NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of March 1st
Top NHL DFS Experts
It was the rise of the machines last week in NHL DFS grading with the DailyRoto – Optimizer taking the top spot and the FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator coming in second. The Top 3 was rounded out by our overall leader, DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet.
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 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 3.00 | 1 | 2.78 | 7 | 4.56 | 2 | 1.33 | 21 | 3.38 | 5 | 3.01 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.25 | 9 | 2.56 | 9 | 2.67 | 13 | 4.22 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 2.94 |
| DFSArmy – Cheat Sheet | 2.29 | 6 | 4.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.11 | 7 | 1.67 | 20 | 2.81 |
| Rotowire | 1.78 | 12 | 2.86 | 6 | 3.76 | 6 | 2.48 | 10 | 3.11 | 6 | 2.80 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 1.00 | 22 | 1.69 | 17 | 4.47 | 3 | 4.07 | 2 | 2.64 | 12 | 2.77 |
| Awesemo – Projections | 1.75 | 13 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.83 | 12 | 3.73 | 4 | 3.50 | 4 | 2.76 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 2.44 | 5 | 1.22 | 22 | 4.67 | 1 | 2.33 | 12 | 2.88 | 10 | 2.71 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 2.00 | 11 | 2.28 | 10 | 3.79 | 5 | 2.63 | 9 | 2.62 | 13 | 2.66 |
| NumberFire | 0.00 | 24 | 2.20 | 11 | 4.20 | 4 | 2.00 | 15 | 4.50 | 2 | 2.58 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | 1.13 | 21 | 1.75 | 15 | 3.75 | 7 | 2.14 | 14 | 3.80 | 3 | 2.51 |
| Rotoballer | 2.50 | 3 | 3.08 | 5 | 2.50 | 16 | 1.78 | 18 | 2.44 | 18 | 2.46 |
| RunPureSports | 1.71 | 15 | 1.84 | 14 | 2.35 | 17 | 3.92 | 3 | 2.45 | 17 | 2.45 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.00 | 1 | 0.89 | 23 | 3.33 | 10 | 1.78 | 18 | 3.00 | 7 | 2.40 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 1.00 | 22 | 3.50 | 3 | 0.50 | 24 | 1.00 | 23 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.40 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.27 | 7 | 1.58 | 19 | 3.67 | 8 | 1.92 | 17 | 2.55 | 15 | 2.40 |
| EliteFantasy | 1.71 | 15 | 2.78 | 7 | 2.35 | 17 | 2.34 | 11 | 2.73 | 11 | 2.38 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.26 | 8 | 3.40 | 4 | 1.95 | 21 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.07 | 19 | 2.34 |
| NHL.com | 2.50 | 3 | 1.75 | 15 | 2.67 | 13 | 2.25 | 13 | 2.50 | 16 | 2.33 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 1.67 | 17 | 3.56 | 2 | 2.11 | 19 | 1.11 | 22 | 2.57 | 14 | 2.20 |
| DK Playbook | 1.72 | 14 | 1.53 | 20 | 3.59 | 9 | 0.78 | 24 | 3.00 | 7 | 2.12 |
| Awesemo – Power Plays | 1.50 | 18 | 1.29 | 21 | 2.00 | 20 | 3.50 | 5 | 1.33 | 23 | 1.92 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.33 | 19 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.56 | 15 | 3.11 | 7 | 0.50 | 24 | 1.90 |
| Sportsline | 2.14 | 10 | 0.86 | 24 | 1.14 | 23 | 3.43 | 6 | 1.67 | 20 | 1.85 |
| Rotoworld | 1.17 | 20 | 1.65 | 18 | 1.65 | 22 | 1.78 | 18 | 1.38 | 22 | 1.53 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (March 1)
A+ – Thatcher Demko (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Alex Nedeljkovic (RunPureSports)
Tuesday (March 2)
A+ – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Mattias Ekholm (EliteFantasy, Rotoballer)
A+ – Cam Atkinson (Rotowire, RunPureSports)
Wednesday (March 3)
A+ – Jared Spurgeon (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Ilya Mikheyev (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Max Comtois (FantasyAlarm – Playbook)
A+ – Zach Hyman (NumberFire)
A+ – Joel Eriksson Ek (Rotoballer)
A+ – Ryan Graves (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Alex Tuch (Rotowire)
Thursday (March 4)
A+ – Chris Kreider (FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator)
A+ – Dillon Dube (RotoGrinders – Consensus)
A+ – Jordan Staal (Rotowire)
A+ – Shea Weber (RunPureSports)
A+ – Jared McCann (RunPureSports)
Friday (March 5)
A+ – Malcolm Subban (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Jordan Greenway (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Jaroslav Halak (RunPureSports)
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: 3.04) continues to lead the way overall
#2 tie) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (Score: 2.88) drops into a tie for 2nd place
#2 tie) Awesemo – Projections (Score: 2.88) moves up into a tie for 2nd place
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) NumberFire (5.25) – NEW LEADER
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (5.17)
Top Value –RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (2.13 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER
Center
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (3.80)
#2) DailyFantasyInsider (3.73)
Top Value – DailyFantasyInsider (2.07 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (2.07)
#2) Awesemo – Projections (1.93)
Top Value – FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (2.35 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER
Defensemen
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (2.86) – NEW LEADER
#2) Awesemo – Projections (2.73) – NEW
Top Value – FantasyPros (2.32 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 |
| 19 | 82.1% | 82.1% | |||
| 18 | |||||
| 17 | 69.9% | 69.9% | |||
| 16 | 61.2% | 61.2% | |||
| 15 | 66.6% | 66.6% | |||
| 14 | 60.5% | 60.5% | |||
| 13 | 54.7% | 54.0% | 54.4% | ||
| 12 | 28.9% | 51.3% | 37.6% | 46.2% | |
| 11 | 29.2% | 40.9% | 19.0% | 34.8% | 35.1% |
| 10 | 36.1% | 32.8% | 52.4% | 38.0% | |
| 9 | 42.2% | 36.1% | 30.4% | 30.6% | 34.1% |
| 8 | 20.3% | 27.8% | 26.3% | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| 7 | 19.9% | 27.4% | 27.1% | 14.2% | 22.2% |
| 6 | 14.8% | 22.5% | 20.0% | 15.8% | 18.7% |
| 5 | 12.9% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 15.0% | 16.3% |
| 4 | 9.6% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 7.3% | 11.0% |
| 3 | 6.2% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| 2 | 5.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| 1 | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
GPP by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 19 | 53.9% | 53.9% | |||
| 18 | |||||
| 17 | 48.8% | 48.8% | |||
| 16 | 38.3% | 38.3% | |||
| 15 | 48.4% | 48.4% | |||
| 14 | 42.5% | 42.5% | |||
| 13 | 40.3% | 36.2% | 38.3% | ||
| 12 | 19.2% | 33.6% | 31.4% | 31.2% | |
| 11 | 26.0% | 25.0% | 12.6% | 25.6% | 24.4% |
| 10 | 28.9% | 21.8% | 33.7% | 27.0% | |
| 9 | 33.4% | 24.3% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 24.4% |
| 8 | 16.8% | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.1% | 17.9% |
| 7 | 16.4% | 20.1% | 20.0% | 10.7% | 17.0% |
| 6 | 11.6% | 17.3% | 15.2% | 10.5% | 14.0% |
| 5 | 12.4% | 17.4% | 13.5% | 11.4% | 13.5% |
| 4 | 9.4% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| 3 | 7.0% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| 2 | 6.2% | 7.5% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| 1 | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
