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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Jarry | G | $8,200 | 24.8 | 20.93% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | $7,900 | 38.4 | 32.41% |
| Martin Jones | G | $7,200 | 37.6 | 31.74% |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $7,400 | 3.2 | 2.70% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,600 | 8.8 | 7.43% |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | $6,500 | 9.6 | 8.10% |
| Jonathan Quick | G | $7,400 | 0.00% | |
| Troy Grosenick | G | $7,400 | 0.00% | |
| Casey DeSmith | G | $8,200 | 0.00% | |
| Laurent Brossoit | G | $7,900 | 0.00% | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | $6,500 | 0.00% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,100 | 31.2 | 74.45% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $5,800 | 12.8 | 59.86% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,500 | 9.6 | 56.50% |
| Kris Letang | D | $5,900 | 16.8 | 45.54% |
| Mark Scheifele | C | $7,000 | 20.0 | 41.04% |
| Blake Wheeler | W | $5,800 | 16.0 | 39.86% |
| Josh Morrissey | D | $4,600 | 6.4 | 30.73% |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | W | $6,600 | 18.1 | 28.99% |
| Erik Karlsson | D | $4,500 | 3.2 | 24.24% |
| J.T. Miller | C | $5,900 | 3.2 | 22.49% |
| Kyle Connor | W | $7,000 | 4.8 | 22.05% |
| Neal Pionk | D | $4,800 | 14.9 | 21.90% |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $7,900 | 4.8 | 19.65% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $4,800 | 20.0 | 19.47% |
| Brent Burns | D | $5,800 | 22.4 | 18.72% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $5,400 | 19.2 | 17.26% |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $5,400 | 13.3 | 16.92% |
| Evander Kane | W | $7,400 | 35.2 | 15.36% |
| Tomas Hertl | C | $6,100 | 16.8 | 14.82% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,300 | 3.2 | 13.42% |
| Drew Doughty | D | $6,600 | 20.8 | 12.99% |
| Logan Couture | C | $6,700 | 4.8 | 12.72% |
| Jimmy Vesey | W | $3,400 | 8.0 | 12.31% |
| Kevin Labanc | W | $4,700 | 9.6 | 12.28% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | W | $4,700 | 0.0 | 12.06% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $7,300 | 14.4 | 11.67% |
| Jared McCann | C | $3,800 | 11.2 | 11.40% |
| Timo Meier | W | $5,500 | 6.4 | 11.09% |
| Paul Stastny | W | $5,300 | 12.8 | 11.02% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $4,200 | 4.8 | 10.24% |
| Andrew Copp | W | $3,900 | 55.4 | 9.31% |
| Sam Reinhart | W | $5,000 | 8.0 | 8.82% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,000 | 11.2 | 7.34% |
| Ryan Donato | W | $3,100 | 6.4 | 7.29% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,200 | 6.4 | 7.13% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $6,000 | 12.8 | 6.95% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $5,000 | 16.8 | 6.69% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 6.50% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,000 | 3.2 | 6.47% |
| Travis Hamonic | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 6.12% |
| Matt Roy | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 5.98% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,700 | 18.4 | 5.97% |
| Andreas Athanasiou | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 5.73% |
| Dylan Cozens | C | $3,700 | 0.0 | 5.69% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 4.66% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $3,900 | 1.6 | 4.44% |
| Adam Lowry | C | $3,400 | 9.6 | 4.43% |
| Mario Ferraro | D | $3,900 | 14.4 | 4.43% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $4,200 | 16.8 | 3.93% |
| Mike Matheson | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 3.88% |
| Sean Walker | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 3.75% |
| Eric Staal | C | $4,000 | 6.4 | 3.60% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 3.52% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,200 | 13.6 | 3.45% |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | $3,300 | 6.4 | 2.85% |
| Patrick Marleau | C | $3,000 | 1.6 | 2.34% |
| Brandon Montour | D | $3,700 | 16.0 | 2.26% |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 2.13% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $4,400 | 11.2 | 2.07% |
| Jake Virtanen | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.95% |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,300 | 28.4 | 1.60% |
| Tyler Motte | W | $3,400 | 3.2 | 1.60% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 1.55% |
| John Marino | D | $3,600 | 16.8 | 1.51% |
| Evan Rodrigues | W | $3,200 | 24.8 | 1.45% |
| Trevor Moore | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 1.35% |
| Jordie Benn | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 1.05% |
| Mason Appleton | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.95% |
| Jacob Bryson | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.86% |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.85% |
| Curtis Lazar | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.77% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.69% |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.69% |
| Tucker Poolman | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.66% |
| Colin Miller | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.63% |
| Nikolai Knyzhov | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.62% |
| Mathieu Perreault | W | $3,200 | 13.3 | 0.62% |
| Gabriel Vilardi | C | $3,400 | 11.2 | 0.62% |
| Jayce Hawryluk | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.61% |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | $3,600 | 11.2 | 0.59% |
| Brogan Rafferty | D | $3,500 | 0.59% | |
| Mark Jankowski | C | $3,000 | 9.6 | 0.57% |
| Dylan Gambrell | C | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.51% |
| Arthur Kaliyev | W | $3,000 | 0.42% | |
| Adam Gaudette | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.40% |
| Carl Grundstrom | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.39% |
| Anthony Angello | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.37% |
| John Leonard | W | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Rudolfs Balcers | W | $3,100 | 18.4 | 0.30% |
| Kurtis MacDermid | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.30% |
| Blake Lizotte | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.28% |
| Antti Suomela | C | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.28% |
| Dylan DeMelo | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.28% |
| Sam Lafferty | W | $3,000 | 8.0 | 0.27% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,100 | 0.26% | |
| Radim Simek | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.26% |
| Austin Wagner | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.24% |
| Cody Eakin | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.24% |
| Nate Thompson | C | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.22% |
| Marcus Sorensen | W | $3,000 | 8.0 | 0.22% |
| C.J. Smith | W | $3,000 | 0.18% | |
| Jimmy Oligny | D | $3,500 | 0.18% | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | $3,000 | 14.8 | 0.17% |