NHL FanDuel Picks for Saturday, March 23, 2019

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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 FanDuel (ie. players from one team), and may cross over multiple slates. For more detailed and customizable lineup generation, please use the NHL FanDuel Optimizer.

C Connor McDavid
C Oscar Lindberg
W Max Veronneau
W Reilly Smith
W Leon Draisaitl
W Alexander Radulov
D Nate Schmidt
D Shea Theodore
G Malcolm Subban
Salary $54,600
Expected Points 153.2

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

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Connor McDavid ANA $9,200 22.93 2.49
Nathan MacKinnon FLA $8,600 21.32 2.48
Auston Matthews OTT $8,600 20.72 2.41
Aleksander Barkov CHI $8,200 20.25 2.47

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Oscar Lindberg MTL $3,600 9.59 2.66
Connor McDavid ANA $9,200 22.93 2.49
Sean Couturier NYR $7,700 19.06 2.48
Nathan MacKinnon FLA $8,600 21.32 2.48

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nikita Kucherov DET $9,400 22.58 2.40
Leon Draisaitl ANA $8,400 22.46 2.67
Patrick Kane STL $8,900 21.46 2.41
Brad Marchand BOS $8,600 19.14 2.23
Jonathan Huberdeau CHI $7,500 18.08 2.41
Johnny Gaudreau CEN $8,100 18.00 2.22
Alexander Radulov SJ $6,700 17.96 2.68
Alex DeBrincat STL $7,000 17.74 2.53

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Max Veronneau MTL $3,400 10.42 3.06
Ryan Donato NSH $3,800 11.09 2.92
Miles Wood COL $3,800 10.64 2.80
Alexander Radulov SJ $6,700 17.96 2.68
Colin Wilson FLA $3,100 8.27 2.67
Leon Draisaitl ANA $8,400 22.46 2.67
Sam Gagner ANA $3,500 9.26 2.65
Andreas Johnsson OTT $4,600 11.92 2.59

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Tyson Barrie FLA $6,100 15.79 2.59
Shea Weber CAR $5,800 15.38 2.65
Erik Gustafsson STL $5,800 15.36 2.65
Mark Giordano CEN $7,100 15.06 2.12

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARZ $3,600 9.84 2.73
Shea Weber CAR $5,800 15.38 2.65
Erik Gustafsson STL $5,800 15.36 2.65
Alexander Edler WPG $5,200 13.66 2.63

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Carey Price CAR $9,000 22.11 2.46
Darcy Kuemper ARZ $8,200 20.95 2.55
Frederik Andersen OTT $8,400 20.81 2.48
Carter Hart NYR $7,800 20.64 2.65

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Carter Hart NYR $7,800 20.64 2.65
Robin Lehner NJ $7,800 20.36 2.61
Darcy Kuemper ARZ $8,200 20.95 2.55
Petr Mrazek WSH $8,000 20.40 2.55

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. Picks are updated regularly, but we advise that you 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. Sample lineups are provided as thought-starters, and are not intended for direct use.