NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 14th
NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 14th
We tracked a full week of NHL slates this week which saw RotoGrinders Consensus picks crush the competition with four Top 3 finishes. RotoGrinders Consensus has also taken a sizable lead in the Overall Standings to start the season. Also, take a look at which sites lead the way at each position.
Check out the top experts on the Overall Leaderboard and as always you can check out the full NHL Expert Standings to make sure that you’re up to speed on who is making the grade. Also, review how all the NHL DFS analysts fared this past week with a day-by-day breakdown of each scored and ranking for the day and the week. We also post the Ownership Percentages by position by count which are used to help project player ownership in our Weighted Consensus article every day.
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As a reminder, we are currently gathering selections and publishing the NHL Industry Weighted Consensus article each weekday when there are at least four games on the slate, so be sure to check back about an hour or so before the puck drops for the first game to get a look at the consensus picks for the day.
Week in Review
| Site | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 3.67 | 1 | 5.92 | 1 | 3.73 | 3 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.92 | 7 | 3.85 |
| Fansided | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.25 | 2 | 3.25 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 2.40 | 14 | – | – | 3.50 | 4 | – | – | 2.95 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.56 | 11 | 2.67 | 13 | 4.89 | 1 | 3.56 | 3 | 1.56 | 14 | 2.85 |
| DK Playbook | – | – | 2.78 | 12 | 2.12 | 12 | 2.43 | 10 | 4.00 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.86 | 5 | 3.70 | 3 | 2.50 | 8 | 2.90 | 8 | 1.83 | 9 | 2.76 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.91 | 8 | 3.48 | 5 | 3.25 | 4 | 2.42 | 11 | 1.76 | 10 | 2.56 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 1.56 | 11 | 5.44 | 2 | 3.00 | 5 | 2.00 | 17 | 0.67 | 17 | 2.53 |
| NumberFire | 0.25 | 18 | 2.00 | 16 | 4.25 | 2 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.60 | 13 | 2.42 |
| DFSKarma | 2.05 | 7 | – | – | 2.80 | 6 | 2.32 | 13 | – | – | 2.39 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 2.91 | 11 | – | – | 1.80 | 19 | – | – | 2.36 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | – | – | 1.60 | 19 | – | – | 3.11 | 6 | – | – | 2.36 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 1.58 | 10 | 3.23 | 8 | 2.64 | 7 | 2.24 | 16 | 2.00 | 4 | 2.34 |
| Sportsline | 2.44 | 6 | 3.22 | 9 | 2.45 | 9 | 1.89 | 18 | 1.63 | 12 | 2.33 |
| Rotoworld | 3.33 | 3 | 2.31 | 15 | 1.62 | 14 | 2.32 | 13 | 2.00 | 4 | 2.32 |
| DFSArmy | 3.17 | 4 | 1.50 | 21 | 2.44 | 10 | 2.53 | 9 | 1.89 | 8 | 2.31 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 1.59 | 9 | 3.37 | 7 | 1.92 | 13 | 2.26 | 15 | 1.64 | 11 | 2.16 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.56 | 2 | 1.56 | 20 | 1.22 | 18 | 3.11 | 6 | 1.11 | 15 | 2.11 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 1.00 | 16 | 3.22 | 9 | 0.89 | 19 | 3.22 | 5 | 2.00 | 4 | 2.07 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.33 | 13 | 3.44 | 6 | 1.44 | 17 | 1.78 | 20 | 2.11 | 3 | 2.02 |
| Awesemo | 1.00 | 16 | 3.55 | 4 | 1.60 | 15 | 1.13 | 22 | 0.83 | 16 | 1.62 |
| Rotowire | 1.20 | 14 | 1.63 | 18 | 1.58 | 16 | 2.33 | 12 | 0.40 | 18 | 1.43 |
| NHL.com | 1.20 | 14 | 1.67 | 17 | 2.17 | 11 | 1.20 | 21 | 0.00 | 19 | 1.25 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.00 | 19 | 1.00 | 22 | 0.00 | 20 | 0.00 | 23 | 0.00 | 19 | 0.20 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (Oct 14)
A+ – Mikko Rantanen (FullTimeFantasy, Rotoworld)
A+ – Alex Stalock (DFSKarma)
A+ – Nazem Kadri (Rotoworld)
Tuesday (Oct 15)
A+ – J.T. Miller (Amesemo, RotoGrinders Slate Summary)
A+ – Ryan Donato (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Mark Scheifele (RotoGrinders Slate Summary)
A+ – Martin Necas (Rotowire)
Wednesday (Oct 16)
A+ – Tomas Hertl (DFSArmy Domination Station)
A+ – Martin Jones (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Evander Kane (NHL.com)
Thursday (Oct 17)
A+ – Phil Kessel (DFSKarma, Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Carter Hutton (DraftKings Playbook, Rotoworld)
A+ – PK Subban (RotoGrinders Consensus)
Friday (Oct 18)
A+ – Robin Lehner (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Nathan MacKinnon (DFSArmy)
A+ – Andre Burakovsky (DraftKings Playbook)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score: 3.54) builds a big lead in the overall standings with a great week
#2) FantasyPros (Score: 3.13) moves up one spot into 2nd place in the early going
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 2.84) makes a jump into the Top 3 for the year
The DailyOverlay Consensus Cash picks are in 4th place out 24 experts graded and the GPP picks are in 17th.
