NHL DraftKings Picks for Sunday, January 29, 2017

Sunday, January 29, 2017 NHL Daily Fantasy (DFS) Picks for DraftKings Daily Fantasy League Competitions.

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Optimal Lineup

Updated Throughout the Day

Optimal lineups are generated to demonstrate groups of players that work well together. This should be used only as a thought-starter for your lineups. This lineup may not conform to exact requirements of DraftKings (ie. players from one team), and may cross over multiple slates. For more detailed and customizable lineup generation, please use the NHL DraftKings Optimizer.

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

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Sidney Crosby PIT $7,000
Bo Horvat VAN $3,900
Vincent Trocheck FLA $4,900
Nathan MacKinnon COL $4,900

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Sidney Crosby PIT $7,000
Bo Horvat VAN $3,900
Vincent Trocheck FLA $4,900
Nathan MacKinnon COL $4,900

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Ovechkin WSH $6,900
Wayne Simmonds PHI $5,000
Taylor Hall NJ $5,100
Johnny Gaudreau PAC $5,100
Nikita Kucherov TB $5,600
Cam Atkinson CBJ $5,700
Patrik Laine WPG $5,800
Brad Marchand BOS $5,900

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Ovechkin WSH $6,900
Wayne Simmonds PHI $5,000
Taylor Hall NJ $5,100
Johnny Gaudreau PAC $5,100
Nikita Kucherov TB $5,600
Cam Atkinson CBJ $5,700
Patrik Laine WPG $5,800
Brad Marchand BOS $5,900

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Brent Burns SJ $6,800
Cam Fowler PAC $4,300
Seth Jones MET $4,400
Ryan McDonagh NYR $4,500

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Brent Burns SJ $6,800
Cam Fowler PAC $4,300
Seth Jones MET $4,400
Ryan McDonagh NYR $4,500

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Braden Holtby WSH $6,400
Martin Jones SJ $6,300
Sergei Bobrovsky MET $6,200
Devan Dubnyk MIN $6,100

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Braden Holtby WSH $6,400
Martin Jones SJ $6,300
Sergei Bobrovsky MET $6,200
Devan Dubnyk MIN $6,100

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. 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.