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 | $8,000 | -4.8 | 41.70% |
| Jordan Binnington | G | $7,300 | 41.6 | 27.12% |
| Robin Lehner | G | $8,400 | 20 | 19.20% |
| Martin Jones | G | $7,700 | 29.6 | 10.65% |
| Carter Hart | G | $7,700 | 0.46% | |
| Linus Ullmark | G | $8,000 | 0.24% | |
| Laurent Brossoit | G | $8,400 | 0.14% | |
| Ville Husso | G | $7,300 | 0.14% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,200 | 4.8 | 52.46% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $8,300 | 17.6 | 43.77% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $8,500 | 15.2 | 38.57% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $4,900 | 12.8 | 27.86% |
| Justin Faulk | D | $4,500 | 4.8 | 26.35% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,800 | 18.4 | 24.94% |
| Colton Parayko | D | $4,100 | 12.8 | 24.48% |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | $6,800 | 11.2 | 22.40% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $6,600 | 26.9 | 22.03% |
| Ryan Ellis | D | $5,500 | 10.1 | 21.37% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $6,500 | 9.6 | 18.50% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $5,100 | 3.2 | 16.28% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $6,400 | 20.8 | 14.93% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,000 | 6.4 | 13.28% |
| Derick Brassard | C | $3,600 | 16.5 | 12.37% |
| David Perron | W | $6,800 | 12.8 | 11.92% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $6,000 | 8 | 11.37% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $5,900 | 18.4 | 11.00% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,500 | 13.6 | 10.76% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,200 | 9.6 | 10.43% |
| Torey Krug | D | $5,600 | 8 | 10.08% |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $6,100 | 9.6 | 9.79% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $4,600 | 11.2 | 8.66% |
| Jordan Kyrou | W | $4,600 | 12.8 | 8.56% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,000 | 14.4 | 8.43% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $5,400 | 28.5 | 7.39% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $3,900 | 3.2 | 7.23% |
| Erik Haula | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 6.77% |
| Keith Yandle | D | $4,700 | 18.1 | 6.54% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $5,500 | 32 | 6.00% |
| Robert Thomas | C | $3,300 | 9.6 | 5.45% |
| Craig Smith | W | $4,200 | 11.2 | 4.99% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $4,500 | 14.4 | 4.29% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 4.07% |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | W | $7,000 | 24.8 | 3.88% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $4,100 | 0 | 3.72% |
| Marco Scandella | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 3.66% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $4,000 | 9.6 | 3.45% |
| Tyler Bozak | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 3.42% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,600 | 12.8 | 3.26% |
| Nicolas Roy | C | $3,100 | 6.4 | 3.25% |
| Brandon Saad | W | $4,400 | 18.4 | 3.06% |
| Keegan Kolesar | C | $3,400 | 6.4 | 3.00% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $3,700 | 4.8 | 2.97% |
| Nick Foligno | C | $3,800 | 3.2 | 2.86% |
| Evgenii Dadonov | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 2.62% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,300 | 6.4 | 2.62% |
| Nolan Patrick | C | $3,400 | 0 | 2.55% |
| Scott Laughton | C | $3,300 | 15.2 | 2.33% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 2.08% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 1.89% |
| Nicolas Hague | D | $3,600 | 8 | 1.42% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.28% |
| Oskar Lindblom | W | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.99% |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.96% |
| Klim Kostin | W | $4,000 | 4.8 | 0.92% |
| Ivan Barbashev | W | $3,900 | 20 | 0.90% |
| Robert Bortuzzo | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.88% |
| Jake Leschyshyn | C | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.82% |
| James Neal | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.76% |
| Jake Neighbours | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.70% |
| Tomas Nosek | W | $3,000 | 11.2 | 0.69% |
| Jake Walman | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.63% |
| Nate Thompson | C | $3,000 | 0 | 0.61% |
| Connor Clifton | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.52% |
| Trent Frederic | C | $3,000 | 11.2 | 0.46% |
| Brett Howden | C | $3,300 | 4.8 | 0.44% |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | W | $3,100 | 0 | 0.42% |
| Karson Kuhlman | W | $3,000 | 20 | 0.29% |
| Peyton Krebs | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.26% |
| Zack MacEwen | W | $3,000 | 0 | 0.22% |
| William Carrier | W | $3,400 | 6.4 | 0.11% |