This slate locked Sun 6:00 PM ET. These are the picks StatWarrior published before lock, kept unchanged. The Actual column is each player's DraftKings fantasy points from the official box scores.
DraftKings · Main slate · 4 games.
How these picks scored
- Top values: 1 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 4.5 DraftKings points against 11.3 projected.
- Highest projections: 2 of 7 met or beat their projection; they averaged 12.3 DraftKings points against 18.1 projected.
One day is a small sample; the track record grades every slate over the last 30 days.
Top values (points per $1K)
| Player | Salary | Proj | Value | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hartman C · MIN vs VAN | $3,500 | 11.0 | 3.14x | 0.0 |
| Brent Burns D · COL vs NSH | $3,000 | 9.0 | 3.01x | 1.5 |
| Blake Coleman W · MIN vs VAN | $3,500 | 10.3 | 2.95x | 7.1 |
| Sam Malinski D · COL vs NSH | $3,400 | 9.2 | 2.71x | 7.6 |
| Jonas Brodin D · MIN vs VAN | $3,200 | 8.4 | 2.62x | 1.3 |
| Brock Nelson C · COL vs NSH | $4,800 | 12.5 | 2.60x | 3.0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C · COL vs NSH | $9,300 | 23.5 | 2.53x | 8.0 |
| Noah Dobson D · MTL vs WPG | $4,700 | 11.8 | 2.51x | 13.4 |
| Mike Matheson D · MTL vs WPG | $3,700 | 9.1 | 2.45x | 0.0 |
| Jaden Schwartz W · COL vs NSH | $3,600 | 8.6 | 2.38x | 3.0 |
Highest projections
| Player | Salary | Proj | Ceiling | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon C · COL vs NSH | $9,300 | 23.5 | 43.4 | 8.0 |
| Scott Wedgewood G · COL vs NSH | $8,400 | 18.2 | 34.0 | -0.7 |
| Matt Boldy W · MIN vs VAN | $8,400 | 18.2 | 33.9 | 9.5 |
| Jesper Wallstedt G · MIN vs VAN | $8,200 | 18.1 | 33.8 | — |
| Kirill Kaprizov W · MIN vs VAN | $8,600 | 17.9 | 33.4 | 16.5 |
| Cale Makar D · COL vs NSH | $7,300 | 16.4 | 30.8 | 2.8 |
| Jason Robertson W · DAL vs NYI | $7,300 | 16.3 | 30.6 | 24.1 |
| Jacob Fowler G · MTL vs WPG | $7,800 | 16.3 | 30.6 | 25.6 |
Stack ideas
| Team | Projection | Implied team total |
|---|---|---|
| COL vs NSH | 58.2 | 4.0 |
| MIN vs VAN | 54.2 | 4.0 |
| MTL vs WPG | 47.7 | 2.1 |
| DAL vs NYI | 46.2 | 3.5 |
| WPG vs MTL | 36.4 | 3.5 |
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