Spending up in any daily fantasy lineup is how to get the superstars and the highest upside players in your lineup. In NHL DFS, it’s different from paying up in sports like NBA or NFL. Someone can be one of the highest salaried players at his position and put up a total dud of a performance, and paying that much for him would be a huge mistake. Let’s make sure we are paying up in the right spots when building our lineups tonight.
Monday night features six games on this slate. Let's look at a few studs.
Connor McDavid, Center, Edmonton Oilers
FanDuel Salary: $8,700
The Edmonton Oilers center had a few off games by his standards and then fired off against the Calgary Flames on Saturday (more than 36 FanDuel points).