NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of January 23rd
Top NHL DFS Experts
The top NHL DFS experts heading into the All-Star break this season are RotoGrinders – Core Plays, followed by DFSArmy – Cheatsheet and RunPureSports. This past week it was RotoGrinders – Slate Summary leading the way with FantasyPros and NumberFire rounding out the Top 3. There is still plenty of time for the NHL DFS analysts and optimizers to make their move in the second half of the season.
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 score 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 NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 4.33 | 5 | – | – | 3.50 | 2 | – | – | 3.92 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 4.43 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1.86 | 13 | 3.15 |
| NumberFire | 3.00 | 3 | 3.40 | 7 | 2.80 | 2 | 2.40 | 4 | 3.80 | 2 | 3.08 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.33 | 2 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.33 | 4 | 3.67 | 1 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.67 |
| Rotoballer | 3.57 | 1 | 2.17 | 17 | – | – | 2.00 | 10 | – | – | 2.58 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.92 | 5 | 2.46 | 14 | 1.93 | 6 | 3.00 | 3 | 1.79 | 14 | 2.42 |
| RunPureSports | 2.80 | 6 | 2.91 | 11 | 1.64 | 8 | 2.32 | 6 | – | – | 2.42 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 2.19 | 12 | 5.00 | 2 | 0.87 | 15 | 1.65 | 14 | 2.11 | 9 | 2.36 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 0.25 | 19 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.29 | 12 | 1.57 | 18 | 3.57 | 3 | 2.34 |
| Stokastic – Cheatsheet | 2.46 | 9 | 3.58 | 6 | 1.44 | 10 | 1.62 | 16 | – | – | 2.28 |
| Rotowire | 3.00 | 3 | 2.25 | 16 | 2.14 | 5 | 1.60 | 17 | 1.73 | 15 | 2.14 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.15 | 13 | 3.00 | 9 | 1.40 | 11 | 1.73 | 13 | 2.31 | 7 | 2.12 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.50 | 8 | 3.00 | 9 | 0.78 | 16 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.22 | 8 | 2.10 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.22 | 11 | 0.38 | 22 | 3.22 | 1 | 2.22 | 7 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.01 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 0.75 | 18 | 1.75 | 20 | 1.89 | 7 | 2.22 | 7 | 3.33 | 4 | 1.99 |
| NHL.com | 1.25 | 15 | 2.75 | 12 | 0.75 | 18 | 0.25 | 21 | 4.50 | 1 | 1.90 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.89 | 14 | 1.38 | 21 | 2.56 | 3 | 1.22 | 20 | 2.44 | 5 | 1.90 |
| FantasyGuru | 2.38 | 10 | 2.50 | 13 | 1.21 | 13 | 2.39 | 5 | 0.96 | 17 | 1.89 |
| Stokastic – Picks & Stacks | – | – | 3.36 | 8 | 0.88 | 14 | 1.64 | 15 | 1.23 | 16 | 1.78 |
| RotoGrinders Core | 1.25 | 15 | 2.40 | 15 | 1.50 | 9 | 1.50 | 19 | – | – | 1.66 |
| DailyFantasyFuel – Optimizer | 1.22 | 17 | 1.78 | 19 | 0.78 | 16 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.43 | 6 | 1.64 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.56 | 7 | 0.38 | 22 | 0.57 | 19 | 2.13 | 9 | 2.00 | 10 | 1.53 |
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (Score: 3.34) on top at the All-Star break
#2) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (Score: 3.27) in striking distance of the top spot
#3) RunPureSports (Score: 3.06) rounds out the Top 3 at the break
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 4th place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 8th spot out of 22 experts graded this season.
Leaderboard – By Position
Here are the top experts at each position this season including which site has provided the top DraftKings points per $1000 of salary.
Goalie
#1) DFSArmy – Domination Station (5.34)
#2) DailyRoto – Optimizer (4.80)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (2.17 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.11)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (3.45)
Top Value – Stokastic – Cheatsheet (2.29 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1 tie) Rotoballer (2.93)
#1 tie) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (2.93)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (2.55 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (3.95)
#2) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (3.00)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.49 DK Pts/$1000)
