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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Campbell | G | $8,600 | 3.2 | 41.20% |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | $8,200 | 20 | 20.93% |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $7,900 | 33.6 | 16.79% |
| Spencer Knight | G | $8,400 | -4.8 | 11.99% |
| Jonathan Quick | G | $7,100 | 34.4 | 4.53% |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | $7,000 | 0 | 3.08% |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | $8,200 | 0.35% | |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $7,100 | 0.24% | |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | G | $8,400 | 0.15% | |
| Joseph Woll | G | $8,600 | 0.10% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | $9,500 | 8 | 43.66% |
| Alex Ovechkin | W | $9,400 | 38.1 | 33.15% |
| John Carlson | D | $6,600 | 20.5 | 25.48% |
| Tage Thompson | C | $4,500 | 0 | 23.97% |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $7,800 | 26.1 | 21.86% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $5,400 | 33.6 | 19.53% |
| Lars Eller | C | $3,700 | 4.8 | 18.52% |
| Jacob Trouba | D | $4,000 | 11.2 | 16.18% |
| John Tavares | C | $8,600 | 18.9 | 16.06% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $7,400 | 21.7 | 16.04% |
| William Nylander | W | $7,100 | 16.5 | 15.05% |
| Gustav Forsling | D | $4,400 | 3.2 | 14.78% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,500 | 11.7 | 14.10% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $3,900 | 6.4 | 13.03% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $6,200 | 4.8 | 12.22% |
| Adam Fox | D | $7,000 | 15.6 | 11.97% |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | $5,100 | 6.4 | 11.93% |
| Anthony Duclair | W | $5,800 | 3.2 | 11.86% |
| Anton Lundell | C | $5,700 | 6.4 | 11.39% |
| Matt Roy | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 11.14% |
| Kale Clague | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 10.98% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $5,500 | 16.8 | 10.95% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $4,600 | 3.2 | 10.78% |
| Carter Verhaeghe | W | $4,900 | 1.6 | 10.74% |
| Conor Sheary | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 9.64% |
| Daniel Sprong | W | $3,500 | 0 | 9.43% |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $8,200 | 17.6 | 8.88% |
| Brandon Montour | D | $4,000 | 4.8 | 8.85% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 8.64% |
| Rasmus Asplund | W | $4,800 | 1.6 | 8.57% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,900 | 3.2 | 8.57% |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | $6,900 | 4.8 | 7.94% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $6,100 | 25.3 | 7.75% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $4,500 | 8 | 6.66% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 6.41% | |
| Phillip Danault | C | $3,700 | 44.8 | 6.04% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $5,400 | 19.2 | 5.60% |
| Michael Bunting | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 5.03% |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | $8,300 | 17.6 | 4.64% |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | $3,700 | 15.2 | 4.46% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $8,100 | 16.5 | 4.37% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $4,300 | 18.4 | 4.04% |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | W | $8,100 | 1.6 | 3.75% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $4,700 | 11.2 | 3.70% |
| Radko Gudas | D | $3,900 | 11.2 | 3.65% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 3.13% |
| Colin Miller | D | $3,800 | 18.4 | 2.94% |
| Andreas Athanasiou | W | $3,400 | 26.4 | 2.69% |
| Nick Jensen | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 2.59% |
| Martin Fehervary | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 2.56% |
| Owen Tippett | W | $4,100 | 14.4 | 2.20% |
| Justin Schultz | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 2.04% |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | $3,500 | 0 | 1.68% |
| Arthur Kaliyev | W | $4,100 | 1.6 | 1.67% |
| Sam Reinhart | W | $6,700 | 16.8 | 1.61% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,800 | 4.8 | 1.61% |
| Barclay Goodrow | W | $3,800 | 16.4 | 1.61% |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 1.50% |
| Brett Leason | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.49% |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | $3,500 | 14.4 | 1.43% |
| Kyle Okposo | W | $4,000 | 6.4 | 1.34% |
| Patric Hornqvist | W | $4,900 | 24 | 1.32% |
| Frank Vatrano | W | $3,900 | 8 | 1.30% |
| Sammy Blais | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.10% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.04% |
| Jacob Bryson | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 1.00% |
| Travis Dermott | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.99% |
| Kevin Rooney | C | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.83% |
| Connor McMichael | W | $3,600 | 18.4 | 0.81% |
| Nic Dowd | C | $3,600 | 0 | 0.77% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 16.8 | 0.74% |
| Robert Hagg | D | $3,600 | 8 | 0.73% |
| Cody Eakin | C | $3,200 | 16.8 | 0.72% |
| Drake Caggiula | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.70% |
| Zemgus Girgensons | W | $4,100 | 3.2 | 0.67% |
| Ondrej Kase | W | $3,300 | 4.8 | 0.63% |
| Mark Pysyk | D | $3,500 | 12.8 | 0.63% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $5,000 | 1.6 | 0.60% |
| Patrik Nemeth | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.60% |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.56% |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | $3,600 | 0 | 0.55% |
| Dylan Cozens | W | $4,000 | 0 | 0.51% |
| Carl Hagelin | W | $3,200 | 9.6 | 0.51% |
| Rasmus Kupari | C | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.49% |
| David Kampf | C | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.47% |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | $3,700 | 9.6 | 0.47% |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | W | $3,900 | 9.6 | 0.45% |
| Jason Spezza | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.43% |
| Garnet Hathaway | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.42% |
| Maxim Mamin | W | $3,000 | 16.8 | 0.33% |
| Mason Marchment | W | $3,900 | 9.6 | 0.31% |
| Olli Maatta | D | $3,500 | 8 | 0.31% |
| Blake Lizotte | C | $3,400 | 0 | 0.29% |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.24% |
| Justin Richards | C | $3,000 | 0.22% | |
| Kevin Connauton | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.22% |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.22% |
| Pierre Engvall | W | $3,400 | 9.6 | 0.19% |
| Carl Grundstrom | W | $3,400 | 9.6 | 0.19% |
| Jarred Tinordi | D | $3,500 | 0.17% | |
| John Hayden | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.16% |
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | $3,400 | 0.16% | |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Dryden Hunt | W | $3,000 | 0 | 0.14% |
| Trevor Moore | W | $3,400 | 16.8 | 0.13% |
| Anders Bjork | W | $3,000 | 15.2 | 0.13% |
| Wayne Simmonds | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Ryan Reaves | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,500 | 0.10% | |
| Brendan Lemieux | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.10% |