We have a new leader in the overall standings with a strong week by Rotoballer. They don’t produce articles with NHL picks every day but when they do you should pay attention. Sportsline also had a strong week with three Top 3 finishes.
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 | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotoballer | – | – | 4.00 | 2 | – | – | 6.20 | 1 | – | – | 5.10 |
| Sportsline | 3.44 | 2 | 2.00 | 10 | 5.11 | 3 | 2.89 | 10 | 3.67 | 3 | 3.42 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.78 | 1 | 1.89 | 11 | 4.44 | 5 | 2.33 | 14 | 3.44 | 4 | 3.18 |
| NumberFire | 1.40 | 13 | 5.75 | 1 | 4.00 | 8 | 2.00 | 16 | 2.50 | 8 | 3.13 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 2.00 | 9 | 2.25 | 7 | 4.00 | 8 | 3.09 | 5 | 3.75 | 2 | 3.02 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Grind Down | 0.83 | 16 | 2.38 | 5 | 5.29 | 2 | 2.29 | 15 | 4.10 | 1 | 2.98 |
| FantasyCPR | 2.64 | 6 | 3.47 | 3 | 3.50 | 16 | 2.93 | 7 | 2.00 | 11 | 2.91 |
| DK Playbook | 2.31 | 8 | 2.13 | 9 | 5.75 | 1 | 1.87 | 17 | 2.45 | 9 | 2.90 |
| ScoutFantasySports | 3.03 | 5 | 2.51 | 4 | 3.66 | 13 | 2.58 | 12 | 2.34 | 10 | 2.82 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.22 | 4 | 1.38 | 15 | 4.22 | 7 | 3.44 | 2 | 1.33 | 15 | 2.72 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.74 | 10 | 2.23 | 8 | 4.40 | 6 | 2.63 | 11 | 2.55 | 7 | 2.71 |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 3.44 | 2 | 1.89 | 11 | 3.78 | 11 | 1.67 | 18 | 2.67 | 6 | 2.69 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 2.38 | 7 | 1.14 | 16 | 5.00 | 4 | 3.33 | 3 | 1.56 | 14 | 2.68 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.58 | 11 | 1.75 | 13 | 3.65 | 14 | 3.11 | 4 | 3.17 | 5 | 2.65 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 1.17 | 14 | – | – | 3.92 | 10 | 2.91 | 9 | 1.69 | 13 | 2.42 |
| DFSArmy | 1.53 | 12 | 2.27 | 6 | 3.60 | 15 | 3.00 | 6 | 1.27 | 16 | 2.33 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | – | – | 1.43 | 14 | – | – | 2.92 | 8 | – | – | 2.18 |
| Rotowire | 1.00 | 15 | 1.13 | 17 | 3.75 | 12 | 2.38 | 13 | 1.75 | 12 | 2.00 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (Feb 25)
A+ – Travis Dermott (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Bo Horvat (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – PK Subban (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Alex Biega (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Leon Draisaitl (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Aaron Ekblad (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Kasperi Kapanen (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Jake Gardiner (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Jacob Markstrom (ScoutFantasy)
Tuesday (Feb 26)
A+ – Anthony Duclair (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Max Pacioretty (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Derek Stepan (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Ryan Donato (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Alex Pietrangelo (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Max Domi (Rotoballer)
A+ – Brad Marchand (DFSArmy)
A+ – Brian Elliott (NumberFire)
A+ – Lawson Crouse (NumberFire)
A+ – Dougie Hamilton (ScoutFantasy)
Wednesday (Feb 27)
A+ – Artem Anisimov (Sportsline)
A+ – Josh Leivo (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Dan Girardi (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Troy Terry (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Alex DeBrincat (DFSArmy)
A+ – Alex Biega (DFSArmy)
Thursday (Feb 28)
A+ – Roope Hintz (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Mikko Koskinen (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Nick Leddy (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Oliver Bjorkstrand (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Alex Biega (FantasyTeamAdvice)
A+ – Nate Schmidt (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Mike Hoffman (DFSArmy)
A+ – Jonathan Huberdeau (DFSArmy)
Friday (March 1)
A+ – Kevin Hayes (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Brandon Montour (Sportsline)
A+ – Conor Sheary (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Mark Scheifele (ScoutFantasy)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) Rotoballer (Score: 3.33) jumps into the top spot with a very strong week.
#2) NumberFire (Score: 3.28) falls one spot in the overall standings but saw a slight increase in their overall score.
#3) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 3.15) drops one spot into third but also had a slight increase in their overall score.
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) FantasyTeamAdvice (5.63) – NEW LEADER
#2) DraftKings Playbook (5.59)
Top Value –DraftKings Playbook (0.76 DK Pts/$1000)
Center
#1) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (3.15) – NEW LEADER
#2) Rotoballer (3.08)
Top Value – Rotoballer (0.87 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW
Wing
#1 tie) Rotoballer (3.33)
#1 tie) NumberFire (3.33)
Top Value – Rotoballer (0.87 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) Rotowire – Optimizer (4.45)
#2) Sportsline (3.60)
Top Value – Rotowire – Optimizer (0.79 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 multi-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 |
| 12 | 54.9% | 54.9% | |||
| 11 | 51.7% | 51.7% | |||
| 10 | 44.1% | 40.2% | 63.4% | 48.0% | |
| 9 | 7.0% | 27.2% | 44.2% | 29.9% | |
| 8 | 28.9% | 40.7% | 47.7% | 50.2% | 39.2% |
| 7 | 32.9% | 27.9% | 30.6% | 24.8% | 29.5% |
| 6 | 25.8% | 29.8% | 27.2% | 19.3% | 26.6% |
| 5 | 17.2% | 17.6% | 19.9% | 14.6% | 17.4% |
| 4 | 18.3% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 12.8% | 16.1% |
| 3 | 10.4% | 11.1% | 9.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| 2 | 6.8% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 1 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.9% |
GPP by Position
| Count | G | C | W | D | Total |
| 12 | 34.1% | 34.1% | |||
| 11 | 38.7% | 38.7% | |||
| 10 | 35.8% | 27.2% | 45.3% | 36.0% | |
| 9 | 6.1% | 24.4% | 32.4% | 23.9% | |
| 8 | 26.7% | 34.8% | 35.9% | 32.2% | 31.9% |
| 7 | 26.9% | 22.6% | 23.2% | 15.3% | 22.7% |
| 6 | 18.2% | 24.5% | 22.6% | 14.7% | 21.0% |
| 5 | 14.6% | 15.2% | 17.4% | 12.9% | 15.1% |
| 4 | 17.3% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 10.5% | 14.3% |
| 3 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 10.1% | 7.0% | 9.4% |
| 2 | 7.5% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| 1 | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.2% |
