Contest Overview
NHL Player Survivor is a daily contest where you pick NHL players to score a point (goal or assist). Make it further than everyone else and take home the entire prize. One wrong move and you're out.
Sport: Hockey
Contest Type: Player Survivor
Multi-Entry: No
Entry Deadline: First game of the slate
Player Use Limit: Once — you cannot select the same player more than once throughout the contest (commissioner can edit)
Alternate Picks: Enabled (commissioner can edit)
How Picks Work
Day 1 — Double Pick Day
On Day 1, you must select 2 primary players and 1 alternate. All 3 players must be on different teams.
To advance past Day 1, at least one of your two primary players must score a point (goal or assist).
Day 2 and Beyond
Starting on Day 2, select 1 primary player and 1 alternate. Players may be on any team — the different-team requirement only applies on Day 1.
To advance, your primary player must score a point (goal or assist).
Alternates
Your alternate pick is a safety net. An alternate will automatically replace your primary player if your primary does not play due to a game cancellation, postponement, or pre-game injury.
A few important details about alternates:
The swap happens automatically upon completion of the alternate player's game
Once swapped in, your alternate is considered your primary player for that day
If your alternate also does not play, your entry will be graded as a loss
Unused alternate picks and primary players swapped out due to not playing remain in your available player pool — they do not count against your player use limit
When Your Entry Locks
Once any of your selected players' games begin — including your alternate — you can no longer edit your entry for that day. Make sure your picks are set before the first puck drops.
Player Use Limit
Each player can only be selected once for the entire duration of the contest. Plan ahead — if you use a star player early, you won't be able to pick them again later.
Exception: If a player was your alternate and was not swapped in (they played but weren't needed), or if your primary was swapped out because they didn't play, those players are returned to your available pool.
Winning the Contest
The last remaining entrant wins the entire prize pool. Here's how the end of the contest is determined:
Last one standing: The final surviving entrant wins the full prize
All eliminated on the same day: All eliminated entrants split the prize equally — this applies regardless of whether they got 0 or 1 picks correct, or didn't make a pick at all (including on double pick days)
Multiple survivors at the end: All surviving entrants split the prize equally
No remaining players to select: Running out of eligible players is treated the same as making an incorrect pick
There are no tiebreakers — all tied winners split the prize in equal shares.
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