FanDuel NHL Draft Percentages: Thursday 4/15/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | G | $7,100 | 7.2 | 22.47% |
| Vitek Vanecek | G | $8,700 | -2.4 | 20.00% |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | $8,100 | 32.8 | 13.77% |
| Jake Oettinger | G | $7,300 | 21.6 | 9.29% |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | G | $8,300 | 32.8 | 9.21% |
| Petr Mrazek | G | $8,400 | 23.2 | 4.48% |
| Tristan Jarry | G | $8,200 | 16.8 | 4.26% |
| Jack Campbell | G | $8,500 | -9.6 | 3.42% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | $7,700 | 25.6 | 1.96% |
| Juuse Saros | G | $8,000 | 4 | 1.88% |
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | $7,800 | 28.8 | 1.71% |
| Semyon Varlamov | G | $8,100 | 20.8 | 1.45% |
| Jonathan Bernier | G | $6,600 | 1.43% | |
| Chris Driedger | G | $7,600 | 0.8 | 1.02% |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | $6,900 | 5.6 | 0.92% |
| Thomas Greiss | G | $6,600 | 27.2 | 0.83% |
| MacKenzie Blackwood | G | $6,800 | 7.2 | 0.52% |
| Dustin Tokarski | G | $6,700 | 25.6 | 0.41% |
| Carter Hart | G | $7,000 | 32.8 | 0.24% |
| Anton Khudobin | G | $7,300 | 0.17% | |
| Ilya Samsonov | G | $8,700 | 0.14% |
Skaters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | C | $8,200 | 20 | 38.14% |
| Bryan Rust | W | $6,000 | 1.6 | 30.37% |
| Alex Ovechkin | W | $8,800 | 9.6 | 27.44% |
| Anthony Mantha | W | $4,800 | 16.8 | 24.83% |
| John Tavares | C | $6,600 | 29.6 | 24.53% |
| Adam Fox | D | $6,300 | 14.4 | 23.58% |
| Patrick Kane | W | $7,600 | 1.6 | 22.72% |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | $6,700 | 12.8 | 20.98% |
| Jared McCann | C | $4,400 | 11.2 | 19.52% |
| John Carlson | D | $6,900 | 11.2 | 18.25% |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | $6,500 | 14.4 | 18.04% |
| Kris Letang | D | $6,300 | 12.8 | 17.86% |
| T.J. Oshie | W | $6,500 | 11.2 | 17.27% |
| Jake Guentzel | W | $7,700 | 4.8 | 16.55% |
| Mitchell Marner | W | $7,600 | 16 | 16.52% |
| Jason Robertson | W | $4,800 | 14.4 | 14.65% |
| Vincent Trocheck | C | $6,300 | 23.7 | 13.05% |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | $7,800 | 12.8 | 13.00% |
| Kirby Dach | C | $3,600 | 1.6 | 12.57% |
| Zach Hyman | W | $5,100 | 6.4 | 11.81% |
| Andrew Copp | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 11.07% |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 10.24% |
| Alex DeBrincat | W | $7,000 | 8 | 10.13% |
| Artemi Panarin | W | $8,300 | 36.8 | 10.02% |
| Victor Hedman | D | $6,300 | 18.4 | 8.97% |
| Tom Wilson | W | $5,200 | 1.6 | 8.57% |
| Pavel Buchnevich | W | $5,900 | 3.2 | 8.09% |
| David Pastrnak | W | $7,400 | 20.8 | 8.04% |
| Seth Jones | D | $4,900 | 4.8 | 7.86% |
| Alex Galchenyuk | W | $3,800 | 15.2 | 7.81% |
| Filip Hronek | D | $3,700 | 0 | 7.77% |
| Miro Heiskanen | D | $4,300 | 13.6 | 7.38% |
| Ryan Strome | C | $6,000 | 19.2 | 7.05% |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | $6,100 | 4.8 | 6.60% |
| Jeff Carter | W | $3,800 | 4.8 | 6.56% |
| Jacob Trouba | D | $4,300 | 21.6 | 6.53% |
| Morgan Rielly | D | $5,400 | 4.8 | 6.29% |
| Sebastian Aho | C | $7,500 | 20.5 | 6.22% |
| Yanni Gourde | C | $4,500 | 3.2 | 5.60% |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | $8,100 | 11.2 | 5.21% |
| Charlie McAvoy | D | $4,600 | 8.5 | 5.13% |
| Justin Schultz | D | $4,300 | 3.2 | 5.10% |
| Brayden Point | C | $7,000 | 0 | 4.99% |
| Jakub Vrana | W | $4,200 | 18.4 | 4.97% |
| John Klingberg | D | $5,500 | 9.6 | 4.92% |
| Ondrej Palat | W | $5,300 | 3.2 | 4.66% |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | $7,400 | 11.2 | 4.38% |
| Mike Reilly | D | $3,900 | 12.8 | 4.30% |
| Andrei Svechnikov | W | $5,600 | 28.5 | 4.20% |
| Ivan Provorov | D | $5,100 | 8 | 4.18% |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | $3,900 | 4.8 | 4.09% |
| Connor Murphy | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 4.04% |
| Filip Zadina | W | $3,500 | 9.6 | 3.97% |
| Chris Kreider | W | $6,100 | 4.8 | 3.97% |
| Brad Marchand | W | $7,800 | 28.8 | 3.87% |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | C | $3,000 | 0 | 3.81% |
| Sean Couturier | C | $7,100 | 1.6 | 3.80% |
| Dylan Larkin | C | $5,900 | 6.4 | 3.75% |
| Martin Necas | W | $5,300 | 9.6 | 3.50% |
| Kyle Connor | W | $6,700 | 37.3 | 3.47% |
| Mark Scheifele | C | $7,200 | 33.3 | 3.44% |
| Ryan Ellis | D | $4,000 | 1.6 | 3.29% |
| Neal Pionk | D | $4,000 | 24.5 | 3.28% |
| Anthony Duclair | W | $3,600 | 16.8 | 3.28% |
| Roope Hintz | C | $6,400 | 11.2 | 3.27% |
| Jordan Staal | C | $4,900 | 11.2 | 3.05% |
| Dominik Kubalik | W | $4,600 | 8 | 2.94% |
| Nico Hischier | C | $4,400 | 6.4 | 2.92% |
| Mikhail Sergachev | D | $4,400 | 11.2 | 2.82% |
| Duncan Keith | D | $4,700 | 15.2 | 2.68% |
| Joe Pavelski | W | $7,300 | 20 | 2.65% |
| Mathew Barzal | C | $7,100 | 11.2 | 2.51% |
| Roman Josi | D | $6,600 | 4.8 | 2.51% |
| Keith Yandle | D | $4,200 | 3.2 | 2.36% |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | W | $6,800 | 30.9 | 2.35% |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | $4,000 | 16.8 | 2.32% |
| Travis Konecny | W | $5,800 | 4.8 | 2.25% |
| Josh Morrissey | D | $4,300 | 8 | 2.24% |
| Taylor Hall | W | $5,500 | 18.4 | 2.20% |
| Ryan Pulock | D | $4,700 | 9.6 | 2.13% |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | $3,800 | 9.6 | 2.12% |
| Colin Blackwell | W | $3,800 | 28.8 | 2.09% |
| Viktor Arvidsson | W | $5,600 | 1.6 | 2.05% |
| Joel Farabee | W | $4,300 | 8 | 2.03% |
| Nino Niederreiter | W | $4,200 | 14.4 | 2.00% |
| Jack Hughes | C | $4,600 | 3.2 | 1.93% |
| Conor Sheary | W | $4,200 | 1.6 | 1.88% |
| Jack Roslovic | C | $4,700 | 13.6 | 1.86% |
| Craig Smith | W | $5,000 | 18.9 | 1.86% |
| Dylan Strome | W | $4,100 | 8 | 1.84% |
| James van Riemsdyk | W | $5,400 | 0 | 1.84% |
| David Krejci | C | $5,100 | 13.3 | 1.81% |
| Brett Pesce | D | $4,100 | 9.6 | 1.76% |
| Patric Hornqvist | W | $5,700 | 26.4 | 1.74% |
| Mike Matheson | D | $4,100 | 1.6 | 1.73% |
| Jake Muzzin | D | $4,100 | 4.8 | 1.49% |
| Pius Suter | C | $4,000 | 1.6 | 1.41% |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | $3,800 | 4.8 | 1.40% |
| Cam Atkinson | W | $6,100 | 3.2 | 1.38% |
| Nikita Gusev | W | $3,000 | 4.8 | 1.37% |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | W | $7,400 | 9.6 | 1.34% |
| MacKenzie Weegar | D | $4,500 | 6.4 | 1.29% |
| Lars Eller | C | $4,600 | 3.2 | 1.28% |
| Patrik Laine | W | $6,200 | 1.6 | 1.25% |
| Jamie Benn | W | $6,300 | 6.4 | 1.24% |
| Alex Killorn | W | $4,400 | 26.9 | 1.23% |
| Ross Colton | C | $3,300 | 18.4 | 1.23% |
| Adam Erne | W | $3,400 | 11.2 | 1.22% |
| Jordan Eberle | W | $6,300 | 9.6 | 1.22% |
| Jason Zucker | W | $5,300 | 4.8 | 1.21% |
| Michael Del Zotto | D | $3,700 | 11.2 | 1.17% |
| Claude Giroux | C | $6,400 | 0 | 1.12% |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | W | $3,800 | 4.8 | 1.12% |
| Erik Cernak | D | $3,600 | 3.2 | 1.10% |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 1.08% |
| Tage Thompson | W | $3,300 | 15.2 | 1.06% |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | C | $4,800 | 10.1 | 1.05% |
| Esa Lindell | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 1.05% |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | $3,900 | 0 | 1.04% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | W | $4,200 | 0 | 1.03% |
| Anthony Cirelli | W | $4,900 | 3.2 | 0.98% |
| Brock Nelson | C | $5,900 | 1.6 | 0.97% |
| P.K. Subban | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.94% |
| Kyle Palmieri | W | $5,400 | 4.8 | 0.92% |
| Brandon Montour | D | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.89% |
| Filip Chytil | C | $4,200 | 3.2 | 0.87% |
| Jordan Martinook | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.84% |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | W | $5,900 | 1.6 | 0.84% |
| Ty Smith | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.83% |
| Blake Coleman | W | $3,600 | 11.2 | 0.83% |
| Frank Vatrano | W | $4,400 | 1.6 | 0.80% |
| Ryan Johansen | C | $4,700 | 0 | 0.77% |
| Max Domi | C | $4,500 | 1.6 | 0.76% |
| Alexander Kerfoot | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.71% |
| Travis Zajac | C | $3,600 | 13.6 | 0.70% |
| Sam Reinhart | W | $4,700 | 16.8 | 0.69% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | W | $3,600 | 3.2 | 0.67% |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | $4,200 | 1.6 | 0.66% |
| Alex Wennberg | C | $4,400 | 11.2 | 0.66% |
| Jakub Voracek | W | $6,000 | 13.6 | 0.64% |
| Janne Kuokkanen | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.64% |
| Jesper Fast | W | $3,700 | 0 | 0.62% |
| Kevin Hayes | C | $4,800 | 3.2 | 0.60% |
| Anthony Beauvillier | W | $4,400 | 1.6 | 0.60% |
| Daniel Sprong | W | $3,700 | 4.8 | 0.60% |
| Denis Gurianov | W | $3,800 | 38.4 | 0.59% |
| Nick Ritchie | W | $3,900 | 4.8 | 0.58% |
| T.J. Brodie | D | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.58% |
| Rocco Grimaldi | W | $3,900 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Mikael Granlund | C | $5,600 | 0 | 0.57% |
| Nick Leddy | D | $3,700 | 8 | 0.56% |
| Josh Bailey | W | $4,900 | 0 | 0.54% |
| Paul Stastny | W | $4,600 | 11.7 | 0.52% |
| Vitali Kravtsov | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.51% |
| John Marino | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.51% |
| Victor Olofsson | W | $4,900 | 21.6 | 0.49% |
| Jeff Skinner | W | $4,000 | 3.2 | 0.48% |
| Miles Wood | W | $3,900 | 1.6 | 0.47% |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | W | $3,100 | 0.46% | |
| Brandon Hagel | W | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.46% |
| Calle Jarnkrok | W | $4,000 | 1.6 | 0.45% |
| Kaapo Kakko | W | $4,100 | 3.2 | 0.43% |
| Gustav Forsling | D | $3,600 | 0 | 0.43% |
| Michael Rasmussen | W | $3,500 | 15.2 | 0.41% |
| Adam Brooks | C | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.41% |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | $3,600 | 22 | 0.39% |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | $3,600 | 21.6 | 0.37% |
| K'Andre Miller | D | $3,600 | 6.4 | 0.36% |
| Auston Matthews | C | $8,900 | 0.35% | |
| Radek Faksa | C | $3,300 | 3.2 | 0.35% |
| Brenden Dillon | D | $3,800 | 1.6 | 0.32% |
| Mason Marchment | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.32% |
| Warren Foegele | W | $3,300 | 20 | 0.31% |
| Barclay Goodrow | W | $3,400 | 0 | 0.29% |
| Derek Forbort | D | $3,500 | 6.4 | 0.29% |
| Dylan Cozens | C | $3,500 | 22.4 | 0.28% |
| Teddy Blueger | C | $3,400 | 3.2 | 0.26% |
| Wayne Simmonds | W | $3,300 | 9.6 | 0.26% |
| Alexis Lafreniere | W | $3,400 | 0 | 0.25% |
| Brady Skjei | D | $3,700 | 1.6 | 0.24% |
| David Savard | D | $3,600 | 0 | 0.24% |
| Valtteri Filppula | C | $3,400 | 1.6 | 0.21% |
| Riley Stillman | D | $3,500 | 4.8 | 0.21% |
| Charlie Coyle | C | $4,100 | 6.4 | 0.21% |
| Cody Ceci | D | $3,800 | 3.2 | 0.21% |
| Mathieu Perreault | W | $3,200 | 3.2 | 0.20% |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | $3,600 | 14.4 | 0.20% |
| Damon Severson | D | $3,900 | 0 | 0.20% |
| Travis Sanheim | D | $3,700 | 9.6 | 0.19% |
| Luke Kunin | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.19% |
| Jake DeBrusk | W | $4,200 | 8 | 0.17% |
| Scott Laughton | W | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.17% |
| Carl Hagelin | W | $3,200 | 1.6 | 0.17% |
| Zach Aston-Reese | W | $3,300 | 0 | 0.15% |
| Evan Rodrigues | W | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.14% |
| Tucker Poolman | D | $3,500 | 0 | 0.14% |
| Mason Appleton | W | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.14% |
| Justin Holl | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.14% |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | W | $3,000 | 9.6 | 0.13% |
| Adam Pelech | D | $3,600 | 4.8 | 0.13% |
| Blake Comeau | W | $3,300 | 1.6 | 0.13% |
| Joe Thornton | W | $3,100 | 1.6 | 0.13% |
| Philipp Kurashev | C | $3,500 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Andrew Cogliano | W | $3,000 | 3.2 | 0.12% |
| Will Butcher | D | $3,500 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Adam Lowry | C | $3,400 | 0 | 0.12% |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | W | $3,000 | 1.6 | 0.12% |
| Nick Jensen | D | $3,700 | 3.2 | 0.11% |
| Wyatt Kalynuk | D | $3,500 | 8 | 0.11% |
| Radim Zohorna | W | $3,000 | 0.11% | |
| Scott Mayfield | D | $3,600 | 8 | 0.10% |
