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 Thursday: Montreal’s Power Play, Toronto’s Backup Matchup; Dallas Defensemen, and More

By Andrew Santillo|2026-01-01T09:59:28-05:00January 1st, 2026|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good morning, everyone and a very happy New Year’s! While I didn’t stay up until midnight, I woke up with a nice third place finish in the DraftKings single-entry $750. It was a very brave lineup decision that I made…stack the crap out of Colorado against the Blues. Before the first TV timeout, Colorado had [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Great Matchups for Panthers and Islanders; Demko in Net, and More

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-30T11:34:39-05:00December 30th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good morning, and man, does it feel good to be back! I hope that everyone had a very enjoyable Christmas break as we head into the New Year. I have been out of town since last Tuesday and have not seen one minute of puck in that timeframe…I was at the Miami Dolphins game last [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Power Play Matchups for Montreal and Minnesota; Dahlin’s Upside, and More

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-23T05:08:45-05:00December 23rd, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good morning, all! Alrighty, let’s talk DFS but before we do, a quick PSA. I’m traveling for the holidays tomorrow (Tuesday), so this is coming at you guys a little early. Because of that, DraftKings currently does not have the tournaments open just yet, so I won’t be able to provide you guys pricing. Still, [...]

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DFS Thursday: Minnesota’s Top Trio; Washington’s Matchup; Faulk’s Peripheral Production

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-18T11:27:29-05:00December 18th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good dayto all! So, I don’t know about everyone else, but was on puck overdrive on Tuesday with how many lineups went out. Decent return, but last night was a close the laptop early night and ended up watching a movie with my wife. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because as big of [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Great Leafs Home Matchup; Seattle’s Penalty Killing Problems; Boston’s Top Trio, and More

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-16T11:57:06-05:00December 16th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day, all! Last night I played a Winnipeg top line with Nashville’s top line and somehow cashed despite Igor Shesterkin three goals on 25 shots. I had a Florida double-defensemen that saved me to land at that sweet 102nd place. Printing $1.50 wins at this point. Yes, hi. I’d like the Benz in red [...]

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DFS Thursday: Caps and ‘Canes; Islanders Producing; Raddysh Still Valuable

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-12T00:05:26-05:00December 11th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day to all! I, for the first time in a long time, did not set a lineup last night and checked in on the Blackhawks for maybe a minute or two in the second period, then closed my laptop, and fell asleep. Sometimes stepping away from the grind isn’t all bad, but let’s hop [...]

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DFS Tuesday – Montreal and Carolina at home; Winnipeg-Dallas Matchup; Sorokin Stellar in Net

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-09T11:26:29-05:00December 9th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day, all! Ever have a slate where you mean to enter in a lineup, work gets busy, and then at 5:38 CST DraftKings sends you that little reminder like, “Hey…ya gonna play today?”. This happened to me last night, so needless to say I did not cash…honestly, I don’t even remember who I played. [...]

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DFS Thursday: Ottawa’s Solid Home Matchup; Carolina’s Secondary Scoring; Seattle’s Top Line Value

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-04T11:11:31-05:00December 4th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good dayto all! Week recap…I loved the Monday five-game slate so much so that I played three lineups instead ofmy usually one.Tuesday also was a favorite andyesterday became one thanks in part to my friends the Winnipeg top line and Jake Oettinger. This slate today though, I’m running into some roadblocks, but that doesn’t mean [...]

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DFS Tuesday: Trust Tampa’s Top Trio; Underappreciated Leafs; Andersson’s Value

By Andrew Santillo|2025-12-02T11:36:02-05:00December 2nd, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Good day to all! I played last night, because of course I did, and it is with the heaviest of hearts must admit to you all that I did not cash in my $1 single entry. In all seriousness, I enjoyed what I was able to watch from New Jersey versus Columbus (I did miss [...]

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Puck Picks: Top Line Deployment For Bowman, Sennecke, and Foerster, Defenseman Points, and the Trusted PPP Fade

By Ryan Brudner|2025-11-26T09:01:44-05:00November 26th, 2025|Daily Fantasy (DFS) Advice, Daily Fantasy Hockey Tips (DFS)|

Welcome back to Puck Picks! Each Thursday, I break down some of my favorite NHL bets, explain the reasoning behind them, and track performance transparently. This week, there are no Thursday games, so we’re having a Puck Picks Wednesday! The goal isn’t just to share picks, but to help you recognize why certain spots have [...]