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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuukka Rask | G | $8,400 | 30.4 | 52.19% |
| Frederik Andersen | G | $8,200 | 30.4 | 18.48% |
| Alexandar Georgiev | G | $7,200 | 11.2 | 17.05% |
| Carey Price | G | $8,600 | 4.0 | 10.28% |
| Jake Allen | G | $8,600 | 0.84% | |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $7,200 | 0.34% | |
| Cayden Primeau | G | $6,500 | 0.24% | |
| Jaroslav Halak | G | $8,400 | 0.20% | |
| Michael Hutchinson | G | $8,200 | 0.12% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | W | $8,600 | 6.4 | 55.24% |
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,700 | 16.0 | 48.02% |
| Adam Fox | D | $4,500 | 12.8 | 40.52% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $8,100 | 11.2 | 40.40% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,300 | 3.2 | 35.16% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $4,900 | 28.0 | 32.28% |
| Josh Anderson | W | $5,000 | 15.2 | 30.91% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $6,200 | 9.6 | 27.92% |
| Jeff Petry | D | $6,100 | 6.4 | 26.54% |
| Nick Suzuki | C | $6,100 | 4.8 | 24.97% |
| Shea Weber | D | $5,400 | 4.8 | 23.64% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $5,200 | 19.2 | 23.54% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,900 | 15.2 | 23.13% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $8,100 | 3.2 | 21.90% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $4,200 | 0.0 | 21.36% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,300 | 16.8 | 18.43% |
| John Tavares | C | $7,100 | 20.8 | 16.57% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $6,700 | 6.4 | 15.79% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,400 | 27.2 | 15.59% |
| Ben Chiarot | D | $3,800 | 12.8 | 14.86% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,800 | 0.0 | 14.63% |
| Phillip Danault | C | $4,000 | 3.2 | 13.54% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $5,400 | 1.6 | 12.94% |
| William Nylander | W | $6,400 | 3.2 | 12.91% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 12.43% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $7,700 | 3.2 | 11.53% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $4,900 | 9.6 | 11.53% |
| Jonathan Drouin | W | $4,600 | 9.6 | 11.48% |
| Brendan Gallagher | W | $6,900 | 0.0 | 10.52% |
| Craig Smith | W | $4,400 | 4.8 | 10.46% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 9.74% |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | $4,700 | 6.4 | 8.59% |
| Jacob Trouba | D | $4,100 | 6.4 | 8.46% |
| Tomas Tatar | W | $5,800 | 21.6 | 8.41% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $5,600 | 3.2 | 7.76% |
| Jason Spezza | C | $3,500 | 0.0 | 6.92% |
| Corey Perry | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 6.24% |
| Joel Edmundson | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 5.00% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,100 | 1.6 | 4.98% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 4.22% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,700 | 4.8 | 3.81% |
| Alexander Romanov | D | $3,700 | 14.4 | 3.51% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,600 | 0.0 | 3.47% |
| Nic Petan | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 3.47% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,900 | 14.4 | 3.44% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,100 | 19.2 | 3.15% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,800 | 20.0 | 2.74% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 2.35% |
| Phillip Di Giuseppe | W | $3,500 | 0.0 | 2.28% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 2.24% |
| Sean Kuraly | C | $3,600 | 9.6 | 2.15% |
| Brett Kulak | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 2.07% |
| Travis Boyd | C | $3,100 | 1.6 | 1.92% |
| Artturi Lehkonen | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.70% |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 1.00% |
| Jimmy Vesey | W | $3,300 | 0.0 | 0.92% |
| Brett Howden | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.87% |
| Jake Evans | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.82% |
| Anthony Bitetto | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.80% |
| Anders Bjork | W | $3,000 | 13.6 | 0.75% |
| Chris Wagner | W | $3,000 | 17.2 | 0.70% |
| Kevin Rooney | C | $3,400 | 16.8 | 0.69% |
| Brendan Lemieux | W | $3,400 | 20.8 | 0.51% |
| Pierre Engvall | W | $3,100 | 0.0 | 0.51% |
| Zach Bogosian | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.50% |
| Joel Armia | W | $4,000 | 0.0 | 0.49% |
| Travis Dermott | D | $3,500 | 15.2 | 0.48% |
| Kevan Miller | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.46% |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | $3,500 | 0.44% | |
| Trent Frederic | C | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.42% |
| Jakub Zboril | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.39% |
| Paul Byron | W | $3,300 | 0.35% | |
| Libor Hajek | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.24% |
| Jordan Weal | W | $3,200 | 0.18% | |
| Julien Gauthier | W | $3,200 | 18.4 | 0.15% |
| Mikko Lehtonen | D | $3,600 | 0.14% | |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | $3,500 | 0.12% | |
| Adam Brooks | C | $3,000 | 0.10% |