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Evgeni Malkin or Nikita Kucherov

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

RW • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Evgeni Malkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1125001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22413-244
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nikita Kucherov
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1347-303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
16711-206
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Evgeni Malkin
OWN
91%
+1.87 compared to last week
START
45%
-21.67 compared to last week
OWN/START Nikita Kucherov
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
78%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Evgeni Malkin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nikita Kucherov
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Evgeni Malkin

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 296.5 total points (3.62 avg).
  • He is currently 344 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 6 in goals with 8 and is currently ranked 6th among C.
  • Top 35 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 29th among C.
  • Top 20 in +/- with 5 and is currently ranked 18th among C.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 32 and is currently ranked 25th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 18:12:05.0000 and is currently ranked 40th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 14 and is currently ranked 17th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 7, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 65th among C.
  • Top 5 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 5th among C.
  • Top 28 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Ranked 71st in faceoffs won with 60.
  • Ranked 141st in hits with 7.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 82 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3293
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4878
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.4512
Breakdown Nikita Kucherov

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 542.0 total points (6.45 avg).
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 26th among RW.
  • Top 3 in assists with 20 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Ranked 34th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 35 and is currently ranked 15th among RW.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 21:25:00.0000 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among RW.
  • Ranked 24th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Tops in powerplay assists with 9 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Ranked 39th in hits with 14.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 84 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.5238
  • AVG Assists per game: +1.2143
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.6667
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Evgeni Malkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Nikita Kucherov

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Evgeni Malkin
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nikita Kucherov
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@FLAL 3-2
Apr 25VS FLA
Apr 27VS FLA
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
24614-545
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Evgeni Malkin
11.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nikita Kucherov
15.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Evgeni Malkin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 PIT 67 27 50 77 -6 98 266 20 0 0 0
10-11 PIT 44 15 22 37 -4 18 182 19 0 0 0
11-12 PIT 73 48 60 108 18 68 327 20 0 0 0
13-14 PIT 31 9 23 32 5 36 99 19 8 195 11
13-14 PIT 60 23 49 72 12 62 191 20 27 303 18
14-15 PIT 69 28 42 70 -2 60 213 19 24 318 17
15-16 PIT 55 27 31 58 2 59 159 19 26 306 18
16-17 PIT 62 32 39 71 18 73 194 18 40 369 27
17-18 PIT 78 40 56 96 14 89 238 19 52 462 32
18-19 PIT 69 21 52 73 -28 89 190 18 58 389 34
19-20 PIT 57 27 49 76 3 62 179 19 40 451 22
21-22 PIT 30 8 16 24 -2 22 64 17 17 133 12
21-22 PIT 51 20 22 42 -10 24 129 14 21 164 18
22-23 PIT 80 25 56 81 -12 82 231 18 51 410 33
23-24 PIT 82 27 40 67 5 70 201 18 26 389 42
ON PACE 82 27 40 67 5 70 201 18 26 389 42
3-YEAR AVG 60 19 35 54 -26 48 154 35 262 23
Totals 926 381 618 999 11 928 2901 18 405 3968 290
Career Nikita Kucherov
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 TB 52 9 9 18 3 14 102 13 15 1 19
14-15 TB 82 29 36 65 37 35 191 14 64 0 28
15-16 TB 76 29 37 66 9 30 204 18 60 0 28
16-17 TB 74 40 45 85 13 38 246 19 30 0 20
17-18 TB 81 40 61 101 16 42 284 19 31 3 15
18-19 TB 83 41 89 130 27 62 247 19 44 0 31
19-20 TB 70 34 53 87 25 40 217 18 39 0 19
21-22 TB 55 25 49 74 0 24 158 18 36 1 7
22-23 TB 85 30 83 113 0 41 284 20 69 2 31
23-24 TB 84 44 102 146 7 22 308 21 46 2 35
ON PACE 82 42 99 142 7 21 300 21 44 1 34
3-YEAR AVG 63 24 58 82 13 31 194 49 1 15
Totals 790 337 607 944 150 376 2380 18 476 9 240
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Matchups

Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST