This slate locked Thu 7:00 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 · 11 games.
How these picks scored
- Top values: 3 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 6.4 DraftKings points against 9.7 projected.
- Highest projections: 3 of 7 met or beat their projection; they averaged 15.8 DraftKings points against 18.5 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 ANA | $3,000 | 9.3 | 3.12x | 2.6 |
| Rasmus Andersson D · VGK vs DET | $3,800 | 11.4 | 3.01x | 13.6 |
| Dawson Mercer W · WPG vs VAN | $2,800 | 8.4 | 3.01x | 15.0 |
| Lawson Crouse W · UTA vs MTL | $3,000 | 8.6 | 2.85x | 4.3 |
| Brock Nelson C · COL vs NSH | $4,300 | 12.1 | 2.81x | 6.5 |
| Brent Burns D · COL vs NSH | $3,200 | 8.9 | 2.78x | 3.0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D · CAR vs NYI | $4,300 | 11.6 | 2.70x | 5.8 |
| Anders Lee W · UTA vs MTL | $3,400 | 9.2 | 2.69x | 1.5 |
| Gabriel Landeskog W · COL vs NSH | $3,400 | 9.1 | 2.69x | 10.5 |
| Noah Hanifin D · VGK vs DET | $3,300 | 8.7 | 2.62x | 1.3 |
Highest projections
| Player | Salary | Proj | Ceiling | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon C · COL vs NSH | $9,300 | 22.7 | 42.5 | 2.8 |
| Connor McDavid C · EDM vs ANA | $9,500 | 21.9 | 41.1 | 31.0 |
| Leon Draisaitl W · EDM vs ANA | $8,500 | 18.0 | 34.1 | 26.8 |
| Scott Wedgewood G · COL vs NSH | $8,300 | 17.6 | 33.2 | — |
| Nikita Kucherov W · TBL vs CHI | $8,400 | 17.0 | 32.2 | 5.8 |
| Dylan Garand G · NYR vs PHI | $8,000 | 17.0 | 32.1 | 15.1 |
| Jack Eichel C · VGK vs DET | $8,000 | 16.5 | 31.3 | 11.0 |
| Evan Bouchard D · EDM vs ANA | $7,500 | 16.2 | 30.8 | 18.0 |
Stack ideas
| Team | Projection | Implied team total |
|---|---|---|
| EDM vs ANA | 56.2 | 4.1 |
| COL vs NSH | 56.1 | 4.0 |
| WPG vs VAN | 46.9 | 4.0 |
| DAL vs CBJ | 46.3 | 3.5 |
| TBL vs CHI | 44.4 | — |
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