If you've played fantasy hockey over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of ownership percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments. Knowing who the competition is using enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, well, you're one step closer to a victory.
Each day, we'll be posting the previous night's ownership percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public used, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming slates.
Let's take a look at the ownership numbers for yesterday's main slate. If a player is not listed, his ownership was lower than 0.10%.
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $8,800 | 33.3 | 56.75% |
| Alex Ovechkin | W | $8,900 | 3.2 | 43.46% |
| Gabriel Landeskog | W | $7,200 | 38.6 | 34.80% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,400 | 16 | 33.24% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $4,600 | 8 | 26.52% |
| John Carlson | D | $7,100 | 8 | 22.66% |
| Samuel Girard | D | $4,200 | 16.5 | 21.70% |
| Jakub Vrana | W | $5,100 | 1.6 | 19.56% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $4,300 | 26.9 | 19.56% |
| J.T. Miller | W | $6,900 | 13.3 | 18.65% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $5,700 | 20.5 | 18.42% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | W | $6,400 | 18.4 | 18.39% |
| Ryan Graves | D | $4,000 | 3.2 | 17.38% |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | W | $4,700 | 16.8 | 15.94% |
| Elias Pettersson | C | $6,900 | 1.6 | 15.79% |
| Elias Lindholm | W | $6,100 | 18.4 | 15.05% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $6,700 | 17.3 | 14.50% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,500 | 20 | 14.47% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $5,900 | 3.2 | 14.46% |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,100 | 3.2 | 13.77% |
| Mark Giordano | D | $6,200 | 19.2 | 13.42% |
| Clayton Keller | W | $5,200 | 4.8 | 13.03% |
| Mikael Backlund | C | $5,700 | 12.8 | 12.99% |
| Sean Monahan | C | $6,400 | 14.4 | 11.36% |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $6,800 | 3.2 | 11.31% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $7,100 | 4.8 | 11.16% |
| Johnny Gaudreau | W | $7,600 | 16 | 11.08% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $6,000 | 11.2 | 10.99% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $7,600 | 3.2 | 10.42% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $5,700 | 28 | 9.60% |
| Tyson Jost | W | $3,800 | 20.2 | 9.40% |
| Zach Werenski | D | $6,500 | 1.6 | 9.08% |
| T.J. Oshie | W | $6,600 | 6.4 | 8.97% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | $4,700 | 24.8 | 8.66% |
| Andrew Mangiapane | W | $4,500 | 9.6 | 8.47% |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | W | $4,200 | 0 | 8.36% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $7,500 | 14.9 | 7.69% |
| Matt Niskanen | D | $5,000 | 3.2 | 7.54% |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 7.26% |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $5,500 | 11.2 | 5.78% |
| Joonas Donskoi | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 5.77% |
| Jake Virtanen | W | $3,800 | 17.6 | 5.74% |
| Christian Dvorak | C | $4,600 | 0 | 5.13% |
| Lars Eller | C | $4,200 | 15.2 | 5.01% |
| Rickard Rakell | W | $5,000 | 28 | 4.99% |
| J.T. Compher | C | $4,600 | 6.4 | 4.95% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,200 | 10.1 | 4.91% |
| Erik Johnson | D | $4,100 | 8 | 4.79% |
| Boone Jenner | C | $4,400 | 9.6 | 4.52% |
| Emil Bemstrom | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 4.41% |
| Ryan Murray | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 4.35% |
| Scott Laughton | W | $3,900 | 18.4 | 4.32% |
| Gustav Nyquist | W | $5,700 | 21.6 | 4.22% |
| Nick Foligno | W | $5,100 | 9.6 | 4.16% |
| Conor Garland | W | $4,400 | 1.6 | 3.99% |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | $4,100 | 0 | 3.85% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $5,000 | 1.6 | 3.50% |
| Ryan Getzlaf | C | $5,200 | 14.4 | 3.35% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 3.23% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $4,000 | 6.4 | 2.90% |
| Noah Hanifin | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 2.78% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 2.76% |
| Alex Goligoski | D | $4,300 | 4.8 | 2.71% |
| Jakob Silfverberg | W | $5,400 | 14.4 | 2.69% |
| Adam Henrique | C | $5,500 | 1.6 | 2.63% |
| Danton Heinen | W | $3,500 | 4.8 | 2.55% |
| Ian Cole | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 2.53% |
| Phil Kessel | W | $5,600 | 4.8 | 2.50% |
| David Savard | D | $3,800 | 6.4 | 2.36% |
| Nick Schmaltz | W | $4,000 | 20 | 2.27% |
| Martin Kaut | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 2.18% |
| Carl Hagelin | W | $3,300 | 11.2 | 2.11% |
| Stefan Matteau | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 1.91% |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | $3,900 | 12.8 | 1.62% |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | W | $3,200 | 14.4 | 1.58% |
| Derek Stepan | C | $4,700 | 16 | 1.35% |
| Antoine Roussel | W | $3,100 | 8 | 1.19% |
| Christopher Tanev | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.17% |
| Jordan Oesterle | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 1.15% |
| Sonny Milano | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.06% |
| Troy Stecher | D | $3,900 | 6.4 | 1.02% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,800 | 18.4 | 1.01% |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.82% |
| Brenden Dillon | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.80% |
| Kevin Stenlund | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.80% |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | W | $3,400 | 11.2 | 0.77% |
| Matt Nieto | W | $3,300 | 6.4 | 0.74% |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.71% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.62% |
| Lawson Crouse | W | $3,300 | 16.8 | 0.60% |
| Milan Lucic | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.58% |
| Barrett Hayton | C | $3,100 | 0 | 0.56% |
| Derek Grant | W | $3,600 | 17.6 | 0.56% |
| Christian Djoos | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.53% |
| Carl Soderberg | W | $3,400 | 31.7 | 0.52% |
| Logan O'Connor | W | $3,000 | 0 | 0.47% |
| Adam Gaudette | C | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.44% |
| Brad Richardson | C | $3,300 | 6.4 | 0.40% |
| Dillon Dube | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.38% |
| Derek Ryan | C | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.38% |
| Brendan Guhle | D | $3,700 | 18.4 | 0.33% |
| Matt Irwin | D | $3,500 | 20.8 | 0.30% |
| Radko Gudas | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.25% |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.25% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $4,000 | 0.24% | |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.22% |
| Riley Nash | C | $3,000 | 6.4 | 0.21% |
| Jason Demers | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.20% |
| Tyler Pitlick | W | $3,300 | 15.2 | 0.19% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.17% |
| Brandon Sutter | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.17% |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | C | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.16% |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.16% |
| Vladislav Kamenev | C | $3,100 | 0 | 0.15% |
| Richard Panik | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.14% |
| Loui Eriksson | W | $3,300 | 0 | 0.14% |
| Michael Raffl | W | $3,200 | 12.8 | 0.13% |
| Robert Hagg | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Zack MacEwen | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Tobias Rieder | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Oscar Fantenberg | D | $3,600 | 0 | 0.12% |
| Nick Jensen | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.10% |
Goalies
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Francouz | G | $9,000 | 4.8 | 42.72% |
| Cam Talbot | G | $7,800 | 20 | 18.44% |
| Darcy Kuemper | G | $7,400 | 32.8 | 10.75% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,300 | 16.8 | 10.18% |
| Braden Holtby | G | $8,200 | -0.8 | 7.83% |
| Joonas Korpisalo | G | $7,500 | 15.2 | 3.67% |
| Brian Elliott | G | $7,500 | 24 | 2.51% |
| David Rittich | G | $7,200 | 1.33% | |
| Ryan Miller | G | $7,200 | 25.6 | 1.14% |
| Antti Raanta | G | $8,500 | 0.46% | |
| Carter Hart | G | $8,100 | 0.30% | |
| John Gibson | G | $7,300 | 0.26% | |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | $7,600 | 0.18% |