NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of January 18th
Top NHL DFS Experts
The NHL season is underway with a week and a half of DFS slates to start our grading for the season. We are tracking and grading over 20 DFS analysts and optimizers this season. In the early going it is RotoGrinders – Slate Summary article that has skated out to lead. They are followed by Awesemo Projections and DFSArmy Cheat Sheet to round out the Top 3. Both of our DailyOverlay Consensus picks (Cash and GPP) are both in the Top 8, so far.
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 | 4.63 | 1 | 2.00 | 13 | – | – | 3.27 | 3 | 3.11 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Sportsline | 1.71 | 12 | 2.75 | 5 | 2.43 | 5 | 4.00 | 2 | 3.43 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Awesemo – Projections | 3.17 | 2 | 2.50 | 8 | 2.73 | 3 | 2.25 | 11 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.78 |
| DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet | 2.38 | 4 | 1.83 | 15 | 1.67 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.68 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.75 | 3 | 3.13 | 3 | 2.38 | 6 | 0.75 | 22 | 2.89 | 7 | 2.38 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 2.00 | 7 | 4.00 | 1 | 2.11 | 7 | 2.33 | 10 | 1.22 | 21 | 2.33 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.00 | 7 | 1.11 | 22 | 3.33 | 2 | 2.22 | 12 | 2.56 | 9 | 2.24 |
| Rotoballer | 2.33 | 5 | 2.09 | 11 | 0.67 | 22 | 1.92 | 15 | 4.18 | 1 | 2.24 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.00 | 22 | 1.00 | 23 | 5.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 9 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.20 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 1.50 | 15 | 2.06 | 12 | 1.88 | 9 | 2.86 | 6 | 2.47 | 12 | 2.15 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.17 | 6 | 3.27 | 2 | 1.83 | 11 | 0.92 | 21 | 2.58 | 8 | 2.15 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.00 | 7 | 2.95 | 4 | 2.06 | 8 | 1.43 | 18 | 2.15 | 16 | 2.12 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.56 | 14 | 1.56 | 17 | 1.56 | 16 | 3.11 | 4 | 2.44 | 13 | 2.05 |
| DK Playbook | 1.50 | 15 | 1.88 | 14 | 1.87 | 10 | – | – | 2.90 | 6 | 2.04 |
| Rotowire | 1.21 | 18 | 2.55 | 6 | 1.06 | 21 | 2.75 | 7 | 2.00 | 17 | 1.91 |
| Awesemo – Power Plays | 1.75 | 11 | 1.29 | 19 | 1.38 | 18 | 3.11 | 4 | 1.86 | 19 | 1.88 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 1.67 | 13 | 1.78 | 16 | 1.44 | 17 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.22 | 15 | 1.82 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 1.13 | 19 | 2.55 | 6 | 1.15 | 20 | 1.84 | 16 | 2.24 | 14 | 1.78 |
| EliteFantasy | 1.41 | 17 | 2.17 | 10 | 1.75 | 12 | 1.50 | 17 | 1.88 | 18 | 1.74 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.78 | 10 | 1.25 | 20 | 2.50 | 4 | 2.67 | 8 | 0.33 | 23 | 1.71 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 2.40 | 9 | 1.75 | 12 | 1.00 | 20 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.54 |
| Rotoworld | 0.63 | 20 | 1.56 | 17 | 1.69 | 14 | 2.18 | 13 | 1.58 | 20 | 1.53 |
| NHL.com | 0.40 | 21 | 0.40 | 24 | 1.25 | 19 | 1.25 | 19 | 3.00 | 5 | 1.26 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 1.20 | 21 | – | – | 0.25 | 23 | – | – | 0.73 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (Jan 18)
A+ – Brent Burns (Awesemo – Projections, RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Taylor Hall (DailyFantasyNerd, FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator)
A+ – James Reimer (DFSArmy – Domination Station, FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator)
A+ – Reilly Smith (RotoGrinders – Consensus, RotoGrinders – Slate Summary)
Tuesday (Jan 19)
A+ – Sidney Crosby (Rotoworld)
A+ – Adam Fox (Rotowire, FantasyAlarm – Playbook)
Wednesday (Jan 20)
A+ – Jesperi Kotkaniemi (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Brock Boeser (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
Thursday (Jan 21)
A+ – Bo Horvat (Rotowire)
A+ – Noah Dobson (Rotowire)
Friday (Jan 22)
A+ – Joel Ericksson Ek (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Hampus Lindholm (EliteFantasy)
A+ – John Klingberg (FantasyAlarm – Playbook)
A+ – Kevin Lankinen (RotoGrinders – Consensus)
A+ – Alexander Radulov (Rotowire – Optimizer)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (Score: 3.62) takes the early season lead
#2) Awesemo – Projections (Score: 3.15) providing strong high-end plays at each position
#3) DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet (Score: 3.00) rounds out the Top 3 through the first week and a half
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) Awesemo – Power Plays (6.00)
#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (5.63)
Top Value –Rotowire – Optimizer (2.10 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) NHL.com (4.44)
#2) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (4.00)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.48 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.65)
#2 tie) DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet / Sportsline (2.54)
Top Value – Sportsline (3.38 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) FantasyPros (3.67)
#2) Awesemo – Projections (3.25)
Top Value – FantasyPros (2.18 DK Pts/$1000)
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 |
| 17 | 55.7% | 55.7% | |||
| 16 | 60.3% | 60.3% | |||
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| 14 | |||||
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| 12 | 67.0% | 67.0% | |||
| 11 | 33.6% | 53.6% | 19.0% | 34.8% | 38.9% |
| 10 | 36.7% | 56.3% | 43.2% | ||
| 9 | 35.3% | 35.8% | 21.3% | 32.7% | |
| 8 | 30.8% | 28.9% | 21.6% | 26.1% | |
| 7 | 19.4% | 31.6% | 37.2% | 22.8% | 27.7% |
| 6 | 13.7% | 29.7% | 24.3% | 16.4% | 20.7% |
| 5 | 12.5% | 20.9% | 20.8% | 16.7% | 18.4% |
| 4 | 7.7% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 7.2% | 11.0% |
| 3 | 6.1% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 9.5% |
| 2 | 6.8% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 6.5% |
| 1 | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
GPP by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 17 | 35.9% | 35.9% | |||
| 16 | 38.0% | 38.0% | |||
| 15 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 12 | 33.6% | 33.6% | |||
| 11 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 12.6% | 26.4% | 25.9% |
| 10 | 26.1% | 31.3% | 27.8% | ||
| 9 | 23.5% | 21.5% | 13.4% | 20.7% | |
| 8 | 23.2% | 22.0% | 13.8% | 18.6% | |
| 7 | 14.3% | 22.7% | 21.5% | 21.0% | 19.6% |
| 6 | 9.8% | 19.1% | 17.0% | 10.8% | 14.0% |
| 5 | 13.0% | 19.6% | 14.9% | 13.3% | 15.7% |
| 4 | 7.5% | 12.2% | 10.2% | 7.5% | 9.6% |
| 3 | 7.3% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.3% |
| 2 | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| 1 | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
