NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 17th
Top NHL DFS Experts
Through the first handful of NHL slates, the machines are rising with DailyFantasyNerd in the top spot overall and FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator with the best picks this week. See who else is making the grade in the early going, including our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus selection which is in 5th thanks to the great recommendation by all the NHL DFS sites where we pull picks.
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 | Thur | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 3.11 | 5 | 4.38 | 4 | 3.78 | 2 | 3.76 |
| NHL.com | 3.40 | 3 | 4.40 | 3 | 2.60 | 8 | 3.47 |
| RotoGrinders Core | 5.00 | 1 | 4.33 | 5 | 0.67 | 21 | 3.33 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | 2.00 | 10 | 2.75 | 14 | 5.00 | 1 | 3.25 |
| RunPureSports | 2.21 | 6 | 3.88 | 8 | 2.64 | 7 | 2.91 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 2.88 | 13 | – | – | 2.88 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.56 | 16 | 4.44 | 1 | 2.56 | 9 | 2.85 |
| Rotoballer | 1.71 | 13 | 4.43 | 2 | 2.14 | 12 | 2.76 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.07 | 8 | 4.07 | 7 | 1.88 | 15 | 2.67 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 1.57 | 15 | 4.17 | 6 | 2.19 | 11 | 2.64 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.44 | 17 | 2.63 | 15 | 3.44 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Stokastic – Picks & Stacks | – | – | 2.43 | 17 | 2.33 | 10 | 2.38 |
| DailyFantasyFuel – Optimizer | 1.89 | 12 | 3.11 | 11 | 2.11 | 13 | 2.37 |
| Stokastic – Cheatsheet | 0.71 | 21 | 2.94 | 12 | 3.38 | 5 | 2.34 |
| NumberFire | 3.40 | 3 | 3.20 | 10 | 0.40 | 22 | 2.33 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 5.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 21 | 1.00 | 19 | 2.33 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 1.95 | 11 | 3.38 | 9 | 1.27 | 18 | 2.20 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 1.67 | 14 | 1.67 | 19 | 3.00 | 6 | 2.11 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 1.17 | 19 | 1.00 | 21 | 3.50 | 3 | 1.89 |
| FantasyGuru | 1.03 | 20 | 2.63 | 15 | 1.57 | 16 | 1.74 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 2.11 | 7 | 1.89 | 18 | 1.00 | 19 | 1.67 |
| Rotowire | 2.07 | 8 | 1.43 | 20 | 1.48 | 17 | 1.66 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 1.44 | 17 | 1.00 | 21 | 1.89 | 14 | 1.44 |
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.78) is out to an early lead
#2) Rotoballer (Score: 3.53) holds 2nd place as the top non-optimizer so far
#3 tie) FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator / RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (Score: 3.25) round out the Top 3
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 5th place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 10th spot out of 23 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) DailyRoto – Optimizer (7.00)
#2) NHL.com (6.50)
Top Value –DailyRoto – Optimizer (2.74 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (5.38)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (4.76)
Top Value – FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (3.44 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) Rotoballer (5.00)
#2) NumberFire (3.42)
Top Value – Rotoballer (3.20 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) FantasyPros (5.00)
#2) RotoGrinders – Core (3.67)
Top Value – FantasyPros (2.84 DK Pts/$1000)
