X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Daily Stats & Leaders
All Pitcher Matchups
Compare Any Players
Player Comparisons
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (8/29/20): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Saturday features a two-game main slate which starts at 7:00 pm ET for DraftKings and FanDuel with the Philadelphia Flyers facing off versus the New York Islanders. The nightcap features the Vegas Golden Knights clashing against the Vancouver Canucks. Please note that these teams have had two extra days of rest due to the NHL players canceling the games Thursday and Friday night. 

Remember, when looking around for plays, an over/under of 6 dictates offense, but an over/under of 5 or sometimes 5.5 tilts towards the goalies. There are several games at 6.5, as that has become the new norm in hockey now.

In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy hockey lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 8/29/20. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to hit me up on Twitter @ChrisWasselDFS. Let's get to it, shall we?

 

DFS Forwards to Consider

Elias Pettersson - C, VGK vs VAN (FD - $7,300, DK - $6,600)

Pettersson's speed makes up for the fact that his line just cannot hold up against the Vegas top line but for several moments of time. Those moments often produce results though. Game 2 was no exception. Pettersson only had three scoring chances and all they led to points for the center. He had three shots on goal as well. It is just one of those things where the forward makes the most of his opportunities. That is a huge part of why Vancouver's PDO is so high currently.

Some other choices might include Sean Couturier and even Kevin Hayes. Also, do watch the Vegas middle six. Something tells me, Vegas bounces back a bit tonight.

Mark Stone - W, VGK vs VAN (FD - $7,300, DK - $6,400)

The forward remains vital and on the Vegas top power play unit which could be lethal against a penalty kill ranked in the bottom third. Stone scored a few goals in the opening round and enjoyed some nice efforts against the Chicago Blackhawks. Stone and Vegas need to get off to a fast start. That start begins with Stone and Max Pacioretty. While Pacioretty has scored in three straight games, Stone has sputtered a bit. This doesn't expect to continue.

Also, Consider:

It is a prudent idea to go exploring for more secondary scoring on Thursday. With just two games, searching for differences is paramount.

Exploring the second and third lines this time of year has to be done more than the top power-play units, etc. Typically, games feature less penalties on average as the playoffs move along. Even strength play develops more and more importance. Finally, look at players like Tyler Motte even. Then, there exists the Tanner Pearson's and Tyler Toffoli's of the world too. That Philadelphia line two stack is not too far fetched along with a side order of value defensemen.

 

DFS Defenders to Consider

Shea Theodore - D, VGK vs VAN (FD - $6,400, DK - $6,200)

This is a solid option with Theodore up against a yes, porous defense. Vancouver, behind Jacob Markstrom did keep things mostly under control even when the ice tilted. Theodore is one of those players that is a sustained threat for years to come. Theodore is going up against one of the worst penalty kills in hockey.

His floor is a bit low normally but lately that has not been the case. In his last game, he had several shots and a couple blocks. Theodore is a bit of a floor risk but that is okay when you have four assists in the last couple contests and several posts hit too.

Alex Edler - D, VAN vs VGK (FD - $4,500, DK - $5,300)

Easily, this boils down to the floor potential of Edler versus the offensive upside of Quinn Hughes. With Vegas expected to compile 35-40+ shots again tonight, taking advantage of Edler one more time is prudent. His floor is higher and has even contributed offensively the past couple games too. That is a huge bonus. Even his DraftKings price is still a hair below market average.

With value and punt defensemen, one may have to dig slightly deeper than usual. Yes, taking a shot at players like Adam Pelech and Nick Leddy are not bad choices.

 

DFS Goalie to Consider

Jacob Markstrom - G, VAN vs VGK  (FD - $7,400, DK - $7,300)

This is all about taking a goalie most likely to start and that will be Markstrom. It appears likely Semyon Varlamov will face Carter Hart but Markstrom has some intriguing qualities.

For DraftKings, choosing Markstrom leads itself to the possibility of the 35-save bonus. He nearly hit it in Game 1 and smashed through it in Game 2. That bonus is like getting a goalie win. So even if Markstrom does not win on Saturday, the points may just be enough.

For FanDuel, if one feels a little squeamish on Markstrom, then wait to see who starts for Vegas or maybe risk Carter Hart one more time. Hart is due for one of those gems if short-term history is accurate.

 

We will be in the RotoBaller Premium Slack Chat throughout the afternoon and evening.

Also, if there are any other questions, the expert chat will be open throughout the weekend. Good luck today. There will be some advice on the afternoon game on social media as well.

NHL Player News and Updates

More DFS Lineup Picks and Analysis




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Daily Stats & Leaders
All Pitcher Matchups
Compare Any Players
Player Comparisons
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Brandon Nimmo1 hour ago

Hits Walk-Off Homer On Sunday Night Baseball
Tyler Reddick3 hours ago

Darlington Dominance Ends With Disappointment
Noah Gragson3 hours ago

Quietly Scores Another Top-15 Finish At Darlington
Josh Berry5 hours ago

Ends Up Third At Goodyear 400
Austin Riley5 hours ago

Removed From Sunday's Game
Ty Gibbs5 hours ago

Holds On For Second Place At Darlington
Wendell Carter5 hours ago

Jr. Needs Surgery
Jonathan Kuminga5 hours ago

Not Expected To Be Traded
Isaiah Hartenstein6 hours ago

Injured In Game 4
Luke Kornet6 hours ago

Probable For Monday Night
Donovan Mitchell6 hours ago

Questionable Versus Boston
Luka Doncic6 hours ago

Questionable For Game 4
Jarrett Allen6 hours ago

Questionable Again For Monday
Kristaps Porzingis6 hours ago

Won't Play In Game 4
Jung Hoo Lee6 hours ago

Removed From Sunday's Game
Seth Lugo7 hours ago

Racks Up 12 Strikeouts
Jalen Beeks7 hours ago

Earns Another Save
Luis Matos9 hours ago

Officially Recalled From Triple-A
Nils Aman10 hours ago

Poised For Stanley Cup Playoffs Debut Sunday
Bailey Ober10 hours ago

Dominates Blue Jays On Sunday
Nils Hoglander10 hours ago

Set To Be Scratched For Game 3
Adam Henrique10 hours ago

Unavailable On Sunday
Robelis Despaigne10 hours ago

Suffers First Career Loss At UFC St. Louis
Waldo Cortes-Acosta10 hours ago

Gets Upset Win At UFC St. Louis
Sergei Bobrovsky10 hours ago

Heads Out For Third Straight Victory On Sunday
Mateusz Rębecki10 hours ago

Mateusz Rebecki Gets TKO'd At UFC St. Louis
Diego Ferreira10 hours ago

Pulls Off Upset At UFC St. Louis
Rodrigo Nascimento10 hours ago

Gets Finished At UFC St. Louis
Derrick Lewis11 hours ago

Records KO Win At UFC St. Louis
Jeremy Swayman11 hours ago

Bruins Expected To Keep Faith In Jeremy Swayman
Brad Marchand11 hours ago

Ruled Out For Sunday
Aaron Nesmith11 hours ago

Cleared For Sunday's Action
Tyrese Haliburton11 hours ago

Available For Game 4
Evan Carter13 hours ago

Missing From Sunday's Lineup
Shohei Ohtani13 hours ago

Not In Sunday's Lineup
Nolan Arenado13 hours ago

Gets First Day Off
J.T. Realmuto14 hours ago

Out Against Marlins With Knee Injury
Kyle Schwarber14 hours ago

Not Playing Sunday
Jose Altuve14 hours ago

Getting A Day Off
George Springer14 hours ago

Returns From Illness
Kyle Hendricks14 hours ago

Activated And Starting Against Pirates
Christopher Morel14 hours ago

In Chicago's Lineup Sunday
Brayan Bello14 hours ago

Activated And Starting Sunday
Sebastian Aho15 hours ago

Joins Exclusive List With 10th Postseason Point
Igor Shesterkin15 hours ago

Suffers First Postseason Loss
Mika Zibanejad15 hours ago

Takes Point Streak To Eight Games With An Assist
Frederik Andersen15 hours ago

Returns To Win Column Saturday
Denny Hamlin16 hours ago

The Best Active Driver At Darlington
Alexandar Georgiev16 hours ago

Suffers Second Consecutive Loss
Tyler Reddick16 hours ago

Should Dominate Early At Darlington
Nathan MacKinnon16 hours ago

Gets Back On Track With An Assist
Jamie Benn16 hours ago

Heating Up In Playoffs
Noah Gragson16 hours ago

A Core DFS Play At Darlington
William Byron16 hours ago

A Strong Pick For Darlington
Martin Truex Jr16 hours ago

. Still Confident Despite Hitting Wall In Qualifying At Darlington
Christopher Bell16 hours ago

Could Be A Contender At Darlington Despite Poor Track Record
NASCAR16 hours ago

Bubba Wallace Needs A Good Run At Darlington
Erik Jones16 hours ago

Always A Sleeper At Darlington
Todd Gilliland16 hours ago

Could Surprise At Darlington This Weekend
Brad Keselowski17 hours ago

Will Make His First Front Row Start Of 2024 At Darlington Raceway
Ross Chastain17 hours ago

Can We Trust Ross Chastain In DFS At Darlington Raceway This Weekend?
Teoscar Hernández17 hours ago

Teoscar Hernandez Belts Grand Slam Saturday
Chris Buescher18 hours ago

Looking To Bounce Back At Darlington
Alex Bowman19 hours ago

Limit Your Exposure To Alex Bowman This Weekend At Darlington
Michael McDowell1 day ago

Poised For Downturn After Leaving Front Row Motorsports
Carson Hocevar1 day ago

A Reliable Darlington Finisher In All Series
Justin Haley1 day ago

Likely Needs Attrition To Contend At Darlington
Chase Elliott1 day ago

Consistent At Darlington, But Has Never Led With Next Gen Chassis
Tyler Seguin1 day ago

Lifts Stars To Game 3 Win With Two Goals
Logan Stankoven1 day ago

Scores First Two Postseason Goals
Mikko Rantanen1 day ago

Collects Lone Avalanche Goal In Game 3 Loss
John Brebbia1 day ago

Notches First Save Of The Season
Jake Oettinger1 day ago

Stymies Avalanche In Game 3 Win
Brady Skjei1 day ago

Blasts Home Game-Winner To Give Canes Life
Leody Taveras1 day ago

Continues Strong May
Alexis Lafrenière1 day ago

Alexis Lafreniere Scores Fourth Goal Of Series
Paul Skenes1 day ago

Strikes Out Seven In MLB Debut
Teuvo Teravainen1 day ago

Posts Two Points To Lead Canes To Game 4 Win
Tyrese Haliburton1 day ago

Battling Multiple Ailments
OG Anunoby1 day ago

Out Again On Sunday
Jake Oettinger1 day ago

Aims For Second Consecutive Win
Jarvis Landry2 days ago

Works Out With Jaguars Friday
Jayden Daniels2 days ago

Impresses During Rookie Minicamp
Rome Odunze2 days ago

Sitting Out With Hamstring Tightness
Bam Adebayo2 days ago

Expected To Receive An Extension
Josh Hart2 days ago

Grabs A Double-Double In Game 3
Donte DiVincenzo2 days ago

Explodes Offensively On Friday
Jalen Brunson2 days ago

Can't Lift New York To A Win
Myles Turner2 days ago

Bounces Back In Game 3
Pascal Siakam2 days ago

Helps Indiana Claim Game 3
Tyrese Haliburton2 days ago

Surges Again On Friday Night
Bo Nix2 days ago

Signs Rookie Deal With Broncos
Dean Wade2 days ago

Picks Up Questionable Tag Ahead Of Game 3
Jarrett Allen2 days ago

Listed As Questionable For Game 3
Aidan O'Connell2 days ago

The Early Favorite To Start For Raiders
Kirk Cousins2 days ago

"Pretty Much Full-Go" This Offseason
Zay Jones2 days ago

Signing With Cardinals
Gabe Davis3 days ago

Working Through Knee Injury
Malik Nabers3 days ago

Giants Sign Malik Nabers To Rookie Deal
Caleb Williams3 days ago

Bears Officially Name Caleb Williams The Starter
Nursulton Ruziboev3 days ago

Set For A Co-Main Event
Joaquin Buckley3 days ago

To Fight In Co-Main Event Of UFC St. Louis
Carlos Ulberg3 days ago

Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Alonzo Menifield3 days ago

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Sean Woodson3 days ago

Looks For Fifth Win In A Row
Alex Caceres3 days ago

Set To Face Sean Woodson At UFC St. Louis
Brock Bowers3 days ago

Raiders Sign Brock Bowers To Rookie Deal
Kyren Williams3 days ago

Rams Looking To Keep Kyren Williams Fresh in 2024
Jared Goff3 days ago

Extension A "High Priority" For Lions
Keon Coleman3 days ago

To Start Right Away For Bills
Hideki Matsuyama4 days ago

Withdraws From Wells Fargo Championship
Allen Robinson II4 days ago

Allen Robinson Signs With Giants
Waldo Cortes-Acosta4 days ago

Looks To Extend Win Streak At UFC St. Louis
Robelis Despaigne4 days ago

Puts Undefeated Record On The Line At UFC St. Louis
Mateusz Rębecki4 days ago

Mateusz Rebecki A Big Favorite At UFC St. Louis
Diego Ferreira4 days ago

Ends Year-Long Layoff At UFC St. Louis
Rodrigo Nascimento4 days ago

An Underdog At UFC St. Louis
Derrick Lewis4 days ago

Gets Main-Event Spot At UFC St. Louis
Josh Jacobs4 days ago

Has Chip On His Shoulder
Zay Jones4 days ago

Chiefs Next On Zay Jones' List Of Visits
Christian Watson4 days ago

"In A Great Place" With Hamstring Injury
Zay Jones4 days ago

Visiting Cowboys On Wednesday
Brandon Aiyuk5 days ago

49ers Want To Keep Brandon Aiyuk For The Long Term
Patrick Cantlay5 days ago

Looking To Reverse Quail Hollow Fortunes
Hideki Matsuyama5 days ago

Eyeing 10th Tour Victory In Charlotte
Russell Henley5 days ago

A Player To Avoid At Wells Fargo Championship
Will Zalatoris5 days ago

Back In Action At Quail Hollow
Christiaan Bezuidenhout5 days ago

Rolling Into Wells Fargo Championship
Denny McCarthy5 days ago

A Risky Option At Quail Hollow
PGA5 days ago

J.T. Poston Showing Upside Ahead Of Wells Fargo Championship
Adam Schenk5 days ago

To Continue Playing Well At Quail Hollow?
Taylor Pendrith5 days ago

Heads To Quail Hollow After First Win In 2024
Adam Scott5 days ago

Heads To Quail Hollow In Solid Form
Tony Finau5 days ago

Returns To Wells Fargo Championship
Anthony Richardson5 days ago

Progressing Well, Feels Ready To Go
Keegan Bradley5 days ago

Looking To Find Putting Confidence At Quail Hollow
Billy Horschel5 days ago

A Volatile Option At Wells Fargo
Taylor Moore5 days ago

Attempts To Rebound At Charlotte
Lucas Glover5 days ago

Could Feel Close To Home At Wells Fargo
Si Woo Kim5 days ago

Playing Well Heading To Quail Hollow
Kurt Kitayama5 days ago

Likely To Lurk In Charlotte
Andrew Putnam5 days ago

Poised To Keep Rolling At Wells Fargo
Akshay Bhatia5 days ago

Looking To Continue Strong Play In Charlotte
Adam Hadwin5 days ago

An Interesting Pick At Wells Fargo
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF