DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Sunday, November 8 · Classic · 4 games · Locked at 6:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 6:00 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 7:55 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 253.90 points for $49,700 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Cutter Gauthier (ANA): 48.50 points for $7,700.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Nico HischierC · NJD @ TOR | $5,400 | 17.60 |
| C | Mikael GranlundC · ANA vs PIT | $5,000 | 33.60 |
| W | Cutter GauthierLW · ANA vs PIT | $7,700 | 48.50 |
| W | Timo MeierLW · NJD @ TOR | $5,600 | 28.80 |
| W | Cole PerfettiLW · WPG vs TBL | $5,300 | 28.10 |
| D | Jackson LaCombeD · ANA vs PIT | $5,600 | 29.00 |
| D | Jamie DrysdaleD · PHI @ CGY | $3,800 | 19.20 |
| G | Connor HellebuyckG · NJD @ TOR | $7,900 | 26.10 |
| UTIL | Pontus HolmbergRW · TBL @ WPG | $3,400 | 23.00 |
| Total | $49,700 | 253.90 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cutter GauthierLW · ANA vs PIT | $7,700 | 48.50 | 6.30 |
| 2 | Mikael GranlundC · ANA vs PIT | $5,000 | 33.60 | 6.72 |
| 3 | Jackson LaCombeD · ANA vs PIT | $5,600 | 29.00 | 5.18 |
| 4 | Timo MeierLW · NJD @ TOR | $5,600 | 28.80 | 5.14 |
| 5 | Cole PerfettiLW · WPG vs TBL | $5,300 | 28.10 | 5.30 |
| 6 | Connor HellebuyckG · NJD @ TOR | $7,900 | 26.10 | 3.30 |
| 7 | Pontus HolmbergRW · TBL @ WPG | $3,400 | 23.00 | 6.76 |
| 8 | Joel FarabeeLW · CGY vs PHI | $5,600 | 22.30 | 3.98 |
| 9 | Laurent BrossoitG · ANA vs PIT | $8,000 | 20.70 | 2.59 |
| 10 | Owen TippettRW · PHI @ CGY | $3,900 | 20.50 | 5.26 |
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 | Jack HughesC · NJD @ TOR | $8,200 | 17.0 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Auston MatthewsC · TOR vs NJD | $8,600 | 15.8 | 1.84 |
| 3 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ WPG | $8,500 | 15.4 | 1.81 |
| 4 | Cutter GauthierLW · ANA vs PIT | $7,700 | 14.4 | 1.87 |
| 5 | Anthony StolarzG · TOR vs NJD | $7,500 | 13.6 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Leo CarlssonC · ANA vs PIT | $6,500 | 13.5 | 2.08 |
| 7 | Darren RaddyshD · TOR vs NJD | $6,400 | 13.5 | 2.11 |
| 8 | Kyle ConnorLW · WPG vs TBL | $7,800 | 13.1 | 1.68 |
| 9 | William NylanderRW · TOR vs NJD | $7,100 | 12.8 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Jake GuentzelLW · TBL @ WPG | $7,000 | 12.6 | 1.79 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McCabeD · TOR vs NJD | $3,600 | 9.2 | 2.56 |
| 2 | Victor HedmanD · TBL @ WPG | $2,900 | 7.1 | 2.44 |
| 3 | Mario FerraroD · WPG vs TBL | $2,700 | 6.5 | 2.41 |
| 4 | Pavel MintyukovD · ANA vs PIT | $2,900 | 7.0 | 2.41 |
| 5 | Ryan McDonaghD · TBL @ WPG | $2,600 | 6.1 | 2.35 |
| 6 | John CarlsonD · TBL @ WPG | $4,900 | 11.5 | 2.35 |
| 7 | Erik CernakD · TBL @ WPG | $2,700 | 6.1 | 2.27 |
| 8 | Max CrozierD · TBL @ WPG | $2,900 | 6.3 | 2.18 |
| 9 | Dylan SambergD · WPG vs TBL | $3,300 | 7.2 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Cody GlassC · NJD @ TOR | $2,500 | 5.4 | 2.17 |
Jack Hughes (NJD) had the top projection of the Main slate: 17.0 DraftKings points for $8,200. Auston Matthews (15.8) and Nikita Kucherov (15.4) were next. The top value was Jake McCabe (TOR): 2.56 points per $1,000 of salary, at $3,600. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Lightning at Jets (TBL @ WPG).
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Games
- TBL @ WPGTampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets6:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · WPG +136
- PHI @ CGYPhiladelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames7:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · CGY −102
- NJD @ TORNew Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · TOR +136
- PIT @ ANAPittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · ANA −120
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