NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of January 8
Top NHL DFS Experts
Another week with strong plays from RotoGrinders as their Core Plays and Slate Summary picks finish 1-2 for the week and in the overall standings.
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.
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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 | Thur | Rk | Avg |
| RotoGrinders Core | 6.50 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 | 6.50 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 2.25 | 5 | 6.25 | 2 | 4.25 |
| RunPureSports | 3.88 | 4 | 2.24 | 6 | 3.20 | 6 | 3.11 |
| NumberFire | 3.60 | 6 | 3.77 | 1 | 1.92 | 14 | 3.10 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 3.56 | 7 | 1.76 | 12 | 3.70 | 4 | 3.01 |
| FantasyGuru | 3.70 | 5 | 2.65 | 3 | 2.57 | 9 | 2.97 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 3.00 | 9 | 1.91 | 9 | 3.80 | 3 | 2.90 |
| DailyFantasyFuel – Optimizer | 4.33 | 2 | 1.89 | 10 | 2.44 | 10 | 2.89 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.00 | 9 | 2.11 | 7 | 2.67 | 8 | 2.59 |
| RiseOrFall | – | – | – | – | 2.42 | 11 | 2.42 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 4.11 | 3 | 1.11 | 14 | 1.56 | 16 | 2.26 |
| Rotowire | 1.00 | 15 | 2.00 | 8 | 3.47 | 5 | 2.16 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.44 | 11 | 1.22 | 13 | 2.78 | 7 | 2.15 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.29 | 12 | 2.29 | 4 | 1.58 | 15 | 2.05 |
| Stokastic – Cheatsheet | 1.64 | 14 | 1.85 | 11 | 2.36 | 12 | 1.95 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 3.11 | 8 | 1.11 | 14 | 0.78 | 18 | 1.67 |
| Rotoballer | 1.75 | 13 | 0.29 | 17 | 2.29 | 13 | 1.44 |
| NHL.com | – | – | 1.00 | 16 | 1.33 | 17 | 1.17 |
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: 4.06) build on their lead
#2) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (Score: 3.13) moves up one spot
#3) DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus (Score: 3.09) drops one spot
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 3rd place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 16th spot out of 18 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) DailyFantasyFuel – Optimizer (5.54)
#2) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (5.32)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (2.10 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (4.86)
#2) DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus (3.68)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (2.22 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) RotoGrinders – Core Plays (3.17)
#2) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.28)
Top Value – RotoGrinders – Core Plays (2.21 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) NumberFire (3.33)
#2) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (3.19)
Top Value – DFSAmry – Cheatsheet (2.36 DK Pts/$1000)
