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FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Monday 5/3/21

Even on a large NHL slate, Connor McDavid popped up in nearly half of DFS lineups. Who else was popular?

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
Juuse Saros G $7,500 23.2 17.97%
Semyon Varlamov G $7,900 16.8 15.09%
Jordan Binnington G $7,300 23.2 13.63%
Tuukka Rask G $7,800 36.0 11.30%
Alex Nedeljkovic G $8,400 16.0 6.16%
Philipp Grubauer G $8,500 14.4 4.26%
Darcy Kuemper G $6,900 6.4 4.25%
Laurent Brossoit G $7,000 4.8 4.03%
Jack Campbell G $8,100 4.0 3.52%
Casey DeSmith G $8,200 10.4 2.69%
Spencer Knight G $7,700 16.0 2.23%
Mikko Koskinen G $8,000 16.0 1.85%
Elvis Merzlikins G $7,200 11.2 1.53%
Robin Lehner G $8,700 -3.2 1.35%
Filip Gustavsson G $6,700 30.4 1.22%
Cam Talbot G $8,200 13.6 0.94%
Michael Houser G $6,500 31.2 0.82%
John Gibson G $6,600 15.2 0.77%
Igor Shesterkin G $8,200 7.2 0.77%
Jonathan Quick G $6,800 17.6 0.73%
Scott Wedgewood G $6,600 19.2 0.71%
Vitek Vanecek G $8,300 18.4 0.54%
Mike Smith G $8,000 0.51%
Anton Khudobin G $7,400 -7.2 0.42%
Marc-Andre Fleury G $8,700 0.40%
Malcolm Subban G $7,000 -4.8 0.32%
Jake Allen G $7,600 25.6 0.22%
Martin Jones G $7,200 0.8 0.21%
Tristan Jarry G $8,200 -4.0 0.20%
Braden Holtby G $7,100 5.6 0.10%
Alex Lyon G $7,400 32.0 0.10%

Skaters

PlayerPositionSalaryFanDuel PointsDraft Percentage
Connor McDavidC$9,30044.849.33%
Nathan MacKinnonC$9,00030.435.85%
Cale MakarD$5,70011.231.02%
Leon DraisaitlC$8,20019.230.66%
Anthony DuclairW$4,0004.822.54%
Auston MatthewsC$8,80023.218.67%
Joonas DonskoiW$3,4001.616.65%
Mikko RantanenW$8,40024.815.59%
Justin FaulkD$3,70027.715.33%
Bryan RustW$6,1001.614.89%
Dougie HamiltonD$6,60026.913.86%
Jakob ChychrunD$5,60026.912.36%
David PastrnakW$7,5004.811.43%
Thomas ChabotD$5,1001.610.87%
Devon ToewsD$4,80011.210.37%
David PerronW$6,20011.29.80%
Andrei SvechnikovW$5,60011.29.66%
MacKenzie WeegarD$4,10031.79.51%
Gabriel LandeskogW$7,00023.29.12%
Anthony BeauvillierW$4,70011.27.83%
Matt GrzelcykD$3,80015.27.70%
Brad MarchandW$7,80025.67.66%
Ryan O'ReillyC$6,20020.07.60%
David KrejciC$5,4001.67.21%
Andrew CoppW$3,8000.07.03%
Teuvo TeravainenW$5,2003.27.03%
Mitchell MarnerW$7,6006.47.01%
Sidney CrosbyC$8,20018.96.90%
Vincent TrocheckC$6,20020.86.36%
Patrice BergeronC$7,30028.06.30%
Blake WheelerW$5,40012.86.23%
Brayden SchennC$4,70014.16.22%
Adam FoxD$6,2009.66.10%
Tyson BarrieD$6,20018.45.96%
Sebastian AhoC$7,70050.95.90%
Ryan EllisD$4,30024.05.89%
Craig SmithW$4,7004.85.78%
Mathieu PerreaultW$3,1000.05.60%
Joel ArmiaW$3,3001.65.44%
Mathew BarzalC$6,5001.65.34%
Mattias EkholmD$3,9006.45.32%
Jesse PuljujarviW$4,00026.45.09%
Kyle ConnorW$6,5003.25.01%
Taylor HallW$6,4004.84.76%
Jake GuentzelW$7,4009.64.73%
Darnell NurseD$5,60012.84.70%
Nick SchmaltzC$3,700 4.62%
Mark ScheifeleC$7,3001.64.54%
Aleksander BarkovC$8,10028.54.50%
Neal PionkD$4,30014.44.49%
Kris LetangD$6,10018.14.22%
Ryan Nugent-HopkinsW$5,60014.43.97%
Martin NecasW$4,70016.83.92%
Brady TkachukW$6,3003.23.85%
Mike HoffmanW$4,8001.63.81%
Seth JonesD$4,70014.93.68%
William NylanderW$5,60014.43.67%
Nick FolignoW$4,1000.03.53%
Jean-Gabriel PageauC$3,800 3.43%
Colton ParaykoD$3,9004.83.36%
Jason RobertsonW$5,20026.93.30%
Jared McCannC$4,6003.23.17%
Drake BathersonW$4,60011.23.14%
Alec MartinezD$4,60025.33.01%
Jordan EberleW$6,0001.63.01%
Carl SoderbergW$3,0003.22.93%
Artemi PanarinW$8,20018.12.91%
Morgan RiellyD$5,20016.82.90%
Brock NelsonC$5,7004.82.86%
Mika ZibanejadC$8,30037.32.86%
Charlie McAvoyD$4,8004.82.85%
Sam ReinhartC$5,00043.22.81%
Josh BaileyW$4,30011.22.71%
John TavaresC$6,9004.82.67%
Kirill KaprizovW$6,50026.92.61%
Josh NorrisC$4,6003.22.58%
Jeff PetryD$5,30029.32.33%
Alex DeBrincatW$6,60015.22.27%
Jaccob SlavinD$3,9001.62.24%
Nino NiederreiterW$4,4006.42.21%
Michael BuntingW$3,5001.62.18%
Kevin FialaW$6,20024.82.17%
Alex GoligoskiD$3,90013.32.05%
Evgeni MalkinC$7,40013.32.00%
Yegor SharangovichW$4,4000.01.93%
Trevor ZegrasW$3,0003.21.92%
Jeff CarterW$4,3003.21.91%
Chandler StephensonC$4,60014.41.89%
Alexander BarabanovW$3,00014.41.87%
Nils HoglanderW$3,80011.21.87%
Josh MorrisseyD$4,10032.81.86%
Kailer YamamotoW$3,9001.61.85%
Nick SuzukiC$4,80027.71.84%
Kasperi KapanenW$4,40014.91.82%
Jordan KyrouW$3,40014.41.79%
Gustav ForslingD$3,50021.61.73%
Tom WilsonW$4,70023.21.68%
Patrick KaneW$7,6003.21.68%
Roman JosiD$6,60038.41.68%
Oliver WahlstromW$3,10016.81.68%
Jordan StaalC$5,10011.71.67%
Travis HamonicD$3,6008.01.63%
Nazem KadriC$5,00016.81.63%
Pavel BuchnevichW$6,5009.61.61%
Clayton KellerW$5,7004.81.61%
Sean CouturierC$7,00016.01.59%
Andre BurakovskyW$4,60021.61.59%
Shayne GostisbehereD$3,70028.51.58%
Christian DvorakC$4,10013.61.57%
Joel Eriksson EkC$4,40016.81.56%
Anthony ManthaW$5,0006.41.54%
Ryan StromeC$5,60010.11.51%
Ryan PulockD$4,40011.21.50%
Oliver Ekman-LarssonD$3,7009.61.45%
Keith YandleD$3,90019.71.45%
Ivan ProvorovD$5,7006.41.45%
Noah DobsonD$3,5004.81.44%
Drew DoughtyD$5,10013.31.42%
Jack HughesC$4,8001.61.41%
Mason AppletonW$3,5000.01.38%
Nick LeddyD$4,1001.61.37%
Jonathan HuberdeauW$7,40015.21.35%
Roope HintzC$6,30010.11.35%
Brett PesceD$4,2008.01.34%
Tyler ToffoliW$6,80015.71.32%
Mats ZuccarelloW$4,9003.21.26%
Jake MuzzinD$4,00014.41.20%
Nicklas BackstromC$6,30015.21.20%
Owen TippettW$3,00019.21.20%
Max DomiC$4,3001.61.18%
Mark StoneW$7,70024.81.12%
William KarlssonC$5,50019.71.11%
Nick RitchieW$3,70015.21.10%
Filip ForsbergW$7,20026.91.09%
Jared SpurgeonD$4,70021.31.09%
Jonathan MarchessaultW$6,50015.21.09%
Shea TheodoreD$6,70018.41.06%
Valeri NichushkinW$3,40016.81.05%
Cole CaufieldW$3,10015.21.05%
Paul StastnyW$4,5004.81.01%
Adrian KempeW$4,2008.01.00%
Alex TuchW$4,30020.00.98%
Alex PietrangeloD$5,8008.00.96%
Tyler SeguinC$6,60018.40.93%
Evander KaneW$7,30035.20.91%
Tyler BozakC$3,7000.00.90%
Ryan JohansenC$4,60025.30.90%
Eeli TolvanenW$4,70013.30.89%
Daniel SprongW$3,70023.20.88%
Tomas HertlC$6,50024.80.87%
Bo HorvatC$6,00017.60.84%
Tim StuetzleW$3,9001.60.83%
Ryan DonatoW$3,0003.20.81%
Dustin BrownW$4,90012.80.80%
Joe PavelskiW$7,00022.10.80%
Anze KopitarC$6,90025.30.80%
Calle JarnkrokW$3,70012.80.78%
Brent BurnsD$6,10014.40.78%
J.T. MillerC$5,70021.60.78%
Tyson JostC$3,5000.00.78%
Miro HeiskanenD$4,4003.20.77%
Pavel ZachaW$4,1004.80.76%
Grigori DenisenkoW$3,00016.00.75%
Quinn HughesD$5,2003.20.74%
Marcus FolignoW$3,10012.80.74%
Vladimir TarasenkoW$6,5000.00.73%
Mikael GranlundC$5,6001.60.71%
Jonas BrodinD$3,70026.40.71%
Wyatt KalynukD$3,5001.60.70%
Erik KarlssonD$4,7004.80.70%
Dmitry OrlovD$4,2001.60.69%
Erik HaulaW$3,60012.80.69%
Pierre-Luc DuboisC$4,7003.20.68%
John KlingbergD$5,3009.60.67%
Josh AndersonW$4,4006.40.65%
Rasmus DahlinD$4,50014.40.65%
Ryan GravesD$3,50012.80.65%
Dominik KubalikW$4,70024.00.63%
Oliver BjorkstrandW$6,1004.80.62%
Jakub VoracekW$6,10028.80.62%
Brian DumoulinD$4,1004.80.62%
Alex OvechkinW$8,4000.00.62%
Alexis LafreniereW$4,1009.60.61%
Justin SchultzD$4,100 0.56%
Tyler MyersD$3,7003.20.56%
Rasmus SandinD$3,5004.80.56%
John MarinoD$3,8008.50.56%
Conor GarlandW$5,10010.10.56%
Kyle PalmieriW$4,90011.20.56%
Casey MittelstadtC$4,1003.20.55%
Claude GirouxW$6,90038.90.54%
Alex GalchenyukW$3,60011.20.54%
Matt DumbaD$4,20011.20.54%
Connor MurphyD$3,7001.60.53%
Nico HischierC$4,7003.20.53%
Jason SpezzaW$3,5000.00.53%
Alex WennbergC$4,3003.20.51%
Jason ZuckerW$4,90015.70.50%
Jaden SchwartzW$4,60011.70.49%
Quinton ByfieldC$3,1001.60.49%
Philipp KurashevC$3,2001.60.49%
T.J. BrodieD$3,5006.40.48%
Adam PelechD$3,60023.20.47%
Joel FarabeeW$4,20034.40.47%
John CarlsonD$6,60017.60.46%
Frank VatranoW$4,6001.60.46%
Joel EdmundsonD$3,5008.00.45%
Travis KonecnyW$5,10027.70.45%
Ryan HartmanC$3,2003.20.44%
Brock BoeserW$6,90016.80.44%
Scott MayfieldD$3,5008.00.43%
Conor TimminsD$3,5003.20.42%
Ben ChiarotD$3,6008.00.42%
Filip ChytilC$3,9006.40.41%
Esa LindellD$3,7006.40.40%
Robert ThomasC$3,90011.20.39%
Adam BrooksC$3,0000.00.39%
Brandon MontourD$3,70011.20.39%
Ethan BearD$3,5003.20.39%
Jake WalmanD$3,5006.40.39%
Victor OlofssonW$5,2006.40.38%
Kirby DachC$3,7001.60.37%
Leo KomarovW$3,4001.60.36%
Alex ChiassonW$3,7004.80.36%
Duncan KeithD$4,7008.00.35%
Jamie BennW$6,1001.60.35%
Jesper BrattW$4,7000.00.34%
Reilly SmithW$4,30011.70.34%
Cam FowlerD$3,7000.00.33%
Jeremy LauzonD$3,5006.40.33%
Logan CoutureC$5,6000.00.32%
Andreas AthanasiouW$3,5003.20.32%
Jordan GreenwayW$3,50011.20.32%
Cody CeciD$4,3001.60.32%
Sam BennettC$4,000 0.31%
Marco ScandellaD$3,6003.20.31%
Luke KuninW$4,0001.60.31%
Evgeny KuznetsovC$5,700 0.31%
Janne KuokkanenW$3,4004.80.31%
Connor BrownW$4,40028.40.31%
Kole LindW$3,0001.60.30%
Gabriel VilardiC$3,3004.80.30%
Travis SanheimD$3,60014.40.30%
Kaapo KakkoW$3,90013.60.30%
Alex IafalloW$4,30020.50.30%
Matt DucheneC$4,4003.20.29%
Lars EllerC$4,3006.40.29%
Mark FriedmanD$3,5009.60.29%
Cam AtkinsonW$5,6006.40.29%
Conor ShearyW$3,80020.00.28%
Ty SmithD$3,6000.00.28%
Mikey AndersonD$3,5003.20.28%
Rasmus RistolainenD$3,70019.70.28%
Colin WhiteC$3,4001.60.27%
Colin BlackwellW$3,5000.00.27%
James van RiemsdykW$6,0003.20.26%
Will ButcherD$3,5004.80.26%
Brandon HagelW$3,4001.60.26%
Tucker PoolmanD$3,5001.60.25%
Jeff SkinnerW$4,4003.20.25%
Phil KesselW$6,1003.20.25%
Jake BeanD$3,5008.00.24%
Kevin HayesC$4,70020.00.24%
Timo MeierW$4,40018.40.24%
Brady SkjeiD$3,70011.20.23%
Warren FoegeleW$3,40011.20.23%
Kevin ShattenkirkD$3,6003.20.23%
James NealW$3,2001.60.23%
Adam LowryC$3,2003.20.23%
Damon SeversonD$3,9003.20.23%
Jesperi KotkaniemiC$4,1008.00.22%
Nate SchmidtD$3,80015.20.22%
Tanner PearsonW$4,7003.20.22%
Michael Del ZottoD$3,50022.40.21%
Charlie CoyleC$3,8001.60.21%
Jack RoslovicC$4,40026.10.21%
Derick BrassardW$3,2000.00.21%
Victor RaskC$3,90011.20.20%
Adam LarssonD$3,5001.60.19%
Max PaciorettyW$8,300 0.19%
Phillip DanaultC$3,90018.40.18%
Max ComtoisW$4,3003.20.18%
Johan LarssonC$3,3001.60.18%
Mattias JanmarkW$3,5001.60.18%
Tyler LewingtonD$3,500 0.17%
Evgenii DadonovW$4,3004.80.17%
Nikita ZaitsevD$3,70021.60.17%
Ilya MikheyevW$3,4003.20.16%
Jake DeBruskW$4,2009.60.16%
Steven LorentzW$3,2000.00.16%
Wayne SimmondsW$3,6001.60.16%
Alexander EdlerD$4,0009.60.15%
Connor CarrickD$3,5003.20.15%
Vitali KravtsovW$3,3004.80.14%
Trevor MooreW$3,60016.80.14%
Derek ForbortD$3,5003.20.14%
K'Andre MillerD$3,6001.60.14%
Brayden McNabbD$3,8009.60.14%
Ryan SuterD$3,8001.60.14%
Mario FerraroD$3,70020.80.14%
Patrik LaineW$5,3001.60.14%
Teddy BluegerC$3,6009.60.13%
Nick CousinsW$3,1008.00.13%
Eric RobinsonW$3,6001.60.13%
Vladislav GavrikovD$3,5004.80.13%
Jamie DrysdaleD$3,500 0.13%
Jesper FastW$3,50014.40.13%
Zach Aston-ReeseW$3,5001.60.13%
Nikita GusevW$3,50020.00.13%
Rickard RakellW$5,2003.20.12%
Ryan McLeodW$3,0001.60.12%
Sean WalkerD$3,7003.20.12%
Josh ArchibaldW$3,2009.60.12%
Corey PerryW$3,2000.00.12%
Christian FischerW$3,2009.60.12%
Vinnie HinostrozaW$3,6001.60.12%
Arttu RuotsalainenC$3,2008.00.11%
Sam CarrickC$3,4001.60.11%
Tobias BjornfotD$3,5000.00.11%
Alexander RomanovD$3,5004.80.11%
Kevan MillerD$3,5006.40.11%
Sean KuralyW$3,10014.40.11%
Patrik NemethD$3,5001.60.10%
Scott LaughtonC$3,3009.60.10%
Miles WoodW$4,3003.20.10%
Nicolas HagueD$3,5003.20.10%
Jamie OleksiakD$3,8009.60.10%