DraftKings NHL perfect lineup: Main slate
Thursday, November 12 · Classic · 10 games · Locked at 7:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, November 12, 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 267.10 points for $48,500 of the $50,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Matt Boldy (MIN): 42.00 points for $8,000.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Mark ScheifeleC · WPG @ DAL | $6,400 | 30.60 |
| C | Shane PintoC · OTT vs COL | $4,600 | 34.90 |
| W | Matt BoldyRW · MIN @ TOR | $8,000 | 42.00 |
| W | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ CBJ | $7,200 | 38.30 |
| W | Gabriel VilardiRW · WPG @ DAL | $5,100 | 28.80 |
| D | Dylan SambergD · WPG @ DAL | $3,300 | 17.80 |
| D | Ryan PulockD · NYI @ LAK | $3,200 | 15.60 |
| G | Joel HoferG · STL @ UTA | $7,400 | 30.30 |
| UTIL | Frank NazarC · CHI vs BUF | $3,300 | 28.80 |
| Total | $48,500 | 267.10 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt BoldyRW · MIN @ TOR | $8,000 | 42.00 | 5.25 |
| 2 | Brandon HagelLW · TBL @ CBJ | $7,200 | 38.30 | 5.32 |
| 3 | Shane PintoC · OTT vs COL | $4,600 | 34.90 | 7.59 |
| 4 | Mark ScheifeleC · WPG @ DAL | $6,400 | 30.60 | 4.78 |
| 5 | Joel HoferG · STL @ UTA | $7,400 | 30.30 | 4.09 |
| 6 | Frank NazarC · CHI vs BUF | $3,300 | 28.80 | 8.73 |
| 7 | Gabriel VilardiRW · WPG @ DAL | $5,100 | 28.80 | 5.65 |
| 8 | Kirill KaprizovLW · MIN @ TOR | $8,300 | 28.50 | 3.43 |
| 9 | Kyle ConnorLW · WPG @ DAL | $7,500 | 27.50 | 3.67 |
| 10 | Dawson MercerRW · WPG @ DAL | $3,400 | 25.60 | 7.53 |
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 vs WSH | $8,700 | 16.6 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Nathan MacKinnonC · COL @ OTT | $9,200 | 16.4 | 1.79 |
| 3 | Nikita KucherovRW · TBL @ CBJ | $8,200 | 16.2 | 1.97 |
| 4 | Matt BoldyRW · MIN @ TOR | $8,000 | 14.4 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Auston MatthewsC · TOR vs MIN | $8,500 | 14.3 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Kirill KaprizovLW · MIN @ TOR | $8,300 | 14.3 | 1.72 |
| 7 | Akira SchmidG · FLA vs DET | $8,400 | 14.2 | 1.69 |
| 8 | David PastrnakRW · BOS vs MTL | $7,900 | 14.0 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Tage ThompsonRW · BUF @ CHI | $8,600 | 14.0 | 1.63 |
| 10 | Zach WerenskiD · CBJ vs TBL | $7,700 | 14.0 | 1.82 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam O'ReillyC · TBL @ CBJ | $2,500 | 8.8 | 3.52 |
| 2 | Sam RinzelD · CHI vs BUF | $2,500 | 6.5 | 2.62 |
| 3 | Matthew PoitrasC · BOS vs MTL | $2,700 | 6.6 | 2.46 |
| 4 | William WallinderD · DET @ FLA | $2,900 | 6.9 | 2.39 |
| 5 | Jonas SiegenthalerD · NJD vs WSH | $2,700 | 6.5 | 2.39 |
| 6 | Olli MaattaD · MIN @ TOR | $2,600 | 6.1 | 2.35 |
| 7 | Dougie HamiltonD · NJD vs WSH | $4,500 | 10.5 | 2.34 |
| 8 | Sam MalinskiD · COL @ OTT | $3,400 | 7.9 | 2.31 |
| 9 | Barrett HaytonC · UTA vs STL | $3,300 | 7.5 | 2.29 |
| 10 | Esa LindellD · DAL vs WPG | $3,500 | 8.0 | 2.28 |
Jack Hughes (NJD) had the top projection of the Main slate: 16.6 DraftKings points for $8,700. Nathan MacKinnon (16.4) and Nikita Kucherov (16.2) were next. The top value was Sam O'Reilly (TBL): 3.52 points per $1,000 of salary, at $2,500. The highest Vegas total was 6.5, in Avalanche at Senators (COL @ OTT).
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Games
- COL @ OTTColorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · OTT −118
- WSH @ NJDWashington Capitals at New Jersey Devils7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · NJD −155
- MTL @ BOSMontreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · BOS −125
- MIN @ TORMinnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · TOR +150
- TBL @ CBJTampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets7:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · CBJ −118
- DET @ FLADetroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers7:30 PM ETTotal 5.5 · FLA −205
- BUF @ CHIBuffalo Sabres at Chicago Blackhawks8:00 PM ETTotal 6.5 · CHI +130
- WPG @ DALWinnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars8:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · DAL −162
- STL @ UTASt. Louis Blues at Utah Mammoth9:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · UTA +110
- NYI @ LAKNew York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings10:00 PM ETTotal 5.5 · LAK −125
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