This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series.
Tuesday features eight NHL games on the slate. Sure, it's opening night for the NBA, but there are only two basketball games going on. There's four times the hockey! Here are some players to target and avoid for your DFS lineups.
GOALIE
Ilya Sorokin, NYI vs. SAN ($42): In his career, Sorokin has a 2.31 GAA and .924 save percentage. He's off to a hot start to the season, even if it only two games, but that continues his standard from his two previous campaigns. The Sharks have only managed 2.51 goals per game since the start of last season, and they are far from home in this one.
GOALIE TO AVOID
Carter Hart, PHI at TAM ($22): Hart is looking to play up to his once-vaunted prospect status, and he's off to a hot start to this year. However, both of his wins came at home. Now Hart, who has a career .906 save percentage, is on the road. Not only that, he's facing the Lightning, who have averaged 3.45 goals per game since the start of last year.
CENTER
Mikael Granlund, NAS vs. LOS ($16): Granlund is still centering Nashville's top line between Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. So far, he has three assists in four games, following up the 53 helpers he had last year. The Kings are on the road for the second leg of a back-to-back, and Cal Petersen had a 2.89 GAA and .895 save percentage last year.
CENTER TO AVOID
Anze Kopitar, LOS at NAS ($20): The flip side of the "on the road for the second night of a back-to-back" scenario. Juuse Saros is not off to a great start, but he has a career 2.55 GAA and .919 save percentage and had a .918 save percentage last year. He should be just fine.
WING
Anders Lee, NYI vs. SAN ($18): Lee had 28 goals last year, and while he doesn't have a goal yet this season, he had three assists in his last game. James Reimer has bounced around the NHL, and perhaps that's because over the last six seasons he has a 2.88 GAA and .909 save percentage.
Jakub Voracek, CLM vs. VAN ($14): Last season, the veteran winger had 25 power-play points. Johnny Gaudreau is around now, but so far this season Voracek has averaged 2:10 with the extra man. The Canucks have the 31st-ranked penalty kill since the start of last year, and they are on the road for the second leg of a back-to-back. Inexperience backup goalie Spencer Martin is expected to be in net.
WINGS TO AVOID
Travis Konecny, PHI at TAM ($19): Konecny has three goals through two games, but he's scored on half of his shots on net. Last year, he shot at a 7.3 percent rate. Facing Andrei Vasilevskiy will be a step up in competition for Konecny. The Russian goalie has a .919 save percentage in his career and a Vezina and Conn Smythe to his name.
Taylor Hall, BOS at OTT ($17): Hall had 20 goals last season, but it was his first 20-goal campaign since the 2016-17 campaign. In his career he's got a 10.1 percent shooting rate, and he's definitely not a particularly accurate shooter. The Bruins are on the road for the second leg of a back-to-back, and over the last two seasons Anton Forsberg has a .917 save percentage.
DEFENSE
Dougie Hamilton, NJD vs. ANA ($16): Hamilton was banged up last season, but still managed nine goals on 197 shots on net in 62 games, with 30 assists as well. He's been a prolific shooter in his career, and has put seven shots on goal through two games. The Ducks have allowed 33.5 shots on net since the start of last year, and they are also on the road for the second game of a back-to-back.
Tyson Barrie, EDM vs. BUF ($15): Barrie averaged 2:51 on the power play last year, notching 21 points with the extra man. This season, Barrie has averaged 2:55 on the power play, and that's where his one point so far has come. The Sabres rank 22nd on the penalty kill since the start of last year, and last season Craig Anderson had a 3.12 GAA and .897 save percentage.
DEFENSEMEN TO AVOID
Alex Pietrangelo, VGK at CGY ($21): The Golden Knights have had a particularly-easy schedule, but this is a step up. Will Jacob Markstrom have a 2.22 GAA and .922 save percentage again? Maybe not, but the Flames are in the top five in shots on net allowed per game since the start of last season. Pietrangelo will be on the road facing a stout defense, so this is not the ideal situation to stick him in your lineup.
Erik Karlsson, SAN at NYI ($16): Brent Burns is gone, but Karlsson remains. He has three points through four games, but two of them came against Chicago. The Islanders are a tougher opponent, especially with Sorokin having a .924 save percentage in his career.
