DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Thursday, October 29 · Classic · 11 games · Locked at 7:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, October 29, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 9:58 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 313.30 points for $48,200 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Viktor Arvidsson (DET): 48.50 points for $6,300.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tage ThompsonC · BUF @ ANA | $7,900 | 47.50 |
| C | Dylan CozensC · OTT @ LAK | $4,200 | 28.00 |
| W | Viktor ArvidssonRW · DET vs CHI | $6,300 | 48.50 |
| W | Logan CooleyLW · UTA @ PIT | $4,600 | 43.30 |
| W | Zach BensonLW · BUF @ ANA | $4,300 | 27.30 |
| D | Matthew SchaeferD · NYI @ MIN | $7,000 | 39.60 |
| D | Philip BrobergD · STL vs BOS | $3,800 | 25.60 |
| G | Joel HoferG · STL vs BOS | $7,600 | 24.20 |
| UTIL | Pontus HolmbergRW · TBL vs WPG | $2,500 | 29.30 |
| Total | $48,200 | 313.30 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor ArvidssonRW · DET vs CHI | $6,300 | 48.50 | 7.70 |
| 2 | Tage ThompsonC · BUF @ ANA | $7,900 | 47.50 | 6.01 |
| 3 | Logan CooleyLW · UTA @ PIT | $4,600 | 43.30 | 9.41 |
| 4 | Matthew SchaeferD · NYI @ MIN | $7,000 | 39.60 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Cutter GauthierLW · ANA vs BUF | $8,100 | 36.30 | 4.48 |
| 6 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL vs WPG | $7,300 | 33.30 | 4.56 |
| 7 | Roman JosiD · NSH vs WSH | $6,400 | 31.30 | 4.89 |
| 8 | Pontus HolmbergRW · TBL vs WPG | $2,500 | 29.30 | 11.72 |
| 9 | Leo CarlssonC · ANA vs BUF | $6,900 | 28.50 | 4.13 |
| 10 | Artemi PanarinLW · LAK vs OTT | $7,000 | 28.30 | 4.04 |
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
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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin CelebriniC · SJS vs VAN | $9,300 | 17.9 | 1.93 |
| 2 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL vs WPG | $8,500 | 15.3 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Kirill KaprizovLW · MIN vs NYI | $8,800 | 14.4 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Matt BoldyRW · MIN vs NYI | $8,300 | 14.4 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Tage ThompsonC · BUF @ ANA | $7,900 | 14.3 | 1.81 |
| 6 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL vs WPG | $7,300 | 14.3 | 1.96 |
| 7 | Jesper WallstedtG · MIN vs NYI | $8,200 | 14.1 | 1.72 |
| 8 | Alex DeBrincatLW · DET vs CHI | $7,800 | 13.9 | 1.78 |
| 9 | Jason RobertsonLW · DAL vs MTL | $7,400 | 13.8 | 1.86 |
| 10 | Rasmus DahlinD · BUF @ ANA | $6,500 | 13.4 | 2.06 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias-Nils PetterssonD · VAN @ SJS | $2,800 | 8.7 | 3.09 |
| 2 | Olli MaattaD · MIN vs NYI | $2,500 | 6.8 | 2.73 |
| 3 | Mark JankowskiC · CAR vs CBJ | $2,700 | 7.3 | 2.71 |
| 4 | Jonas BrodinD · MIN vs NYI | $3,100 | 8.3 | 2.68 |
| 5 | Noah WarrenD · ANA vs BUF | $2,600 | 6.4 | 2.48 |
| 6 | Miro HeiskanenD · DAL vs MTL | $5,400 | 13.0 | 2.41 |
| 7 | Andrew PeekeD · UTA @ PIT | $2,500 | 6.0 | 2.40 |
| 8 | Stephen HallidayC · OTT @ LAK | $2,700 | 6.5 | 2.40 |
| 9 | Nolan AllanD · SJS vs VAN | $2,500 | 5.9 | 2.36 |
| 10 | Matthew PoitrasC · BOS @ STL | $2,600 | 6.1 | 2.35 |
Macklin Celebrini (SJS) had the top projection of the Main slate: 17.9 DraftKings points for $9,300. Nikita Kucherov (15.3) and Kirill Kaprizov (14.4) were next. The top value was Elias-Nils Pettersson (VAN): 3.09 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,800. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Blue Jackets at Hurricanes (CBJ @ CAR).
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Games
- CBJ @ CARColumbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · CAR −258
- WPG @ TBLWinnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · TBL −218
- UTA @ PITUtah Mammoth at Pittsburgh Penguins7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · PIT +110
- CHI @ DETChicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings7:30 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DET −162
- MTL @ DALMontreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DAL −175
- NYI @ MINNew York Islanders at Minnesota Wild8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · MIN −192
- WSH @ NSHWashington Capitals at Nashville Predators8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NSH −112
- BOS @ STLBoston Bruins at St. Louis Blues8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · STL −115
- BUF @ ANABuffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks10:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · ANA +120
- VAN @ SJSVancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks10:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · SJS −175
- OTT @ LAKOttawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings10:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · LAK +102
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