There are 12 teams stocking Monday’s NHL DFS player pool with a number of interesting matchups on tap. Mark Stone and the Vegas Golden Knights lead the West Division at 16-4-1 heading into a matchup against Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild at 8 p.m. ET. Mikko Rantanen is fresh off a two-goal game as he leads the Colorado Avalanche against Conor Garland and the Arizona Coyotes at 9 p.m. ET.
Are Stone, Kaprizov, Rantanen or Garland strong NHL DFS lineup building blocks for Monday evening? And what other players should you consider as part of your NHL DFS strategy for tournaments, 50-50s or cash games on websites like DraftKings and FanDuel? Before locking in your NHL DFS picks for Monday, be sure to check out the optimal NHL DFS strategy and advice from Mike McClure, who has won almost $2 million in his career as a daily Fantasy pro.
McClure is also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account. This allows him to find the best NHL DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NHL DFS player.
Now, McClure has turned his attention to the Monday NHL schedule. Head to SportsLine now to see his optimal NHL DFS picks.
McClure’s top NHL DFS picks for Monday
For Monday’s slate, one of McClure’s top NHL DFS picks is Oilers center Leon Draisaitl at $8,100 on DraftKings and $7,900 on FanDuel. The 25-year-old German has tallied 10 goals and 36 points in 26 games this season. That includes two assists and a plus-3 standing in games last Wednesday against the Maple Leafs and Saturday against the Flames.
Draisaitl has been an excellent playmaker again this season coming off the form that won him the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player. Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Hart Trophy as MVP after leading the league in scoring with 110 points in 71 games. He also won the Ted Lindsay Award for most outstanding player as voted by peers. The Oilers get Ottawa on Monday, a team Draisaitl has scored twice and tallied seven assists against in four games so far this season.
Part of McClure’s optimal NHL DFS strategy for March 6 includes stacking Draisaitl with center Connor McDavid at $9,200 on DraftKings and $8,700 on FanDuel. McDavid leads the league with 43 points in 26 games so far. That includes a goal and three points against the Flames on Saturday.
McDavid joined an elite group earlier this season, notching his 500th NHL point in just 369 total games — the 21st player in NHL history to accomplish the feat before his 25th birthday. McDavid has been effective against the Senators in four games this season, notching a goal and seven assists. That level of production gives McClure all the examples he needs to recommend the 24-year-old superstar Monday in all NHL DFS formats.
How to set your NHL DFS lineups on Monday
McClure is also targeting another player who has a dream matchup on Monday. He’s a huge steal at his price point and this pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only get those picks right here.
So who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NHL DFS lineup for Monday? Visit SportsLine now to see the full NHL optimal tournament and cash game lineups from a professional DFS player who has almost $2 million in career winnings, and find out.