NHL DraftKings DFS Picks, November 10, 2026: Top Stacks, Values and Goalies

Tuesday’s seven-game NHL slate gives us several ways to build around an expensive center. Nathan MacKinnon leads the Colorado route, while Jack Hughes offers access to a New Jersey offense creating 33.7 shots per game. The best salary relief comes from players with real power-play work, especially Connor Brown and Mavrik Bourque.

My starting point is Colorado or New Jersey, followed by a cheaper correlated group. Minnesota supplies the strongest full-line alternative, and Nashville’s late power play is worth keeping available in tournament builds.

Quick picks: NHL DraftKings DFS

NHL DFS quick picks for Tuesday, November 10

Priority	DraftKings pick	Salary	How to use it
Top spend-up	Nathan MacKinnon, COL	$9,000	Anchor Colorado’s scoring core against Toronto.
Top power-play stack	Jack Hughes / Jesper Bratt / Luke Hughes	$19,900	Two forwards plus their first-unit defenseman.
Full-line ceiling	Kaprizov / Eriksson Ek / Boldy	$21,800	Three Minnesota forwards sharing even-strength and PP1 ice.
Balanced stack	Thomas / Snuggerud / Broberg	$16,100	St. Louis PP1 against Detroit’s 69.0% penalty kill.
Value winger	Mavrik Bourque, NSH	$3,700	Projected top line and PP1 in the late game.
Salary relief	Connor Brown, NJD	$3,300	Power-play correlation, with limited even-strength role.
Preferred goalie	Joel Hofer, STL	$8,200	Matchup-based choice, only if announced as starter.

Goalie update, November 10, 1:25 p.m. ET: Jake Allen, Sergei Bobrovsky, Samuel Ersson, Jacob Fowler, Jacob Markstrom, Cam Talbot and John Gibson are confirmed. MacKenzie Blackwood, Nico Daws and Joel Hofer are likely. Logan Thompson, Jesper Wallstedt, Juuse Saros and Darcy Kuemper remain unconfirmed on Daily Faceoff’s goalie board. Connor Hellebuyck will not start.

Tuesday’s slate and matchup priorities

Game	Start, ET
MIN at MTL	7:00 p.m.
WSH at OTT	7:00 p.m.
COL at TOR	7:00 p.m.
NJD at WPG	7:00 p.m.
FLA at CBJ	7:30 p.m.
DET at STL	8:00 p.m.
NSH at LAK	10:00 p.m.

Colorado averages 4.0 goals per game, and Toronto allows 3.4 goals and 29.5 shots. New Jersey generates 3.7 goals and 33.7 shots, while Winnipeg allows 3.5 goals with a 71.2% penalty kill. Those are the two most useful starting points for expensive offensive stacks.

The special-teams alternatives are St. Louis and Nashville. Detroit’s penalty kill is 69.0%; Los Angeles is at 63.3%. Nashville brings a 29.8% power play to that late matchup. These are season rates from DraftKings’ team data. A favorable penalty-kill matchup still needs power-play opportunities to produce.

Top Colorado stack: MacKinnon and Necas

Nathan MacKinnon ($9,000), Martin Necas ($6,500), Cale Makar ($7,200): $22,700.

MacKinnon and Necas share a projected even-strength line, and Makar joins them on PP1. This is the cleanest way to combine Colorado’s main scoring forwards with its offensive defenseman. Paying for all three leaves $27,300 for six roster spots, so the third piece should be a conscious construction choice.

Artturi Lehkonen ($5,100) replaces Makar in the full forward-line version, bringing the total to $20,600. Lehkonen is on PP2 in the current alignment, so that version buys even-strength correlation rather than three members of PP1. Colorado’s projected lines and power plays.

Nazem Kadri ($4,700) is my preferred middle-priced PP1 addition. T.J. Hughes ($3,900) is the cheaper alternative, but his third-line even-strength assignment creates more dependence on special teams. MacKinnon, Necas and Kadri cost $20,200. Use Makar when the rest of the lineup can absorb his premium; use Kadri when that money strengthens two other positions.

New Jersey: premium and value power-play builds

Jack Hughes ($8,500), Jesper Bratt ($6,200), Luke Hughes ($5,200): $19,900.

Jack Hughes and Bratt play together at even strength and on PP1, with Luke Hughes connecting the stack from defense. Winnipeg’s defensive and penalty-kill results make this an appealing matchup for concentrated exposure. This trio costs $2,800 less than Colorado’s MacKinnon–Necas–Makar combination.

Arseny Gritsyuk ($5,000) is the third forward on the Hughes–Bratt line, but he is on PP2. The complete forward line costs $19,700. I favor Luke Hughes as the third piece when the goal is power-play correlation. New Jersey’s projected combinations.

The cheaper PP1 trio is Nico Hischier ($5,600), Connor Brown ($3,300), Luke Hughes ($5,200): $14,100. Brown is listed on the third line in New Jersey’s updated 11-forward alignment; his smaller even-strength role remains the tradeoff. He is useful as a correlated salary relief, not a player to treat like a full-time top-six scorer. Timo Meier ($5,900) and Luke Evangelista ($5,500) instead pair with Hischier at even strength for $17,000, with the two wingers on PP2.

Minnesota: the complete top-line stack

Kirill Kaprizov ($8,100), Joel Eriksson Ek ($6,100), Matt Boldy ($7,600): $21,800.

All three share the projected first line and first power play. That overlap is the appeal: one productive shift or power play can move several lineup spots together. Montreal allows 3.1 goals per game with a 78.3% penalty kill, giving Minnesota a reasonable matchup without requiring an extreme opponent collapse. Minnesota’s projected units.

Quinn Hughes ($6,600) is the defenseman to add or substitute into that power-play build. The four-man group costs $28,400, which is a substantial commitment. For a less expensive version, Kaprizov, Hughes and Max Shabanov ($3,400) cost $18,100. Shabanov is listed on PP1 but a different even-strength line, so the savings come with a narrower path to a big fantasy score.

Balanced stack: St. Louis against Detroit

Robert Thomas ($5,200), Jimmy Snuggerud ($5,900), Philip Broberg ($5,000): $16,100.

Thomas and Snuggerud share the top line, and Broberg joins them on PP1. Detroit’s 69.0% penalty kill gives the trio a direct matchup angle at a cost that still allows one premium scorer elsewhere. St. Louis scores 2.9 goals per game, so the case is role and price rather than a claim that this is an elite offense.

Dylan Holloway ($5,800) completes the even-strength line, making that version $16,900, but he is on PP2. For a cheaper power-play grouping, Thomas, Jake Neighbours ($4,200) and Broberg cost $14,400. That version gives up the full-line connection while preserving the first-unit power-play route. St. Louis’ projected lines.

Tournament alternatives: Nashville, Winnipeg and Toronto

Nashville’s late-game power play

Ryan O’Reilly ($5,800), Steven Stamkos ($6,300), Mavrik Bourque ($3,700): $15,800.

The three forwards are together on the top line and PP1. Bourque makes the construction affordable, and Los Angeles’ penalty-kill struggles give the stack a specific route to upside. Roman Josi ($6,800) is the defenseman to use with that group. Filip Forsberg ($6,600) shares PP1 but plays on a different even-strength line. Nashville’s projected combinations.

This is a useful late-game alternative when the early stacks do not fit the rest of a tournament build. Do not automatically pair Nashville attackers with Los Angeles’ goalie. Keep the latest-starting eligible skater in UTIL when the contest’s late-swap rules allow it.

Winnipeg’s scoring concentration

Kyle Connor ($7,700), Mark Scheifele ($6,700), Gabriel Vilardi ($5,600): $20,000.

The projected first line also shares PP1. Allen’s confirmed start gives the Jets a different matchup from a Hellebuyck start, and New Jersey’s 67.6% penalty kill is relevant here. The limitation is New Jersey’s strong 24.8 shots allowed per game: Winnipeg may need efficient finishing or power-play production rather than overwhelming shot volume. Winnipeg’s projected combinations.

Josh Morrissey ($5,400) will return against New Jersey after missing 14 games, according to Ken Wiebe’s report carried by RotoWire. He is expected to resume top-pair and PP1 work, making him the defenseman to pair with Winnipeg’s scoring line. Neal Pionk ($5,100) no longer offers the same first-unit opportunity with Morrissey back. Morrissey’s status report.

Toronto’s affordable second line

John Tavares ($5,300), William Nylander ($6,800), Gavin McKenna ($3,800): $15,900.

All three are listed together at even strength and on PP1. That makes McKenna a meaningful salary-saving piece rather than a cheap player added without a connection. Toronto’s 28.6% power play faces Colorado’s 78.2% penalty kill. This group is an alternative to a Colorado-heavy lineup, especially when avoiding an expensive center. Toronto’s projected units.

Defensemen to finish the build

• Cale Makar ($7,200): The preferred premium defenseman for Colorado stacks.
• Quinn Hughes ($6,600): The first choice when building around Minnesota’s power play.
• Roman Josi ($6,800): Nashville’s late-game offensive defenseman against the weakest penalty kill on this slate.
• Luke Hughes ($5,200) and Philip Broberg ($5,000): Midrange PP1 connections that leave more salary for forwards.
• Devon Toews ($3,800): A lower-cost second defenseman. His PP2 assignment gives him less direct correlation with Colorado’s premium PP1 group, so he should not be presented as a cheap replacement for Makar’s role.

Goalies: match the salary to the risk

Goalie	DK salary	Afternoon status	Opponent profile
Jake Allen, NJD	$8,300	Confirmed	Winnipeg: 2.7 goals, 27.4 shots per game
Joel Hofer, STL	$8,200	Likely	Detroit: 2.7 goals, 28.8 shots per game
MacKenzie Blackwood, COL	$8,400	Likely	Toronto: 3.4 goals, 27.8 shots per game
Jesper Wallstedt, MIN	$7,900	Unconfirmed	Montreal: 3.6 goals, 27.7 shots per game
Logan Thompson, WSH	$7,400	Unconfirmed	Ottawa: 3.2 goals, 25.5 shots per game
Juuse Saros, NSH	$7,300	Unconfirmed	Los Angeles: 3.0 goals, 27.9 shots per game

Joel Hofer is my preferred goalie if he starts. He is now listed as likely after taking the starter’s crease at the morning skate. Detroit’s modest scoring rate and reasonable shot volume provide a useful combination for saves and win upside. He has allowed two goals in each of his last two starts, making 26 and 28 saves, though both ended in defeats. That is a reminder that a strong save performance does not guarantee the win bonus. Recent Detroit–St. Louis goalie results.

Blackwood is now likely after leaving the morning skate first. He fits Colorado-heavy lineups but costs $200 more. Toronto’s own scoring and power-play rates make the matchup less comfortable than the team names alone suggest. Allen has the clearest starting status, but his 3.20 GAA and .881 save percentage make $8,300 a meaningful risk. Hellebuyck is not an alternative starter for this game.

Wallstedt is a middle-priced option rather than an automatic discount, because Montreal scores 3.6 goals per game. Thompson and Saros save $800–$900 compared with Hofer and suit tournament builds that need the salary, but each requires a confirmed start. Saros can accompany Nashville skaters; Thompson can accompany Washington skaters. Avoid rostering either against the forwards chosen in the same lineup.

Bobrovsky, Ersson, Fowler, Markstrom, Talbot and Gibson are confirmed starters. Daws is likely for Winnipeg after taking the starter’s crease; he replaces Stuart Skinner in the projected matchup. Darcy Kuemper remains unconfirmed for Los Angeles. Use the dated goalie board for the final announcements. A backup with the same salary is not automatically an equivalent play.

Salary-legal DraftKings tournament lineup

This example spends exactly $50,000. MacKinnon, Necas and Kadri share Colorado’s PP1; Hischier, Brown and Luke Hughes share New Jersey’s PP1. Bourque adds inexpensive Nashville exposure. Toews is the lower-priced second defenseman. Hofer must be announced as the starter before using the lineup.

Slot	Player	Team	Salary
C	Nathan MacKinnon	COL	$9,000
C	Nico Hischier	NJD	$5,600
W	Martin Necas	COL	$6,500
W	Connor Brown	NJD	$3,300
W	Mavrik Bourque	NSH	$3,700
D	Luke Hughes	NJD	$5,200
D	Devon Toews	COL	$3,800
G	Joel Hofer	STL	$8,200
UTIL	Nazem Kadri	COL	$4,700
Total			$50,000

This is an illustrative tournament construction. Brown and Bourque are the role-sensitive pieces. If either loses his power-play assignment, change the structure rather than keep the salary fit at the expense of the original reason for selecting him.

Before the 7 p.m. ET lock

Check the remaining goalie announcements and late scratches before finalizing. Morrissey is returning for Winnipeg. Cale Makar is expected to play for Colorado after saying he felt good following a precautionary practice exit; that does not support a PP1 promotion for Toews. Latest Colorado news.

Use the salaries and eligibility for this exact November 10 DraftKings slate. Team and goalie assignments have changed this season, so older depth charts are particularly risky. Line combinations remain projected until the teams confirm their lineups.

Updated November 10, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET. All times Eastern. Salaries and eligibility apply to this DraftKings slate. Line combinations are projected and may change. DFS involves risk; play within your budget.