FanDuel NHL perfect lineup: Express slate
Thursday, October 29 · Full Roster · 4 games · Locked at 8:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, October 29, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 7:58 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 293.60 points for $52,500 of the $55,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Matthew Schaefer (NYI): 45.30 points for $6,500.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Wyatt JohnstonC · DAL vs MTL | $6,300 | 23.70 |
| C | Robert ThomasC · STL vs BOS | $5,100 | 33.80 |
| W | Cole CaufieldW · MTL @ DAL | $6,300 | 28.80 |
| W | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs WSH | $6,000 | 30.90 |
| D | Matthew SchaeferD · NYI @ MIN | $6,500 | 45.30 |
| D | Roman JosiD · NSH vs WSH | $6,300 | 35.70 |
| UTIL | Philip BrobergD · STL vs BOS | $4,600 | 33.80 |
| UTIL | Alex NewhookW · MTL @ DAL | $4,400 | 28.80 |
| G | Joel HoferG · STL vs BOS | $7,000 | 32.80 |
| Total | $52,500 | 293.60 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew SchaeferD · NYI @ MIN | $6,500 | 45.30 | 6.97 |
| 2 | Roman JosiD · NSH vs WSH | $6,300 | 35.70 | 5.67 |
| 3 | Philip BrobergD · STL vs BOS | $4,600 | 33.80 | 7.35 |
| 4 | Robert ThomasC · STL vs BOS | $5,100 | 33.80 | 6.63 |
| 5 | Joel HoferG · STL vs BOS | $7,000 | 32.80 | 4.69 |
| 6 | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs WSH | $6,000 | 30.90 | 5.15 |
| 7 | Alex NewhookW · MTL @ DAL | $4,400 | 28.80 | 6.55 |
| 8 | Cole CaufieldW · MTL @ DAL | $6,300 | 28.80 | 4.57 |
| 9 | Quinn HughesD · MIN vs NYI | $6,900 | 28.00 | 4.06 |
| 10 | Cole HutsonD · WSH @ NSH | $5,000 | 27.20 | 5.44 |
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 | Jesper WallstedtG · MIN vs NYI | $8,000 | 18.0 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Kirill KaprizovW · MIN vs NYI | $8,100 | 17.9 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Jason RobertsonW · DAL vs MTL | $7,200 | 16.9 | 2.35 |
| 4 | Wyatt JohnstonC · DAL vs MTL | $6,300 | 16.6 | 2.63 |
| 5 | Jake OettingerG · DAL vs MTL | $7,700 | 16.5 | 2.14 |
| 6 | Matt BoldyW · MIN vs NYI | $7,300 | 16.5 | 2.26 |
| 7 | David PastrnakW · BOS @ STL | $7,600 | 16.2 | 2.13 |
| 8 | Jeremy SwaymanG · BOS @ STL | $7,900 | 15.9 | 2.01 |
| 9 | Miro HeiskanenD · DAL vs MTL | $5,700 | 15.9 | 2.79 |
| 10 | Quinn HughesD · MIN vs NYI | $6,900 | 15.8 | 2.29 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miro HeiskanenD · DAL vs MTL | $5,700 | 15.9 | 2.79 |
| 2 | Wyatt JohnstonC · DAL vs MTL | $6,300 | 16.6 | 2.63 |
| 3 | Filip ForsbergW · NSH vs WSH | $6,000 | 15.0 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Thomas HarleyD · DAL vs MTL | $4,800 | 11.9 | 2.48 |
| 5 | Ryan O'ReillyC · NSH vs WSH | $6,300 | 15.5 | 2.46 |
| 6 | Steven StamkosW · NSH vs WSH | $6,200 | 14.8 | 2.39 |
| 7 | Jason RobertsonW · DAL vs MTL | $7,200 | 16.9 | 2.35 |
| 8 | Roope HintzC · DAL vs MTL | $5,500 | 12.9 | 2.35 |
| 9 | Olli MäättäD · MIN vs NYI | $3,500 | 8.2 | 2.34 |
| 10 | Robert ThomasC · STL vs BOS | $5,100 | 11.8 | 2.31 |
Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) had the top projection of the Express slate: 18.0 FanDuel points for $8,000. Kirill Kaprizov (17.9) and Jason Robertson (16.9) were next. The top value was Miro Heiskanen (DAL): 2.79 points per $1,000 of salary, at $5,700. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Capitals at Predators (WSH @ NSH).
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Games
- MTL @ DALMontreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DAL −175
- NYI @ MINNew York Islanders at Minnesota Wild8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · MIN −192
- BOS @ STLBoston Bruins at St. Louis Blues8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · STL −115
- WSH @ NSHWashington Capitals at Nashville Predators8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NSH −112
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