FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Thursday 5/6/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | C | $9,300 | 34.1 | 60.00% |
| Leon Draisaitl | W | $8,300 | 30.9 | 41.84% |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | $5,800 | 3.2 | 33.05% |
| Martin Necas | W | $4,600 | 17.2 | 31.07% |
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,900 | 20.0 | 28.58% |
| Darnell Nurse | D | $5,600 | 16.0 | 23.56% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $4,200 | 1.6 | 20.73% |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $6,600 | 12.8 | 16.71% |
| Andrei Svechnikov | W | $6,200 | 3.2 | 16.25% |
| Kris Letang | D | $6,200 | 24.0 | 16.05% |
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,300 | 24.8 | 14.29% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | W | $4,600 | 25.3 | 14.10% |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | W | $4,300 | 15.2 | 13.73% |
| Teuvo Teravainen | W | $5,900 | 6.4 | 12.74% |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | $7,500 | 11.2 | 12.65% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $5,200 | 18.4 | 12.16% |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | C | $5,400 | 4.8 | 12.03% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $6,400 | 0.0 | 12.02% |
| Sebastian Aho | C | $8,100 | 8.0 | 12.02% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $3,900 | 25.6 | 11.14% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,600 | 23.2 | 10.54% |
| Nino Niederreiter | W | $4,900 | 3.2 | 10.51% |
| Tyson Barrie | D | $6,300 | 12.8 | 10.25% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,400 | 14.9 | 9.98% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,700 | 22.9 | 9.71% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,600 | 12.8 | 9.37% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,400 | 16.8 | 9.37% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,700 | 14.4 | 9.31% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,300 | 4.8 | 8.65% |
| Jared McCann | C | $4,300 | 31.2 | 8.61% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $3,600 | 3.2 | 8.54% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 8.39% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,700 | 26.4 | 8.06% |
| Sam Reinhart | C | $5,200 | 6.4 | 7.95% |
| Joel Edmundson | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 7.85% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $3,400 | 8.0 | 7.57% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,400 | 8.0 | 6.42% |
| Craig Smith | W | $4,800 | 3.2 | 5.93% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,600 | 20.8 | 5.92% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,100 | 6.4 | 5.85% |
| Nick Suzuki | C | $5,100 | 1.6 | 5.71% |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | $4,100 | 9.6 | 5.34% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $4,600 | 17.3 | 5.24% |
| Jeff Petry | D | $5,500 | 11.2 | 5.22% |
| John Tavares | C | $6,800 | 24.8 | 5.19% |
| Travis Zajac | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 5.06% |
| Brett Pesce | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 5.02% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,600 | 12.8 | 4.96% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,300 | 3.2 | 4.74% |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 4.71% |
| Adam Fox | D | $6,000 | 0.0 | 4.63% |
| Alex DeBrincat | W | $6,900 | 13.6 | 4.44% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $6,500 | 11.2 | 4.18% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,500 | 1.6 | 4.01% |
| Cole Caufield | W | $3,400 | 20.0 | 3.77% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $4,300 | 3.2 | 3.70% |
| Jordan Staal | C | $4,800 | 4.8 | 3.67% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,000 | 3.2 | 3.27% |
| Pavel Zacha | W | $4,300 | 15.2 | 3.26% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $4,700 | 4.8 | 3.23% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,700 | 0.0 | 3.19% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 2.98% |
| Dominik Kubalik | W | $4,500 | 16.0 | 2.96% |
| Alex Galchenyuk | W | $3,800 | 16.8 | 2.92% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $4,300 | 8.0 | 2.91% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $4,400 | 58.1 | 2.88% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 2.82% |
| Patrick Kane | W | $7,500 | 4.8 | 2.71% |
| J.T. Miller | C | $5,700 | 16.0 | 2.71% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $4,900 | 22.9 | 2.71% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $5,000 | 0.0 | 2.62% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $4,700 | 3.2 | 2.58% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $8,400 | 3.2 | 2.57% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $3,800 | 16.8 | 2.51% |
| Travis Hamonic | D | $3,600 | 23.2 | 2.41% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 2.25% |
| Connor Murphy | D | $3,800 | 11.2 | 2.22% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 2.21% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 2.19% |
| Anders Bjork | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 2.16% |
| Kailer Yamamoto | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 2.16% |
| Nico Hischier | C | $4,700 | 11.2 | 2.14% |
| John Marino | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 2.12% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $7,200 | 11.2 | 2.07% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,400 | 3.2 | 1.90% |
| Brady Skjei | D | $3,700 | 11.2 | 1.85% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $6,700 | 26.4 | 1.85% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,100 | 3.2 | 1.79% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,400 | 25.3 | 1.78% |
| Mark Friedman | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.76% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 12.8 | 1.73% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $3,800 | 9.6 | 1.57% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,000 | 6.4 | 1.54% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $4,100 | 12.8 | 1.48% |
| Adam Gaudette | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 1.38% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 1.35% |
| Jesper Bratt | W | $4,500 | 11.2 | 1.35% |
| Evan Bouchard | D | $3,500 | 1.34% | |
| Alex Chiasson | W | $3,500 | 6.4 | 1.34% |
| Josh Anderson | W | $4,500 | 4.8 | 1.33% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $5,700 | 4.8 | 1.25% |
| Joel Armia | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.22% |
| Pius Suter | C | $4,000 | 12.8 | 1.21% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $3,700 | 24.5 | 1.17% |
| Sean Kuraly | C | $3,500 | 4.8 | 1.12% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,900 | 1.6 | 1.12% |
| Damon Severson | D | $4,100 | 16.0 | 1.09% |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 1.05% |
| Dylan Cozens | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.96% |
| Duncan Keith | D | $4,800 | 0.0 | 0.94% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.91% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.91% |
| Jason Spezza | W | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.89% |
| Warren Foegele | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 0.88% |
| Phillip Danault | C | $3,900 | 0.0 | 0.85% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.75% |
| Filip Chytil | C | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.73% |
| Ben Chiarot | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.73% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.73% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,500 | 9.6 | 0.72% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $3,700 | 16.8 | 0.72% |
| Dominik Kahun | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.67% |
| Teddy Blueger | C | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.67% |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.62% |
| Colin Blackwell | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.61% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $5,800 | 0.59% | |
| Cody Ceci | D | $4,300 | 1.6 | 0.57% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,500 | 21.6 | 0.55% |
| Brandon Hagel | W | $3,400 | 6.4 | 0.54% |
| Adam Larsson | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.53% |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | $3,200 | 25.6 | 0.51% |
| Vitali Kravtsov | W | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.50% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.49% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.46% |
| Kole Lind | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.45% |
| Ethan Bear | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.44% |
| Jesper Fast | W | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.40% |
| Tomas Tatar | W | $5,100 | 0.0 | 0.37% |
| Miles Wood | W | $3,800 | 0.34% | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.31% |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.31% |
| Zac Jones | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.31% |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.31% |
| Morgan Geekie | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.30% |
| Jonny Brodzinski | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Dylan Strome | C | $3,700 | 0.29% | |
| Riley Stillman | D | $3,500 | 20.0 | 0.28% |
| Jake Bean | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.28% |
| Connor Carrick | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.27% |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.27% |
| Josh Archibald | W | $3,300 | 0.0 | 0.25% |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,600 | 6.4 | 0.24% |
| Rasmus Asplund | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.24% |
| Casey Cizikas | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.20% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $6,100 | 0.18% | |
| Corey Perry | W | $3,200 | 9.6 | 0.18% |
| Jujhar Khaira | C | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.15% |
| Alexander Romanov | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.15% |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $4,400 | 14.1 | 0.15% |
| James Neal | W | $3,200 | 4.8 | 0.13% |
| Morgan Barron | C | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Stefan Noesen | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.12% |
| Wayne Simmonds | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Pierre Engvall | W | $3,000 | 18.4 | 0.11% |
| Kevan Miller | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.10% |
