Saturday was full of NHL action, though Sunday is decidedly less busy with four matchups on the FanDuel slate and the first puck dropping at 5 p.m. EST. To end the weekend on a high note, here are my DFS lineup recommendations.
SLATE PREVIEW
Of the eight teams taking the ice Sunday, six of them played on Saturday. The two that didn't are the Capitals (visiting Nashville) and the Mammoth (hosting Columbus).
GOALIES
Logan Thompson, WAS at NAS ($7,600): After a few so-so starts, Thompson has gotten back in gear for the last three while still producing a 2.35 GAA and .916 save percentage overall. While the Preds are far from the bottom-five in goals per game, they're still bottom-10 and will be logging their second matchup in as many days.
Joonas Korpisalo, BOS vs. PIT ($7,400): Korpisalo hasn't been playing much, but did make 28 saves on 29 shots during his first 2026 start on Thursday. The Bruins get to be at home for both legs of a back-to-back while they started early on Saturday. They also put up 10 goals on the Rangers, so they're probably feeling pretty good. And that makes me feel better about the odds of Korpisalo getting a win Sunday.
VALUE PLAY
Aliaksei Protas, WAS at NAS ($6,100): Protas returned to the lineup on Friday. And while he didn't do anything noteworthy that night, the key is he's back and still skates on the top trio with Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. Protas had also been on a five-game scoring streak before getting hurt. Since Juuse Saros started Saturday, Justus Annunen with his .875 save percentage through 12 appearances is in line for Sunday.
FORWARD LINE STACK TO CONSIDER
Mammoth vs. Blue Jackets
Nick Schmaltz (C - $6,200), Clayton Keller (W - $6,800), Lawson Crouse (W - $4,700)
The Blue Jackets did save Jet Greaves for this game, making things a bit tougher for Utah than if Elvis Merzlikins were in net. However, Columbus is still on the road for the second day of a back-to-back and bottom-five in shots allowed and penalty-kill percentage.
Schmaltz has registered three three-point efforts from his last 13 games where he's directed 39 pucks on net. Keller may not get to 30 goals for the fourth straight season, but still has 40 points - including 14 with the extra man, with only one of those being a goal. In trying to figure out what to do after Logan Cooley's injury, the Mammoth eventually landed on Crouse joining this group. And it's panned out so far with seven points from his last six outings.
DEFENSEMEN
Sean Durzi, UTA vs. CLM ($5,500): Mikhail Sergachev is Utah's No. 1 blueliner who also quarterbacks their lead power play. Durzi has joined him at even-strength while participating on the second man-advantage, which has helped him notch 11 point and 30 shots over the last 14 games. He now gets to host a Blue Jackets team on their second matchup in as many days while his salary is lower than Sergachev's.
Martin Fehervary, WAS at NAS ($4,400): Fehervary has picked up two assists during two of his last three outings. He's also recorded a plus-15 on Washington's top pairing. Even one helper for Fehervary against Justus Annunen and the Preds would pay off well for your DFS lineup.
