Saturday was busy for the NHL, but Sunday isn't necessarily light with four games starting at 7 p.m. EDT or later. Let's end the weekend on a high note! Here are my DFS lineup recommendations.
SLATE PREVIEW
Teams on the second day of a back-to-back are popular on Sunday with five of the eight teams in that situation. The Stars and Predators along with the Oilers and Canucks will play each other while the Kings have to visit a rested Blackhawks squad.
GOALIE
Igor Shesterkin, NYR at CGY ($7,700): This is a battle between two teams in the bottom-five for goals per gamem though the Rangers are also top-five in GAA. Shesterkin being in classic form has been key to that as he's made seven starts while posting a 1.86 GAA and .930 save percentage.
Spencer Knight, CHI vs. LOS ($7,100): I don't think Knight will sustain his current pace given his 1.97 GAA and .937 save percentage, yet I do feel fairly confident he won't finish with a .901 save percentage for the third straight season. Chicago is also facing an opponent on the road for the second straight day, which technically increases the odds of Knight picking up a win.
VALUE PLAY
Wyatt Johnston, DAL at NAS ($7,000): Johnston has started the season hot by notching five goals and four assists., but another reason why I like him on Sunday is that he should be up for the second leg of a back-to-back given he's only 22 and logs plenty of power-play minutes. Justus Annunen has only made one appearance, which was also on the second of consecutive nights where he allowed five goals to the Leafs. He also lists a career .894 save percentage.
FORWARD LINE STACK
Blackhawks vs. Kings
Frank Nazar (C - $5,700), Ryan Donato (W - $5,600), Teuvo Teravainen (W - $5,200)
As we all expected, the Blackhawks' most productive line has been…the one that doesn't feature Connor Bedard. So all three of these players - along with Bedard - skate on the lead man-advantage that's helped their overall production. The Kings are surprisingly bottom-10 in penalty-kill percentage, and of course they'll be away to close out a back-to-back.
The hype for Nazar was high coming into this season. And yet, he's lived up to it with nine points while his ice time has increased over three minutes per game. Donato was someone who usually topped out at 30 points, so it was shocking when he got to 30 goals last season. He's also riding a four-game goal streak while directing at least three shots on net four times this year. Teravainen has been dishing out the assists while his linemates do the scoring. He's currently at seven helpers after 43 during his first campaign after returning to Chicago.
DEFENSEMEN
Adam Fox, NYR at CGY ($6,400): If anyone else on the Rangers' blueline was chipping in, I'd consider rostering them to save some salary. That's not the case, and so Fox has been selected. And he's playing like he wants to reach his fourth 70-point effort after he fell to 61 last year with seven points and 19 shots so far. While Dustin Wolf showed promise last season, he's struggled to an .874 save percentage and 3.68 GAA.
Filip Hronek, VAN vs. EDM ($5,000): Playing on the second night of a back-to-back can be even harder on a defenseman, especially as Hronek logs top-pair minutes while being relegated to the second power play. However, he's posted four assists overall. And with the Canucks at home for both outings, they'll have a nice goaltending matchup on Sunday as Calvin Pickard should be in net for the Oilers. After starting his career with some promise, he's registered an .896 save percentage the last nine seasons while spending some time as a third-string goalie or in the AHL.
