DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Wednesday, November 11 · Classic · 6 games · Locked at 7:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, November 11, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 9:57 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 275.80 points for $46,900 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Nikita Kucherov (TBL): 47.00 points for $8,300.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mika ZibanejadC · NYR @ CGY | $5,500 | 22.60 |
| C | Shane WrightC · NSH @ ANA | $3,500 | 28.80 |
| W | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ BUF | $8,300 | 47.00 |
| W | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ BUF | $7,200 | 35.50 |
| W | Victor OlofssonRW · VGK vs UTA | $3,800 | 33.50 |
| D | John CarlsonD · TBL @ BUF | $4,900 | 39.90 |
| D | Samuel GirardD · PIT @ SJS | $3,200 | 19.90 |
| G | Sergei MurashovG · PIT @ SJS | $8,000 | 22.80 |
| UTIL | Jack McBainLW · UTA @ VGK | $2,500 | 25.80 |
| Total | $46,900 | 275.80 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ BUF | $8,300 | 47.00 | 5.66 |
| 2 | John CarlsonD · TBL @ BUF | $4,900 | 39.90 | 8.14 |
| 3 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ BUF | $7,200 | 35.50 | 4.93 |
| 4 | Victor OlofssonRW · VGK vs UTA | $3,800 | 33.50 | 8.82 |
| 5 | Shane WrightC · NSH @ ANA | $3,500 | 28.80 | 8.23 |
| 6 | Jack McBainLW · UTA @ VGK | $2,500 | 25.80 | 10.32 |
| 7 | Jake GuentzelLW · TBL @ BUF | $6,800 | 24.50 | 3.60 |
| 8 | Zach HymanRW · EDM vs PHI | $6,000 | 23.00 | 3.83 |
| 9 | Sergei MurashovG · PIT @ SJS | $8,000 | 22.80 | 2.85 |
| 10 | Joonas KorpisaloG · NYR @ CGY | $8,200 | 22.80 | 2.78 |
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 | Connor McDavidC · EDM vs PHI | $9,800 | 20.3 | 2.07 |
| 2 | Leon DraisaitlRW · EDM vs PHI | $9,000 | 16.7 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Macklin CelebriniC · SJS vs PIT | $8,800 | 16.6 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ BUF | $8,300 | 15.7 | 1.89 |
| 5 | Evan BouchardD · EDM vs PHI | $7,900 | 15.0 | 1.89 |
| 6 | Cutter GauthierLW · ANA vs NSH | $8,000 | 14.6 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Tage ThompsonRW · BUF vs TBL | $8,600 | 13.9 | 1.62 |
| 8 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ BUF | $7,200 | 13.5 | 1.88 |
| 9 | Leo CarlssonC · ANA vs NSH | $6,500 | 13.3 | 2.04 |
| 10 | Clayton KellerRW · UTA @ VGK | $6,400 | 13.0 | 2.03 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander WennbergC · SJS vs PIT | $2,900 | 7.5 | 2.57 |
| 2 | Andrew PeekeD · UTA @ VGK | $2,500 | 6.2 | 2.47 |
| 3 | Mikhail SergachevD · UTA @ VGK | $5,500 | 12.8 | 2.32 |
| 4 | Sam O'ReillyRW · TBL @ BUF | $2,500 | 5.7 | 2.28 |
| 5 | Brayden McNabbD · VGK vs UTA | $3,200 | 7.2 | 2.26 |
| 6 | Darnell NurseD · SJS vs PIT | $3,700 | 8.3 | 2.24 |
| 7 | Jackson LaCombeD · ANA vs NSH | $5,700 | 12.7 | 2.23 |
| 8 | Ryan McDonaghD · TBL @ BUF | $2,800 | 6.2 | 2.22 |
| 9 | Shea TheodoreD · VGK vs UTA | $4,200 | 9.3 | 2.20 |
| 10 | Erik CernakD · TBL @ BUF | $2,900 | 6.3 | 2.18 |
Connor McDavid (EDM) had the top projection of the Main slate: 20.3 DraftKings points for $9,800. Leon Draisaitl (16.7) and Macklin Celebrini (16.6) were next. The top value was Alexander Wennberg (SJS): 2.57 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,900. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Lightning at Sabres (TBL @ BUF).
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Games
- TBL @ BUFTampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · BUF +110
- NYR @ CGYNew York Rangers at Calgary Flames7:30 PM ETTotal 5.5 · CGY +120
- PHI @ EDMPhiladelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers9:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · EDM −192
- UTA @ VGKUtah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights9:30 PM ETTotal 6.5 · VGK −125
- NSH @ ANANashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks10:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · ANA −142
- PIT @ SJSPittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks10:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · SJS +124
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