This slate locked Sat 1:00 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 · Classic (Early) slate · 6 games.
How these picks scored
- Top values: 5 of 9 met or beat their projection; they averaged 10.7 DraftKings points against 11.1 projected.
- Highest projections: 2 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 10.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Walman D · EDM vs NYI | $3,000 | 9.3 | 3.11x | — |
| Morgan Geekie W · BOS vs CHI | $4,100 | 11.7 | 2.86x | 13.0 |
| Hampus Lindholm D · BOS vs CHI | $2,900 | 8.1 | 2.78x | 4.1 |
| Mattias Ekholm D · EDM vs NYI | $3,300 | 9.2 | 2.77x | 5.0 |
| Pavel Zacha C · BOS vs CHI | $3,900 | 10.1 | 2.58x | 9.5 |
| Elias Lindholm C · BOS vs CHI | $3,700 | 9.5 | 2.57x | 11.5 |
| Jason Zucker W · BUF vs LAK | $3,300 | 8.4 | 2.56x | 1.5 |
| Justin Faulk D · DET vs STL | $3,600 | 9.2 | 2.54x | 13.4 |
| Michael DiPietro G · BOS vs CHI | $8,500 | 21.2 | 2.50x | 21.6 |
| Charlie McAvoy D · BOS vs CHI | $5,100 | 12.7 | 2.49x | 17.1 |
Highest projections
| Player | Salary | Proj | Ceiling | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid C · EDM vs NYI | $9,500 | 22.1 | 41.3 | 9.5 |
| Michael DiPietro G · BOS vs CHI | $8,500 | 21.2 | 38.8 | 21.6 |
| Leon Draisaitl W · EDM vs NYI | $9,000 | 18.6 | 35.0 | 13.0 |
| David Pastrnak W · BOS vs CHI | $7,500 | 17.3 | 32.7 | 15.8 |
| Nikita Kucherov W · TBL vs NSH | $8,500 | 17.1 | 32.3 | 20.8 |
| Macklin Celebrini C · SJS vs OTT | $9,200 | 16.7 | 31.7 | 3.0 |
| Evan Bouchard D · EDM vs NYI | $8,200 | 16.6 | 31.4 | 10.8 |
| John Gibson G · DET vs STL | $7,500 | 14.9 | 28.4 | -10.5 |
Stack ideas
| Team | Projection | Implied team total |
|---|---|---|
| EDM vs NYI | 57.2 | 3.7 |
| BOS vs CHI | 51.2 | 2.1 |
| TBL vs NSH | 44.8 | — |
| DET vs STL | 41.5 | 2.0 |
| BUF vs LAK | 40.6 | — |
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