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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | G | $7,500 | 43.2 | 37.22% |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | $8,000 | -0.8 | 23.72% |
| Frederik Andersen | G | $8,600 | 29.6 | 18.85% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | $7,600 | 9.6 | 4.94% |
| Mike Smith | G | $7,800 | 30.4 | 4.71% |
| Braden Holtby | G | $6,700 | 36.0 | 4.54% |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | $6,900 | 15.2 | 2.98% |
| Thomas Greiss | G | $6,900 | 1.49% | |
| Matt Murray | G | $6,600 | 12.8 | 0.89% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $6,700 | 0.15% | |
| Michael Hutchinson | G | $8,600 | 0.14% | |
| Malcolm Subban | G | $7,500 | 0.13% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,800 | 15.2 | 63.51% |
| Connor McDavid | C | $9,000 | 24.5 | 49.33% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,000 | 6.4 | 34.24% |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | W | $6,200 | 24.5 | 32.12% |
| Tyson Barrie | D | $5,700 | 4.8 | 28.55% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,900 | 1.6 | 27.89% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | W | $5,700 | 6.4 | 24.78% |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | W | $4,200 | 15.2 | 21.38% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $4,300 | 9.6 | 20.41% |
| Elias Lindholm | C | $6,300 | 1.6 | 19.82% |
| Alex DeBrincat | W | $6,900 | 21.6 | 17.84% |
| Andrew Copp | W | $4,000 | 6.4 | 17.33% |
| Patrick Kane | W | $8,600 | 12.8 | 16.73% |
| Pius Suter | C | $4,300 | 4.8 | 16.51% |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | $8,200 | 34.1 | 16.04% |
| Evan Bouchard | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 14.90% |
| Filip Zadina | W | $3,300 | 4.8 | 14.28% |
| Dominik Kubalik | W | $4,900 | 1.6 | 13.42% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $5,100 | 9.6 | 12.73% |
| Mark Scheifele | C | $7,500 | 17.3 | 12.27% |
| Josh Morrissey | D | $4,100 | 22.9 | 11.31% |
| Andrew Mangiapane | W | $4,600 | 13.6 | 10.79% |
| Darnell Nurse | D | $6,000 | 8.0 | 10.63% |
| Filip Hronek | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 10.61% |
| Kyle Connor | W | $6,500 | 19.7 | 10.55% |
| Neal Pionk | D | $4,900 | 20.0 | 10.54% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,800 | 4.8 | 10.41% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,600 | 22.4 | 10.27% |
| John Tavares | C | $7,300 | 8.0 | 10.25% |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | W | $6,900 | 16.0 | 10.14% |
| Thomas Chabot | D | $4,900 | 1.6 | 10.02% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,700 | 11.2 | 8.61% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 8.15% |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | $4,400 | 3.2 | 7.70% |
| Mark Giordano | D | $5,400 | 16.0 | 7.60% |
| Brady Tkachuk | W | $5,600 | 23.2 | 7.53% |
| Juuso Valimaki | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 7.34% |
| Nicolas Beaudin | D | $4,000 | 0.0 | 7.21% |
| Blake Wheeler | W | $6,200 | 3.2 | 6.96% |
| Johnny Gaudreau | W | $7,700 | 6.4 | 6.45% |
| Dylan Larkin | C | $6,400 | 4.8 | 5.51% |
| Sean Monahan | C | $6,700 | 1.6 | 5.50% |
| Dylan Strome | C | $4,700 | 3.2 | 5.48% |
| Duncan Keith | D | $4,700 | 13.3 | 5.16% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $5,800 | 24.8 | 5.11% |
| J.T. Miller | W | $5,900 | 23.2 | 4.88% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $7,100 | 32.8 | 4.77% |
| Elias Pettersson | C | $6,700 | 11.2 | 4.72% |
| Evgenii Dadonov | W | $5,200 | 1.6 | 4.62% |
| Paul Stastny | C | $5,200 | 6.4 | 4.32% |
| Kailer Yamamoto | W | $4,400 | 6.4 | 4.30% |
| Robby Fabbri | C | $4,600 | 3.2 | 4.08% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 3.72% |
| Anthony Mantha | W | $6,100 | 3.2 | 3.66% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $3,900 | 6.4 | 3.61% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 3.27% |
| Mikael Backlund | C | $4,800 | 4.8 | 3.21% |
| Tim Stuetzle | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 3.16% |
| Travis Boyd | C | $3,100 | 1.6 | 2.71% |
| Adam Lowry | C | $3,700 | 3.2 | 2.70% |
| Josh Norris | C | $4,300 | 16.0 | 2.63% |
| Connor Brown | W | $4,100 | 6.4 | 2.44% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,700 | 20.8 | 2.44% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $4,000 | 11.2 | 2.36% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,400 | 4.8 | 2.20% |
| Bobby Ryan | W | $4,200 | 9.6 | 1.93% |
| Mattias Janmark | W | $3,700 | 0.0 | 1.78% |
| Nick Paul | W | $3,700 | 0.0 | 1.76% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $4,300 | 16.8 | 1.66% |
| Dillon Dube | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 1.50% |
| Alex Chiasson | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 1.45% |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | W | $3,600 | 4.8 | 1.44% |
| Carl Soderberg | C | $3,200 | 0.0 | 1.44% |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.41% |
| Adam Boqvist | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.34% |
| Jason Spezza | C | $3,500 | 4.8 | 1.27% |
| Mathieu Perreault | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 1.25% |
| Colin White | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 1.23% |
| Justin Holl | D | $4,000 | 11.2 | 1.23% |
| Tyler Ennis | W | $3,300 | 8.0 | 1.22% |
| Adam Larsson | D | $3,600 | 8.0 | 1.17% |
| Ian Mitchell | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.16% |
| Milan Lucic | W | $3,300 | 3.2 | 1.11% |
| Mason Appleton | W | $3,600 | 0.0 | 1.10% |
| Dominik Kahun | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 1.00% |
| Mathias Brome | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.99% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $4,300 | 3.2 | 0.90% |
| Christopher Tanev | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.88% |
| Noah Hanifin | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.87% |
| Christian Djoos | D | $3,600 | 0.0 | 0.84% |
| Dominik Simon | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.82% |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.78% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $4,000 | 13.6 | 0.77% |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | $3,700 | 15.7 | 0.77% |
| Drake Batherson | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.68% |
| Derek Stepan | C | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.62% |
| Tucker Poolman | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.59% |
| Sam Gagner | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.57% |
| Troy Stecher | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.47% |
| Chris Tierney | C | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.44% |
| Lucas Wallmark | C | $3,200 | 0.42% | |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.41% |
| Calvin de Haan | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Artem Zub | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.37% |
| Jordie Benn | D | $3,700 | 16.8 | 0.36% |
| Adam Gaudette | C | $3,200 | 9.6 | 0.30% |
| Marc Staal | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.30% |
| Jon Merrill | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.29% |
| Jujhar Khaira | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.27% |
| Kyle Turris | C | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.26% |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.25% |
| Sam Bennett | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 0.25% |
| Brandon Sutter | C | $3,700 | 8.0 | 0.24% |
| Pierre Engvall | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.23% |
| Nathan Beaulieu | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.23% |
| Brandon Hagel | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.22% |
| Slater Koekkoek | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.21% |
| Dylan DeMelo | D | $3,700 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Brogan Rafferty | D | $3,700 | 0.18% | |
| Olli Juolevi | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.17% |
| Travis Dermott | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.17% |
| Josh Archibald | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.16% |
| Artem Anisimov | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.16% |
| Byron Froese | C | $3,000 | 0.14% | |
| Kris Russell | D | $3,500 | 12.8 | 0.12% |
| Austin Watson | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Josh Leivo | W | $3,100 | 0.10% | |
| Devin Shore | W | $3,000 | 0.10% |