FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Thursday 4/22/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | G | $8,000 | 31.2 | 26.32% |
| Thatcher Demko | G | $7,300 | 9.6 | 24.36% |
| Anton Khudobin | G | $7,700 | -7.2 | 11.29% |
| Tristan Jarry | G | $7,900 | 32 | 9.10% |
| Curtis McElhinney | G | $8,300 | 27.2 | 5.08% |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $8,000 | 14.4 | 4.31% |
| Alex Nedeljkovic | G | $8,400 | 29.6 | 3.55% |
| Devan Dubnyk | G | $8,700 | 24 | 1.98% |
| Jack Campbell | G | $8,100 | 27.2 | 1.56% |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | G | $7,700 | 8 | 1.52% |
| Matt Murray | G | $6,600 | 44.8 | 1.51% |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,300 | 30.4 | 1.35% |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | $6,800 | 6.4 | 1.33% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | $7,800 | -9.6 | 1.17% |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $8,300 | 1.01% | |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | $8,100 | 40.8 | 0.88% |
| Jordan Binnington | G | $7,300 | 8 | 0.66% |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | $6,800 | 12 | 0.61% |
| Brian Elliott | G | $7,000 | 30.4 | 0.39% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | $8,000 | 0.26% | |
| Braden Holtby | G | $7,300 | 0.26% | |
| Thomas Greiss | G | $6,700 | 34.4 | 0.21% |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | $6,700 | 0.18% | |
| Petr Mrazek | G | $8,500 | 0.13% | |
| Aaron Dell | G | $6,600 | -7.2 | 0.10% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fox | D | $5,800 | 16 | 27.32% |
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,200 | 28 | 27.22% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $6,200 | 26.4 | 25.54% |
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,800 | 40.8 | 22.97% |
| Nathan MacKinnon | C | $9,000 | 32.5 | 20.90% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $7,800 | 14.4 | 19.70% |
| Tyler Myers | D | $3,700 | 8 | 17.07% |
| Jason Robertson | W | $5,100 | 16.5 | 15.85% |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | $3,900 | 21.6 | 14.71% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,600 | 24.8 | 13.57% |
| Jared McCann | C | $4,700 | 1.6 | 12.78% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,800 | 21.6 | 10.40% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,500 | 19.2 | 10.28% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $8,300 | 18.4 | 9.59% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,700 | 11.2 | 9.56% |
| Kris Letang | D | $6,300 | 21.2 | 9.55% |
| Cale Makar | D | $5,700 | 13.3 | 9.43% |
| Quinn Hughes | D | $5,400 | 3.2 | 9.06% |
| Esa Lindell | D | $3,600 | 14.9 | 8.05% |
| Victor Hedman | D | $6,400 | 4.8 | 7.99% |
| Andre Burakovsky | W | $4,000 | 32.5 | 7.84% |
| J.T. Miller | C | $5,900 | 3.2 | 7.54% |
| Thomas Chabot | D | $5,100 | 9.6 | 7.37% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $6,400 | 1.6 | 7.03% |
| Brayden Point | C | $6,900 | 4.8 | 6.91% |
| John Tavares | C | $6,900 | 16 | 6.17% |
| Nikita Gusev | W | $3,500 | 8 | 6.06% |
| Gabriel Landeskog | W | $6,500 | 19.2 | 5.79% |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $6,600 | 4.8 | 5.71% |
| John Klingberg | D | $5,200 | 11.2 | 5.55% |
| William Nylander | W | $5,600 | 3.2 | 5.53% |
| Bo Horvat | C | $6,200 | 8 | 5.25% |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | $7,800 | 35.7 | 4.98% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,600 | 36.8 | 4.42% |
| Devon Toews | D | $4,700 | 3.2 | 4.38% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $4,500 | 12.8 | 4.26% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $6,100 | 6.4 | 4.12% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $3,800 | 12.8 | 3.92% |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | $6,500 | 12.8 | 3.87% |
| Ondrej Palat | W | $5,500 | 15.2 | 3.84% |
| Ryan Graves | D | $3,500 | 8 | 3.76% |
| Samuel Girard | D | $4,300 | 8 | 3.75% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,300 | 18.4 | 3.73% |
| Josh Norris | C | $4,300 | 11.7 | 3.69% |
| Travis Hamonic | D | $3,600 | 11.2 | 3.56% |
| Nick Foligno | W | $4,000 | 9.6 | 3.53% |
| Mike Matheson | D | $4,100 | 1.6 | 3.24% |
| Brady Tkachuk | W | $6,200 | 14.9 | 3.18% |
| Nazem Kadri | C | $5,000 | 6.4 | 3.09% |
| Patric Hornqvist | W | $5,400 | 16 | 3.06% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,200 | 0 | 2.98% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $4,100 | 4.8 | 2.94% |
| Roope Hintz | C | $6,400 | 11.2 | 2.83% |
| Sam Bennett | C | $3,700 | 1.6 | 2.63% |
| Josh Morrissey | D | $4,000 | 8 | 2.61% |
| Mark Scheifele | C | $7,300 | 24.8 | 2.59% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $4,300 | 3.2 | 2.54% |
| Yanni Gourde | C | $4,400 | 9.6 | 2.53% |
| John Carlson | D | $6,900 | 3.2 | 2.43% |
| Anthony Mantha | W | $5,100 | 0 | 2.42% |
| Alex Ovechkin | W | $8,500 | 6.4 | 2.37% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $6,300 | 14.4 | 2.36% |
| Blake Wheeler | W | $5,500 | 12.8 | 2.33% |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 2.20% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $4,800 | 26.6 | 2.17% |
| Tanner Pearson | W | $4,600 | 3.2 | 2.16% |
| Kyle Connor | W | $6,700 | 21.6 | 2.10% |
| Seth Jones | D | $4,700 | 18.9 | 2.05% |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,300 | 3.2 | 2.01% |
| Craig Smith | W | $4,900 | 4.8 | 1.99% |
| Neal Pionk | D | $4,500 | 9.6 | 1.96% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $4,200 | 11.2 | 1.90% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $6,700 | 3.2 | 1.89% |
| Joe Pavelski | W | $7,400 | 18.4 | 1.89% |
| Keith Yandle | D | $3,800 | 18.1 | 1.86% |
| Colton Parayko | D | $3,900 | 8 | 1.82% |
| Nils Hoglander | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 1.79% |
| Andrei Svechnikov | W | $5,800 | 9.6 | 1.77% |
| Brock Boeser | W | $7,200 | 1.6 | 1.76% |
| Blake Coleman | W | $3,500 | 30.4 | 1.73% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $4,800 | 6.4 | 1.67% |
| Sebastian Aho | C | $7,600 | 39.2 | 1.65% |
| Drake Batherson | W | $4,400 | 24.2 | 1.64% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.60% |
| Anthony Duclair | W | $4,100 | 0 | 1.56% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $4,200 | 3.2 | 1.56% |
| Torey Krug | D | $4,600 | 4.8 | 1.51% |
| Alex Killorn | W | $4,600 | 11.2 | 1.48% |
| Colin Blackwell | W | $4,000 | 8 | 1.46% |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,700 | 0 | 1.44% |
| Filip Hronek | D | $3,800 | 0 | 1.44% |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | W | $6,900 | 6.4 | 1.39% |
| Andrew Copp | W | $3,800 | 23.2 | 1.38% |
| Frank Vatrano | W | $4,500 | 1.6 | 1.38% |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | $6,700 | 4.8 | 1.36% |
| Mike Hoffman | W | $4,900 | 1.6 | 1.34% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 1.29% |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $5,900 | 1.6 | 1.28% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 1.21% |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | $4,400 | 8 | 1.21% |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | W | $7,600 | 14.9 | 1.20% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $6,300 | 3.2 | 1.16% |
| Erik Cernak | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.13% |
| Connor Brown | W | $4,300 | 21.6 | 1.11% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $4,400 | 1.6 | 1.10% |
| T.J. Oshie | W | $6,400 | 3.2 | 1.09% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $3,800 | 24 | 1.03% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,500 | 6.4 | 1.03% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $7,100 | 17.6 | 1.02% |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | W | $6,100 | 11.7 | 1.02% |
| Martin Necas | W | $4,900 | 31.7 | 0.98% |
| David Perron | W | $6,400 | 3.2 | 0.96% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $3,800 | 9.6 | 0.94% |
| Sam Reinhart | C | $4,600 | 6.4 | 0.88% |
| Nico Hischier | C | $4,600 | 4.8 | 0.86% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.86% |
| Claude Giroux | C | $6,400 | 9.6 | 0.85% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,700 | 15.2 | 0.85% |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | $3,800 | 8 | 0.79% |
| Jason Dickinson | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.78% |
| Brandon Montour | D | $3,700 | 0 | 0.77% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $5,300 | 0 | 0.74% |
| Evan Rodrigues | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.73% |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | $4,500 | 4.8 | 0.73% |
| Teddy Blueger | C | $3,500 | 23.6 | 0.70% |
| Justin Faulk | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.69% |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.68% |
| Nate Schmidt | D | $3,800 | 9.6 | 0.67% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $4,900 | 6.4 | 0.65% |
| Jack Roslovic | C | $4,700 | 3.2 | 0.64% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $6,500 | 3.2 | 0.63% |
| Denis Gurianov | W | $4,300 | 20.5 | 0.62% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $4,200 | 16.8 | 0.61% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $5,100 | 6.4 | 0.61% |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 0.60% |
| Nino Niederreiter | W | $4,400 | 14.1 | 0.58% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,700 | 4.8 | 0.57% |
| Gustav Forsling | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.57% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $5,900 | 15.2 | 0.56% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,800 | 4.8 | 0.56% |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.55% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,000 | 6.4 | 0.54% |
| Wade Allison | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 0.54% |
| Kasperi Kapanen | W | $4,300 | 23.2 | 0.54% |
| Brett Pesce | D | $4,000 | 18.1 | 0.54% |
| Jordan Staal | C | $5,000 | 9.6 | 0.52% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 12.8 | 0.52% |
| Brayden Schenn | C | $4,700 | 6.4 | 0.52% |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $5,200 | 6.4 | 0.48% |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | W | $7,100 | 12.8 | 0.46% |
| Alex Galchenyuk | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.44% |
| Markus Nutivaara | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.43% |
| Nikita Zaitsev | D | $3,600 | 12.8 | 0.43% |
| Jakub Vrana | W | $4,600 | 57.6 | 0.42% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $4,400 | 6.4 | 0.41% |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | $4,000 | 9.6 | 0.39% |
| Jamie Benn | W | $6,400 | 4.8 | 0.38% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $5,900 | 6.4 | 0.38% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $5,400 | 33 | 0.37% |
| Michael Rasmussen | W | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.37% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $5,200 | 3.2 | 0.36% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $4,900 | 13.3 | 0.35% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $3,800 | 6.4 | 0.35% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.35% |
| Connor Clifton | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.31% |
| Pavel Zacha | C | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.31% |
| Noah Dobson | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.31% |
| Jesper Lindgren | D | $3,700 | 0.30% | |
| Jesper Fast | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.29% |
| Tim Stutzle | W | $3,800 | 18.9 | 0.29% |
| Carl Soderberg | W | $3,000 | 8 | 0.28% |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.28% |
| Tyler Bozak | C | $3,700 | 19.7 | 0.25% |
| Paul Stastny | W | $4,500 | 6.4 | 0.24% |
| J.T. Compher | C | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.24% |
| David Savard | D | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.23% |
| John Marino | D | $3,700 | 13.2 | 0.22% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,700 | 1.6 | 0.22% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $5,400 | 4.8 | 0.22% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,000 | 9.6 | 0.21% |
| Filip Chytil | C | $4,400 | 11.2 | 0.19% |
| Erik Brannstrom | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.18% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,400 | 4.8 | 0.18% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $4,100 | 6.4 | 0.18% |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.17% |
| Barclay Goodrow | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.17% |
| Patrik Laine | W | $5,600 | 11.7 | 0.17% |
| Alex Formenton | W | $3,100 | 3.2 | 0.16% |
| Filip Zadina | W | $3,700 | 16 | 0.16% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,900 | 10.1 | 0.16% |
| Sammy Blais | W | $3,600 | 1.6 | 0.15% |
| Jason Spezza | W | $3,300 | 15.2 | 0.15% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,500 | 16 | 0.14% |
| Vince Dunn | D | $4,200 | 8.5 | 0.14% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.14% |
| Zac Jones | D | $3,500 | 8 | 0.13% |
| Ross Colton | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.13% |
| Jesper Bratt | W | $5,000 | 3.2 | 0.13% |
| Adam Lowry | C | $3,200 | 0 | 0.13% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | W | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.13% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,300 | 11.2 | 0.13% |
| Miles Wood | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Tyler Johnson | W | $3,500 | 0 | 0.12% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,700 | 6.4 | 0.12% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.11% |
| Colin White | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.11% |
| Jaden Schwartz | W | $4,600 | 27.7 | 0.11% |
| Mikko Lehtonen | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.11% |
| Tyson Jost | C | $3,400 | 9.6 | 0.11% |
| Sebastian Aho | D | $3,500 | 0.11% | |
| Artem Zub | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.10% |
| Brandon Saad | W | $4,600 | 15.2 | 0.10% |
| Lars Eller | C | $4,500 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.10% |
