VALUE CENTER: Ivan Barbashev, STL ($2,800)
Barbashev is priced $300 above the DraftKings minimum but offers sneaky upside for the St. Louis Blues at the Carolina Hurricanes. Six of his 10 points this season have come on the road. He has a low shot volume (17 SOG in 28 games) but has recently been given a top-line center trial with Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. Barbashev has an assist in back-to-back games, and the Hurricanes have been outscored 14-5 in their four-game losing streak.
TOP WING: Jake Guentzel, PIT ($5,800)
Guentzel ranks third in 5-on-5 points per 60 minutes (2.84; minimum 500 minutes played), according to stats.hockeyanalysis.com. Only Pittsburgh Penguins linemate Conor Sheary (3.06) and McDavid (2.85) have been better in that category. Since missing four games with a concussion, Guentzel has six points (four goals, two assists), two blocks and 11 SOG during a four-game point streak he'll try to extend against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
VALUE WING: Jaromir Jagr, FLA ($4,300)
Jagr has played all 80 games for the Florida Panthers, and the 45-year-old is worth this low price to start a season-ending back-to-back. Linemate Aleksander Barkov (upper body) has missed the past four games, but Jagr has two points and 13 SOG in that span. He has been effective against the Buffalo Sabres, with three assists and nine SOG in three games this season.
TOP DEFENSEMAN: Jacob Trouba, WPG ($5,100)
Trouba has 33 points in 59 games, 18th in points per game among defensemen (0.56). He has six points, nine blocks and 12 SOG in his past five games, and two assists, three blocks and seven SOG in two games against the Nashville Predators this season. Averaging 24:57 per game for the Winnipeg Jets, who feature forward standouts Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little, has made Trouba a high-upside play.
