NHL Draftkings Picks for May 1, 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
Auston Matthews TOR $9,100 23.03 2.53
Connor McDavid EDM $9,200 22.16 2.41
Nathan MacKinnon COL $9,000 21.18 2.35
Aleksander Barkov FLA $8,300 18.23 2.20

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Wennberg FLA $3,000 8.77 2.92
Johan Larsson ARI $2,500 6.86 2.74
Jordan Staal CAR $4,200 10.72 2.55
Trevor Zegras ANH $2,800 7.10 2.54

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mikko Rantanen COL $7,700 19.92 2.59
Mitchell Marner TOR $8,300 17.56 2.12
Brad Marchand BOS $8,400 17.41 2.07
Kevin Fiala MIN $6,700 14.92 2.23

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Brandon Hagel CHI $2,800 8.69 3.10
Anthony Beauvillier NYI $3,600 11.05 3.07
Carl Soderberg COL $2,500 7.53 3.01
Jason Spezza TOR $2,600 7.63 2.93

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARI $7,000 15.24 2.18
Cale Makar COL $6,100 15.00 2.46
Dougie Hamilton CAR $7,200 14.62 2.03
Darnell Nurse EDM $6,600 13.84 2.10

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Brady Skjei CAR $3,000 8.73 2.91
Andy Greene NYI $2,500 7.22 2.89
Dmitry Orlov WAS $3,700 10.19 2.76
Brandon Montour FLA $3,500 9.54 2.73

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jeremy Swayman BOS $8,400 23.90 2.85
Juuse Saros NSH $7,500 21.36 2.85
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR $8,500 18.12 2.13
Semyon Varlamov NYI $8,200 15.71 1.92

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jeremy Swayman BOS $8,400 23.90 2.85
Juuse Saros NSH $7,500 21.36 2.85
Alex Nedeljkovic CAR $8,500 18.12 2.13
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF $6,900 13.55 1.96

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.