NHL DraftKings Picks for Tuesday, October 24, 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 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.

C Sidney Crosby
C Jack Eichel
W Jonathan Marchessault
W Jake Virtanen
W Nikita Kucherov
D Stephen Johns
D Adam Larsson
G Pekka Rinne
Util Jeff Skinner
Salary $49,900
Expected Points 35.78

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

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Sidney Crosby PHI $7,900 5.19 0.66
Jack Eichel BUF $7,000 4.87 0.70
Steven Stamkos DET $7,600 4.80 0.63
Connor McDavid ANA $8,100 4.71 0.58

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Radek Faksa SJ $3,300 2.39 0.72
Jack Eichel BUF $7,000 4.87 0.70
Frans Nielsen TOR $3,400 2.38 0.70
Brock Nelson NJ $4,000 2.78 0.69

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nikita Kucherov DET $7,800 4.99 0.64
Patrick Kane STL $7,400 4.41 0.60
Jeff Skinner WSH $5,700 4.23 0.74
Filip Forsberg CGY $7,100 4.12 0.58
Jamie Benn SJ $7,200 4.10 0.57
Evander Kane BUF $7,000 4.08 0.58
Phil Kessel PHI $6,200 4.05 0.65
Claude Giroux NYR $6,400 3.97 0.62

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jake Virtanen WPG $3,000 2.28 0.76
Jeff Skinner WSH $5,700 4.23 0.74
Josh Bailey NJ $3,900 2.86 0.73
Paul Byron CAR $3,700 2.63 0.71
Derek Dorsett WPG $3,300 2.35 0.71
Anders Lee NJ $5,000 3.49 0.70
Cal Clutterbuck NJ $2,900 2.02 0.70
Denis Malgin CHI $2,500 1.74 0.70

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Erik Karlsson MTL $7,300 4.54 0.62
Kris Letang PHI $6,000 4.27 0.71
Roman Josi CGY $6,400 4.08 0.64
Shayne Gostisbehere NYR $5,900 3.65 0.62

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Stephen Johns SJ $3,200 2.52 0.79
Adam Larsson ANA $3,100 2.34 0.75
Justin Schultz PHI $3,800 2.80 0.74
Johnny Boychuk NJ $3,900 2.79 0.72

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Pekka Rinne CGY $7,800 5.59 0.72
Andrei Vasilevskiy DET $8,200 5.55 0.68
Mike Condon MTL $7,100 5.51 0.78
Ben Bishop SJ $8,000 5.49 0.69

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mike Condon MTL $7,100 5.51 0.78
Pekka Rinne CGY $7,800 5.59 0.72
John Gibson LA $7,500 5.17 0.69
James Reimer CHI $7,200 4.97 0.69

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.