DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Early slate
Saturday, October 31 · Classic · 6 games · Locked at 1:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 1:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 31, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 3:58 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 Early slate scored 235.70 points for $48,700 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Anton Frondell (CHI): 33.50 points for $3,400.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Connor BedardC · CHI @ BOS | $6,400 | 25.50 |
| C | Tim StuetzleC · OTT @ SJS | $6,000 | 27.00 |
| W | Tage ThompsonRW · BUF @ LAK | $7,700 | 33.30 |
| W | Steven StamkosLW · NSH vs TBL | $6,300 | 22.00 |
| W | Corey PerryRW · LAK vs BUF | $2,500 | 26.30 |
| D | John CarlsonD · TBL @ NSH | $5,400 | 25.30 |
| D | Alex VlasicD · CHI @ BOS | $2,900 | 20.20 |
| G | Tristan JarryG · EDM @ NYI | $8,100 | 22.60 |
| UTIL | Anton FrondellC · CHI @ BOS | $3,400 | 33.50 |
| Total | $48,700 | 235.70 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton FrondellC · CHI @ BOS | $3,400 | 33.50 | 9.85 |
| 2 | Tage ThompsonRW · BUF @ LAK | $7,700 | 33.30 | 4.32 |
| 3 | Tim StuetzleC · OTT @ SJS | $6,000 | 27.00 | 4.50 |
| 4 | Corey PerryRW · LAK vs BUF | $2,500 | 26.30 | 10.52 |
| 5 | Connor BedardC · CHI @ BOS | $6,400 | 25.50 | 3.98 |
| 6 | John CarlsonD · TBL @ NSH | $5,400 | 25.30 | 4.69 |
| 7 | Dylan CozensC · OTT @ SJS | $4,200 | 24.00 | 5.71 |
| 8 | Tristan JarryG · EDM @ NYI | $8,100 | 22.60 | 2.79 |
| 9 | Steven StamkosLW · NSH vs TBL | $6,300 | 22.00 | 3.49 |
| 10 | Michael DiPietroG · BOS vs CHI | $8,500 | 20.90 | 2.46 |
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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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidC · EDM @ NYI | $9,500 | 18.0 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Macklin CelebriniC · SJS vs OTT | $9,200 | 16.6 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Tim StuetzleC · OTT @ SJS | $6,000 | 15.4 | 2.57 |
| 4 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM @ NYI | $9,000 | 15.2 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ NSH | $8,500 | 15.0 | 1.77 |
| 6 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ NSH | $7,800 | 14.8 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Evan BouchardD · EDM @ NYI | $8,200 | 14.4 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Matthew SchaeferD · NYI vs EDM | $6,800 | 13.9 | 2.05 |
| 9 | David PastrnakRW · BOS vs CHI | $7,500 | 13.9 | 1.86 |
| 10 | Alex DeBrincatLW · DET vs STL | $8,000 | 13.7 | 1.71 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan CozensC · OTT @ SJS | $4,200 | 11.7 | 2.78 |
| 2 | Pavel ZachaC · BOS vs CHI | $3,900 | 10.2 | 2.60 |
| 3 | Ryan McDonaghD · TBL @ NSH | $2,500 | 6.4 | 2.58 |
| 4 | Tim StuetzleC · OTT @ SJS | $6,000 | 15.4 | 2.57 |
| 5 | Stephen HallidayC · OTT @ SJS | $3,100 | 7.5 | 2.41 |
| 6 | Jake SandersonD · OTT @ SJS | $5,600 | 13.4 | 2.39 |
| 7 | Ben ChiarotD · DET vs STL | $2,800 | 6.5 | 2.32 |
| 8 | William WallinderD · DET vs STL | $2,700 | 6.2 | 2.31 |
| 9 | Hampus LindholmD · BOS vs CHI | $2,900 | 6.7 | 2.30 |
| 10 | Adam PelechD · NYI vs EDM | $3,000 | 6.9 | 2.30 |
Connor McDavid (EDM) had the top projection of the Early slate: 18.0 DraftKings points for $9,500. Macklin Celebrini (16.6) and Tim Stuetzle (15.4) were next. The top value was Dylan Cozens (OTT): 2.78 points per $1,000 of salary, at $4,200. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Blackhawks at Bruins (CHI @ BOS).
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Games
- CHI @ BOSChicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins1:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · BOS −230
- STL @ DETSt. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings1:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DET −118
- TBL @ NSHTampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators2:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NSH +142
- EDM @ NYIEdmonton Oilers at New York Islanders2:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NYI −105
- OTT @ SJSOttawa Senators at San Jose Sharks4:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · SJS +130
- BUF @ LAKBuffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings4:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · LAK +110
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