DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Early slate
Sunday, November 8 · Classic · 2 games · Locked at 1:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 8, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 3:26 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 182.40 points for $47,300 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Jeremy Swayman (BOS): 33.50 points for $8,100.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Tomas HertlC · VGK @ BUF | $4,400 | 23.00 |
| C | Elias LindholmC · BOS vs FLA | $3,600 | 14.50 |
| W | Brady TkachukLW · FLA @ BOS | $8,000 | 20.00 |
| W | Mitch MarnerRW · VGK @ BUF | $6,700 | 20.00 |
| W | JJ PeterkaLW · BOS vs FLA | $4,200 | 22.00 |
| D | Mattias SamuelssonD · BUF vs VGK | $4,900 | 17.90 |
| D | Brayden McNabbD · VGK @ BUF | $3,300 | 12.50 |
| G | Jeremy SwaymanG · BOS vs FLA | $8,100 | 33.50 |
| UTIL | Morgan GeekieRW · BOS vs FLA | $4,100 | 19.00 |
| Total | $47,300 | 182.40 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy SwaymanG · BOS vs FLA | $8,100 | 33.50 | 4.14 |
| 2 | Tomas HertlC · VGK @ BUF | $4,400 | 23.00 | 5.23 |
| 3 | Adin HillG · VGK @ BUF | $8,200 | 22.10 | 2.70 |
| 4 | JJ PeterkaLW · BOS vs FLA | $4,200 | 22.00 | 5.24 |
| 5 | Mitch MarnerRW · VGK @ BUF | $6,700 | 20.00 | 2.99 |
| 6 | Brady TkachukLW · FLA @ BOS | $8,000 | 20.00 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Morgan GeekieRW · BOS vs FLA | $4,100 | 19.00 | 4.63 |
| 8 | Jack EichelC · VGK @ BUF | $7,800 | 19.00 | 2.44 |
| 9 | Mattias SamuelssonD · BUF vs VGK | $4,900 | 17.90 | 3.65 |
| 10 | Matthew TkachukRW · FLA @ BOS | $7,100 | 15.50 | 2.18 |
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 | Tage ThompsonRW · BUF vs VGK | $8,600 | 14.5 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Jeremy SwaymanG · BOS vs FLA | $8,100 | 14.3 | 1.76 |
| 3 | David PastrnakRW · BOS vs FLA | $7,600 | 14.0 | 1.84 |
| 4 | Brady TkachukLW · FLA @ BOS | $8,000 | 12.9 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Jack EichelC · VGK @ BUF | $7,800 | 12.8 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Rasmus DahlinD · BUF vs VGK | $6,800 | 12.4 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Matthew TkachukRW · FLA @ BOS | $7,100 | 11.3 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Mark StoneRW · VGK @ BUF | $6,400 | 10.9 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Mitch MarnerRW · VGK @ BUF | $6,700 | 10.9 | 1.62 |
| 10 | Colten EllisG · BUF vs VGK | $7,200 | 10.6 | 1.47 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew PoitrasC · BOS vs FLA | $2,700 | 7.1 | 2.64 |
| 2 | Elias LindholmC · BOS vs FLA | $3,600 | 8.6 | 2.38 |
| 3 | Conor TimminsD · BUF vs VGK | $2,500 | 5.6 | 2.23 |
| 4 | Pavel ZachaC · BOS vs FLA | $4,400 | 9.8 | 2.23 |
| 5 | Mason LohreiD · BOS vs FLA | $2,500 | 5.5 | 2.19 |
| 6 | Brayden McNabbD · VGK @ BUF | $3,300 | 7.0 | 2.12 |
| 7 | Josh NorrisC · BUF vs VGK | $3,000 | 6.2 | 2.07 |
| 8 | Rasmus AnderssonD · VGK @ BUF | $4,000 | 8.3 | 2.07 |
| 9 | Shea TheodoreD · VGK @ BUF | $4,400 | 9.0 | 2.05 |
| 10 | Hampus LindholmD · BOS vs FLA | $3,100 | 6.3 | 2.04 |
Tage Thompson (BUF) had the top projection of the Early slate: 14.5 DraftKings points for $8,600. Jeremy Swayman (14.3) and David Pastrnak (14.0) were next. The top value was Matthew Poitras (BOS): 2.64 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,700. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Golden Knights at Sabres (VGK @ BUF).
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Games
- FLA @ BOSFlorida Panthers at Boston Bruins1:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · BOS −155
- VGK @ BUFVegas Golden Knights at Buffalo Sabres3:30 PM ETTotal 6.5 · BUF −108
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