FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Thursday 12/16/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot | G | $8,000 | 22.4 | 27.65% |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $8,600 | 28.0 | 10.22% |
| Frederik Andersen | G | $7,700 | 18.4 | 8.46% |
| Carter Hart | G | $8,200 | 22.4 | 7.96% |
| Adin Hill | G | $7,100 | 4.0 | 7.57% |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | G | $8,400 | 5.6 | 4.54% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,500 | 31.2 | 4.26% |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | $6,800 | 6.4 | 3.64% |
| Linus Ullmark | G | $7,900 | 12.0 | 2.64% |
| Jonathan Quick | G | $6,700 | 40.8 | 2.61% |
| Ilya Sorokin | G | $8,000 | 2.45% | |
| Robin Lehner | G | $7,800 | 18.4 | 2.40% |
| Darcy Kuemper | G | $7,900 | 2.04% | |
| Stuart Skinner | G | $8,300 | 32.8 | 1.88% |
| Cayden Primeau | G | $6,500 | 33.6 | 1.85% |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | $6,600 | 28.0 | 1.84% |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,000 | 40.0 | 1.33% |
| Juuse Saros | G | $7,200 | 23.2 | 1.24% |
| Pavel Francouz | G | $7,900 | 8.0 | 0.97% |
| Laurent Brossoit | G | $7,800 | 0.0 | 0.92% |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | $7,300 | 4.0 | 0.74% |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | G | $7,000 | 4.0 | 0.50% |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $6,700 | 0.36% | |
| Alex Lyon | G | $6,500 | 0.35% | |
| Anton Forsberg | G | $6,900 | 12.0 | 0.31% |
| Jaroslav Halak | G | $7,500 | 0.24% | |
| James Reimer | G | $7,100 | 0.24% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | C | $9,900 | 26.1 | 35.16% |
| Ryan Hartman | C | $6,200 | 16.0 | 25.48% |
| Steven Stamkos | W | $7,200 | 13.3 | 22.72% |
| Mats Zuccarello | W | $6,400 | 4.8 | 20.73% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | W | $7,900 | 20.0 | 18.24% |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $4,800 | 4.8 | 18.09% |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | $5,100 | 15.2 | 17.74% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $5,900 | 6.4 | 17.18% |
| Victor Hedman | D | $6,800 | 26.9 | 15.35% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $4,300 | 4.8 | 15.21% |
| Jesse Puljujarvi | W | $5,100 | 47.4 | 14.70% |
| Jonas Brodin | D | $4,800 | 4.8 | 14.05% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,300 | 6.4 | 13.39% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | $6,000 | 8.0 | 12.00% |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | $9,700 | 11.7 | 11.78% |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | $5,300 | 8.0 | 11.75% |
| Warren Foegele | W | $3,600 | 15.2 | 11.40% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $6,500 | 1.6 | 10.10% |
| Ondrej Palat | W | $5,500 | 1.6 | 10.03% |
| Mike Hoffman | W | $4,500 | 6.4 | 9.98% |
| Max Pacioretty | W | $10,600 | 1.6 | 9.70% |
| Logan Couture | C | $5,300 | 3.2 | 9.21% |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $10,300 | 16.5 | 8.94% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,500 | 11.2 | 8.76% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 8.68% |
| Darnell Nurse | D | $6,100 | 11.2 | 8.51% |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $6,400 | 16.0 | 7.66% |
| Nino Niederreiter | W | $4,600 | 32.5 | 7.55% |
| Martin Necas | W | $5,400 | 19.2 | 7.42% |
| Zach Werenski | D | $5,600 | 20.8 | 7.29% |
| Cale Makar | D | $7,100 | 6.95% | |
| Matt Dumba | D | $4,700 | 3.2 | 5.97% |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | $5,700 | 15.2 | 5.91% |
| Nicolas Hague | D | $4,100 | 6.4 | 5.86% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $6,100 | 3.2 | 5.80% |
| Mark Stone | W | $8,000 | 4.8 | 5.52% |
| Erik Johnson | D | $4,200 | 4.8 | 5.35% |
| Roman Josi | D | $7,200 | 23.7 | 5.32% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $7,000 | 16.0 | 5.18% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $5,800 | 8.0 | 5.04% |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | W | $8,100 | 19.2 | 4.93% |
| Alex Killorn | W | $5,400 | 13.6 | 4.87% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $5,000 | 16.5 | 4.74% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,700 | 26.9 | 4.64% |
| Scott Laughton | C | $4,100 | 6.4 | 4.42% |
| William Karlsson | C | $4,800 | 21.6 | 4.33% |
| Patric Hornqvist | W | $4,700 | 8.0 | 4.25% |
| Brent Burns | D | $5,800 | 17.6 | 4.25% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $5,000 | 3.2 | 4.14% |
| Mikko Rantanen | W | $9,000 | 30.1 | 4.06% |
| Brett Pesce | D | $4,000 | 12.8 | 3.83% |
| Thomas Chabot | D | $5,900 | 20.0 | 3.79% |
| Timo Meier | W | $9,200 | 20.0 | 3.79% |
| Josh Norris | C | $7,200 | 4.8 | 3.77% |
| Tomas Hertl | C | $6,400 | 16.0 | 3.76% |
| Evan Bouchard | D | $5,200 | 22.4 | 3.73% |
| Sam Reinhart | W | $6,500 | 12.8 | 3.72% |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | W | $5,900 | 6.4 | 3.69% |
| Filip Forsberg | W | $7,000 | 38.9 | 3.67% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $5,500 | 4.8 | 3.60% |
| Nick Suzuki | C | $5,500 | 3.2 | 3.60% |
| Erik Karlsson | D | $6,000 | 14.4 | 3.59% |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | W | $5,100 | 18.4 | 3.59% |
| Jonathan Dahlen | C | $4,500 | 4.8 | 3.57% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $5,000 | 3.2 | 3.57% |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | $5,200 | 11.2 | 3.50% |
| Viktor Arvidsson | W | $6,000 | 8.0 | 3.36% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | W | $6,500 | 18.4 | 3.34% |
| Brady Tkachuk | W | $7,400 | 6.4 | 3.19% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $4,300 | 4.8 | 3.19% |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | W | $6,800 | 11.7 | 3.19% |
| Anthony Duclair | W | $6,000 | 9.6 | 3.19% |
| Eeli Tolvanen | W | $4,600 | 1.6 | 3.17% |
| Luke Kunin | W | $3,700 | 6.4 | 3.15% |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $6,800 | 13.6 | 3.10% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $5,000 | 8.0 | 3.06% |
| Kevin Fiala | W | $5,800 | 4.8 | 3.05% |
| Marcus Foligno | W | $5,600 | 3.2 | 3.00% |
| Drake Batherson | W | $7,800 | 1.6 | 2.99% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $5,900 | 9.6 | 2.93% |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | $5,200 | 12.8 | 2.90% |
| Moritz Seider | D | $5,300 | 4.8 | 2.90% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $4,300 | 11.2 | 2.87% |
| Tyson Barrie | D | $5,700 | 11.7 | 2.81% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $4,600 | 8.0 | 2.76% |
| Jeff Petry | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 2.73% |
| Nazem Kadri | C | $9,800 | 16.5 | 2.71% |
| Tage Thompson | C | $5,300 | 9.6 | 2.71% |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | $4,500 | 11.2 | 2.69% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $4,500 | 8.0 | 2.57% |
| Lucas Raymond | W | $5,400 | 20.8 | 2.57% |
| Max Domi | W | $4,800 | 3.2 | 2.54% |
| Cole Caufield | W | $3,800 | 12.8 | 2.47% |
| Elias Pettersson | C | $5,700 | 11.2 | 2.45% |
| Teuvo Teravainen | W | $6,600 | 20.8 | 2.43% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $4,800 | 14.4 | 2.42% |
| Dylan Larkin | C | $6,700 | 23.2 | 2.38% |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,400 | 1.6 | 2.32% |
| Ben Chiarot | D | $4,000 | 22.4 | 2.31% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $6,200 | 13.3 | 2.28% |
| Tim Stuetzle | W | $4,900 | 3.2 | 2.23% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,200 | 8.0 | 2.20% |
| Jake Bean | D | $4,400 | 12.8 | 2.18% |
| Alex Newhook | C | $4,300 | 0.0 | 2.17% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,100 | 17.3 | 2.16% |
| Pavel Zacha | W | $4,500 | 3.2 | 2.11% |
| Boone Jenner | W | $5,500 | 3.2 | 2.08% |
| Jesper Bratt | W | $6,100 | 4.8 | 2.08% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $5,400 | 11.2 | 2.02% |
| Jayden Halbgewachs | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 2.00% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $5,000 | 3.2 | 1.97% |
| Corey Perry | W | $4,000 | 4.8 | 1.96% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,800 | 3.2 | 1.95% |
| Logan O'Connor | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 1.93% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $3,700 | 18.9 | 1.91% |
| Anton Lundell | C | $5,100 | 3.2 | 1.91% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 1.83% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $4,200 | 14.4 | 1.80% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $4,700 | 9.6 | 1.79% |
| Conor Garland | W | $6,000 | 3.2 | 1.78% |
| Tanner Jeannot | W | $3,900 | 30.6 | 1.76% |
| Anders Lee | W | $5,300 | 11.2 | 1.73% |
| Mathieu Joseph | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 1.71% |
| Duncan Keith | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 1.71% |
| Phillip Danault | C | $5,000 | 1.6 | 1.70% |
| Alex Goligoski | D | $4,900 | 9.6 | 1.70% |
| Owen Tippett | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 1.65% |
| Mario Ferraro | D | $4,100 | 11.2 | 1.54% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $6,200 | 32.0 | 1.53% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $6,300 | 18.4 | 1.48% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,100 | 3.2 | 1.47% |
| Keith Yandle | D | $4,700 | 0.0 | 1.45% |
| Kailer Yamamoto | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 1.43% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $4,700 | 15.2 | 1.40% |
| Evgenii Dadonov | W | $4,700 | 1.6 | 1.35% |
| Ross Colton | C | $4,300 | 9.6 | 1.34% |
| Samuel Girard | D | $5,400 | 16.0 | 1.32% |
| Sean Durzi | D | $4,200 | 16.0 | 1.30% |
| Cole Sillinger | C | $3,700 | 12.8 | 1.28% |
| Dawson Mercer | C | $4,000 | 1.6 | 1.25% |
| Vasily Podkolzin | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 1.20% |
| Chase Priskie | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.20% |
| Andreas Johnsson | W | $4,000 | 3.2 | 1.16% |
| Keegan Kolesar | C | $3,300 | 8.0 | 1.15% |
| J.T. Miller | W | $7,100 | 34.9 | 1.14% |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $4,000 | 1.6 | 1.12% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 1.09% |
| Jordan Greenway | W | $4,500 | 3.2 | 1.09% |
| Zach Bogosian | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 1.03% |
| Colton Sissons | C | $3,800 | 28.2 | 0.97% |
| Oskar Lindblom | W | $3,800 | 6.4 | 0.93% |
| Jack Roslovic | C | $4,600 | 1.6 | 0.91% |
| Alexandre Texier | C | $5,200 | 1.6 | 0.89% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,300 | 0.88% | |
| Olli Juolevi | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.88% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | $4,200 | 0.0 | 0.83% |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | $3,900 | 0.0 | 0.82% |
| Jacob Middleton | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.82% |
| Tyson Jost | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.81% |
| Matt Roy | D | $4,600 | 14.4 | 0.80% |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | $3,800 | 18.4 | 0.79% |
| Jonathan Drouin | W | $4,700 | 4.8 | 0.78% |
| Andre Burakovsky | W | $5,800 | 0.78% | |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,400 | 20.8 | 0.77% |
| Nick Foligno | C | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.74% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $5,200 | 4.8 | 0.74% |
| Gustav Nyquist | W | $3,200 | 13.6 | 0.69% |
| Jake Evans | C | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.65% |
| Jack Studnicka | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.65% |
| Ethan Bear | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.64% |
| Alexander Barabanov | W | $4,600 | 1.6 | 0.63% |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | $6,600 | 0.63% | |
| Jan Rutta | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.62% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,100 | 10.1 | 0.62% |
| Arthur Kaliyev | W | $4,100 | 18.4 | 0.61% |
| Alexander Romanov | D | $3,900 | 16.0 | 0.60% |
| Aleksi Heponiemi | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.60% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Taylor Raddysh | W | $4,200 | 11.7 | 0.58% |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | W | $3,900 | 19.2 | 0.58% |
| Zach Sanford | W | $3,100 | 4.8 | 0.56% |
| Matt Kiersted | D | $3,500 | 16.8 | 0.55% |
| Cody Glass | C | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.52% |
| Tomas Tatar | W | $4,000 | 23.7 | 0.51% |
| Grigori Denisenko | W | $3,000 | 8.0 | 0.50% |
| Laurent Dauphin | C | $3,900 | 16.8 | 0.49% |
| Filip Zadina | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.48% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $4,200 | 8.0 | 0.48% |
| Gustav Forsling | D | $4,100 | 0.47% | |
| Drew Doughty | D | $6,900 | 0.47% | |
| Dylan Cozens | W | $3,900 | 20.0 | 0.47% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,600 | 20.8 | 0.45% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 0.45% |
| Noah Gregor | W | $4,200 | 4.8 | 0.44% |
| Yegor Chinakhov | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.44% |
| Damon Severson | D | $4,300 | 14.9 | 0.43% |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.43% |
| Kyle Okposo | W | $4,500 | 4.8 | 0.39% |
| Victor Rask | W | $3,600 | 0.0 | 0.39% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.38% |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | $3,900 | 11.2 | 0.37% |
| Dante Fabbro | D | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.35% |
| Nico Sturm | C | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.35% |
| Yakov Trenin | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.34% |
| Brady Skjei | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.34% |
| Jason Dickinson | C | $3,400 | 18.4 | 0.33% |
| David Savard | D | $4,000 | 8.0 | 0.33% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $3,600 | 21.6 | 0.31% |
| Filip Hronek | D | $4,800 | 3.2 | 0.31% |
| Pat Maroon | W | $4,100 | 4.8 | 0.31% |
| Ryan Poehling | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Jesse Ylonen | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Robin Salo | D | $3,500 | 8.5 | 0.29% |
| Ty Smith | D | $4,100 | 10.1 | 0.28% |
| Jack Drury | C | $3,000 | 21.6 | 0.28% |
| Kale Clague | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.27% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.27% |
| Oskar Steen | C | $3,500 | 0.27% | |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,000 | 6.4 | 0.27% |
| Pius Suter | C | $4,800 | 1.6 | 0.27% |
| Colin Miller | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.26% |
| Nick Bonino | W | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.26% |
| Andrew Poturalski | C | $3,300 | 13.3 | 0.26% |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.25% |
| Derek Stepan | C | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.25% |
| Jesper Fast | W | $3,500 | 16.5 | 0.25% |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | $4,000 | 17.6 | 0.24% |
| Jon Merrill | D | $4,200 | 13.6 | 0.23% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.23% |
| Cal Clutterbuck | W | $3,400 | 28.8 | 0.23% |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | $3,800 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.20% |
| Jack Johnson | D | $3,800 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Justin Barron | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.19% |
| Zdeno Chara | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.19% |
| Connor Brown | W | $5,200 | 4.8 | 0.19% |
| Cody Eakin | C | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.19% |
| Artem Zub | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.19% |
| Brett Howden | C | $3,300 | 9.6 | 0.18% |
| Erik Haula | C | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.18% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.18% |
| Artturi Lehkonen | W | $3,900 | 21.6 | 0.18% |
| Taro Hirose | W | $3,000 | 0.18% | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | $4,700 | 0.0 | 0.18% |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | $3,800 | 16.0 | 0.18% |
| J.T. Compher | C | $5,600 | 0.18% | |
| Danny DeKeyser | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.18% |
| Zach Parise | W | $3,700 | 0.0 | 0.17% |
| Ben Hutton | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.17% |
| Kyle Burroughs | D | $3,600 | 11.2 | 0.16% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $4,000 | 11.2 | 0.16% |
| Noah Juulsen | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.15% |
| Nicolas Roy | C | $4,200 | 13.6 | 0.15% |
| Sebastian Aho | C | $9,600 | 0.14% | |
| Cole Schwindt | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.14% |
| Chris Tierney | C | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| Christian Wolanin | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.14% |
| Rocco Grimaldi | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.14% |
| Max Willman | W | $3,500 | 18.4 | 0.14% |
| Zemgus Girgensons | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.14% |
| Gavin Bayreuther | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.13% |
| Tomas Nosek | W | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.12% |
| Evander Kane | W | $4,000 | 0.12% | |
| Mattias Janmark | W | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.12% |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Brandon Duhaime | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Alex Formenton | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $8,000 | 0.12% | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,100 | 0.11% | |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | $8,500 | 0.11% | |
| Sami Niku | D | $4,200 | 0.11% | |
| Nikita Kucherov | W | $7,800 | 0.11% | |
| Matt Nieto | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Jacob Bryson | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Brendan Perlini | W | $3,000 | 31.2 | 0.10% |
| Austin Watson | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Tobias Bjornfot | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Zack Kassian | W | $4,000 | 12.8 | 0.10% |
| Derek Ryan | C | $3,100 | 16.8 | 0.10% |
| Markus Niemelainen | D | $3,500 | 0.10% | |
| Matt Benning | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.10% |
| P.K. Subban | D | $4,100 | 0.10% | |
| Gabriel Carlsson | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Brett Murray | W | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.10% |
