NHL FanDuel Picks for Dec 29, 2021

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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
Leon Draisaitl EDM $10,000 21.72 2.17
Connor McDavid EDM $10,300 21.18 2.06
Aleksander Barkov FLA $8,500 18.89 2.22
Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH $7,800 15.83 2.03

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Robert Thomas STL $4,600 13.78 3.00
Yanni Gourde SEA $4,600 12.11 2.63
Jared McCann SEA $5,400 13.69 2.54
Tage Thompson BUF $5,400 13.17 2.44

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Ovechkin WSH $10,200 25.15 2.47
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA $8,400 18.28 2.18
Vladimir Tarasenko STL $7,600 17.62 2.32
Matt Duchene NSH $7,000 16.99 2.43

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jaden Schwartz SEA $4,900 14.77 3.01
Jesper Bratt NJ $5,600 15.29 2.73
Tom Wilson WSH $5,500 14.79 2.69
Andreas Johnsson NJ $3,700 9.94 2.69

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Aaron Ekblad FLA $6,700 17.16 2.56
John Carlson WSH $6,400 16.06 2.51
Adam Fox NYR $7,100 15.50 2.18
Dougie Hamilton NJ $6,500 14.51 2.23

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Colton Parayko STL $5,000 13.16 2.63
Aaron Ekblad FLA $6,700 17.16 2.56
MacKenzie Weegar FLA $5,300 13.52 2.55
Justin Faulk STL $4,800 12.26 2.55

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Ilya Samsonov WSH $8,300 20.41 2.46
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA $8,400 18.77 2.24
John Gibson ANH $7,000 18.13 2.59
Thatcher Demko VAN $7,700 17.28 2.24

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
John Gibson ANH $7,000 18.13 2.59
Ilya Samsonov WSH $8,300 20.41 2.46
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA $8,400 18.77 2.24
Thatcher Demko VAN $7,700 17.28 2.24

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.