.
Lineups lock Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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