Studs and Stacks – October 26
As the 2025–26 NHL season kicks off, daily fantasy hockey enthusiasts are gearing up for the action on DraftKings and FanDuel. In this article, we spotlight today’s top NHL DFS studs and stack recommendations, focusing on high-upside players and synergistic line combinations that can elevate your lineups. Whether you’re targeting cash games or GPPs, these picks are designed to maximize value and exposure. Let’s dive into the matchups and identify the key players to target.
FORWARDS
The Stud: Macklin Celebrini
I think we can put him in this category now. We saw a five-pointer from him the other night, and he should have a ton of room tonight as well against a bad and tired Wild defense.
The Pivot: Kirill Kaprizov
The Wild are a dumpster fire defensively, but their offense is solid (especially their top line), and Kap is one of the best in the league. 11 points in nine games while averaging three and a half shots per, and Minnesota gets the Sharks today.
Dec 14, 2024; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov (97) follows the play against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images
The Low-Owned: Artemi Panarin
Slowly coming around (three goals and two assists in his last five games to go along with 16 shots). Flames aren’t that intimidating defensively, either.
The Value: Matthew Savoie
Always worth considering as long as he’s this cheap playing on PP1 with the big boys.
STACKS
The Full: SJS (Celebrini-Smith-Toffoli-Eklund)
The Sharks are exciting to watch now, and they’re playing a Minnesota team that is on the second half of a back-to-back and is a sieve defensively. This quartet isn’t that expensive, either, which I like a lot.
The Mini: CHI (Nazar-Teravainen)
People just need to stop sleeping on this duo (and Bertuzzi with them).
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