Tuesday's DraftKings slate is a single-game NHL showdown, NSH @ LAK, with a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary and a $50,000 cap. Lock comes Tue 11/10 at 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT).
The top plays by our model's ranking are priced near the top of the board. Adrian Kempe (LAK) costs $9,800 and carries the highest ceiling among the group at 26.6, with a DraftKings average of 13.0. Steven Stamkos (NSH) at $8,800 has a 24.6 ceiling and a 12.8 average, while Roman Josi (NSH) at $9,600 sits at 23.6 and 14.0. Artemi Panarin (LAK) is the priciest at $10,400, with a 24.1 ceiling and a 13.6 average. Juuse Saros (NSH) costs $9,400 with a 22.4 ceiling.
Darcy Kuemper (LAK) is the one to be careful with. At $10,000 his ceiling is just 15.5 and his average 9.1, a thin return on that salary.
For value, look at the cheaper ends of that ranking. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) at $8,200 has a 22.1 ceiling and an 11.5 average. Brandt Clarke (LAK) at $8,400 posts a 20.4 ceiling and an 11.7 average. Both cost less than Stamkos while keeping upside close to the stars.
Check the status tags before building. Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) and Erik Gustafsson (LAK) both carry a DTD tag. Mats Zuccarello, Jakub Dvorak, Kevin Fiala and Jan Jenik (all LAK) are tagged IR, as is William Trudeau (NSH). Ownership figures were not available for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup spends $48,600 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Joel Armia (LAK) in the captain slot at $7,200, then fills the flex spots with Joel Edmundson at $4,400, Brandt Clarke at $8,400, Roman Josi at $9,600, Alex Laferriere at $8,600 and Artemi Panarin at $10,400.
Get your lineups set before lock at 10:00 p.m. ET on Tue 11/10.
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