NHL DFS Expert Recap and Grading – Week of October 25th
Top NHL DFS Experts
In the first full week of NHL DFS action, it was RotoGrinders and DFSArmy that filled the top of the weekly leaderboard with five of the top six spots. Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus also fared well finishing in 5th place this week.
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 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.00 | 13 | 4.50 | 1 | 3.83 | 3 | 2.64 | 11 | 4.42 | 2 | 3.48 |
| DFSArmy – Cheatsheet | 3.63 | 2 | 2.63 | 9 | 2.75 | 14 | 4.44 | 1 | 3.25 | 6 | 3.34 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 2.89 | 5 | 3.78 | 2 | 4.33 | 1 | 2.33 | 13 | 2.56 | 10 | 3.18 |
| RotoGrinders NHL Slate Summary | 1.80 | 16 | 2.40 | 11 | – | – | 3.25 | 5 | 5.25 | 1 | 3.18 |
| Industry Consensus – Cash | 2.93 | 4 | 3.07 | 6 | 3.29 | 8 | 3.31 | 4 | 3.20 | 7 | 3.16 |
| DFSArmy – Domination Station | 2.89 | 5 | 3.22 | 4 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.00 | 8 | 3.33 | 4 | 3.09 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 3.33 | 3 | 2.13 | 16 | 3.67 | 5 | 1.13 | 22 | 4.00 | 3 | 2.85 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.67 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 4.00 | 2 | 1.56 | 19 | 1.67 | 19 | 2.78 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 2.88 | 7 | 3.22 | 4 | 3.33 | 6 | 2.78 | 10 | 1.67 | 19 | 2.78 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.22 | 10 | 1.56 | 20 | 3.33 | 6 | 3.11 | 7 | 3.33 | 4 | 2.71 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 2.60 | 10 | 2.60 | 16 | 3.40 | 3 | 1.20 | 21 | 2.45 |
| RunPureSports | 2.04 | 12 | 2.12 | 17 | 2.50 | 17 | 2.58 | 12 | 2.58 | 9 | 2.36 |
| FantasyAlarm – Playbook | 2.30 | 9 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.61 | 15 | 2.09 | 15 | 2.82 | 8 | 2.36 |
| Rotowire | 1.85 | 15 | 2.24 | 13 | 2.95 | 12 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.45 | 12 | 2.30 |
| Sportsline | 2.00 | 13 | 3.25 | 3 | 2.25 | 19 | 3.13 | 6 | 0.71 | 23 | 2.27 |
| NHL.com | 0.75 | 23 | 0.75 | 24 | 3.25 | 10 | 4.00 | 2 | 2.50 | 11 | 2.25 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.38 | 8 | 2.29 | 12 | 1.91 | 22 | 2.06 | 17 | 2.24 | 15 | 2.18 |
| NBCSportsEdge | 1.64 | 18 | 1.50 | 21 | 3.82 | 4 | 2.07 | 16 | 1.75 | 17 | 2.16 |
| DK Playbook | 1.40 | 19 | 2.20 | 14 | 3.27 | 9 | 1.18 | 21 | 2.33 | 13 | 2.08 |
| Rotoballer | 1.67 | 17 | 2.71 | 8 | 2.86 | 13 | – | – | 0.86 | 22 | 2.03 |
| FantasyPros | – | – | 1.00 | 23 | – | – | 3.00 | 8 | – | – | 2.00 |
| Awesemo – Cheatsheet | 2.20 | 11 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.39 | 18 | 1.38 | 20 | 1.72 | 18 | 1.94 |
| Awesemo – Picks & Stacks | 1.33 | 20 | 1.43 | 22 | 2.13 | 20 | 2.29 | 14 | 2.29 | 14 | 1.89 |
| Industry Consensus – GPP | 1.33 | 20 | 2.14 | 15 | 1.94 | 21 | 1.11 | 23 | 1.89 | 16 | 1.68 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 1.00 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.00 |
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) DFSArmy – Cheatsheet (Score: 3.35) moves up into the overall lead with a strong 2nd place showing this week
#2) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 3.30) dropped one spot this week
#3) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 2.83) moves up into the Top 3
Our DailyOverlay – Cash Consensus picks are currently in 6th place and our DailyOverlay – GPP Consensus picks are holding down the 21st spot out of 25 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) Rotowire – Optimizer (5.90)
#2) FantasyPros (5.17)
Top Value –Rotowire – Optimizer (2.51 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (4.20)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (4.15)
Top Value – Rotoballer (2.25 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) DFSAmry – Cheatsheet (2.78)
#2) Awesemo – Picks & Stacks (2.65)
Top Value – DailyRoto – Optimizer (2.46 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator (2.42)
#2) FantasyAlarm – Playbook (2.37)
Top Value – NHL.com (2.33 DK Pts/$1000)
