NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 18th
Top NHL DFS Experts
DailyFantasyInsider took the top spot for the week and holds an early lead in the overall standings. They were followed this week by DFSArmy – Cheatsheet and the FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator.
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 | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 5.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 3.88 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 2.20 | 9 | 2.50 | 6 | 5.88 | 2 | 3.20 | 6 | 3.45 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 3.78 | 2 | 2.22 | 10 | 2.22 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 3.37 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.67 | 4 | 2.89 | 4 | 4.33 | 4 | 1.22 | 19 | 2.78 |
| Rotoballer | 2.43 | 7 | 1.00 | 20 | 3.11 | 15 | 4.50 | 2 | 2.76 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 1.76 | 16 | 1.70 | 16 | 4.12 | 5 | 3.07 | 9 | 2.66 |
| Sportsline | 1.13 | 22 | 4.38 | 1 | 2.00 | 22 | 3.13 | 7 | 2.66 |
| Awesemo – Cheatsheet | 2.73 | 3 | 2.67 | 5 | 3.39 | 10 | 1.24 | 18 | 2.51 |
| NBCSportsEdge | 2.07 | 10 | 1.77 | 14 | 2.62 | 20 | 3.53 | 4 | 2.50 |
| DK Playbook | 1.60 | 17 | 2.28 | 9 | 4.40 | 3 | 1.64 | 15 | 2.48 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.56 | 5 | 3.00 | 2 | 3.44 | 9 | 0.88 | 21 | 2.47 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 1.95 | 13 | 1.05 | 19 | 3.31 | 11 | 3.31 | 5 | 2.41 |
| EliteFantasy | 1.41 | 19 | 2.03 | 11 | 3.29 | 12 | 2.71 | 11 | 2.36 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 2.33 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2.33 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.50 | 6 | – | – | 3.08 | 17 | 1.33 | 17 | 2.30 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 1.78 | 15 | 3.00 | 2 | 3.89 | 7 | 0.44 | 22 | 2.28 |
| RunPureSports | 1.92 | 14 | 2.32 | 8 | – | – | 2.54 | 12 | 2.26 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 1.25 | 18 | 3.25 | 13 | – | – | 2.25 |
| NumberFire | 1.60 | 17 | 0.40 | 23 | 3.00 | 18 | 4.00 | 3 | 2.25 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 2.06 | 11 | 1.76 | 15 | 3.11 | 15 | 1.53 | 16 | 2.12 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.00 | 12 | 1.78 | 13 | 2.89 | 19 | 1.78 | 14 | 2.11 |
| Rotowire | 1.25 | 21 | 1.82 | 12 | 3.24 | 14 | 2.10 | 13 | 2.10 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 2.33 | 8 | 1.67 | 17 | 0.67 | 23 | 3.11 | 8 | 1.95 |
| NHL.com | 1.00 | 23 | 0.00 | 24 | 3.75 | 8 | 2.75 | 10 | 1.88 |
| Awesemo – Picks & Stacks | 1.33 | 20 | 0.75 | 21 | 4.00 | 6 | 1.20 | 20 | 1.82 |
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 3.88) takes the early lead
#2) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (Score: 3.33) holds a commanding lead over the next expert
#3) Rotoballer (Score: 2.85) rounds out the Top 3
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 10th place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 8th spot out of 22 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) FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (6.83)
#2) Rotowire – Optimizer (6.40)
Top Value –Rotowire – Optimizer (2.91 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) RotoGrinders – Slate Summary (5.33)
#2) Rotoballer (4.92)
Top Value – Rotoballer (2.61 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (3.33)
#2) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (2.50)
Top Value – DailyFantasyInsider (2.70 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) FantasyAlarm – Playbook (3.00)
#2) EliteFantasy (2.64)
Top Value – NHL.com (2.63 DK Pts/$1000)
