diff --git a/js/least-squares-regression/view/DataPointCreatorNode.ts b/js/least-squares-regression/view/DataPointCreatorNode.ts
index affe879..ff0c6b5 100644
--- a/js/least-squares-regression/view/DataPointCreatorNode.ts
+++ b/js/least-squares-regression/view/DataPointCreatorNode.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@
  * @author Martin Veillette (Berea College)
  */
 
-import Vector2 from '../../../../dot/js/Vector2.js';
-import ScreenView from '../../../../joist/js/ScreenView.js';
 import ModelViewTransform2 from '../../../../phetcommon/js/view/ModelViewTransform2.js';
-import { Circle, Node, NodeOptions, SceneryEvent, SimpleDragHandler } from '../../../../scenery/js/imports.js';
+import { Circle, DragListener, Node, NodeOptions } from '../../../../scenery/js/imports.js';
 import leastSquaresRegression from '../../leastSquaresRegression.js';
 import LeastSquaresRegressionConstants from '../LeastSquaresRegressionConstants.js';
 import DataPoint from '../model/DataPoint.js';
+import DynamicDataPointNode from './DynamicDataPointNode.js';
 
 export default class DataPointCreatorNode extends Node {
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export default class DataPointCreatorNode extends Node {
    * @param providedOptions - Optional customization options.
    */
   public constructor(
-    addDataPointToModel: ( dataPoint: DataPoint ) => void,
+    addDataPointToModel: ( dataPoint: DataPoint ) => DynamicDataPointNode,
     modelViewTransform: ModelViewTransform2,
     providedOptions?: NodeOptions
   ) {
@@ -42,48 +41,18 @@ export default class DataPointCreatorNode extends Node {
     this.touchArea = this.localBounds.dilated( 15 );
     this.mouseArea = this.localBounds.dilated( 5 );
 
-    let parentScreenView: ScreenView | null = null;
-    let dataPoint: DataPoint | null = null;
-
     // Add the listener that will allow the user to click on this and create a new dataPoint, then position it in the model.
-    this.addInputListener( new SimpleDragHandler( {
-
-      // Allow moving a finger (touch) across this node to interact with it
-      allowTouchSnag: true,
-
-      start: ( event: SceneryEvent ) => {
-
-        // find the parent screen if not already found by moving up the scene graph
-        if ( !parentScreenView ) {
-
-          let testNode = ( this as Node ) || null; // Workaround for lint errors for this alias
-          while ( testNode !== null ) {
-            if ( testNode instanceof ScreenView ) {
-              parentScreenView = testNode;
-              break;
-            }
-            testNode = testNode.parents[ 0 ]; // move up the scene graph by one level
-          }
-          assert && assert( parentScreenView, 'unable to find parent screen view' );
-        }
-
-        // Determine the initial position (set to be one circle radius above the pointer point)
-        const initialPosition = parentScreenView!.globalToLocalPoint( event.pointer.point.plus( new Vector2( 0, -LeastSquaresRegressionConstants.DYNAMIC_DATA_POINT_RADIUS ) ) );
+    this.addInputListener( DragListener.createForwardingListener( event => {
 
-        // Create and add the new model element.
-        dataPoint = new DataPoint( modelViewTransform.viewToModelPosition( initialPosition ) );
-        dataPoint.userControlledProperty.set( true );
-        addDataPointToModel( dataPoint );
-      },
+      // Determine the initial position (set to be one circle radius above the pointer point)
+      const initialPosition = event.pointer.point;
 
-      translate: ( translationParams: { delta: Vector2; oldPosition: Vector2; position: Vector2 } ) => {
-        dataPoint!.positionProperty.value = dataPoint!.positionProperty.value.plus( modelViewTransform.viewToModelDelta( translationParams.delta ) );
-      },
+      // Create and add the new model element.
+      const dataPoint = new DataPoint( modelViewTransform.viewToModelPosition( initialPosition ) );
+      dataPoint.userControlledProperty.set( true );
+      const dynamicDataPointNode = addDataPointToModel( dataPoint );
 
-      end: () => {
-        dataPoint!.userControlledProperty.set( false );
-        dataPoint = null;
-      }
+      dynamicDataPointNode.dragListener.press( event );
     } ) );
 
     // Pass options through to parent.
diff --git a/js/least-squares-regression/view/DynamicDataPointNode.ts b/js/least-squares-regression/view/DynamicDataPointNode.ts
index 06ad547..9d01bcb 100644
--- a/js/least-squares-regression/view/DynamicDataPointNode.ts
+++ b/js/least-squares-regression/view/DynamicDataPointNode.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@
  * @author Martin Veillette (Berea College)
  */
 
-import Vector2 from '../../../../dot/js/Vector2.js';
 import ModelViewTransform2 from '../../../../phetcommon/js/view/ModelViewTransform2.js';
-import { Circle, SimpleDragHandler } from '../../../../scenery/js/imports.js';
+import { Circle, DragListener } from '../../../../scenery/js/imports.js';
 import leastSquaresRegression from '../../leastSquaresRegression.js';
 import LeastSquaresRegressionConstants from '../LeastSquaresRegressionConstants.js';
 import DataPoint from '../model/DataPoint.js';
 import DataPointNode from './DataPointNode.js';
 
 export default class DynamicDataPointNode extends DataPointNode {
+  public readonly dragListener: DragListener;
 
-  public constructor( dataPoint: DataPoint, modelViewTransform: ModelViewTransform2 ) {
+  public constructor(
+
+    public readonly dataPoint: DataPoint, modelViewTransform: ModelViewTransform2 ) {
 
     // Create the visual representation of the DynamicDataPoint
     const representation = new Circle( LeastSquaresRegressionConstants.DYNAMIC_DATA_POINT_RADIUS, {
@@ -31,7 +33,10 @@ export default class DynamicDataPointNode extends DataPointNode {
     this.touchArea = this.localBounds.dilatedXY( 15, 15 );
 
     // Add the listener that will allow the user to drag the dataPoint around.
-    this.addInputListener( new SimpleDragHandler( {
+    this.dragListener = new DragListener( {
+      transform: modelViewTransform,
+      positionProperty: dataPoint.positionProperty,
+
       // Allow moving a finger (touch) across a node to pick it up.
       allowTouchSnag: true,
 
@@ -39,15 +44,11 @@ export default class DynamicDataPointNode extends DataPointNode {
       start: () => {
         dataPoint.userControlledProperty.set( true );
       },
-
-      translate: ( args: { delta: Vector2; oldPosition: Vector2; position: Vector2 } ) => {
-        dataPoint.positionProperty.value = modelViewTransform.viewToModelPosition( args.position );
-      },
-
       end: () => {
         dataPoint.userControlledProperty.set( false );
       }
-    } ) );
+    } );
+    this.addInputListener( this.dragListener );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/js/least-squares-regression/view/LeastSquaresRegressionScreenView.ts b/js/least-squares-regression/view/LeastSquaresRegressionScreenView.ts
index 58cc7b1..e038800 100644
--- a/js/least-squares-regression/view/LeastSquaresRegressionScreenView.ts
+++ b/js/least-squares-regression/view/LeastSquaresRegressionScreenView.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ export default class LeastSquaresRegressionScreenView extends ScreenView {
     // Add the dataPoint creator nodes. These must be added on the backLayer but after the bucket hole for proper layering.
     DATA_POINT_CREATOR_OFFSET_POSITIONS.forEach( offset => {
       backLayer.addChild( new DataPointCreatorNode(
-        model.addUserCreatedDataPoint.bind( model ),
+        dataPoint => {
+          model.addUserCreatedDataPoint( dataPoint );
+          return dataPointsLayer.children.find( node => node instanceof DynamicDataPointNode && node.dataPoint === dataPoint ) as DynamicDataPointNode;
+        },
         modelViewTransform, {
           left: bucketHole.centerX + offset.x,
           top: bucketHole.centerY + offset.y