DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Thursday, November 5 · Classic · 11 games · Locked at 7:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, November 5, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 9:28 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 259.10 points for $49,400 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Logan Cooley (UTA): 41.00 points for $5,100.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Connor McDavidC · EDM vs ANA | $9,500 | 33.00 |
| C | Nick SuzukiC · MTL vs UTA | $7,100 | 27.50 |
| W | Beckett SenneckeRW · ANA @ EDM | $6,700 | 32.30 |
| W | Logan CooleyLW · UTA @ MTL | $5,100 | 41.00 |
| W | Anthony ManthaLW · NJD vs STL | $3,500 | 29.50 |
| D | Philip BrobergD · STL @ NJD | $4,400 | 19.30 |
| D | Pavel MintyukovD · ANA @ EDM | $3,100 | 32.30 |
| G | Cam TalbotG · CBJ vs DAL | $7,500 | 21.40 |
| UTIL | Ilya MikheyevLW · TBL vs CHI | $2,500 | 22.80 |
| Total | $49,400 | 259.10 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan CooleyLW · UTA @ MTL | $5,100 | 41.00 | 8.04 |
| 2 | Connor McDavidC · EDM vs ANA | $9,500 | 33.00 | 3.47 |
| 3 | Pavel MintyukovD · ANA @ EDM | $3,100 | 32.30 | 10.42 |
| 4 | Beckett SenneckeRW · ANA @ EDM | $6,700 | 32.30 | 4.82 |
| 5 | Anthony ManthaLW · NJD vs STL | $3,500 | 29.50 | 8.43 |
| 6 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs ANA | $8,500 | 28.80 | 3.39 |
| 7 | Nick SuzukiC · MTL vs UTA | $7,100 | 27.50 | 3.87 |
| 8 | Nick SchmaltzC · UTA @ MTL | $5,800 | 27.30 | 4.71 |
| 9 | Andrei SvechnikovRW · CAR @ NYI | $6,800 | 27.00 | 3.97 |
| 10 | Ilya MikheyevLW · TBL vs CHI | $2,500 | 22.80 | 9.12 |
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
- BUF @ DALSabres at Stars · Showdown · Locks at 8:00 PM ET
- 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 ANA | $9,500 | 19.8 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnonC · COL vs NSH | $9,300 | 18.1 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL vs CHI | $8,400 | 17.4 | 2.07 |
| 4 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs ANA | $8,500 | 15.8 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Evan BouchardD · EDM vs ANA | $7,500 | 15.3 | 2.03 |
| 6 | Jack HughesC · NJD vs STL | $8,300 | 15.0 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Cale MakarD · COL vs NSH | $7,300 | 14.4 | 1.98 |
| 8 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL vs CHI | $7,600 | 14.4 | 1.89 |
| 9 | Kyle ConnorLW · WPG vs VAN | $7,300 | 13.9 | 1.90 |
| 10 | Jake GuentzelLW · TBL vs CHI | $6,600 | 13.9 | 2.10 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias-Nils PetterssonD · VAN @ WPG | $2,900 | 9.4 | 3.24 |
| 2 | Anthony CirelliC · TBL vs CHI | $4,100 | 11.3 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Esa LindellD · DAL @ CBJ | $3,200 | 8.2 | 2.56 |
| 4 | Mario FerraroD · WPG vs VAN | $2,800 | 6.9 | 2.45 |
| 5 | Alexandre CarrierD · MTL vs UTA | $3,300 | 8.1 | 2.45 |
| 6 | Juuso ValimakiD · CAR @ NYI | $2,500 | 6.1 | 2.44 |
| 7 | Neal PionkD · WPG vs VAN | $4,500 | 10.6 | 2.36 |
| 8 | Thomas HarleyD · DAL @ CBJ | $4,900 | 11.4 | 2.32 |
| 9 | Frank NazarC · CHI @ TBL | $3,100 | 7.2 | 2.32 |
| 10 | Kasperi KapanenRW · EDM vs ANA | $3,300 | 7.6 | 2.32 |
Connor McDavid (EDM) had the top projection of the Main slate: 19.8 DraftKings points for $9,500. Nathan MacKinnon (18.1) and Nikita Kucherov (17.4) were next. The top value was Elias-Nils Pettersson (VAN): 3.24 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,900. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Canucks at Jets (VAN @ WPG).
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Games
- VAN @ WPGVancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · WPG −218
- STL @ NJDSt. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · NJD −238
- CAR @ NYICarolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NYI +170
- VGK @ DETVegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DET +120
- PHI @ NYRPhiladelphia Flyers at New York Rangers7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · NYR −148
- UTA @ MTLUtah Mammoth at Montreal Canadiens7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · MTL +102
- CHI @ TBLChicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · TBL −470
- BOS @ PITBoston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · PIT −118
- DAL @ CBJDallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · CBJ +110
- ANA @ EDMAnaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · EDM −192
- NSH @ COLNashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche9:30 PM ETTotal 6.5 · COL −218
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