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Evgeni Malkin or Nicklas Backstrom

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom

C • Washington Capitals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Malkin over Backstrom

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Evgeni Malkin
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Backstrom over Malkin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nicklas Backstrom
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Evgeni Malkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22410-223
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
44821146
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicklas Backstrom
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Evgeni Malkin
OWN
87%
-0.94 compared to last week
START
59%
+2.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicklas Backstrom
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Evgeni Malkin
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicklas Backstrom
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Evgeni Malkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 296.5 total points (3.62 avg).
  • He is currently 324.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 8 and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Top 20 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 19th among C.
  • Ranked 29th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 36 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 18:17:30.0000 and is currently ranked 37th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 14 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among C.
  • Top 9 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Top 31 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 29th among C.
  • Ranked 63rd in faceoffs won with 71.
  • Ranked 140th in hits with 8.

    • 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 Nicklas Backstrom

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 253rd with 7.5 total points (0.94 avg).
  • He is currently 613.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: EVEN
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.125
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Evgeni Malkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicklas Backstrom

HIP - Since Nov 1, 2023

Backstorm is dealing with lingering issues from a hip injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Evgeni Malkin
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS NSHW 4-2
Apr 17@NYIL 5-4
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
42624206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicklas Backstrom
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS BOSW 2-0
Apr 16@PHIW 2-1
Apr 21@NYR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Evgeni Malkin
11.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicklas Backstrom
0.36
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 Nicklas Backstrom
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 WAS 82 32 67 99 33 50 214 19 0 0 0
10-11 WAS 76 18 46 64 26 40 197 20 0 0 0
11-12 WAS 42 14 31 45 -4 24 95 19 0 0 0
13-14 WAS 48 8 36 44 7 20 81 19 27 422 34
13-14 WAS 82 18 61 79 -18 54 195 19 89 712 54
14-15 WAS 82 17 59 76 3 40 153 20 91 866 52
15-16 WAS 75 20 51 71 16 36 125 19 51 652 50
16-17 WAS 82 22 64 86 17 38 162 18 45 688 33
17-18 WAS 82 22 49 71 7 46 167 19 38 710 51
18-19 WAS 80 22 52 74 3 30 169 19 54 700 30
19-20 WAS 62 13 43 56 2 14 135 18 31 522 45
21-22 WAS 51 14 37 51 0 14 84 18 21 327 23
21-22 WAS 55 6 24 30 -8 12 68 14 16 301 16
23-24 WAS 40 7 14 21 -25 14 59 16 24 259 23
23-24 WAS 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 14 2 44 5
ON PACE 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 14 2 44 5
3-YEAR AVG 60 11 35 47 -8 13 101 27 405 30
Totals 965 236 641 877 55 438 1948 19 508 6293 426
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NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
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