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NHL DraftKings Picks for Saturday, April 22, 2017

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Optimal Lineup

Updated Throughout the Day

Optimal lineups are generated to demonstrate groups of players that work well together. This should be used only as a thought-starter for your lineups. This lineup may not conform to exact requirements of DraftKings (ie. players from one team), and may cross over multiple slates. For more detailed and customizable lineup generation, please use the NHL DraftKings Optimizer.

C Logan Couture
C Connor McDavid
W Artturi Lehkonen
W Vladimir Tarasenko
W Milan Lucic
D Kris Russell
D David Schlemko
G Jake Allen
Util Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Salary $49,200
Expected Points 35.79

Player expected costs and values are calculated every thirty minutes throughout the day.

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Connor McDavid PAC $8,200 5.35 0.65
Eric Staal MIN $6,400 3.17 0.49
Logan Couture SJ $5,700 3.11 0.54
Derek Stepan NYR $5,800 3.01 0.52

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mark Letestu EDM $3,400 2.40 0.71
Connor McDavid PAC $8,200 5.35 0.65
Ivan Barbashev STL $3,500 2.22 0.63
Martin Hanzal MIN $4,300 2.67 0.62

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Vladimir Tarasenko STL $7,600 4.98 0.66
Leon Draisaitl EDM $6,700 3.73 0.56
Artturi Lehkonen MTL $3,900 3.56 0.91
Jaden Schwartz STL $5,900 3.46 0.59
Max Pacioretty MTL $6,600 3.34 0.51
Milan Lucic EDM $5,000 3.34 0.67
Zach Parise MIN $6,200 3.22 0.52
Mats Zuccarello NYR $5,000 2.91 0.58

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Artturi Lehkonen MTL $3,900 3.56 0.91
Drake Caggiula EDM $3,300 2.45 0.74
Milan Lucic EDM $5,000 3.34 0.67
Vladimir Tarasenko STL $7,600 4.98 0.66
David Perron STL $3,800 2.37 0.62
Scottie Upshall STL $3,000 1.82 0.61
Brendan Gallagher MTL $4,400 2.64 0.60
Jannik Hansen SJ $3,700 2.17 0.59

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Pietrangelo STL $6,000 4.65 0.78
Brent Burns SJ $8,000 3.70 0.46
Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJ $4,400 3.55 0.81
Kris Russell EDM $3,600 3.34 0.93

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Kris Russell EDM $3,600 3.34 0.93
David Schlemko SJ $3,300 2.81 0.85
Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJ $4,400 3.55 0.81
Andrej Sekera EDM $3,800 3.02 0.79

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jake Allen STL $7,500 5.75 0.77
Carey Price MTL $7,800 5.22 0.67
Cam Talbot EDM $7,400 5.16 0.70
Henrik Lundqvist NYR $7,600 4.76 0.63

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jake Allen STL $7,500 5.75 0.77
Cam Talbot EDM $7,400 5.16 0.70
Carey Price MTL $7,800 5.22 0.67
Henrik Lundqvist NYR $7,600 4.76 0.63

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. Keep up to date on late-day roster moves and injuries – those are not taken into consideration. Sports from the Basement provides no warranty on these suggestions and readers should make picks at their own risk.

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