NHL Draftkings Picks for May 5, 2021

Daily Player Picks

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


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Center

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nathan MacKinnon COL $9,200 23.15 2.52
Mika Zibanejad NYR $7,600 16.19 2.13
Ryan O’Reilly STL $6,700 15.17 2.26
Elias Lindholm CGY $6,300 11.77 1.87

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Johan Larsson ARI $2,500 6.53 2.61
Nathan MacKinnon COL $9,200 23.15 2.52
Erik Haula NSH $3,600 8.85 2.46
Joel Eriksson Ek MIN $4,100 9.87 2.41

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mikko Rantanen COL $8,600 20.89 2.43
Gabriel Landeskog COL $7,300 14.88 2.04
Evander Kane SJ $6,200 14.82 2.39
Kirill Kaprizov MIN $6,400 13.79 2.16

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nick Bonino MIN $3,000 9.94 3.31
Emil Bemstrom CLS $2,600 8.53 3.28
Kaapo Kakko NYR $2,600 7.33 2.82
Conor Sheary WAS $3,200 8.90 2.78

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARI $7,300 16.64 2.28
Roman Josi NSH $7,200 15.74 2.19
Cale Makar COL $7,000 14.01 2.00
Adam Fox NYR $6,800 12.54 1.84

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jamie Oleksiak DAL $3,100 7.95 2.56
Brett Kulak MON $2,500 6.25 2.50
Esa Lindell DAL $3,700 9.11 2.46
Artem Zub OTT $2,500 6.10 2.44

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Juuse Saros NSH $8,300 21.39 2.58
Adin Hill ARI $7,900 17.54 2.22
Andrei Vasilevskiy TB $8,200 16.18 1.97
Jordan Binnington STL $8,400 15.56 1.85

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Juuse Saros NSH $8,300 21.39 2.58
Adin Hill ARI $7,900 17.54 2.22
Anton Forsberg OTT $6,500 14.16 2.18
Anthony Stolarz ANH $6,900 14.95 2.17

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.