DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Saturday, October 24 · Classic · 10 games · Locked at 7:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 24, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 9:59 PM ET, are under them.
Next: the Main slate of Saturday, November 14 locks at 7:00 PM ET. Its projections are free to read.
The perfect DraftKings lineup of the Main slate scored 264.10 points for $49,900 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Drake Batherson (OTT): 43.60 points for $5,200.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dylan StromeC · WSH vs BUF | $5,000 | 36.80 |
| C | Andrew CoppC · DET @ CGY | $2,900 | 19.00 |
| W | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs TOR | $8,900 | 30.50 |
| W | Drake BathersonRW · OTT vs NYR | $5,200 | 43.60 |
| W | Joel FarabeeLW · CGY vs DET | $3,500 | 27.30 |
| D | Jakob ChychrunD · WSH vs BUF | $6,900 | 25.50 |
| D | Jake SandersonD · OTT vs NYR | $5,900 | 25.80 |
| G | Pyotr KochetkovG · CAR @ STL | $8,300 | 26.80 |
| UTIL | Blake ColemanLW · MIN @ SEA | $3,300 | 28.80 |
| Total | $49,900 | 264.10 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake BathersonRW · OTT vs NYR | $5,200 | 43.60 | 8.38 |
| 2 | Dylan StromeC · WSH vs BUF | $5,000 | 36.80 | 7.36 |
| 3 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs TOR | $8,900 | 30.50 | 3.43 |
| 4 | Blake ColemanLW · MIN @ SEA | $3,300 | 28.80 | 8.73 |
| 5 | Joel FarabeeLW · CGY vs DET | $3,500 | 27.30 | 7.80 |
| 6 | Pyotr KochetkovG · CAR @ STL | $8,300 | 26.80 | 3.23 |
| 7 | Jake SandersonD · OTT vs NYR | $5,900 | 25.80 | 4.37 |
| 8 | Jakob ChychrunD · WSH vs BUF | $6,900 | 25.50 | 3.70 |
| 9 | Alex TuchLW · WSH vs BUF | $6,800 | 22.80 | 3.35 |
| 10 | Denton MateychukD · CBJ vs VGK | $3,500 | 22.30 | 6.37 |
The perfect lineup is the lineup with the most points that fits the salary cap and the roster rules of DraftKings. The points are our count from the final results. The site's own points can differ after a stat correction.
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Saturday, November 14
- Main slateClassic · 12 games · Locks at 7:00 PM ET
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- Late slateClassic · 3 games · Locks at 9:00 PM ET
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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidC · EDM vs TOR | $9,500 | 18.9 | 1.99 |
| 2 | Macklin CelebriniC · SJS @ BOS | $8,600 | 16.1 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Matt BoldyRW · MIN @ SEA | $8,400 | 15.9 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs TOR | $8,900 | 15.4 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Kirill KaprizovLW · MIN @ SEA | $8,700 | 15.3 | 1.76 |
| 6 | Evan BouchardD · EDM vs TOR | $8,000 | 15.3 | 1.92 |
| 7 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ UTA | $8,800 | 14.9 | 1.69 |
| 8 | Auston MatthewsC · TOR @ EDM | $8,500 | 14.7 | 1.73 |
| 9 | Jack EichelC · VGK @ CBJ | $7,700 | 14.2 | 1.84 |
| 10 | Zach WerenskiD · CBJ vs VGK | $8,200 | 14.1 | 1.71 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew PoitrasC · BOS vs SJS | $2,700 | 8.2 | 3.03 |
| 2 | Charle-Edouard D'AstousD · TBL @ UTA | $2,700 | 7.3 | 2.72 |
| 3 | Jake McCabeD · TOR @ EDM | $3,000 | 8.0 | 2.65 |
| 4 | Morgan RiellyD · TOR @ EDM | $3,300 | 8.7 | 2.64 |
| 5 | Ryan SheaD · EDM vs TOR | $2,700 | 7.1 | 2.64 |
| 6 | Connor DewarC · PIT vs NSH | $2,500 | 6.6 | 2.63 |
| 7 | Shea TheodoreD · VGK @ CBJ | $4,200 | 10.7 | 2.54 |
| 8 | Elias LindholmC · BOS vs SJS | $3,200 | 8.1 | 2.53 |
| 9 | Juuso ValimakiD · CAR @ STL | $2,600 | 6.5 | 2.49 |
| 10 | Stephen HallidayC · OTT vs NYR | $3,000 | 7.4 | 2.47 |
Connor McDavid (EDM) had the top projection of the Main slate: 18.9 DraftKings points for $9,500. Macklin Celebrini (16.1) and Matt Boldy (15.9) were next. The top value was Matthew Poitras (BOS): 3.03 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,700. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Rangers at Senators (NYR @ OTT).
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Games
- NYR @ OTTNew York Rangers at Ottawa Senators7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · OTT −125
- CAR @ STLCarolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · STL +130
- BUF @ WSHBuffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · WSH −120
- SJS @ BOSSan Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · BOS −192
- TOR @ EDMToronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · EDM −148
- VGK @ CBJVegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · CBJ +114
- NSH @ PITNashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · PIT −125
- TBL @ UTATampa Bay Lightning at Utah Mammoth9:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · UTA −142
- DET @ CGYDetroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames10:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · CGY +110
- MIN @ SEAMinnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken10:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · SEA +145
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