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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Lehner | G | $8,300 | 32.8 | 42.54% |
| Cam Talbot | G | $8,000 | 20 | 35.43% |
| Jeremy Swayman | G | $7,700 | 40 | 9.66% |
| Ilya Sorokin | G | $8,200 | 12 | 6.21% |
| Martin Jones | G | $7,000 | 0 | 2.95% |
| John Gibson | G | $7,000 | 21.6 | 1.45% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | $8,300 | 1.01% | |
| Devan Dubnyk | G | $8,600 | 0.23% | |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,200 | 0.16% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,400 | 12.8 | 55.60% |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | $4,400 | 3.2 | 35.41% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,400 | 15.2 | 33.44% |
| Max Pacioretty | W | $7,800 | 11.2 | 30.52% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $4,000 | 26.4 | 30.27% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,200 | 9.6 | 27.70% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $5,800 | 9.6 | 27.08% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,800 | 3.2 | 20.40% |
| Ryan Hartman | C | $3,300 | 0 | 20.19% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $7,100 | 0 | 19.27% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | W | $6,100 | 0 | 18.96% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $4,400 | 9.6 | 17.06% |
| Kevin Fiala | W | $5,700 | 6.4 | 16.65% |
| Mark Stone | W | $7,000 | 22.4 | 16.38% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $4,600 | 1.6 | 15.66% |
| Brent Burns | D | $6,000 | 8 | 15.45% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,300 | 13.6 | 13.83% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $3,900 | 12.8 | 13.59% |
| Matt Dumba | D | $3,900 | 12.8 | 12.65% |
| Tomas Hertl | C | $6,100 | 15.2 | 11.40% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,700 | 4.8 | 9.35% |
| Logan Couture | C | $5,900 | 1.6 | 8.62% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,100 | 12.8 | 8.30% |
| Erik Karlsson | D | $4,700 | 9.6 | 8.13% |
| Mats Zuccarello | W | $4,600 | 15.2 | 7.60% |
| Victor Rask | C | $4,100 | 9.6 | 7.58% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | $4,300 | 3.2 | 7.50% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,100 | 12.8 | 6.12% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $5,500 | 18.4 | 5.62% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,900 | 8 | 5.46% |
| Evander Kane | W | $7,100 | 20.4 | 5.40% |
| Timo Meier | W | $4,600 | 1.6 | 5.36% |
| Craig Smith | W | $5,000 | 1.6 | 5.21% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $6,300 | 1.6 | 4.79% |
| Alex Tuch | W | $3,900 | 9.6 | 3.66% |
| Travis Zajac | C | $3,600 | 1.6 | 3.45% |
| Adam Henrique | C | $4,600 | 3.2 | 3.23% |
| Ryan Suter | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 3.03% |
| Jonas Brodin | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 2.70% |
| Kevin Labanc | W | $4,400 | 3.2 | 2.07% |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 2.01% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,700 | 8 | 1.86% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $4,400 | 8 | 1.54% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $4,100 | 19.2 | 1.35% |
| Rudolfs Balcers | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.29% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $5,400 | 3.2 | 1.29% |
| Rickard Rakell | W | $4,800 | 3.2 | 1.22% |
| Ryan Getzlaf | C | $4,300 | 3.2 | 1.20% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.16% |
| Marcus Johansson | W | $3,400 | 0 | 1.11% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.09% |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $9,200 | 0.92% | |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.92% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,100 | 3.2 | 0.82% |
| Cam Fowler | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.77% |
| Jamie Drysdale | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 0.74% |
| Jordan Greenway | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.67% |
| Nick Bonino | W | $3,500 | 26.4 | 0.67% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,600 | 20 | 0.66% |
| Cale Makar | D | $5,700 | 0.59% | |
| Mario Ferraro | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.57% |
| Jakob Silfverberg | W | $4,100 | 6.4 | 0.57% |
| Marcus Foligno | W | $3,100 | 0 | 0.55% |
| Max Comtois | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.55% |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.52% |
| Zach Parise | W | $3,800 | 16.8 | 0.51% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,200 | 0 | 0.48% |
| Gabriel Landeskog | W | $5,800 | 0.47% | |
| Sam Steel | C | $3,100 | 3.2 | 0.46% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.46% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.41% |
| Mikko Rantanen | W | $8,700 | 0.39% | |
| Dylan Gambrell | C | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Ryan Donato | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.32% |
| Nico Sturm | C | $3,000 | 0 | 0.31% |
| Josh Manson | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.30% |
| Nazem Kadri | C | $5,000 | 0.30% | |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $7,100 | 0.26% | |
| Troy Terry | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.22% |
| Patrick Marleau | W | $3,200 | 0 | 0.22% |
| Alexander Volkov | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.22% |
| Tomas Nosek | W | $3,700 | 0.22% | |
| Nicolas Hague | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.21% |
| Andy Welinski | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.20% |
| Carson Soucy | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.20% |
| Devon Toews | D | $4,700 | 0.20% | |
| Mattias Janmark-Nylen | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.20% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,900 | 0.19% | |
| Danton Heinen | W | $3,300 | 0 | 0.18% |
| Samuel Girard | D | $4,300 | 0.18% | |
| Drew Doughty | D | $5,900 | 0.17% | |
| John Leonard | W | $3,100 | 0.15% | |
| Sam Carrick | C | $3,400 | 0.15% | |
| Noah Dobson | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.14% |
| Curtis Lazar | C | $3,000 | 16.8 | 0.14% |
| Ian Cole | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.12% |