NHL FanDuel Picks for Apr 5, 2021

Daily Player Picks

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


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Center

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Connor McDavid EDM $8,900 22.19 2.49
Nathan MacKinnon COL $9,100 22.10 2.43
Auston Matthews TOR $8,600 21.89 2.55
Sean Couturier PHI $7,300 15.58 2.13

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN $3,800 11.21 2.95
Mikael Backlund CGY $4,000 11.48 2.87
Nick Schmaltz ARI $3,900 11.16 2.86
Artem Anisimov OTT $3,000 8.46 2.82

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mikko Rantanen COL $8,400 20.88 2.49
Gabriel Landeskog COL $7,100 20.23 2.85
Brad Marchand BOS $7,500 19.36 2.58
Leon Draisaitl EDM $8,200 19.13 2.33

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Andrew Copp WPG $3,800 13.30 3.50
Joonas Donskoi COL $4,300 14.87 3.46
Tomas Nosek VGK $3,000 10.05 3.35
Valeri Nichushkin COL $3,700 11.69 3.16

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Darnell Nurse EDM $5,900 16.22 2.75
Jakob Chychrun ARI $4,500 15.17 3.37
Shea Theodore VGK $6,300 14.88 2.36
Alec Martinez VGK $4,500 14.84 3.30

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARI $4,500 15.17 3.37
Alec Martinez VGK $4,500 14.84 3.30
Ryan Graves COL $3,500 10.28 2.94
Ivan Provorov PHI $5,100 14.19 2.78

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Philipp Grubauer COL $8,600 24.84 2.89
Jack Campbell TOR $8,100 22.39 2.76
Connor Hellebuyck WPG $7,500 21.18 2.82
Anton Forsberg OTT $6,600 20.09 3.04

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Anton Forsberg OTT $6,600 20.09 3.04
Philipp Grubauer COL $8,600 24.84 2.89
Connor Hellebuyck WPG $7,500 21.18 2.82
Jack Campbell TOR $8,100 22.39 2.76

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.