FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Sunday 4/18/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | G | $8,100 | 8.0 | 27.21% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | $8,500 | 30.4 | 26.76% |
| Jack Campbell | G | $8,400 | 4.8 | 17.27% |
| Alexandar Georgiev | G | $8,300 | 20.0 | 10.21% |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,200 | 4.67% | |
| Brian Elliott | G | $7,200 | 17.6 | 3.09% |
| Ilya Sorokin | G | $8,200 | 44.0 | 2.79% |
| John Gibson | G | $6,900 | 3.2 | 1.65% |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | G | $6,600 | 0.8 | 1.23% |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $8,300 | 1.6 | 1.05% |
| Braden Holtby | G | $7,100 | 33.6 | 0.98% |
| Scott Wedgewood | G | $6,600 | 0.78% | |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | $6,700 | 31.2 | 0.55% |
| Robin Lehner | G | $8,500 | 0.50% | |
| Anthony Stolarz | G | $6,900 | 0.38% | |
| Tristan Jarry | G | $8,100 | 0.27% | |
| Michael Houser | G | $6,500 | 0.26% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,000 | 4.8 | 46.78% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $5,900 | 8.0 | 40.81% |
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,600 | 25.3 | 38.94% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $8,400 | 18.1 | 38.93% |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | $4,500 | 3.2 | 29.48% |
| Jared McCann | C | $4,400 | 9.6 | 29.02% |
| Adam Fox | D | $6,100 | 11.7 | 27.28% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,600 | 6.4 | 25.37% |
| John Tavares | C | $6,800 | 21.3 | 22.57% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,500 | 8.0 | 22.29% |
| Alex Galchenyuk | W | $4,000 | 1.6 | 21.72% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $7,700 | 27.4 | 21.24% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $5,700 | 3.2 | 16.92% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,400 | 6.4 | 16.75% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,200 | 25.3 | 16.45% |
| Max Pacioretty | W | $7,800 | 24.8 | 15.18% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $6,300 | 23.7 | 15.04% |
| Alec Martinez | D | $4,500 | 27.2 | 14.30% |
| Kris Letang | D | $6,300 | 6.4 | 14.06% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $5,100 | 3.2 | 13.12% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 11.98% |
| Jacob Trouba | D | $4,300 | 9.6 | 11.70% |
| Mark Stone | W | $7,200 | 25.3 | 11.44% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 11.12% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,600 | 1.6 | 10.81% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,100 | 9.6 | 10.65% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,900 | 3.2 | 9.70% |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | $5,700 | 16.8 | 9.60% |
| William Karlsson | C | $5,500 | 3.2 | 8.66% |
| Shea Theodore | D | $6,300 | 16.5 | 8.44% |
| Jonathan Marchessault | W | $6,300 | 1.6 | 8.09% |
| Alex Tuch | W | $4,000 | 18.4 | 7.76% |
| Colin Blackwell | W | $4,000 | 11.2 | 7.27% |
| Reilly Smith | W | $4,300 | 1.6 | 7.21% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $6,100 | 15.7 | 6.88% |
| P.K. Subban | D | $3,800 | 16.0 | 6.61% |
| Mike Matheson | D | $3,900 | 3.2 | 6.45% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $3,600 | 16.0 | 6.19% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $3,800 | 17.6 | 5.93% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $3,800 | 0.0 | 5.36% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $4,200 | 9.6 | 5.21% |
| Sam Reinhart | C | $4,500 | 30.9 | 5.17% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $3,800 | 29.3 | 5.15% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,900 | 18.4 | 5.00% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,200 | 3.2 | 4.95% |
| Nico Hischier | C | $4,300 | 24.8 | 4.92% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,200 | 4.8 | 4.74% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $4,600 | 8.0 | 4.51% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $5,900 | 38.4 | 4.19% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $4,000 | 4.8 | 3.98% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $6,200 | 12.8 | 3.96% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $5,400 | 4.8 | 3.19% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $7,100 | 12.8 | 3.04% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,800 | 8.0 | 3.01% |
| Nicholas Robertson | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 2.97% |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 2.95% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $7,000 | 4.8 | 2.92% |
| Travis Zajac | W | $3,700 | 4.8 | 2.87% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $3,800 | 9.6 | 2.81% |
| Claude Giroux | C | $6,400 | 0.0 | 2.67% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $5,300 | 18.4 | 2.55% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $5,300 | 3.2 | 2.49% |
| Ty Smith | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 2.45% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $4,300 | 3.2 | 2.40% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,500 | 24.8 | 2.40% |
| J.T. Miller | C | $5,700 | 1.6 | 2.16% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,100 | 19.7 | 2.12% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,800 | 3.2 | 2.09% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $3,900 | 11.2 | 1.98% |
| Wade Allison | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 1.96% |
| Alexander Edler | D | $4,000 | 8.0 | 1.96% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $4,800 | 8.0 | 1.95% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,200 | 3.2 | 1.91% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 1.89% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $6,000 | 4.8 | 1.88% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $4,700 | 0.0 | 1.86% |
| Brayden McNabb | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.64% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $3,600 | 20.8 | 1.57% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 1.50% |
| Jamie Drysdale | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 1.18% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.01% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,700 | 11.2 | 0.85% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.78% |
| Adam Henrique | C | $4,600 | 12.8 | 0.76% |
| Filip Chytil | C | $4,300 | 12.8 | 0.72% |
| Jakob Silfverberg | W | $4,300 | 11.2 | 0.68% |
| Travis Hamonic | D | $3,600 | 9.6 | 0.68% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.67% |
| Rickard Rakell | W | $5,000 | 16.0 | 0.67% |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | $3,700 | 8.0 | 0.66% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $3,300 | 15.2 | 0.63% |
| Mattias Janmark | W | $3,600 | 8.0 | 0.60% |
| Nicolas Hague | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.59% |
| Jimmy Vesey | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Evan Rodrigues | W | $3,300 | 11.2 | 0.57% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,800 | 9.6 | 0.56% |
| David Backes | W | $3,300 | 0.53% | |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.47% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 8.0 | 0.47% |
| Andreas Johnsson | W | $3,000 | 9.6 | 0.46% |
| Dylan Cozens | C | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.45% |
| Jason Spezza | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 0.45% |
| Max Comtois | W | $3,700 | 18.4 | 0.44% |
| Teddy Blueger | C | $3,400 | 15.2 | 0.40% |
| Cam Fowler | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.37% |
| Damon Severson | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 0.36% |
| Tomas Nosek | C | $3,600 | 8.0 | 0.36% |
| John Marino | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.30% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,200 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Miles Wood | W | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.28% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $3,800 | 14.4 | 0.27% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.26% |
| Danton Heinen | W | $3,400 | 18.4 | 0.24% |
| Nicholas Merkley | W | $3,300 | 8.0 | 0.24% |
| Brandon Sutter | C | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.23% |
| Henri Jokiharju | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.22% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $3,500 | 0.21% | |
| Michael Dal Colle | W | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.20% |
| Anders Bjork | W | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen | C | $3,000 | 15.2 | 0.19% |
| Jacob Bryson | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.19% |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.19% |
| Ryan Getzlaf | C | $4,200 | 6.4 | 0.18% |
| Wayne Simmonds | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 0.18% |
| Vitali Kravtsov | W | $3,100 | 13.6 | 0.16% |
| Brogan Rafferty | D | $3,500 | 0.15% | |
| Ryan Murray | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 0.14% |
| Andy Welinski | D | $3,500 | 0.14% | |
| Rasmus Asplund | W | $3,200 | 15.2 | 0.14% |
| Zach Whitecloud | D | $3,500 | 11.2 | 0.13% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 0.13% | |
| Scott Laughton | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.13% |
| Nolan Foote | W | $3,000 | 8.0 | 0.12% |
| Troy Terry | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Justin Braun | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Sam Steel | C | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.11% |
| Josh Manson | D | $3,700 | 16.0 | 0.11% |
| William Carrier | W | $3,000 | 8.0 | 0.10% |
| Alexander Volkov | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Philippe Myers | D | $3,500 | 0.10% |
