Morning, all! I did not catch a lot puck final evening, however I woke as much as a pleasant little money this morning. I rolled with a line we’ll get to in a second, together with my 2026 DFS darlings: the Carolina Hurricanes’ second line. At this level, that ‘Canes trio may be my most-played second line ever, overtaking a Devils unit from just a few seasons again — the Andreas Johnsson–Dawson Mercer–Jesper Bratt combo.
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Ottawa Senators
I performed Ottawa final evening, and I can see myself going proper again to them tonight. I have been patiently ready (not the 50 Cent track) to get the Sens into my builds for a bit now, however the slate sizes simply have not cooperated till final evening. What actually drew me in was Tim Stützle‘s 14‑recreation level streak that wrapped up final week —it felt prefer it went utterly underneath the radar. He scored once more final evening, and at $7,400 I am very enthusiastic about operating him again. I would pair him with Drake Batherson at $6,800, and if I am including a 3rd Senator, Brady Tkachuk at $8,800 is at all times the primary place I look. I am conscious they’re on a highway again‑to‑again and watching Ottawa usually appears like “crash the online and hope one thing good occurs,” however I nonetheless just like the spot towards the New York Islanders. With Jake Sanderson out, you possibly can look to the blue line as effectively —Thomas Chabot has been taking part in effectively in his absence, no less than in accordance with Jason York on Actual Kyper and Bourne yesterday. For my single‑entry tonight, although, I will most likely follow the forwards.
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers host a Florida Panthers workforce that, for no matter cause, I believe will convey loads of juice into this matchup. It appears like we have seen significant hockey between these two not too way back. That apart, I’ve gone towards Florida of their final two video games and performed effectively — and sure, a kind of was towards the Vancouver Canucks. For me, this spot is all about rostering a totally correlated Edmonton high line, and it additionally occurs to be a model of the Oilers’ high line that offers you some wage aid. Connor McDavid sits at his regular $10K, Zach Hyman is correct in line at $7,100, and including Matt Savoie at $4,400 provides you the flexibleness to slot in one other mid‑vary ahead or defenseman. I would full‑stack it, too —Savoie has performed effectively over his final three video games with three factors and eight pictures on objective. On the finish of the day, it is a absolutely correlated Connor McDavid line at house in what might be a really favorable matchup. Irrespective of your entry measurement, they need to be firmly in your participant pool.
Los Angeles Kings
The Kings host a Philadelphia Flyers workforce tonight that has actually struggled on the penalty kill over their final 10 video games, which instantly places L.A. on my radar. The large variable is Adrian Kempe — he is at present day-to-day, and with this being the ultimate recreation on the slate, late information may go away us with only a few pivot choices. Ideally, I would like to get to an Artemi Panarin ($7,600) – Kempe ($7,400) – Anze Kopitar ($4,400) combo, but when Kempe sits, shifting to the second line as a complementary stack makes loads of sense. Each wingers on that Kings second line, Trevor Moore ($3,900) and Alex Laferriere ($4,600), have been producing robust quantity these days, every with 30‑plus pictures on objective over their final 10 video games. Because the day goes on, I will need extra readability on L.A.’s well being earlier than locking something in, however the energy‑play matchup is just too good to disregard.
Protection
On the high of my board tonight is Evan Bouchard, who’s jumped to $7,500 after sitting at $6,500 simply final week in Dallas. If you wish to keep underneath $7K on protection, Moritz Seider at $6,200 is a robust choice. I additionally nonetheless like Lane Hutson within the mid‑$5K vary —he is $5,700 tonight for the Montreal Canadiens. Within the $4K tier, I am going proper again to Filip Hronek as a result of he is skated over 23 minutes in each recreation this month, which is precisely what I need at that value. Within the $3K vary, Mattias Ekholm stays a stable play with factors in again‑to‑again video games, and he matches naturally with any Edmonton stack. If you happen to’re spending up elsewhere and want true worth, Nikita Zadorov and Jeremy Lauzon each are available in on the minimal $2,500. Zadorov has piled up 20 pictures on objective during the last two weeks, and Lauzon brings regular peripherals as effectively.
Goalies
My highest‑rated netminder tonight is Jeremy Swayman at $8,000, although I am undecided I will have the wage to rise up to him. If you happen to can, he is a robust house play towards the Winnipeg Jets. Proper under him, John Gibson ought to see stable quantity at house towards the Habs, and persevering with down the board, Ukko‑Pekka Luukkonen initiatives for loads of work on the highway towards the San Jose Sharks. If you happen to’re not on the Kings, Sam Ersson is more likely to begin for the Flyers on a again‑to‑again. He was stable in his final outing towards the Washington Capitals every week in the past and is sensible as a less expensive choice.
That is it for now, better of luck tonight!
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