NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 21st
Top NHL DFS Experts
Another week in the books for the NHL DFS experts with RotoGrinders Consensus providing the top picks over the last week as they also build their lead in the overall standings. They are followed by RotoGrinders Lineup Builder this week and on the season leaderboard.
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 scored 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 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 3.00 | 6 | 1.83 | 7 | 5.50 | 1 | 2.75 | 3 | 3.27 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 4.00 | 2 | 2.89 | 1 | 4.67 | 4 | 1.22 | 18 | 3.20 |
| NHL.com | 2.17 | 12 | 1.80 | 8 | 5.50 | 1 | 1.25 | 17 | 2.68 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 1.78 | 14 | 2.09 | 4 | 4.82 | 3 | 1.92 | 8 | 2.65 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 0.00 | 23 | 0.00 | 19 | 2.50 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | – | – | 1.50 | 12 | 3.33 | 7 | – | – | 2.42 |
| DK Playbook | 3.15 | 5 | 1.18 | 17 | 3.86 | 5 | 1.44 | 14 | 2.41 |
| DFSKarma | 1.14 | 16 | – | – | 3.59 | 6 | – | – | 2.37 |
| Sportsline | 3.33 | 4 | 2.00 | 5 | 2.44 | 12 | 1.67 | 10 | 2.36 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 2.06 | 13 | 2.23 | 3 | 2.59 | 10 | 2.44 | 4 | 2.33 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.90 | 8 | 1.29 | 16 | 2.89 | 8 | 2.18 | 6 | 2.32 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.44 | 3 | 1.88 | 6 | 2.44 | 12 | 1.44 | 14 | 2.30 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.00 | 6 | 1.52 | 11 | 2.21 | 14 | 2.38 | 5 | 2.28 |
| Rotowire | 2.32 | 11 | 1.65 | 10 | 2.46 | 11 | 2.00 | 7 | 2.11 |
| DFSArmy | 0.44 | 19 | 2.79 | 2 | 1.83 | 17 | 2.94 | 2 | 2.00 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.33 | 10 | 0.22 | 22 | 2.11 | 15 | 3.11 | 1 | 1.94 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.44 | 9 | 1.33 | 15 | 1.89 | 16 | 1.56 | 12 | 1.81 |
| Fansided | – | – | 1.78 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1.78 |
| Awesemo | 1.36 | 15 | 1.50 | 12 | 1.47 | 19 | 1.64 | 11 | 1.49 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 0.25 | 21 | 2.67 | 9 | – | – | 1.46 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 0.89 | 17 | 1.44 | 14 | 1.22 | 20 | 1.33 | 16 | 1.22 |
| Rotoworld | 0.31 | 20 | 0.95 | 19 | 1.78 | 18 | 1.47 | 13 | 1.13 |
| NumberFire | 0.80 | 18 | 0.60 | 20 | 0.80 | 21 | 1.80 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Slate Summary | – | – | 1.00 | 18 | 0.20 | 22 | – | – | 0.60 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (Oct 21)
A+ – Brian Elliott (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Matt Niskanen (Sportsline)
Tuesday (Oct 22)
A+ – Anthony Mantha (Awesemo, FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – John Carlson (DFSArmy, Fansided)
A+ – Alex Goligoski (DFSArmy)
A+ – Eric Staal (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
Thursday (Oct 24)
A+ – Ryan Murray (Awesemo)
A+ – Tomas Hertl (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Leon Draisaitl (RotoGrinders Consensus)
A+ – Matthew Tkachuk (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Michael Frolik (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – David Savard (Sportsline)
Friday (Oct 25)
A+ – Tyler Ennis (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Sam Reinhart (DFSArmy)
A+ – Michael Kempny (DFSArmy)
A+ – Jack Hughes (FullTimeFantasy)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score: 3.46) builds their lead in the overall standing with the top picks over the last week
#2) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 2.88) moves up into 2nd place on the leaderboard led by a 2nd place showing this week
#3) FantasyPros (Score: 2.78) drops one spot but remains in the Top 3
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) FantasyPros (6.00)
#2) DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus (5.42)
Top Value –RotoGrinders Slate Summary (2.41 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) FantasyPros (3.75)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (3.35)
Top Value – FantasyPros (2.56 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) RotoGridners Consensus (3.00)
#2) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (2.59)
Top Value – RotoGrinders Consensus (2.19 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) RotoGrinders Consensus (3.17)
#2) Fansided (2.78)
Top Value – DFSArmy – Domination Station (2.40 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 |
| 15 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |||
| 14 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 12 | 58.4% | 58.4% | |||
| 11 | 36.2% | 30.5% | 34.8% | ||
| 10 | 45.5% | 47.0% | 38.3% | 19.6% | 40.6% |
| 9 | 40.4% | 37.9% | 26.6% | 30.4% | 33.2% |
| 8 | 19.5% | 30.2% | 25.9% | 25.7% | 25.2% |
| 7 | 16.9% | 28.5% | 26.4% | 21.4% | 23.8% |
| 6 | 20.2% | 27.9% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 21.7% |
| 5 | 10.8% | 15.2% | 19.2% | 11.8% | 14.8% |
| 4 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10.0% | 11.3% |
| 3 | 8.2% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| 2 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1 | 4.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.6% |
GPP by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 15 | 41.3% | 41.3% | |||
| 14 | |||||
| 13 | |||||
| 12 | 37.9% | 37.9% | |||
| 11 | 27.4% | 22.1% | 26.1% | ||
| 10 | 28.0% | 35.9% | 29.7% | 15.0% | 30.6% |
| 9 | 32.2% | 29.7% | 20.5% | 19.5% | 24.5% |
| 8 | 15.6% | 21.3% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 18.7% |
| 7 | 14.8% | 22.9% | 20.8% | 14.5% | 18.7% |
| 6 | 14.9% | 20.9% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 16.4% |
| 5 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| 4 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 8.8% | 10.5% |
| 3 | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| 2 | 5.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1 | 5.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
