NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of February 21st
Top NHL DFS Experts
After another full week of NHL DFS grading, DFSAmry Cheatsheet had the top recommendations for the week and also remain in first place on the overall leaderboard. While it was RotoGrinders Slate Summary coming in 2nd place for the week, followed by FantasyAlarm Lineup Generator rounding out the Top 3.
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 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 3.83 | 6 | 3.75 | 4 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.70 | 3 | 3.75 | 2 | 4.01 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 4.60 | 2 | – | – | 2.00 | 11 | – | – | 3.30 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 5.57 | 1 | 5.13 | 1 | 2.75 | 12 | 0.75 | 24 | 2.00 | 14 | 3.24 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.80 | 11 | 3.67 | 5 | 3.71 | 8 | 2.29 | 8 | 3.13 | 4 | 3.12 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | – | – | – | – | 5.00 | 2 | – | – | 1.00 | 21 | 3.00 |
| Rotoballer | – | – | 2.17 | 16 | 3.83 | 5 | 1.43 | 20 | 4.17 | 1 | 2.90 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.89 | 16 | 3.22 | 8 | 3.78 | 7 | 2.56 | 5 | 3.00 | 6 | 2.89 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 3.92 | 5 | 3.17 | 9 | 2.67 | 14 | 1.91 | 14 | 2.75 | 11 | 2.88 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.56 | 13 | 3.25 | 6 | 2.44 | 15 | 2.67 | 4 | 3.22 | 3 | 2.83 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 3.78 | 7 | 2.89 | 12 | 3.22 | 10 | 1.11 | 23 | 2.89 | 8 | 2.78 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.89 | 9 | 2.67 | 14 | 4.33 | 3 | 1.89 | 15 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.76 |
| NHL.com | – | – | 4.25 | 3 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.25 | 9 | 1.25 | 20 | 2.75 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | – | – | 2.00 | 18 | 3.82 | 6 | 2.00 | 11 | 3.00 | 6 | 2.71 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 4.22 | 3 | 3.11 | 10 | 1.75 | 21 | 2.25 | 9 | 1.89 | 16 | 2.64 |
| Sportsline | – | – | 3.00 | 11 | 2.38 | 16 | 1.75 | 16 | 3.13 | 4 | 2.57 |
| Awesemo – Cheatsheet | 3.74 | 8 | 2.89 | 12 | 1.88 | 20 | 1.60 | 17 | 2.70 | 12 | 2.56 |
| RunPureSports | 2.79 | 12 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.71 | 13 | 2.42 | 6 | 2.84 | 9 | 2.55 |
| Rotowire | 4.00 | 4 | 2.05 | 17 | – | – | 1.41 | 21 | 2.67 | 13 | 2.53 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 4.50 | 2 | 1.94 | 20 | 1.71 | 22 | 1.58 | 19 | 2.81 | 10 | 2.51 |
| DK Playbook | 2.25 | 14 | 0.75 | 24 | 4.25 | 4 | 2.78 | 2 | – | – | 2.51 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.23 | 15 | 3.24 | 7 | 2.05 | 18 | 2.30 | 7 | 1.73 | 17 | 2.31 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 2.50 | 15 | 3.00 | 11 | 1.60 | 17 | 1.60 | 19 | 2.18 |
| NBCSportsEdge | 2.85 | 10 | 1.13 | 22 | 2.07 | 17 | 3.00 | 1 | 0.95 | 22 | 2.00 |
| Awesemo – Picks & Stacks | – | – | 1.38 | 21 | 1.92 | 19 | 2.00 | 11 | 1.63 | 18 | 1.73 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 1.00 | 23 | – | – | 1.25 | 22 | – | – | 1.13 |
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (Score: 3.29) continues its stranglehold on the top spot
#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 2.86) holds a narrow lead over 3rd place
#3) Rotoballer / RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (Score: 2.85) a tie for 3rd as they both have their sights on 2nd place
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 5th place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 13th spot 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) Rotowire – Optimizer (5.44)
#2) DraftKings Playbook (4.83)
Top Value –Rotowire – Optimizer (2.37 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (4.27)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (3.87)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.19 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (2.44)
#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (2.28)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (2.38 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) RunPureSports (2.42)
#2) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (2.40)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (2.29 DK Pts/$1000)
