This slate locked Sat 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 · 9 games.
How these picks scored
- Top values: 2 of 9 met or beat their projection; they averaged 7.1 DraftKings points against 9.9 projected.
- Highest projections: 6 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 24.1 DraftKings points against 17.8 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 TBL | $2,800 | 9.0 | 3.20x | 2.6 |
| Brent Burns D · COL vs DET | $2,800 | 8.5 | 3.04x | 4.3 |
| Jake Walman D · EDM vs VAN | $3,100 | 9.4 | 3.02x | — |
| Brock Nelson C · COL vs DET | $4,300 | 12.0 | 2.78x | 4.3 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D · CAR vs CHI | $4,500 | 12.5 | 2.78x | 18.0 |
| Chris Kreider W · MTL vs TOR | $3,100 | 8.4 | 2.71x | 14.3 |
| Sam Malinski D · COL vs DET | $3,200 | 8.6 | 2.70x | 2.6 |
| Noah Dobson D · MTL vs TOR | $4,600 | 12.4 | 2.70x | 11.4 |
| Anthony Mantha W · NJD vs NYI | $3,400 | 9.1 | 2.67x | 5.0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog W · COL vs DET | $3,300 | 8.8 | 2.66x | 1.5 |
Highest projections
| Player | Salary | Proj | Ceiling | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid C · EDM vs VAN | $9,400 | 21.9 | 41.0 | 23.8 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C · COL vs DET | $9,200 | 21.8 | 40.9 | 27.5 |
| Leon Draisaitl W · EDM vs VAN | $9,100 | 18.2 | 34.3 | 38.5 |
| Nikita Kucherov W · TBL vs MIN | $8,800 | 17.0 | 32.1 | 30.0 |
| Macklin Celebrini C · SJS vs DAL | $9,000 | 16.5 | 31.2 | 31.3 |
| Evan Bouchard D · EDM vs VAN | $7,700 | 16.3 | 30.8 | 7.8 |
| Jack Hughes C · NJD vs NYI | $8,100 | 15.5 | 29.5 | 24.0 |
| Cole Caufield W · MTL vs TOR | $6,700 | 15.3 | 29.1 | 9.5 |
Stack ideas
| Team | Projection | Implied team total |
|---|---|---|
| EDM vs VAN | 56.3 | 4.3 |
| COL vs DET | 52.1 | 4.0 |
| MTL vs TOR | 44.0 | 3.9 |
| MIN vs TBL | 44.0 | — |
| TBL vs MIN | 43.5 | — |
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