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NHL DFS Players Tool – Daily Fantasy Salaries, Line Roles, Matchups & 5v5 Score Insights

Welcome to the NHL DFS Players Tool from 5V5 Hockey — the most comprehensive hub for building winning DraftKings, FanDuel, and OwnersBox lineups.

Every day, this tool updates with a full slate of players — giving you salary, position, line assignment, power play role, and a powerful 5v5 matchup rating designed to help you uncover high-upside plays and avoid lineup landmines.

Whether you're a seasoned DFS grinder or just getting started, this tool helps you make smarter decisions — combining Vegas data, line deployment, and opponent strength metrics in one clean view.

Why This Tool Is Essential for DFS Success

Winning NHL DFS is about value, matchup quality, and role clarity. You don’t just want players who produce — you want players who are:

  • Underpriced for their role
  • Skating with elite linemates
  • Getting PP1 time
  • Facing soft competition
  • In a pace-boosted or high-scoring game

This tool is built around those core principles and gives you everything you need in one sortable dashboard to dominate slates on:

  • DraftKings NHL
  • FanDuel Fantasy Hockey
  • OwnersBox SuperFlex DFS

Column Definitions – How to Read the DFS Player Table

Player

Full name and photo of the skater. Click for access to player-specific tools like Gamelogs, Line Stats, or Team Schedules.

Team / Opponent

Shows the team the player is on and who they’re facing. Use in conjunction with tools like:

  • Fantasy Points Against
  • Team Schedule to evaluate rest, travel, and matchup strength.

Position

Lists player eligibility: C, W, LW, RW, or D. Important when optimizing roster construction on multi-position sites like DraftKings.

Line

Denotes which even-strength line the player skates on: FL1 = First Line, FL2 = Second Line, etc. Top-line exposure boosts correlation and ceiling — especially when stacking.

PP (Power Play Unit)

Shows whether a player is on PP1, PP2, or off the power play. Power play correlation is key for stacking upside in GPP formats.

Double-check final unit confirmations on Daily Faceoff.

Salary

DraftKings salary for the current slate. Use alongside projections and averages to calculate points-per-dollar value.

Avg (Season Average)

The player’s average DraftKings fantasy points per game over the entire season — a solid baseline metric.

Avg L10

The player’s average DK points per game over the last 10 games — a great way to track recent form and streaks.

Hot streaks matter, especially in volatile sports like hockey. This helps highlight who's surging now, even if their season-long numbers are modest.

5v5 Score

Our proprietary 5v5 matchup algorithm. This advanced metric:

  • Analyzes what percentage of time a player’s line is expected to match against each opposing line
  • Evaluates both the player’s line production and the defensive quality of opposing lines
  • Outputs a single score — the higher the score, the better the matchup

This is one of the most predictive metrics on the site. It blends player usage, coach deployment strategy, opponent line strength, and on-ice results.

This kind of deep matchup modeling is used by elite DFS players — and now it's available to you.

$/Point

Once unlocked, this column shows salary per projected point, helping you immediately identify high-efficiency value plays.

Floor / Ceiling

Proprietary projection ranges that show:

  • Floor: A conservative estimate of what the player might score if things go as expected
  • Ceiling: The top-end upside in a favorable outcome

These are unlocked for premium users — ideal for cash game and tournament lineup builders.

DFS Strategy – How to Use This Tool

This tool is built to optimize your decision-making:

Find Value

Sort by $/Point or low salary/high Avg L10 to identify underpriced players on hot streaks.

Stack Smart

Use Line and PP columns to create correlated stacks (e.g., C + W + D on PP1 and FL1) that maximize goal + assist combos.

Attack Matchups

Combine Opponent, FPA, and 5v5 Score to focus on soft defensive teams. This is especially important in small slates where edge is narrower.

Monitor Trends

Players with rising Avg L10 and strong 5v5 Scores but modest salaries are often breakout plays before the public catches on.

Related Tools for Building Your Winning Lineup

Link this data to our broader DFS and betting tools:

Also check:

  • DraftKings NHL Lobby
  • FanDuel NHL Lobby
  • OwnersBox NHL

Start Building Smarter Lineups Now

Dive into the DFS Players Tool and get a true edge over the field. This isn’t just a player list — it’s a matchup engine, projection hub, and strategy tool wrapped in one.

Whether you're chasing GPP glory or securing a solid cash game core, it starts here — with the most DFS-relevant NHL data on the web.