NHL FanDuel 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 $9,100 27.43 3.01
Mika Zibanejad NYR $8,400 19.54 2.33
Ryan O’Reilly STL $6,300 18.63 2.96
Tomas Hertl SJ $6,600 15.08 2.28

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nathan MacKinnon COL $9,100 27.43 3.01
Ryan O’Reilly STL $6,300 18.63 2.96
Tyler Bozak STL $3,700 10.62 2.87
Chandler Stephenson VGK $4,700 13.16 2.80

Wing

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mikko Rantanen COL $8,500 26.38 3.10
Gabriel Landeskog COL $7,100 19.29 2.72
Kirill Kaprizov MIN $6,600 17.29 2.62
David Perron STL $6,300 17.05 2.71

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Joonas Donskoi COL $3,400 13.03 3.83
Nick Bonino MIN $3,800 12.64 3.33
Blake Coleman TB $4,000 12.95 3.24
Emil Bemstrom CBJ $3,000 9.65 3.22

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Defenseman

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARI $5,700 18.10 3.17
Cale Makar COL $5,800 17.83 3.07
Roman Josi NSH $6,700 17.55 2.62
Adam Fox NYR $6,300 15.15 2.41

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jakob Chychrun ARI $5,700 18.10 3.17
Ryan Ellis NSH $4,400 13.58 3.09
Alex Goligoski ARI $3,900 12.01 3.08
Cale Makar COL $5,800 17.83 3.07

Goalie

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Juuse Saros NSH $7,600 26.88 3.54
Adin Hill ARI $6,900 24.11 3.49
Andrei Vasilevskiy TB $8,600 21.45 2.49
Philipp Grubauer COL $8,500 21.36 2.51

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Juuse Saros NSH $7,600 26.88 3.54
Adin Hill ARI $6,900 24.11 3.49
Anthony Stolarz ANH $6,700 18.60 2.78
Jordan Binnington STL $7,300 19.99 2.74

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.