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FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Thursday 5/6/21
Jeremy Swayman was the most popular goalie on the slate. Which other players got attention?

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
Jeremy Swayman G $7,900 32.0 26.22%
Tristan Jarry G $8,300 11.2 17.75%
Semyon Varlamov G $8,200 10.4 14.02%
Jack Campbell G $8,100 19.2 10.11%
Mikko Koskinen G $8,000 -16.0 7.78%
Petr Mrazek G $8,500 12.0 6.43%
MacKenzie Blackwood G $6,700 33.6 5.73%
Michael Houser G $7,000 -11.2 5.55%
Igor Shesterkin G $7,700 8.0 1.76%
Thatcher Demko G $6,700 31.2 0.97%
Tuukka Rask G $7,900 0.64%
Mike Smith G $8,000 8.8 0.60%
Cayden Primeau G $7,300 -7.2 0.58%
Collin Delia G $6,900 36.8 0.57%
Alex Nedeljkovic G $8,500 0.21%
Ilya Sorokin G $8,200 0.18%
Jake Allen G $7,300 11.2 0.18%

Skaters

PlayerPositionSalaryFanDuel PointsDraft Percentage
Connor McDavidC$9,30034.160.00%
Leon DraisaitlW$8,30030.941.84%
Vincent TrocheckC$5,8003.233.05%
Martin NecasW$4,60017.231.07%
Auston MatthewsC$8,90020.028.58%
Darnell NurseD$5,60016.023.56%
Matt GrzelcykD$4,2001.620.73%
Dougie HamiltonD$6,60012.816.71%
Andrei SvechnikovW$6,2003.216.25%
Kris LetangD$6,20024.016.05%
Sidney CrosbyC$8,30024.814.29%
Kasperi KapanenW$4,60025.314.10%
Jesse PuljujarviW$4,30015.213.73%
Teuvo TeravainenW$5,9006.412.74%
Evgeni MalkinC$7,50011.212.65%
Anthony BeauvillierW$5,20018.412.16%
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsC$5,4004.812.03%
Bryan RustW$6,4000.012.02%
Sebastian AhoC$8,1008.012.02%
Jake MuzzinD$3,90025.611.14%
Mitchell MarnerW$7,60023.210.54%
Nino NiederreiterW$4,9003.210.51%
Tyson BarrieD$6,30012.810.25%
David PastrnakW$7,40014.99.98%
Brad MarchandW$7,70022.99.71%
Jake GuentzelW$7,60012.89.37%
Patrice BergeronC$7,40016.89.37%
William NylanderW$5,70014.49.31%
Morgan RiellyD$5,3004.88.65%
Jared McCannC$4,30031.28.61%
Jean-Gabriel PageauC$3,6003.28.54%
Jeremy LauzonD$3,5000.08.39%
Nils HoglanderW$3,70026.48.06%
Sam ReinhartC$5,2006.47.95%
Joel EdmundsonD$3,5001.67.85%
Joe ThorntonW$3,4008.07.57%
Ryan PulockD$4,4008.06.42%
Craig SmithW$4,8003.25.93%
David KrejciC$5,60020.85.92%
Oliver WahlstromW$3,1006.45.85%
Nick SuzukiC$5,1001.65.71%
Jaccob SlavinD$4,1009.65.34%
Charlie McAvoyD$4,60017.35.24%
Jeff PetryD$5,50011.25.22%
John TavaresC$6,80024.85.19%
Travis ZajacW$3,2003.25.06%
Brett PesceD$3,9004.85.02%
Brock NelsonC$5,60012.84.96%
Josh BaileyW$4,3003.24.74%
Rasmus SandinD$3,50011.24.71%
Adam FoxD$6,0000.04.63%
Alex DeBrincatW$6,90013.64.44%
Taylor HallW$6,50011.24.18%
Mathew BarzalC$6,5001.64.01%
Cole CaufieldW$3,40020.03.77%
Rasmus DahlinD$4,3003.23.70%
Jordan StaalC$4,8004.83.67%
Quinn HughesD$5,0003.23.27%
Pavel ZachaW$4,30015.23.26%
Kyle PalmieriW$4,7004.83.23%
Nick RitchieW$3,7000.03.19%
Justin HollD$3,6006.42.98%
Dominik KubalikW$4,50016.02.96%
Alex GalchenyukW$3,80016.82.92%
Nick LeddyD$4,3008.02.91%
Jeff CarterW$4,40058.12.88%
Noah DobsonD$3,50011.22.82%
Patrick KaneW$7,5004.82.71%
J.T. MillerC$5,70016.02.71%
Jason ZuckerW$4,90022.92.71%
Jack HughesC$5,0000.02.62%
Yegor SharangovichW$4,7003.22.58%
Mika ZibanejadC$8,4003.22.57%
Brian DumoulinD$3,80016.82.51%
Travis HamonicD$3,60023.22.41%
Adam PelechD$3,7004.82.25%
Connor MurphyD$3,80011.22.22%
Will ButcherD$3,5009.62.21%
Mike ReillyD$3,9001.62.19%
Anders BjorkW$3,0001.62.16%
Kailer YamamotoW$3,6003.22.16%
Nico HischierC$4,70011.22.14%
John MarinoD$3,9001.62.12%
Tyler ToffoliW$7,20011.22.07%
Victor OlofssonW$5,4003.21.90%
Brady SkjeiD$3,70011.21.85%
Brock BoeserW$6,70026.41.85%
Bo HorvatC$6,1003.21.79%
Tage ThompsonW$3,40025.31.78%
Mark FriedmanD$3,5001.61.76%
Scott MayfieldD$3,50012.81.73%
Nate SchmidtD$3,8009.61.57%
Alexander EdlerD$4,0006.41.54%
Casey MittelstadtC$4,10012.81.48%
Adam GaudetteW$3,0001.61.38%
T.J. BrodieD$3,5009.61.35%
Jesper BrattW$4,50011.21.35%
Evan BouchardD$3,500 1.34%
Alex ChiassonW$3,5006.41.34%
Josh AndersonW$4,5004.81.33%
Ryan StromeC$5,7004.81.25%
Joel ArmiaW$3,6003.21.22%
Pius SuterC$4,00012.81.21%
Rasmus RistolainenD$3,70024.51.17%
Sean KuralyC$3,5004.81.12%
Kaapo KakkoW$3,9001.61.12%
Damon SeversonD$4,10016.01.09%
Wyatt KalynukD$3,5009.61.05%
Dylan CozensW$3,6001.60.96%
Duncan KeithD$4,8000.00.94%
Tyler MyersD$3,7003.20.91%
Alexis LafreniereW$4,2001.60.91%
Jason SpezzaW$3,5009.60.89%
Warren FoegeleW$3,4004.80.88%
Phillip DanaultC$3,9000.00.85%
Janne KuokkanenW$3,5001.60.75%
Filip ChytilC$3,7003.20.73%
Ben ChiarotD$3,6004.80.73%
K'Andre MillerD$3,6003.20.73%
Tanner PearsonW$4,5009.60.72%
Jake DeBruskW$3,70016.80.72%
Dominik KahunW$3,5001.60.67%
Teddy BluegerC$3,6001.60.67%
Dmitry KulikovD$3,5001.60.62%
Colin BlackwellW$3,5003.20.61%
Jordan EberleW$5,800 0.59%
Cody CeciD$4,3001.60.57%
Brandon CarloD$3,50021.60.55%
Brandon HagelW$3,4006.40.54%
Adam LarssonD$3,5004.80.53%
Frederick GaudreauC$3,20025.60.51%
Vitali KravtsovW$3,3001.60.50%
Ilya MikheyevW$3,4003.20.49%
Alexander KerfootC$3,4003.20.46%
Kole LindW$3,0000.00.45%
Ethan BearD$3,5008.00.44%
Jesper FastW$3,5001.60.40%
Tomas TatarW$5,1000.00.37%
Miles WoodW$3,800 0.34%
Arttu RuotsalainenC$3,2000.00.31%
Marcus PetterssonD$3,5009.60.31%
Zac JonesD$3,5001.60.31%
Philipp KurashevC$3,2003.20.31%
Morgan GeekieW$3,0001.60.30%
Jonny BrodzinskiW$3,0003.20.29%
Dylan StromeC$3,700 0.29%
Riley StillmanD$3,50020.00.28%
Jake BeanD$3,5000.00.28%
Connor CarrickD$3,5004.80.27%
Henri JokiharjuD$3,5001.60.27%
Josh ArchibaldW$3,3000.00.25%
Zach Aston-ReeseW$3,6006.40.24%
Rasmus AsplundW$3,2003.20.24%
Casey CizikasW$3,1001.60.20%
Pavel BuchnevichW$6,100 0.18%
Corey PerryW$3,2009.60.18%
Jujhar KhairaC$3,0003.20.15%
Alexander RomanovD$3,5000.00.15%
Vinnie HinostrozaW$3,8001.60.15%
Mattias SamuelssonD$3,5001.60.15%
Jeff SkinnerW$4,40014.10.15%
James NealW$3,2004.80.13%
Morgan BarronC$3,0001.60.12%
Jesperi KotkaniemiW$4,2001.60.12%
Stefan NoesenW$3,0000.00.12%
Wayne SimmondsW$3,6001.60.11%
Pierre EngvallW$3,00018.40.11%
Kevan MillerD$3,5004.80.10%

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