The DailyRoto – Optimizer took home the top spot for the week in the NHL DFS expert rankings with three Top 3 finishes. The overall standing remains the same in the 1st (Rotoballer) and 2nd (NumberFire) place, but the RotoGrinders Consensus moves into the 3rd spot.
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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Week in Review
| Site | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyRoto – Optimizer | 4.33 | 2 | 5.33 | 3 | 2.22 | 7 | 3.33 | 3 | 3.80 |
| Rotoballer | 3.60 | 5 | 7.00 | 1 | 0.60 | 18 | – | – | 3.73 |
| FantasyAlarm | 4.11 | 3 | – | – | 3.20 | 2 | – | – | 3.66 |
| RotoGrinders Consensus | 5.00 | 1 | 3.58 | 11 | 1.67 | 11 | 3.50 | 2 | 3.44 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 1.75 | 18 | 5.67 | 2 | 3.14 | 4 | 3.11 | 4 | 3.42 |
| DFSArmy | 4.07 | 4 | 4.27 | 5 | 3.20 | 2 | 1.71 | 13 | 3.31 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.00 | 13 | 4.11 | 7 | 1.56 | 12 | 3.78 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.56 | 6 | 4.11 | 7 | 1.84 | 9 | 2.21 | 8 | 2.93 |
| Rotowire | 3.50 | 7 | 3.75 | 10 | 2.63 | 5 | 1.75 | 12 | 2.91 |
| NumberFire | 3.20 | 10 | 2.80 | 12 | 3.60 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 | 2.90 |
| RotoGrinders Lineup Builder | 3.33 | 8 | 3.78 | 9 | 2.44 | 6 | 2.00 | 9 | 2.89 |
| ScoutFantasySports | 2.66 | 16 | 4.25 | 6 | 1.55 | 14 | 1.77 | 11 | 2.56 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.30 | 9 | – | – | 1.77 | 10 | – | – | 2.54 |
| DK Playbook | 3.13 | 11 | 4.53 | 4 | 0.73 | 17 | 1.60 | 14 | 2.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.78 | 15 | 2.22 | 15 | 1.56 | 12 | 2.67 | 6 | 2.31 |
| Rotogrinders NHL Grind Down | 2.95 | 14 | 2.50 | 14 | 1.22 | 16 | 2.50 | 7 | 2.29 |
| FantasyCPR | 2.33 | 17 | 2.75 | 13 | 1.29 | 15 | 2.70 | 5 | 2.27 |
| Sportsline | 3.11 | 12 | 2.22 | 15 | 2.11 | 8 | 0.56 | 15 | 2.00 |
Sleepers of the Week
Tuesday (March 5)
A+ – Steven Stamkos (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Kevin Fiala (RotoGrinders NHL Grind Down)
A+ – Jean-Gabriel Pageau (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Dan Giradi (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Sebastian Aho (Rotowire)
A+ – Sergei Bobrovsky (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – David Savard (ScoutFantasy)
Wednesday (March 6)
A+ – Pat Maroon (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Connor Brown (RotoGriders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Ron Hainsey (FantasyCPR)
A+ – Nikita Zaitsev (Rotowire)
A+ – Richard Rakell (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Nicklas Backstrom (DFSArmy)
A+ – Claude Giroux (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Troy Stecher (ScoutFantasy)
Thursday (March 7)
A+ – Andreas Athanasiou (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Alexander Radulov (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Darcy Kuemper (NumberFire)
A+ – Charlie McAvoy (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Jake Allen (ScoutFantasy)
Friday (March 8)
A+ – Matt Niskanen (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Nikolaj Ehlers (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Mike Matheson (Rotowire – Optimizer)
A+ – Corey Perry (ScoutFantasy)
Leaderboard – Overall
Be sure to check out the full NHL Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
#1) Rotoballer (Score: 3.42) holds onto the top spot for another week.
#2) NumberFire (Score: 3.21) stays in 2nd place for the second straight week.
#3) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score: 3.11) moves into the Top 3 with a strong week that included two Top 2 finishes.
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) NumberFire (5.90) – NEW LEADER
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (5.59)
Top Value –FantasyAlarm (0.75 DK Pts/$1000) – NEW LEADER
Center
#1) Rotoballer (3.80) – NEW LEADER
#2) DailyRoto – Optimizer (3.07)
Top Value – Rotoballer (0.86 DK Pts/$1000)
Wing
#1) Rotoballer (3.33)
#2) RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder (3.15)
Top Value – Rotoballer (0.83 DK Pts/$1000)
Defensemen
#1) Rotowire – Optimizer (4.40)
#2) DailyRoto – Optimizer (3.62)
Top Value – Rotowire – Optimizer (0.82 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 | 22.4% | 27.2% | 39.1% | 30.9% | |
| 8 | 28.9% | 40.7% | 53.9% | 50.2% | 42.9% |
| 7 | 30.1% | 25.3% | 30.2% | 25.1% | 27.9% |
| 6 | 25.3% | 30.2% | 27.5% | 20.5% | 26.6% |
| 5 | 16.3% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 14.0% | 17.4% |
| 4 | 17.0% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 12.5% | 15.6% |
| 3 | 9.8% | 11.5% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| 2 | 6.7% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| 1 | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.8% |
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 | 17.0% | 24.4% | 29.6% | 24.5% | |
| 8 | 26.7% | 34.8% | 41.6% | 32.2% | 34.7% |
| 7 | 25.1% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 15.1% | 21.6% |
| 6 | 17.8% | 24.8% | 22.9% | 15.8% | 21.0% |
| 5 | 14.1% | 16.0% | 16.6% | 12.4% | 15.0% |
| 4 | 16.1% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| 3 | 9.9% | 11.1% | 9.9% | 7.3% | 9.5% |
| 2 | 7.6% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 6.7% | 7.4% |
| 1 | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
