NHL FanDuel Draft Percentages: Saturday 8/29/20
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $7,800 | 28.8 | 33.50% |
| Robin Lehner | G | $8,400 | 44.8 | 25.35% |
| Carter Hart | G | $8,200 | 8.8 | 22.39% |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | $7,400 | 12.8 | 15.91% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | $8,400 | 1.44% | |
| Brian Elliott | G | $8,200 | 0.48% | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | $7,800 | 0.34% | |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,000 | 0.26% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Pacioretty | W | $7,800 | 3.2 | 49.14% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,500 | 11.2 | 39.80% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,400 | 13.3 | 39.49% |
| Mark Stone | W | $7,300 | 14.1 | 37.05% |
| Elias Pettersson | C | $7,300 | 3.2 | 36.23% |
| Tyler Toffoli | W | $5,600 | 8 | 29.20% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $5,400 | 10.1 | 28.42% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,700 | 1.6 | 28.23% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,400 | 9.6 | 27.57% |
| J.T. Miller | W | $6,400 | 3.2 | 25.66% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,300 | 6.4 | 25.50% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,800 | 3.2 | 24.61% |
| Anders Lee | W | $7,000 | 17.3 | 24.60% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,800 | 13.3 | 23.09% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $6,300 | 9.6 | 22.62% |
| Alex Tuch | W | $4,500 | 16.8 | 22.01% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,300 | 4.8 | 20.82% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $5,300 | 18.1 | 20.69% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $5,900 | 6.4 | 20.58% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $5,300 | 3.2 | 20.35% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,300 | 4.8 | 19.87% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,000 | 3.2 | 18.45% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,700 | 4.8 | 17.93% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $6,900 | 1.6 | 17.52% |
| Claude Giroux | W | $6,900 | 4.8 | 15.65% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $4,400 | 8 | 13.85% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,400 | 6.4 | 13.66% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,700 | 0 | 12.32% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $7,200 | 1.6 | 11.90% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $4,900 | 4.8 | 11.84% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $3,800 | 16 | 10.95% |
| Paul Stastny | C | $4,600 | 3.2 | 10.55% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 5.79% |
| Matt Niskanen | D | $4,000 | 12.8 | 5.58% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $4,500 | 0 | 4.83% |
| Devon Toews | D | $3,800 | 6.4 | 4.27% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 4.17% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $3,500 | 4.8 | 3.92% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 3.05% |
| Christopher Tanev | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 2.65% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $4,200 | 9.6 | 2.56% |
| Troy Stecher | D | $3,800 | 6.4 | 2.26% |
| Michael Raffl | W | $3,600 | 1.68% | |
| Tyler Motte | W | $3,700 | 8 | 1.41% |
| Brandon Sutter | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 1.32% |
| Andy Greene | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.19% |
| Nick Cousins | W | $3,200 | 4.8 | 1.06% |
| Derek Grant | C | $3,400 | 0 | 0.96% |
| Jake Virtanen | W | $3,400 | 0 | 0.87% |
| Nicolas Roy | C | $3,500 | 14.4 | 0.81% |
| Adam Gaudette | C | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.74% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.61% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.59% |
| Derick Brassard | W | $3,600 | 11.2 | 0.59% |
| Scott Laughton | W | $3,500 | 9.6 | 0.56% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.54% |
| Leo Komarov | W | $3,100 | 18.4 | 0.46% |
| Jay Beagle | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.35% |
| Robert Hagg | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.33% |
| Antoine Roussel | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.33% |
| Jordie Benn | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.33% |
| Tyler Pitlick | W | $3,400 | 23.2 | 0.32% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.30% |
| Casey Cizikas | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.28% |
| Nick Holden | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.27% |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.26% |
| Cal Clutterbuck | W | $3,100 | 0 | 0.25% |
| Patrick Brown | W | $3,200 | 0.24% | |
| Ryan Reaves | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Oscar Fantenberg | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| Nate Thompson | C | $3,300 | 0 | 0.13% |
| Matt Martin | W | $3,000 | 16.8 | 0.13% |
| Jimmy Schuldt | D | $3,500 | 0.11% | |
| William Carrier | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.10% |
