NHL DraftKings Picks for Saturday, February 24, 2018

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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 Evgeni Malkin
W Sebastian Aho
W Taylor Hall
W Michael Grabner
D Sebastian Aho
D Dougie Hamilton
G Frederik Andersen
Util Jordan Eberle
Salary $49,700
Expected Points 36.32

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

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Evgeni Malkin PHI $7,600 5.41 0.71
Sidney Crosby PHI $7,100 4.85 0.68
Connor McDavid ANA $7,500 4.82 0.64
Patrice Bergeron BOS $7,400 4.81 0.65

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Frans Nielsen TOR $3,200 2.29 0.72
Evgeni Malkin PHI $7,600 5.41 0.71
Sidney Crosby PHI $7,100 4.85 0.68
Lars Eller DAL $3,700 2.53 0.68

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Taylor Hall COL $7,400 5.53 0.75
Alex Ovechkin DAL $7,800 5.07 0.65
Nikita Kucherov DET $8,000 4.89 0.61
Brad Marchand BOS $7,200 4.32 0.60
Blake Wheeler PIT $7,000 4.16 0.59
Johnny Gaudreau CEN $7,200 4.11 0.57
Phil Kessel PHI $6,700 3.99 0.59
Claude Giroux NYR $6,800 3.86 0.57

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Sebastian Aho WSH $2,800 2.34 0.83
Taylor Hall COL $7,400 5.53 0.75
Michael Grabner NYI $3,700 2.73 0.74
Michael Frolik CEN $4,000 2.76 0.69
Bobby Ryan MTL $3,800 2.56 0.67
Ryan Callahan DET $2,900 1.93 0.67
Sam Bennett CEN $3,400 2.24 0.66
Michael Raffl NYR $2,800 1.86 0.66

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Victor Hedman DET $6,700 4.23 0.63
Dougie Hamilton CEN $5,700 4.19 0.73
John Carlson DAL $6,600 3.97 0.60
Erik Karlsson MTL $6,500 3.87 0.59

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Sebastian Aho WSH $2,800 2.34 0.83
Dougie Hamilton CEN $5,700 4.19 0.73
Damon Severson COL $2,900 1.99 0.68
Radko Gudas NYR $3,000 2.02 0.67

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Frederik Andersen OTT $7,600 5.68 0.75
Andrei Vasilevskiy DET $8,400 5.55 0.66
Philipp Grubauer DAL $8,200 5.55 0.68
Petr Mrazek TOR $8,100 5.38 0.66

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Frederik Andersen OTT $7,600 5.68 0.75
Tuukka Rask BOS $7,500 5.20 0.69
Philipp Grubauer DAL $8,200 5.55 0.68
Tristan Jarry PHI $8,000 5.32 0.66

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.