Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice

The Kings of Daily Fantasy: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, and Strategy
Welcome to our Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice page, your premier destination for winning NHL DFS strategies. This category is dedicated to providing high-level analysis for DraftKings, FanDuel, OwnersBox and Yahoo daily fantasy contests. Our experts break down the nightly slate to identify the essential value plays and high-upside stacks needed to climb the leaderboards.

Master the Daily Slate
Success in daily fantasy hockey requires more than just picking good players; it requires understanding ownership projections, line correlations, and salary efficiency. Our regular updates focus on:

GPP & Cash Game Targets: Tailored recommendations based on your contest type and risk tolerance.

Optimal DFS Stacks: Identifying high-correlation line combinations and power-play units to maximize scoring ceilings.

Value Plays: Uncovering minimum-salary players in prime deployment situations to help you fit elite superstars under the cap.

Goaltender Evaluations: Analyzing matchup data and save-volume projections to pick the right anchor for your lineup.

Data-Driven DFS Dominance
By combining Frozen Pool’s advanced metrics with expert game-tape analysis, “The Kings of Daily Fantasy” provides a comprehensive look at the nightly NHL landscape. Whether you are a casual player or a high-volume grinder, our insights help you navigate goalie confirmations, late-scratches, and shifting betting lines to build a mathematically superior lineup every night.

Andrew Santillo studies DFS and uses his experience to pass along his most optimal lineup for busy slates of games on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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DFS Tuesday: Goals Between Ottawa and Edmonton; Anaheim Cheap in Chicago; Quinn Hughes At The Top

By Andrew Santillo|2024-11-19T11:30:10-05:00November 19th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day, all! How’d everyone play last night? For me, I was in a weird tournament where 91.9 points doubled my entry fee, with a big gap between those in the 90’s and the next big bump in rewards. Those happen sometimes! It’s also weird saying but I would like to give a big thanks [...]

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DFS Saturday: Leafs Bring Star Power

By Brad Hayward|2024-11-15T23:40:09-05:00November 16th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice|

Just a quick note about a Friday game first. The Penguins soiled the bed again, this time against the Columbus Blue Jackets team on a six-game losing streak. It’s time. It’s time for the coach to go, and either Tristan Jarry (no trade contract) or Alex Nedeljkovic to be traded or waived. Lars Eller being [...]

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DFS Thursday: Targeting Winnipeg; Ottawa’s Offensive Upside; Quinn Hughes and Rasmus Dahlin

By Andrew Santillo|2024-11-14T12:43:09-05:00November 14th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day, all! How’d we do last play out for everyone? I actually wasn’t able to play last night but if I did, I was leaning more of a Carolina/Utah game stack. It would have worked out for the Utah side, Carolina…not so much. This is an interesting slate here tonight, just going over it [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Shesterkin/Hellebuyck Square Off; Edmonton’s Top Spot; Quinn Hughes a Target

By Andrew Santillo|2024-11-12T12:00:17-05:00November 12th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day, all! How’d we do last night? For me, I had a $5 single-entry spot-on reserve, couldn’t decide on a build, and withdrew. Sometimes, ya gotta fade yourself. All that I felt confident about was Dallas depth which I think scored five goals last night. So that’s that.Tonight is an interesting slate and at [...]

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DFS Saturday: Look to the Leafs Even Without Matthews

By Andrew Santillo|2024-11-09T12:34:19-05:00November 9th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice|

Good morning to all the DFS’ers out there on this lovely Saturday morning! We got a full slate of games today, so let’s break down some decent spots tonight. For this slate, I’m only focusing on the main slate that starts at 7 pm ET. All those playing the full day, godspeed. Slate PreviewMontreal vs [...]

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DFS Thursday: Carolina At Home To Pittsburgh; Connor and Vilardi Streaking; Surprising Sharks

By Brad Hayward|2024-11-07T09:55:56-05:00November 7th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Thanks to Andrew Santillo for covering my daily fantasy article this Saturday - this trade of days was for my writer/life balance. Haha. And keeping with the new format…. DraftKings betting platform, two centers, three wings, two defensemen, one goalkeeper, and one utility skater. $50,000 in fantasy assets to spend on nine players. Goalies Last [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Pastrňák’s Rebound; Carolina’s Great Matchup; Underrated Los Angeles

By Andrew Santillo|2024-11-05T11:08:25-05:00November 5th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

How are we doing on this fine Tuesday everyone? I honestly forgot we had hockey last night with only two games, but we’re back on a very interesting slate. There are a couple smash spots here upcoming, but I look at this slate and see near even roster numbers across the board tonight.Slate PreviewBoston vs [...]

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DFS Saturday: Penguins in Prime Position; Seattle on the Road; Vegas’s Hill

By Brad Hayward|2024-11-03T01:19:51-04:00November 2nd, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice|

Different format this week - I’ll see if there’s feedback. Again, using DraftKings and only considering those NHL games that start at or after 7:00 Eastern, 4:00 Pacific. You get $50,000 of Monopoly dollars to create a lineup of nine players. Goals, assists, power-play points, shots on goal, and blocked shots are the skater stats. [...]

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DFS Thursday: Toronto Offers Top Options; Nashville’s Power Play; Cheap Goaltenders

By Andrew Santillo|2024-10-31T12:14:51-04:00October 31st, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Welcome back to DFS’ers! How’s everyone’s lineups been lately? Let’s talk about last night…yesterday I thought I’d big brain the slate and throw in Calgary third line with Jonathan Huberdeau – Yegor Sharangovich – Andrei Kuzmenko, all listed as wingers on DK, and just for fun let’s throw MacKenzie Weegar on too. Went about how [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Fleury Returns to Pittsburgh; Philadelphia’s Top Stars; Dobson’s Consistency

By Andrew Santillo|2024-10-29T12:42:36-04:00October 29th, 2024|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

How are we doing on this fine Tuesday everyone? We had a nice slate last night that I for one missed out on the cash-in. Hey, sometimes you run into elite offenses like San Jose and Chicago.This is a funny slate tonight, we don’t have Colorado/Toronto/Florida…all the top dogs that usually get very high roster [...]