Daily Player Picks
Updated Throughout the Day
Player expected costs and values are calculated every thirty minutes throughout the day.
Center
Best Rating
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Connor McDavid |
EDM |
$10,000 |
25.18 |
2.52 |
Jack Hughes |
NJ |
$10,400 |
24.52 |
2.36 |
Leon Draisaitl |
EDM |
$9,900 |
23.21 |
2.34 |
Auston Matthews |
TOR |
$10,200 |
21.64 |
2.12 |
Best Values
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Jack McBain |
ARI |
$3,300 |
9.34 |
2.83 |
Dylan Strome |
WSH |
$5,500 |
15.22 |
2.77 |
Josh Norris |
OTT |
$5,400 |
14.31 |
2.65 |
Pierre-Luc Dubois |
LA |
$5,300 |
14.02 |
2.65 |
Wing
Best Rating
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
David Pastrnak |
BOS |
$9,900 |
23.14 |
2.34 |
Nikita Kucherov |
TB |
$9,500 |
21.18 |
2.23 |
William Nylander |
TOR |
$9,800 |
21.15 |
2.16 |
Sam Reinhart |
FLA |
$9,300 |
20.95 |
2.25 |
Best Values
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Adrian Kempe |
LA |
$6,500 |
19.70 |
3.03 |
Alex Barre-Boulet |
TB |
$3,700 |
11.16 |
3.02 |
Matias Maccelli |
ARI |
$4,000 |
11.96 |
2.99 |
Lawson Crouse |
ARI |
$3,900 |
11.53 |
2.96 |
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Defenseman
Best Rating
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Evan Bouchard |
EDM |
$7,800 |
20.46 |
2.62 |
Quinn Hughes |
VAN |
$6,700 |
17.11 |
2.55 |
Shea Theodore |
VGK |
$6,400 |
16.15 |
2.52 |
Noah Dobson |
NYI |
$6,800 |
16.14 |
2.37 |
Best Values
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Scott Mayfield |
NYI |
$3,800 |
11.72 |
3.08 |
Luke Hughes |
NJ |
$4,500 |
13.19 |
2.93 |
Kaedan Korczak |
VGK |
$3,700 |
9.97 |
2.70 |
Travis Hamonic |
OTT |
$3,600 |
9.65 |
2.68 |
Goalie
Best Rating
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Thatcher Demko |
VAN |
$8,500 |
22.47 |
2.64 |
Logan Thompson |
VGK |
$8,600 |
20.32 |
2.36 |
Semyon Varlamov |
NYI |
$7,900 |
18.12 |
2.29 |
Cam Talbot |
LA |
$7,400 |
17.39 |
2.35 |
Best Values
Name |
Team |
Cost |
Expected |
Value |
Thatcher Demko |
VAN |
$8,500 |
22.47 |
2.64 |
Logan Thompson |
VGK |
$8,600 |
20.32 |
2.36 |
Cam Talbot |
LA |
$7,400 |
17.39 |
2.35 |
Juuse Saros |
NSH |
$7,300 |
16.95 |
2.32 |
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.