NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – FINAL
Top NHL DFS Experts – FINAL
Our grading of the NHL DFS analysts and optimizers has come to a close with the regular season winding down. Thanks to all of the NHL DFS experts that provided picks throughout the season! And the winner is…
The top expert for the season was DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet, who provided strong NHL DFS plays all season long. They were followed by Awesemo – Projections which were consistently near the top of the leaderboard all year. And finally, rounding out the Top 3 is RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder which ranks as the top optimizer for the season. Also be sure to check out which analysts finished at the top at each position.
While the DFS experts won’t be graded in the playoffs, we still might pull together the NHL Consensus for early playoff rounds when there are enough games on a slate.
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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Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet (Score: 3.30) held onto the top spot in the Overall Standings most of the season
#2) Awesemo – Projections (Score: 3.05) were consistently in the Top 3 all year
#3) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (Score: 2.83) made a late move into the Top 3 and finished there for the season
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are in 4th place while our GPP Consensus picks are in 18th place out of 25 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) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (4.93)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (4.86)
Top Value –RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (2.15 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (4.02)
#2) Sportsline (3.99)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Consensus (2.02 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) Awesemo – Projections (1.93)
#2) FantasyPros (1.86)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Consensus (2.25 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) Awesemo – Projections (2.86)
#2) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.56)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.02 DK Pts/$1000)
Week in Review
| Site | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | 3.60 | 5 | 4.57 | 1 | – | – | 3.50 | 6 | – | – | 3.89 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 4.00 | 2 | 3.78 | 2 | 4.67 | 5 | 4.11 | 3 | 1.11 | 20 | 3.53 |
| DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet | 3.86 | 3 | 3.14 | 4 | 5.14 | 2 | 1.89 | 14 | 3.57 | 1 | 3.52 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.78 | 12 | 3.67 | 3 | 3.78 | 11 | 3.22 | 8 | 2.44 | 5 | 3.18 |
| Sportsline | 2.57 | 15 | 2.43 | 11 | 5.71 | 1 | 3.43 | 7 | 1.29 | 17 | 3.09 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.75 | 13 | 2.60 | 7 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.93 | 9 | 1.86 | 12 | 3.03 |
| Rotoballer | 2.57 | 15 | 1.88 | 17 | 3.83 | 9 | 4.50 | 2 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.96 |
| RunPureSports | 2.84 | 9 | 2.60 | 7 | 3.59 | 13 | 3.91 | 4 | 1.28 | 18 | 2.84 |
| Awesemo – Projections | 3.08 | 7 | 2.17 | 12 | 3.83 | 9 | 3.58 | 5 | 1.17 | 19 | 2.77 |
| DK Playbook | 2.20 | 20 | 1.60 | 20 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.91 | 10 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.74 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 2.28 | 19 | 2.45 | 10 | 3.76 | 12 | 1.71 | 17 | 2.41 | 7 | 2.52 |
| NumberFire | 1.60 | 23 | 3.00 | 5 | 4.00 | 7 | 2.80 | 11 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.48 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.83 | 11 | 2.09 | 14 | 4.55 | 6 | 0.42 | 25 | 2.45 | 4 | 2.47 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.59 | 14 | 1.93 | 16 | 3.10 | 14 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.40 | 8 | 2.40 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 4.13 | 1 | 2.12 | 13 | 2.07 | 20 | 1.33 | 19 | 1.80 | 13 | 2.29 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 1.25 | 24 | 1.56 | 21 | 3.89 | 8 | 1.78 | 15 | 2.44 | 5 | 2.18 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.89 | 8 | 0.89 | 25 | 2.89 | 15 | 1.67 | 18 | 2.56 | 3 | 2.18 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.89 | 21 | 2.75 | 6 | 2.89 | 15 | 2.00 | 12 | 1.33 | 15 | 2.17 |
| Rotowire | 3.40 | 6 | 1.86 | 18 | 2.37 | 19 | 1.19 | 22 | 1.67 | 14 | 2.10 |
| Rotoworld | 2.84 | 9 | 1.18 | 23 | 2.67 | 17 | 1.33 | 19 | 2.33 | 9 | 2.07 |
| Awesemo – Power Plays | 2.50 | 17 | 1.00 | 24 | – | – | 1.13 | 23 | 3.33 | 2 | 1.99 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 2.50 | 17 | 2.00 | 15 | 0.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 1.90 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.89 | 21 | 1.78 | 19 | 2.56 | 18 | 1.78 | 15 | 1.33 | 15 | 1.87 |
| NHL.com | 3.75 | 4 | 2.50 | 9 | 1.50 | 21 | 0.50 | 24 | 1.00 | 21 | 1.85 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 1.25 | 22 | – | – | 1.25 | 21 | – | – | 1.25 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (April 19)
A+ – Frank Vatrano (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Darnell Nurse (RunPureSports)
Tuesday (April 20)
A+ – Jeff Carter (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Jonathan Huberdeau (RunPureSports)
A+ – Teddy Blueger (Sportsline)
Wednesday (April 21)
A+ – Wyatt Kalynuk (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Kirby Dach (RunPureSports)
A+ – Nico Sturm (Sportsline)
A+ – Brayden McNabb (Sportsline)
Thursday (April 22)
A+ – Sebastian Aho (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Jakub Vrana (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Keith Yandle (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Cody Ceci (Rotowire)
A+ – Tyler Bozak (RunPureSports)
A+ – Teddy Bluegar (Sportsline)
Friday (April 23)
A+ – Vinnie Hinostroza (DraftKings Playbook)
Ownership Percentage Tracking
Below is the current table showing the data we have tracked so far this season. Results are using DraftKings Double-Up or 50/50s for Cash and large field single-entry tournaments for GPP. The Count column shows the number of times a player was selected by the experts for a given day. The Cash % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a Cash game. The GPP % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a GPP tournament.
Cash by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 19 | 82.1% | 82.1% | |||
| 18 | #DIV/0! | ||||
| 17 | 68.6% | 68.6% | |||
| 16 | 60.6% | 60.6% | |||
| 15 | 62.5% | 62.4% | 62.5% | ||
| 14 | 45.6% | 54.9% | 54.1% | ||
| 13 | 46.2% | 53.0% | 28.8% | 45.4% | |
| 12 | 34.3% | 49.6% | 44.7% | 24.2% | 41.4% |
| 11 | 26.2% | 41.1% | 28.3% | 32.2% | 35.5% |
| 10 | 30.5% | 32.6% | 37.7% | 34.2% | |
| 9 | 24.7% | 32.1% | 30.7% | 28.5% | 29.2% |
| 8 | 21.8% | 30.2% | 26.1% | 19.3% | 25.1% |
| 7 | 19.3% | 25.2% | 24.8% | 15.6% | 21.6% |
| 6 | 14.6% | 21.0% | 20.1% | 14.2% | 17.4% |
| 5 | 12.0% | 16.5% | 15.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
| 4 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 8.6% | 11.1% |
| 3 | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| 2 | 5.0% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| 1 | 2.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
GPP by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 19 | 53.9% | 53.9% | |||
| 18 | |||||
| 17 | 48.5% | 48.5% | |||
| 16 | 40.3% | 40.3% | |||
| 15 | 46.5% | 46.2% | 46.5% | ||
| 14 | 36.4% | 40.0% | 39.6% | ||
| 13 | 36.7% | 36.9% | 21.9% | 33.8% | |
| 12 | 25.9% | 33.7% | 37.9% | 20.8% | 30.7% |
| 11 | 25.2% | 28.6% | 21.5% | 25.6% | 26.8% |
| 10 | 27.2% | 22.1% | 29.9% | 26.9% | |
| 9 | 21.3% | 25.0% | 23.5% | 22.0% | 23.3% |
| 8 | 18.8% | 21.7% | 19.9% | 16.1% | 19.6% |
| 7 | 15.7% | 20.3% | 19.6% | 12.2% | 17.3% |
| 6 | 12.4% | 17.5% | 16.5% | 11.4% | 14.4% |
| 5 | 11.5% | 14.4% | 12.9% | 11.0% | 12.5% |
| 4 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10.6% | 8.1% | 10.2% |
| 3 | 8.0% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| 2 | 5.8% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| 1 | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
