NHL FanDuel Picks for Sunday, April 2, 2017

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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 FanDuel (ie. players from one team), and may cross over multiple slates. For more detailed and customizable lineup generation, please use the NHL FanDuel Optimizer.

C Sean Monahan
C Ryan Getzlaf
W Jake Guentzel
W Dale Weise
W Nikita Kucherov
W Evander Kane
D Michael Del Zotto
D Alex Pietrangelo
G Corey Crawford
Salary $54,700
Expected Points 161.48

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

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Ryan Getzlaf ANA $7,800 18.76 2.40
Jack Eichel BUF $7,700 17.00 2.21
Sidney Crosby PIT $9,000 16.71 1.86
Sean Monahan CGY $7,000 16.27 2.32

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Christian Dvorak ARZ $3,700 11.41 3.08
Sean Couturier PHI $4,500 12.38 2.75
Brayden Point TB $4,500 11.70 2.60
Anthony Beauvillier NYI $3,600 9.19 2.55

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nikita Kucherov TB $8,400 20.31 2.42
Jeff Skinner CAR $7,000 16.93 2.42
Jake Guentzel PIT $4,600 16.90 3.67
Alex Ovechkin WSH $8,400 16.69 1.99
Evander Kane BUF $5,800 16.68 2.88
Patrick Kane CHI $8,900 15.96 1.79
Artemi Panarin CHI $7,200 15.95 2.21
Brad Marchand BOS $7,900 15.63 1.98

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jake Guentzel PIT $4,600 16.90 3.67
Dale Weise PHI $3,400 11.47 3.37
Sven Andrighetto COL $3,800 11.43 3.01
Brock Boeser VAN $3,200 9.49 2.96
Kris Versteeg CGY $3,700 10.73 2.90
Evander Kane BUF $5,800 16.68 2.88
Brayden Schenn PHI $5,300 15.23 2.87
Mikko Rantanen COL $3,900 10.78 2.76

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Alex Pietrangelo STL $5,800 14.96 2.58
Victor Hedman TB $6,700 14.30 2.13
Roman Josi NSH $6,400 14.03 2.19
Kevin Shattenkirk WSH $5,600 13.62 2.43

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Michael Del Zotto PHI $3,300 10.94 3.32
David Schlemko SJ $3,400 9.56 2.81
Jake Muzzin LA $4,700 13.07 2.78
Marc-Edouard Vlasic SJ $4,300 11.53 2.68

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Corey Crawford CHI $8,600 35.19 4.09
Sergei Bobrovsky MET $9,400 30.08 3.20
Jake Allen STL $8,900 29.95 3.36
Brian Elliott CGY $8,500 27.43 3.23

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Corey Crawford CHI $8,600 35.19 4.09
Jake Allen STL $8,900 29.95 3.36
Kari Lehtonen DAL $8,000 26.80 3.35
Peter Budaj TB $8,200 27.36 3.34

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.