FanDuel NHL perfect lineup: Express slate
Tuesday, October 27 · Full Roster · 6 games · Locked at 8:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 27, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 6:57 PM ET, are under them.
Next: the Main slate of Saturday, November 14 locks at 7:00 PM ET. Its projections are free to read.
The perfect FanDuel lineup of the Express slate scored 288.30 points for $54,300 of the $55,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Jacob Fowler (MTL): 56.80 points for $7,300.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jack HughesC · NJD @ DAL | $7,400 | 29.60 |
| C | Nico HischierC · NJD @ DAL | $5,800 | 30.40 |
| W | Matthew TkachukW · FLA @ WPG | $7,200 | 34.60 |
| W | Brady TkachukW · FLA @ WPG | $7,000 | 30.60 |
| D | Seth JonesD · FLA @ WPG | $6,100 | 29.80 |
| D | Niko MikkolaD · FLA @ WPG | $3,700 | 24.80 |
| UTIL | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs NYI | $5,900 | 28.50 |
| UTIL | Alexander KerfootW · NSH vs NYI | $3,900 | 23.20 |
| G | Jacob FowlerG · MTL @ STL | $7,300 | 56.80 |
| Total | $54,300 | 288.30 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob FowlerG · MTL @ STL | $7,300 | 56.80 | 7.78 |
| 2 | Matthew TkachukW · FLA @ WPG | $7,200 | 34.60 | 4.81 |
| 3 | Brady TkachukW · FLA @ WPG | $7,000 | 30.60 | 4.37 |
| 4 | Nico HischierC · NJD @ DAL | $5,800 | 30.40 | 5.24 |
| 5 | Carter VerhaegheW · FLA @ WPG | $5,700 | 29.80 | 5.23 |
| 6 | Seth JonesD · FLA @ WPG | $6,100 | 29.80 | 4.89 |
| 7 | Jack HughesC · NJD @ DAL | $7,400 | 29.60 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs NYI | $5,900 | 28.50 | 4.83 |
| 9 | Spencer KnightG · CHI vs LAK | $7,200 | 28.00 | 3.89 |
| 10 | Akira SchmidG · FLA @ WPG | $7,600 | 27.20 | 3.58 |
The perfect lineup is the lineup with the most points that fits the salary cap and the roster rules of FanDuel. The points are our count from the final results. The site's own points can differ after a stat correction.
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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer KnightG · CHI vs LAK | $7,200 | 17.5 | 2.43 |
| 2 | Juuse SarosG · NSH vs NYI | $7,500 | 17.4 | 2.32 |
| 3 | Casey DeSmithG · DAL vs NJD | $7,600 | 16.8 | 2.21 |
| 4 | Jason RobertsonW · DAL vs NJD | $7,100 | 16.4 | 2.31 |
| 5 | Cole CaufieldW · MTL @ STL | $6,400 | 16.1 | 2.52 |
| 6 | Kyle ConnorW · WPG vs FLA | $7,600 | 16.0 | 2.11 |
| 7 | David PastrnakW · BOS @ CAR | $7,500 | 16.0 | 2.13 |
| 8 | Jeremy SwaymanG · BOS @ CAR | $7,000 | 15.9 | 2.27 |
| 9 | Jack HughesC · NJD @ DAL | $7,400 | 15.7 | 2.12 |
| 10 | Matthew TkachukW · FLA @ WPG | $7,200 | 15.3 | 2.13 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole CaufieldW · MTL @ STL | $6,400 | 16.1 | 2.52 |
| 2 | Miro HeiskanenD · DAL vs NJD | $5,900 | 14.7 | 2.49 |
| 3 | Spencer KnightG · CHI vs LAK | $7,200 | 17.5 | 2.43 |
| 4 | Nikolaj EhlersW · CAR vs BOS | $5,400 | 13.1 | 2.43 |
| 5 | Adrian KempeW · LAK @ CHI | $5,900 | 13.7 | 2.32 |
| 6 | Juuse SarosG · NSH vs NYI | $7,500 | 17.4 | 2.32 |
| 7 | Jason RobertsonW · DAL vs NJD | $7,100 | 16.4 | 2.31 |
| 8 | Alex LaferriereW · LAK @ CHI | $5,500 | 12.6 | 2.29 |
| 9 | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs NYI | $5,900 | 13.5 | 2.29 |
| 10 | Oliver KapanenC · MTL @ STL | $4,000 | 9.1 | 2.27 |
Spencer Knight (CHI) had the top projection of the Express slate: 17.5 FanDuel points for $7,200. Juuse Saros (17.4) and Casey DeSmith (16.8) were next. The top value was Cole Caufield (MTL): 2.52 points per $1,000 of salary, at $6,400. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Bruins at Hurricanes (BOS @ CAR).
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Games
- LAK @ CHILos Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · CHI −112
- BOS @ CARBoston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · CAR −192
- FLA @ WPGFlorida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · WPG +110
- MTL @ STLMontreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · STL −105
- NJD @ DALNew Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DAL −115
- NYI @ NSHNew York Islanders at Nashville Predators8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · NSH −122
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