NHL FanDuel Picks for Jan 4, 2022

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
Nazem Kadri COL $9,800 24.16 2.47
Nathan MacKinnon COL $10,400 24.15 2.32
Patrice Bergeron BOS $8,400 20.75 2.47
Aleksander Barkov FLA $8,800 18.78 2.13

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
J.T. Compher COL $5,200 13.82 2.66
Anthony Cirelli TB $4,900 12.68 2.59
Oskar Steen BOS $3,800 9.77 2.57
Dylan Larkin DET $7,300 18.55 2.54

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mikko Rantanen COL $9,900 23.08 2.33
Jonathan Huberdeau FLA $8,800 22.90 2.60
Brad Marchand BOS $9,200 20.63 2.24
Timo Meier SJ $10,100 19.89 1.97

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Frank Vatrano FLA $4,000 12.53 3.13
Paul Stastny WPG $4,500 12.64 2.81
Anthony Duclair FLA $5,900 16.25 2.75
Corey Perry TB $4,500 12.31 2.73

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Cale Makar COL $7,100 22.19 3.13
Roman Josi NSH $7,300 18.95 2.60
Devon Toews COL $6,300 18.70 2.97
Alex Pietrangelo VGK $6,900 17.14 2.48

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Cale Makar COL $7,100 22.19 3.13
Devon Toews COL $6,300 18.70 2.97
Zach Whitecloud VGK $4,800 14.01 2.92
Charlie McAvoy BOS $5,700 16.52 2.90

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Nedeljkovic DET $7,100 23.17 3.26
Andrei Vasilevskiy TB $8,300 22.50 2.71
Darcy Kuemper COL $7,900 20.83 2.64
Linus Ullmark BOS $8,000 20.51 2.56

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Nedeljkovic DET $7,100 23.17 3.26
John Gibson ANH $7,200 20.03 2.78
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI $6,500 17.70 2.72
Andrei Vasilevskiy TB $8,300 22.50 2.71

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.