Saturday's main NHL slate on DraftKings has nine games, running from UTA @ OTT to VAN @ EDM, with a $50,000 salary cap. Lock is Sat 11/7 at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
Edmonton players take three of the top spots in our model's ranking. Connor McDavid ($9,400) has a ceiling of 40.4 and a DraftKings average of 21.4, the best of any player on the board. Leon Draisaitl ($9,100) carries a 37.8 ceiling and a 19.3 average, and Evan Bouchard ($7,700) is the cheapest of the trio at a 34.1 ceiling and an 18.2 average. Elsewhere, Auston Matthews of TOR ($8,800) has a 34.2 ceiling and Jack Hughes of NJD ($8,100) a 32.8 ceiling, though both average 17.1.
Goalie is where MTL stands out. Jacob Fowler ($8,200) averages 17.9 with a 28.9 ceiling, and his teammate Nick Suzuki ($6,400) offers a 29.9 ceiling and a 15.9 average at a lower price than the star centers. Pyotr Kochetkov of CAR ($8,500) is the other goalie in our top group, with a 25.1 ceiling and a 13.9 average.
The value plays come from the bottom of the salary scale. Our model's lineup leans on Justin Brazeau at $2,600, Sam Rinzel at $2,500, Jake Walman at $3,100 and Marco Rossi at $3,100, while Nazem Kadri at $4,800 fills the second center slot. Those cheap pieces are what make room for the expensive stars.
The fact sheet doesn't include ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd is headed on this slate.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,500 of the $50,000 cap: C Connor McDavid $9,400, C Nazem Kadri $4,800, W Leon Draisaitl $9,100, W Cole Caufield $6,700, W Justin Brazeau $2,600, D Jake Walman $3,100, D Sam Rinzel $2,500, G Jacob Fowler $8,200 and UTIL Marco Rossi $3,100.
Lineups lock Sat 11/7 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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