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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Binnington | G | $7,500 | 28.0 | 23.10% |
| Jaroslav Halak | G | $8,500 | 6.4 | 12.55% |
| Darcy Kuemper | G | $8,000 | 13.6 | 11.84% |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | $7,300 | 45.6 | 7.96% |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | $7,600 | 25.6 | 7.75% |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | G | $7,200 | 24.0 | 6.44% |
| John Gibson | G | $6,900 | 7.2 | 6.33% |
| Carter Hart | G | $7,800 | 16.8 | 4.88% |
| Michael Hutchinson | G | $8,600 | 27.2 | 4.69% |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,300 | 14.4 | 2.49% |
| Alexandar Georgiev | G | $7,000 | 20.0 | 2.16% |
| Kaapo Kahkonen | G | $7,700 | 20.8 | 1.80% |
| Tristan Jarry | G | $7,400 | 32.8 | 1.37% |
| Juuse Saros | G | $6,800 | 7.2 | 0.89% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | $8,500 | 0.88% | |
| Calvin Petersen | G | $6,700 | 0.86% | |
| Jonathan Quick | G | $6,700 | 20.0 | 0.80% |
| Linus Ullmark | G | $7,100 | 2.4 | 0.64% |
| Pekka Rinne | G | $6,800 | 0.62% | |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $7,000 | 0.50% | |
| Martin Jones | G | $6,800 | 21.6 | 0.42% |
| Frederik Andersen | G | $8,600 | 0.31% | |
| Marcus Hogberg | G | $6,600 | -24.8 | 0.18% |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | $7,600 | 0.18% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | $9,000 | 49.0 | 57.45% |
| Alex Ovechkin | W | $8,300 | 14.9 | 31.32% |
| Adam Fox | D | $4,500 | 11.2 | 27.97% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $8,200 | 40.8 | 22.84% |
| Conor Garland | W | $5,300 | 16.8 | 20.95% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,300 | 22.9 | 20.94% |
| Jakub Vrana | W | $4,600 | 4.8 | 20.83% |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | $4,900 | 0.0 | 20.58% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $6,000 | 8.0 | 17.09% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $8,600 | 22.1 | 16.95% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $8,000 | 6.4 | 15.69% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $4,500 | 30.1 | 14.91% |
| Nick Schmaltz | C | $4,800 | 11.2 | 13.95% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $4,000 | 8.5 | 12.94% |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,400 | 14.1 | 12.75% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $6,400 | 3.2 | 11.72% |
| Justin Faulk | D | $4,500 | 4.8 | 11.18% |
| Jack Roslovic | C | $5,100 | 1.6 | 10.99% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,400 | 12.8 | 10.88% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $4,400 | 15.6 | 10.84% |
| John Carlson | D | $7,100 | 1.6 | 10.64% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $6,300 | 26.4 | 10.60% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $5,500 | 16.5 | 9.96% |
| Mike Hoffman | W | $5,600 | 28.5 | 9.93% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $8,100 | 1.6 | 9.87% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $6,400 | 20.0 | 8.45% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $6,600 | 11.2 | 7.95% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $5,100 | 18.4 | 7.79% |
| Seth Jones | D | $5,300 | 12.8 | 7.50% |
| Brady Tkachuk | W | $5,600 | 4.8 | 6.86% |
| John Tavares | C | $7,300 | 13.6 | 6.70% |
| T.J. Oshie | W | $5,700 | 8.5 | 6.56% |
| Justin Schultz | D | $4,200 | 9.6 | 6.37% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,700 | 4.8 | 6.34% |
| Roman Josi | D | $6,400 | 4.8 | 6.16% |
| Matt Dumba | D | $4,000 | 3.2 | 6.13% |
| Patrik Laine | W | $7,400 | 11.2 | 5.95% |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $6,900 | 4.8 | 5.90% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $4,500 | 8.0 | 5.90% |
| Sidney Crosby | C | $7,700 | 21.6 | 5.77% |
| Clayton Keller | W | $6,300 | 9.6 | 5.60% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,800 | 23.7 | 5.45% |
| Torey Krug | D | $5,400 | 14.9 | 5.17% |
| Ryan Ellis | D | $5,200 | 3.2 | 5.14% |
| Ty Smith | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 5.14% |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | $7,000 | 8.0 | 5.08% |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $6,400 | 20.0 | 5.02% |
| Kevin Fiala | W | $5,700 | 20.0 | 4.94% |
| Ivan Barbashev | W | $3,600 | 6.4 | 4.84% |
| Jordan Kyrou | W | $4,400 | 0.0 | 4.73% |
| Jack Eichel | C | $7,400 | 13.3 | 4.68% |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | $4,900 | 3.2 | 4.67% |
| Anze Kopitar | C | $7,100 | 14.4 | 4.57% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,500 | 15.7 | 4.36% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $7,600 | 20.8 | 4.23% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,100 | 9.6 | 4.22% |
| Drew Doughty | D | $6,000 | 12.8 | 4.04% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,800 | 8.0 | 4.03% |
| Christian Dvorak | C | $5,600 | 1.6 | 3.80% |
| Kris Letang | D | $5,900 | 3.2 | 3.73% |
| Filip Forsberg | W | $7,400 | 0.0 | 3.60% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,500 | 0.0 | 3.58% |
| Brent Burns | D | $6,600 | 8.0 | 3.54% |
| David Perron | W | $7,200 | 35.4 | 3.37% |
| Kevin Stenlund | C | $3,700 | 0.0 | 3.28% |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,400 | 11.2 | 3.22% |
| Anders Lee | W | $7,300 | 6.4 | 3.15% |
| Dustin Brown | W | $6,100 | 16.8 | 3.02% |
| Oskar Sundqvist | W | $3,000 | 14.9 | 2.97% |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 2.91% |
| Logan Couture | C | $7,200 | 8.0 | 2.77% |
| Boone Jenner | C | $4,100 | 1.6 | 2.67% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | $4,600 | 1.6 | 2.66% |
| Kirill Kaprizov | W | $4,700 | 3.2 | 2.61% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $6,700 | 6.4 | 2.57% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $5,900 | 4.8 | 2.55% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $6,600 | 14.1 | 2.50% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $4,600 | 6.4 | 2.46% |
| Erik Gustafsson | D | $3,900 | 3.2 | 2.41% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,700 | 8.0 | 2.39% |
| Josh Norris | C | $4,000 | 1.6 | 2.38% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $4,700 | 12.8 | 2.35% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $4,700 | 17.3 | 2.28% |
| Alex Iafallo | W | $5,000 | 11.2 | 2.27% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,300 | 11.7 | 2.23% |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | W | $5,400 | 4.8 | 2.21% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 2.19% |
| Tomas Hertl | C | $5,700 | 1.6 | 2.17% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $5,300 | 13.3 | 2.14% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $4,600 | 11.2 | 2.09% |
| Thomas Chabot | D | $4,900 | 1.85% | |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan | C | $3,200 | 1.6 | 1.85% |
| Jesper Bratt | W | $4,000 | 13.2 | 1.81% |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | $7,600 | 22.4 | 1.74% |
| P.K. Subban | D | $4,300 | 4.8 | 1.72% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $6,800 | 19.2 | 1.61% |
| Evander Kane | W | $6,400 | 8.0 | 1.57% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,700 | 13.3 | 1.57% |
| Sam Reinhart | W | $5,200 | 11.7 | 1.54% |
| Damon Severson | D | $4,300 | 11.6 | 1.47% |
| Gabriel Vilardi | C | $3,200 | 8.0 | 1.44% |
| Vince Dunn | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 1.41% |
| Kevin Labanc | W | $4,200 | 4.8 | 1.40% |
| Adrian Kempe | W | $4,700 | 1.6 | 1.36% |
| Adam Henrique | C | $4,200 | 0.0 | 1.31% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 1.31% |
| Zach Sanford | W | $4,000 | 0.0 | 1.31% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $4,200 | 18.4 | 1.29% |
| Travis Boyd | C | $3,100 | 4.8 | 1.29% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $6,200 | 4.8 | 1.29% |
| Ryan Suter | D | $4,400 | 3.2 | 1.22% |
| Lars Eller | C | $4,400 | 11.2 | 1.22% |
| Dante Fabbro | D | $4,100 | 4.8 | 1.19% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $4,000 | 3.2 | 1.16% |
| Mats Zuccarello | W | $4,100 | 11.2 | 1.13% |
| Mario Ferraro | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 1.12% |
| Evgenii Dadonov | W | $5,200 | 3.2 | 1.11% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | W | $4,200 | 11.2 | 1.08% |
| Rickard Rakell | W | $5,600 | 0.0 | 1.07% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $5,200 | 1.05% | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 1.05% |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | $4,700 | 6.4 | 1.03% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,600 | 20.0 | 1.02% |
| Max Comtois | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 1.02% |
| Viktor Arvidsson | W | $5,300 | 8.0 | 1.01% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.98% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.94% |
| Matt Duchene | C | $5,200 | 3.2 | 0.92% |
| Tim Stuetzle | W | $3,800 | 26.4 | 0.92% |
| Craig Smith | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.90% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $4,600 | 1.6 | 0.89% |
| Eric Staal | C | $5,300 | 1.6 | 0.88% |
| Sami Vatanen | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.85% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $4,200 | 24.0 | 0.85% |
| Zach Parise | W | $5,800 | 9.6 | 0.82% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.82% |
| Ryan Getzlaf | C | $4,900 | 0.0 | 0.81% |
| Mikael Granlund | W | $5,000 | 3.2 | 0.80% |
| Timo Meier | W | $4,900 | 8.0 | 0.79% |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 0.79% |
| Max Domi | W | $4,100 | 13.6 | 0.79% |
| Luke Kunin | C | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.77% |
| Zdeno Chara | D | $3,700 | 0.0 | 0.77% |
| Connor Brown | W | $4,300 | 15.2 | 0.76% |
| Nick Foligno | W | $4,800 | 4.8 | 0.75% |
| Jordan Greenway | W | $4,100 | 0.0 | 0.74% |
| Calen Addison | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.73% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $4,300 | 9.6 | 0.72% |
| Justin Holl | D | $4,000 | 1.6 | 0.72% |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.71% |
| Miles Wood | W | $4,300 | 4.8 | 0.70% |
| John Moore | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.66% |
| Dakota Mermis | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.66% |
| Jakob Silfverberg | W | $5,100 | 12.8 | 0.62% |
| Michael Raffl | W | $3,200 | 14.4 | 0.57% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 16.0 | 0.56% |
| Brenden Dillon | D | $3,700 | 0.0 | 0.53% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $5,100 | 28.0 | 0.51% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.51% |
| Drake Batherson | W | $3,900 | 16.8 | 0.47% |
| David Savard | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.47% |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.47% |
| Nolan Patrick | C | $4,300 | 0.0 | 0.46% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.44% |
| Pavel Zacha | C | $3,600 | 15.2 | 0.44% |
| Jason Spezza | C | $3,600 | 11.7 | 0.44% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $5,600 | 30.8 | 0.43% |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | $4,300 | 0.0 | 0.42% |
| Mikhail Maltsev | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.40% |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | $4,000 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Colin Miller | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.37% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,200 | 0.0 | 0.35% |
| Cam Fowler | D | $4,600 | 3.2 | 0.33% |
| Brandon Carlo | D | $3,800 | 9.6 | 0.33% |
| Mike Matheson | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 0.32% |
| Andreas Johnsson | W | $3,600 | 12.8 | 0.30% |
| John Marino | D | $4,000 | 3.2 | 0.30% |
| Matt Roy | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.29% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.28% |
| Alex Goligoski | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.27% |
| Phil Kessel | W | $5,600 | 16.8 | 0.26% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $4,000 | 9.6 | 0.25% |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.25% |
| Nick Bonino | C | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.25% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.25% |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | W | $3,200 | 15.2 | 0.25% |
| Nick Paul | W | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.24% |
| Tyler Pitlick | W | $3,800 | 8.0 | 0.24% |
| Alexandre Texier | C | $4,300 | 1.6 | 0.23% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,900 | 0.23% | |
| Isac Lundestrom | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.22% |
| Mikey Anderson | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.22% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.20% |
| Jordan Oesterle | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.19% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.19% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.19% |
| Derick Brassard | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.18% |
| Colin White | C | $4,200 | 3.2 | 0.18% |
| Conor Sheary | W | $3,800 | 15.2 | 0.18% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.18% |
| Brandon Tanev | W | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.18% |
| Troy Terry | W | $3,600 | 0.0 | 0.18% |
| Derek Stepan | C | $3,800 | 16.0 | 0.17% |
| Colin Blackwell | W | $3,300 | 15.7 | 0.16% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 0.15% |
| Carl Gunnarsson | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.14% |
| Rudolfs Balcers | W | $3,200 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| Danton Heinen | W | $3,700 | 11.2 | 0.14% |
| Nate Prosser | D | $3,500 | 0.14% | |
| Mikko Lehtonen | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| Michael Dal Colle | W | $3,300 | 0.14% | |
| Zach Werenski | D | $4,800 | 0.14% | |
| Richard Panik | W | $3,300 | 0.0 | 0.13% |
| Nic Petan | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.13% |
| Nicholas Merkley | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.13% |
| Scott Harrington | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.12% |
| Artem Zub | D | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.12% |
| Matt Irwin | D | $3,500 | 0.11% | |
| Calle Jarnkrok | W | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.11% |
| Rocco Grimaldi | W | $3,300 | 6.4 | 0.11% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.10% |