FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Wednesday 5/5/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | G | $7,600 | 6.4 | 28.54% |
| Jordan Binnington | G | $7,300 | 18.4 | 25.55% |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $8,600 | 20 | 8.74% |
| Philipp Grubauer | G | $8,500 | 12 | 7.62% |
| Adin Hill | G | $6,900 | 2.4 | 7.47% |
| Jake Allen | G | $7,700 | 3.2 | 4.33% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | $7,000 | 45.6 | 3.09% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | $8,700 | 24.8 | 2.45% |
| Cam Talbot | G | $8,100 | 12.8 | 1.77% |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $6,800 | 26.4 | 1.57% |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | $7,500 | -4 | 1.53% |
| Anton Forsberg | G | $6,600 | 32 | 1.27% |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | $8,300 | 19.2 | 1.20% |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | $7,100 | 28 | 1.14% |
| Alexandar Georgiev | G | $7,900 | 12.8 | 1.14% |
| Jake Oettinger | G | $7,400 | -4.8 | 1.08% |
| John Gibson | G | $6,700 | 0.24% | |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | $6,600 | 0.24% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $9,100 | 3.2 | 59.74% |
| Mikko Rantanen | W | $8,500 | 1.6 | 34.03% |
| Justin Faulk | D | $3,800 | 11.7 | 31.40% |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | $6,300 | 10.1 | 26.75% |
| Cale Makar | D | $5,800 | 6.4 | 26.60% |
| Gabriel Landeskog | W | $7,100 | 9.6 | 25.03% |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | $5,700 | 20.5 | 16.79% |
| David Perron | W | $6,300 | 3.2 | 16.38% |
| Ryan Ellis | D | $4,400 | 4.8 | 16.14% |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $4,800 | 4.8 | 15.65% |
| Nick Suzuki | C | $4,900 | 19.2 | 12.97% |
| Jeff Petry | D | $5,400 | 4.8 | 12.66% |
| Adam Fox | D | $6,300 | 3.2 | 10.06% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $8,400 | 8 | 9.75% |
| Joonas Donskoi | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 9.07% |
| Roman Josi | D | $6,700 | 8 | 8.09% |
| Devon Toews | D | $4,900 | 3.2 | 7.68% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $6,900 | 12.8 | 6.47% |
| Elias Lindholm | C | $6,700 | 6.4 | 6.36% |
| Brayden Point | C | $7,400 | 23.7 | 6.04% |
| John Carlson | D | $6,700 | 12.8 | 5.29% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | W | $6,600 | 30.4 | 5.06% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $4,700 | 16.5 | 5.06% |
| Filip Forsberg | W | $7,300 | 4.8 | 4.73% |
| Victor Hedman | D | $6,600 | 4.8 | 4.70% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $4,700 | 16.8 | 4.55% |
| Mark Scheifele | C | $7,400 | 8.5 | 4.53% |
| Anthony Mantha | W | $5,100 | 8 | 4.51% |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,400 | 11.7 | 4.33% |
| Colton Parayko | D | $3,700 | 8 | 4.09% |
| Cole Caufield | W | $3,300 | 4.8 | 3.95% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $6,600 | 0 | 3.87% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $4,800 | 0 | 3.82% |
| Nazem Kadri | C | $5,100 | 12.8 | 3.56% |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | $4,800 | 4.8 | 3.54% |
| Kyle Connor | W | $6,600 | 1.6 | 3.38% |
| Mark Stone | W | $7,800 | 3.2 | 3.35% |
| Blake Wheeler | W | $5,500 | 27.7 | 3.34% |
| Ondrej Palat | W | $6,100 | 1.6 | 3.31% |
| Tomas Hertl | C | $6,600 | 40.5 | 3.26% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,800 | 6.4 | 3.22% |
| Seth Jones | D | $4,800 | 6.4 | 2.99% |
| Matthew Tkachuk | W | $5,500 | 3.2 | 2.98% |
| Mark Giordano | D | $6,000 | 12.8 | 2.88% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,600 | 8.5 | 2.82% |
| Brady Tkachuk | W | $6,400 | 20 | 2.80% |
| Ryan Johansen | C | $4,700 | 6.4 | 2.80% |
| Jason Robertson | W | $5,300 | 11.2 | 2.76% |
| Kevin Fiala | W | $6,300 | 2.75% | |
| Vitali Kravtsov | W | $3,300 | 4.8 | 2.70% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $5,700 | 6.4 | 2.68% |
| Roope Hintz | C | $6,400 | 14.4 | 2.58% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | $4,500 | 4.8 | 2.58% |
| Jonas Brodin | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 2.55% |
| Josh Anderson | W | $4,500 | 0 | 2.55% |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 2.49% |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $7,000 | 9.6 | 2.41% |
| Brent Burns | D | $6,200 | 11.2 | 2.36% |
| Andre Burakovsky | W | $4,700 | 13.6 | 2.34% |
| Eeli Tolvanen | W | $4,800 | 1.6 | 2.34% |
| Neal Pionk | D | $4,400 | 11.2 | 2.33% |
| Mike Hoffman | W | $4,900 | 17.3 | 2.25% |
| Ryan Graves | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 2.19% |
| Josh Morrissey | D | $4,200 | 3.2 | 2.15% |
| Blake Coleman | W | $4,000 | 8 | 2.14% |
| Josh Norris | C | $4,700 | 14.4 | 2.13% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,600 | 17.6 | 2.11% |
| Tyler Seguin | C | $6,700 | 15.2 | 2.10% |
| Evander Kane | W | $7,400 | 34.1 | 2.08% |
| Drew Doughty | D | $5,200 | 1.6 | 2.06% |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,200 | 13.6 | 2.05% |
| Conor Garland | W | $5,200 | 19.7 | 2.00% |
| Christian Dvorak | C | $4,200 | 1.6 | 1.92% |
| Yanni Gourde | C | $4,700 | 10.1 | 1.92% |
| Alex Goligoski | D | $3,900 | 16.5 | 1.92% |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | W | $6,200 | 38.9 | 1.75% |
| T.J. Oshie | W | $6,400 | 49.8 | 1.71% |
| Phillip Danault | C | $3,900 | 3.2 | 1.68% |
| Johnny Gaudreau | W | $6,900 | 4.8 | 1.54% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $5,900 | 26.4 | 1.53% |
| Joel Armia | W | $3,600 | 0 | 1.46% |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | W | $3,600 | 0 | 1.45% |
| Alexander Barabanov | W | $3,000 | 11.2 | 1.44% |
| Emil Bemstrom | W | $3,000 | 0 | 1.42% |
| Joe Pavelski | W | $7,100 | 14.4 | 1.36% |
| Drake Batherson | W | $4,700 | 3.2 | 1.32% |
| Mikael Granlund | C | $5,700 | 3.2 | 1.32% |
| Mikael Backlund | C | $4,500 | 1.6 | 1.30% |
| Alex Tuch | W | $4,400 | 12.8 | 1.29% |
| Ryan Hartman | C | $3,100 | 17.6 | 1.24% |
| Mats Zuccarello | W | $5,000 | 11.2 | 1.24% |
| Lars Eller | C | $4,400 | 1.6 | 1.10% |
| Jack Roslovic | C | $4,500 | 17.3 | 1.09% |
| Jamie Benn | W | $6,200 | 1.6 | 1.09% |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | $4,500 | 1.6 | 1.06% |
| Ben Chiarot | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.01% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $5,700 | 27.7 | 1.01% |
| Calle Jarnkrok | W | $3,600 | 15.2 | 1.01% |
| Jordan Kyrou | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 1.00% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $5,000 | 3.2 | 0.97% |
| John Klingberg | D | $5,400 | 4.8 | 0.94% |
| Erik Cernak | D | $3,600 | 39.2 | 0.94% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $4,300 | 34.1 | 0.92% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | $3,700 | 16.8 | 0.91% |
| Tyler Bozak | C | $3,700 | 8 | 0.90% |
| Esa Lindell | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.86% |
| Conor Sheary | W | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.84% |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | $3,500 | 28.8 | 0.81% |
| Mattias Janmark | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.81% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $4,200 | 13.6 | 0.80% |
| Sean Monahan | C | $5,400 | 1.6 | 0.79% |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.78% |
| Erik Karlsson | D | $4,800 | 14.1 | 0.75% |
| Matt Dumba | D | $4,300 | 11.2 | 0.73% |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $4,800 | 3.2 | 0.71% |
| Jamie Drysdale | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.70% |
| Alex Newhook | C | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.69% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $4,300 | 8 | 0.68% |
| Christopher Tanev | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.67% |
| Robert Thomas | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.67% |
| Colin White | C | $3,400 | 12.8 | 0.66% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $4,400 | 15.7 | 0.62% |
| Max Domi | C | $4,400 | 12.8 | 0.62% |
| Timo Meier | W | $4,500 | 1.6 | 0.61% |
| Johan Larsson | C | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.60% |
| Michael Bunting | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.59% |
| Andrew Copp | W | $3,800 | 26 | 0.58% |
| Paul Stastny | W | $4,600 | 10.1 | 0.56% |
| Trevor Zegras | W | $3,000 | 17.6 | 0.56% |
| Clayton Keller | W | $5,800 | 8 | 0.52% |
| Victor Rask | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.51% |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.51% |
| Daniel Sprong | W | $3,700 | 0.50% | |
| Matt Duchene | C | $4,500 | 1.6 | 0.49% |
| Filip Chytil | C | $3,900 | 11.2 | 0.49% |
| Erik Haula | W | $3,700 | 4.8 | 0.48% |
| Ville Heinola | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.48% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.47% |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.46% |
| Alex Killorn | W | $4,900 | 23.7 | 0.46% |
| Phil Kessel | W | $6,200 | 4.8 | 0.44% |
| Jordan Greenway | W | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.44% |
| Marco Scandella | D | $3,600 | 0 | 0.44% |
| Nick Bonino | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.43% |
| Logan Couture | C | $5,700 | 4.8 | 0.42% |
| Jaden Schwartz | W | $4,700 | 0 | 0.39% |
| Joel Edmundson | D | $3,500 | 13.6 | 0.39% |
| Marcus Foligno | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.38% |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $4,400 | 1.6 | 0.37% |
| Ryan Suter | D | $3,800 | 6.4 | 0.36% |
| Patrik Laine | W | $5,400 | 0 | 0.34% |
| Quinton Byfield | C | $3,200 | 14.4 | 0.33% |
| Tyson Jost | C | $3,500 | 15.2 | 0.33% |
| Tim Stuetzle | W | $3,900 | 4.8 | 0.31% |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.30% |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 0.29% |
| Max Comtois | W | $4,400 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Justin Schultz | D | $3,900 | 0.29% | |
| Connor Brown | W | $4,500 | 18.4 | 0.28% |
| Luke Kunin | W | $4,100 | 0 | 0.26% |
| Adam Lowry | C | $3,200 | 40.4 | 0.24% |
| Andrew Mangiapane | W | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.23% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,900 | 0 | 0.23% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 0.21% |
| Mario Ferraro | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.21% |
| Carl Soderberg | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.21% |
| Garnet Hathaway | W | $3,000 | 6.4 | 0.19% |
| Marcus Johansson | W | $3,600 | 9.6 | 0.18% |
| Nic Dowd | C | $3,400 | 16.8 | 0.18% |
| Peyton Krebs | C | $3,000 | 0 | 0.17% |
| Sean Walker | D | $3,700 | 31.2 | 0.16% |
| Corey Perry | W | $3,200 | 4.8 | 0.16% |
| Brenden Dillon | D | $3,900 | 10.1 | 0.15% |
| Eric Robinson | W | $3,400 | 0 | 0.15% |
| Zach Parise | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Alex Formenton | W | $3,100 | 16.8 | 0.15% |
| Alexander Romanov | D | $3,500 | 8 | 0.14% |
| Cam Fowler | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 0.12% |
| Barclay Goodrow | W | $3,300 | 9.6 | 0.12% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $4,400 | 9.6 | 0.11% |
| Rickard Rakell | W | $5,300 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Shane Pinto | C | $3,000 | 20 | 0.10% |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Joel Kiviranta | W | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.10% |
| Andreas Athanasiou | W | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.10% |
| Nick Schmaltz | C | $3,700 | 0.10% |
