If you've played fantasy hockey over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft 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 draft 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 draft percentages for yesterday's main slate. If a player is not listed, his percentage was lower than 0.10%.
Goalies
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $8,600 | 20.0 | 60.51% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | $8,200 | 17.6 | 18.75% |
| Carter Hart | G | $7,800 | 8.8 | 13.79% |
| Thomas Greiss | G | $6,700 | -10.4 | 4.16% |
| Brian Elliott | G | $7,800 | 0.40% | |
| Jaroslav Halak | G | $8,200 | 0.11% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Point | C | $7,400 | 16.8 | 49.81% |
| Victor Hedman | D | $6,900 | 23.2 | 44.24% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $8,100 | 45.5 | 39.34% |
| Steven Stamkos | W | $8,000 | 9.6 | 35.39% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $5,000 | 16.0 | 34.82% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,700 | 56.7 | 31.81% |
| Filip Hronek | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 22.05% |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $5,300 | 13.6 | 21.06% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 18.43% |
| Ondrej Palat | W | $5,300 | 9.6 | 18.40% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,500 | 8.0 | 16.99% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $6,600 | 16.8 | 14.98% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,700 | 13.3 | 14.79% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $4,000 | 13.3 | 13.14% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $8,200 | 11.7 | 13.12% |
| Nolan Patrick | C | $4,400 | 9.6 | 12.17% |
| Alex Killorn | W | $5,400 | 16.8 | 11.86% |
| Dylan Larkin | C | $7,200 | 0.0 | 11.47% |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,500 | 11.2 | 11.14% |
| Robby Fabbri | C | $4,400 | 4.8 | 10.53% |
| Yanni Gourde | C | $4,300 | 4.8 | 9.99% |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $4,000 | 13.6 | 9.38% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $6,100 | 12.8 | 8.34% |
| Craig Smith | W | $4,400 | 1.6 | 8.21% |
| Bobby Ryan | W | $4,600 | 0.0 | 7.66% |
| Tyler Johnson | W | $3,700 | 14.4 | 7.57% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,400 | 1.6 | 6.32% |
| Anthony Mantha | W | $6,000 | 13.6 | 5.79% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $6,000 | 0.0 | 5.42% |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | $4,300 | 6.4 | 5.32% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $6,600 | 16.8 | 5.28% |
| Oskar Lindblom | W | $3,700 | 8.0 | 5.20% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 5.11% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,900 | 17.6 | 5.04% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 4.92% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $4,700 | 15.2 | 4.03% |
| Erik Cernak | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 3.67% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $6,400 | 4.8 | 3.26% |
| Blake Coleman | W | $4,400 | 19.2 | 3.15% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 2.63% |
| Christian Djoos | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 2.46% |
| Taro Hirose | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 1.92% |
| Jakub Zboril | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 1.83% |
| Sean Kuraly | C | $3,600 | 6.4 | 1.65% |
| Trent Frederic | C | $3,000 | 0.0 | 1.63% |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 1.43% |
| Barclay Goodrow | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 1.39% |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | W | $4,100 | 1.6 | 1.27% |
| Danny DeKeyser | D | $3,600 | 1.20% | |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 1.10% |
| Troy Stecher | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.94% |
| Scott Laughton | W | $3,700 | 12.8 | 0.91% |
| Jan Rutta | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.89% |
| Kevan Miller | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.80% |
| Connor Bunnaman | C | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.66% |
| Michael Raffl | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.52% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.51% |
| Chris Wagner | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.43% |
| Connor Clifton | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.42% |
| Nate Prosser | D | $3,500 | 0.41% | |
| Callan Foote | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.38% |
| Sam Gagner | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Marc Staal | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.36% |
| Pat Maroon | W | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.24% |
| Mathieu Joseph | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.22% |
| Givani Smith | W | $3,000 | 0.19% | |
| Frans Nielsen | C | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.19% |
| Luke Schenn | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.15% |
| Adam Erne | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.10% |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | W | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.10% |