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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Halak | G | $7,800 | -2.4 | 26.27% |
| Mike Smith | G | $8,000 | 30.4 | 17.39% |
| Ilya Sorokin | G | $8,200 | 10.4 | 15.93% |
| Petr Mrazek | G | $8,400 | 21.6 | 11.32% |
| Michael Houser | G | $6,500 | 36.0 | 10.20% |
| Tristan Jarry | G | $8,500 | 24.0 | 5.37% |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | G | $6,700 | 26.4 | 5.01% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,000 | 2.4 | 2.10% |
| Jeremy Swayman | G | $7,800 | 1.51% | |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,200 | 1.42% | |
| Brian Elliott | G | $7,300 | -4.8 | 0.87% |
| Collin Delia | G | $6,500 | 1.6 | 0.81% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | $7,800 | 0.21% | |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | $8,400 | 0.16% | |
| James Reimer | G | $8,400 | 0.11% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | C | $9,300 | 21.3 | 61.69% |
| Leon Draisaitl | W | $8,300 | 30.9 | 39.59% |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | $5,800 | 19.2 | 37.99% |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $6,700 | 6.4 | 35.73% |
| Martin Necas | W | $4,400 | 28.4 | 28.19% |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | W | $4,100 | 3.2 | 22.43% |
| Sebastian Aho | C | $7,900 | 19.2 | 22.10% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $4,000 | 18.1 | 22.02% |
| Andrei Svechnikov | W | $5,900 | 38.4 | 21.95% |
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,100 | 38.9 | 20.04% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 18.26% |
| Darnell Nurse | D | $5,500 | 30.1 | 17.67% |
| Kris Letang | D | $6,100 | 16.5 | 17.02% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,300 | 25.3 | 16.42% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,600 | 18.1 | 15.90% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,800 | 3.2 | 15.39% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $5,000 | 23.2 | 13.39% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $6,400 | 12.8 | 13.03% |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | $3,900 | 11.2 | 12.08% |
| Tyson Barrie | D | $6,400 | 18.1 | 11.33% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,400 | 30.6 | 11.18% |
| Sam Reinhart | C | $5,200 | 3.2 | 10.68% |
| Dominik Kubalik | W | $4,600 | 1.6 | 9.79% |
| Teuvo Teravainen | W | $5,600 | 36.0 | 9.27% |
| Nino Niederreiter | W | $4,700 | 27.2 | 9.05% |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | W | $5,600 | 3.2 | 9.03% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,600 | 4.8 | 8.81% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,600 | 11.2 | 8.00% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,200 | 9.6 | 7.66% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | W | $4,500 | 11.2 | 7.59% |
| Jordan Staal | C | $5,000 | 1.6 | 7.56% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $4,800 | 3.2 | 7.21% |
| Brett Pesce | D | $4,200 | 0.0 | 6.65% |
| Craig Smith | W | $5,100 | 4.8 | 6.49% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,800 | 17.6 | 6.45% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,000 | 18.4 | 6.27% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,600 | 11.2 | 6.20% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $7,000 | 15.2 | 6.19% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $6,500 | 15.2 | 6.00% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 5.85% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $3,800 | 3.2 | 5.68% |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | $7,400 | 21.3 | 5.62% |
| Jared McCann | C | $4,600 | 12.8 | 5.46% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $6,600 | 17.6 | 5.40% |
| J.T. Miller | C | $5,700 | 6.4 | 5.11% |
| Alex DeBrincat | W | $6,800 | 35.6 | 4.90% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,100 | 6.4 | 4.74% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,400 | 20.0 | 4.72% |
| Travis Hamonic | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 4.55% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,600 | 4.37% | |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,200 | 11.2 | 4.22% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 4.20% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 4.16% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $6,300 | 3.2 | 4.06% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $5,900 | 4.8 | 3.88% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $4,400 | 4.8 | 3.73% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,200 | 3.2 | 3.50% |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 3.38% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $4,300 | 4.8 | 3.36% |
| Patrick Kane | W | $7,600 | 20.8 | 3.25% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 2.98% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $4,300 | 9.6 | 2.97% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $4,500 | 3.2 | 2.96% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,700 | 27.2 | 2.94% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $4,800 | 21.3 | 2.66% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,200 | 24.0 | 2.46% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $4,400 | 8.0 | 2.44% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $6,800 | 18.4 | 2.28% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $4,700 | 15.2 | 2.24% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $4,600 | 15.2 | 2.21% |
| Connor Murphy | D | $3,800 | 8.0 | 2.11% |
| Pavel Zacha | W | $4,200 | 29.3 | 2.06% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $4,100 | 3.2 | 1.97% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $3,800 | 0.0 | 1.90% |
| Dylan Cozens | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 1.77% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 1.73% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $3,700 | 0.0 | 1.73% |
| Nico Hischier | C | $4,700 | 13.3 | 1.70% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $4,100 | 4.8 | 1.69% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 1.64% |
| Duncan Keith | D | $4,800 | 3.2 | 1.59% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 1.47% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $5,700 | 0.0 | 1.45% |
| Jesper Bratt | W | $4,800 | 4.8 | 1.43% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,000 | 16.0 | 1.35% |
| Warren Foegele | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 1.33% |
| John Marino | D | $3,800 | 17.3 | 1.32% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $4,300 | 11.2 | 1.29% |
| Damon Severson | D | $3,900 | 20.8 | 1.13% |
| Kirby Dach | C | $3,900 | 1.08% | |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $4,800 | 3.2 | 1.06% |
| Kailer Yamamoto | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.97% |
| Alex Chiasson | W | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.96% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $4,400 | 11.2 | 0.95% |
| Travis Zajac | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.87% |
| Dylan Strome | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.84% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,800 | 4.8 | 0.81% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.81% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $3,800 | 6.4 | 0.80% |
| Jake Bean | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.78% |
| Miles Wood | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.78% |
| Jesper Fast | W | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.77% |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.73% |
| Sean Kuraly | C | $3,100 | 18.4 | 0.73% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,700 | 19.2 | 0.66% |
| Scott Laughton | C | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.64% |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.61% |
| Teddy Blueger | C | $3,600 | 8.0 | 0.59% |
| Leo Komarov | W | $3,400 | 0.55% | |
| Kole Lind | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.53% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $4,300 | 6.4 | 0.52% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $3,800 | 0.0 | 0.50% |
| Adam Larsson | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.49% |
| Rasmus Asplund | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.45% |
| Mark Friedman | D | $3,500 | 16.8 | 0.45% |
| Adam Gaudette | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.42% |
| Brady Skjei | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.41% |
| Josh Archibald | W | $3,200 | 9.6 | 0.36% |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | $3,200 | 11.2 | 0.36% |
| Pius Suter | C | $4,400 | 6.4 | 0.35% |
| Wade Allison | W | $3,000 | 9.6 | 0.35% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.35% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,500 | 18.4 | 0.34% |
| Ethan Bear | D | $3,500 | 0.34% | |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.30% |
| Connor Carrick | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.30% |
| Brandon Hagel | W | $3,400 | 9.6 | 0.29% |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.22% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.20% |
| Morgan Geekie | C | $3,000 | 14.4 | 0.20% |
| Tyler Ennis | W | $3,100 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Dominik Kahun | W | $3,500 | 11.7 | 0.19% |
| Jacob Bryson | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.18% |
| Michael McLeod | C | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.16% |
| Colton Sceviour | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Anders Bjork | W | $3,000 | 30.4 | 0.15% |
| Casey Cizikas | W | $3,100 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| James Neal | W | $3,200 | 0.14% | |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.13% |
| Travis Boyd | C | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.13% |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | $3,500 | 21.6 | 0.10% |