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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adin Hill | G | $6,700 | 4.8 | 30.77% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | $8,000 | 13.6 | 22.14% |
| Jack Campbell | G | $8,500 | 29.6 | 19.47% |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | $8,700 | -19.2 | 13.06% |
| Cam Talbot | G | $8,300 | 23.2 | 4.54% |
| Jonathan Quick | G | $7,700 | 19.2 | 3.95% |
| Jake Allen | G | $7,300 | 11.2 | 2.60% |
| Jordan Binnington | G | $7,000 | 48 | 2.21% |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $7,700 | 0.63% | |
| Michael Hutchinson | G | $8,500 | 0.18% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,800 | 29.6 | 64.75% |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $9,100 | 25.8 | 49.52% |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | $4,600 | 20.8 | 42.12% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,800 | 14.4 | 27.22% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $4,800 | 26.4 | 26.80% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $5,400 | 12.8 | 21.64% |
| Gabriel Landeskog | W | $7,100 | 1.6 | 20.50% |
| Cale Makar | D | $5,600 | 18.6 | 17.42% |
| Devon Toews | D | $4,600 | 8 | 15.45% |
| Max Pacioretty | W | $7,600 | 11.2 | 14.58% |
| John Tavares | C | $6,500 | 8 | 13.23% |
| Mikko Rantanen | W | $8,300 | 27.4 | 12.53% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,100 | 3.2 | 12.09% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $4,400 | 11.21% | |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $7,200 | 3.2 | 10.57% |
| Michael Bunting | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 9.65% |
| Nick Schmaltz | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 9.63% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,400 | 1.6 | 9.58% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,000 | 4.8 | 9.42% |
| Conor Garland | W | $5,300 | 3.2 | 7.56% |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | $4,200 | 33.5 | 7.41% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $6,400 | 12.8 | 7.39% |
| Drew Doughty | D | $5,900 | 20.8 | 7.01% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | W | $5,800 | 38.3 | 6.92% |
| Nazem Kadri | C | $5,600 | 8 | 6.86% |
| Kevin Fiala | W | $5,100 | 58.3 | 6.83% |
| Mark Stone | W | $7,000 | 6.4 | 6.45% |
| Shea Weber | D | $4,900 | 4.8 | 5.88% |
| Eric Staal | C | $3,900 | 3.2 | 5.88% |
| Alex Goligoski | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 5.60% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,200 | 12.8 | 5.37% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,200 | 16 | 5.33% |
| Samuel Girard | D | $4,600 | 1.6 | 4.65% |
| Ryan Graves | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 4.46% |
| Alex Tuch | W | $3,900 | 4.8 | 4.31% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | $4,300 | 0 | 4.27% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | $4,100 | 16.8 | 4.19% |
| Torey Krug | D | $4,700 | 9.6 | 4.18% |
| Jeff Petry | D | $6,000 | 9.6 | 3.93% |
| Josh Anderson | W | $4,200 | 14.4 | 3.91% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $4,300 | 6.4 | 3.66% |
| Joonas Donskoi | W | $4,300 | 6.4 | 3.57% |
| Nick Suzuki | C | $5,100 | 9.6 | 3.49% |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | $6,700 | 4.8 | 3.34% |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $5,000 | 6.4 | 3.23% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $4,800 | 6.4 | 3.17% |
| Christian Dvorak | C | $4,200 | 6.4 | 2.88% |
| Ryan Hartman | C | $3,200 | 13.6 | 2.68% |
| Sean Walker | D | $3,500 | 19.2 | 2.65% |
| David Perron | W | $6,300 | 17.6 | 2.59% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 2.45% |
| Andre Burakovsky | W | $4,100 | 15.2 | 2.43% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $3,800 | 3.2 | 2.28% |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | W | $6,600 | 21.6 | 2.16% |
| Matt Dumba | D | $4,000 | 0 | 2.09% |
| Jonathan Drouin | W | $4,300 | 3.2 | 1.81% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 20 | 1.57% |
| Justin Faulk | D | $3,900 | 3.2 | 1.50% |
| Tomas Tatar | W | $5,300 | 3.2 | 1.43% |
| Nicolas Hague | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 1.36% |
| Phil Kessel | W | $5,900 | 9.6 | 1.35% |
| Colton Parayko | D | $4,700 | 4.8 | 1.33% |
| Phillip Danault | C | $4,400 | 3.2 | 1.33% |
| Ryan Suter | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 1.27% |
| Alex Galchenyuk | W | $3,600 | 6.4 | 1.25% |
| Cody Glass | C | $3,200 | 1.22% | |
| Jonas Brodin | D | $3,800 | 11.2 | 1.19% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $4,200 | 15.2 | 1.17% |
| Clayton Keller | W | $6,000 | 6.4 | 1.11% |
| Brandon Saad | W | $4,300 | 1.6 | 1.05% |
| Andreas Athanasiou | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.03% |
| Jordan Greenway | W | $3,700 | 9.6 | 1.00% |
| Corey Perry | W | $3,100 | 30.4 | 0.99% |
| Mats Zuccarello | W | $5,000 | 1.6 | 0.99% |
| Wayne Simmonds | W | $3,200 | 12.8 | 0.98% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.95% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,300 | 0.94% | |
| Jason Spezza | C | $3,200 | 4.8 | 0.94% |
| Nick Bonino | C | $3,300 | 11.2 | 0.87% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,100 | 14.4 | 0.61% |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | $3,800 | 6.4 | 0.60% |
| Jaden Schwartz | W | $4,900 | 17.6 | 0.57% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.56% |
| Joel Edmundson | D | $3,500 | 12.8 | 0.55% |
| Victor Rask | C | $3,500 | 27.1 | 0.48% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $3,700 | 15.2 | 0.47% |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | $3,000 | 15.2 | 0.40% |
| Vince Dunn | D | $3,800 | 19.2 | 0.38% |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.32% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.32% |
| Tomas Nosek | W | $3,300 | 4.8 | 0.31% |
| Marcus Johansson | W | $3,700 | 0 | 0.31% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.28% |
| Tyson Jost | C | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.28% |
| Mike Hoffman | W | $4,400 | 0.26% | |
| Robert Thomas | C | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.20% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $3,500 | 0 | 0.19% |
| Nick Holden | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.18% |
| Kale Clague | D | $3,500 | 20.8 | 0.17% |
| Jordan Kyrou | W | $3,900 | 9.6 | 0.17% |
| Marco Scandella | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.15% |
| Johan Larsson | C | $3,300 | 13.6 | 0.15% |
| Tyler Bozak | C | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Alexander Barabanov | W | $3,000 | 9.6 | 0.15% |
| Jordan Gross | D | $3,500 | 0.13% | |
| Brett Kulak | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.12% |
| Ivan Barbashev | W | $3,000 | 12.8 | 0.11% |