| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 11.94 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Martin Necas | Fantasy Outlook
Necas primed for top-line scoring role as Avalanche host Penguins
Martin Necas and the Colorado Avalanche host the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Ball Arena in what projects as a higher-scoring environment. Colorado enters as solid home favorites with a 4–3–1 record against a 3–3–1 Penguins squad, likely testing Arturs Silovs (confirmed) in net for Pittsburgh. With no fresh injury concerns or lineup alterations, Necas remains firmly entrenched on Colorado’s top line alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen, while also commanding prominent PP1 duties with MacKinnon and Cale Makar. He comes in riding sharp early-season form, recording 4 goals and 6 points through his first 6 games while averaging over 21 minutes of ice time.
Our projection for tonight expects Necas to deliver around ~1 point with ~2–3 shots on goal, along with a good chance to score and power-play upside, equating to about 4.4 fantasy points. Looking at the weekly schedule, tonight marks Colorado's third and final game of the matchup period, closing out a three-game slate where he has already displayed multi-goal ceiling. Between his heavy ice time, elite linemates, and a favorable matchup environment, he offers a dependable floor and high ceiling across all fantasy formats. Today’s action: Strong Start.
FantasySP AI Analysis
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Martin Necas Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16 | PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:58:00 | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| 10/14 | DAL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22:24:00 | -0.5 | 7.5 |
| 10/13 | @DAL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:24:00 | 9.5 | 6 |
| 10/10 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:07:00 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 10/08 | @CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:18:00 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 10/07 | @WPG | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 20:33:00 | -0.5 | 14 |
| 10/03 | STL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19:21:00 | 14.0 | 1 |
| 09/30 | LA | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 19:11:00 | 3.0 | 10 |
| Totals: | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 20:54:30.0000 | 37.5 | ||
Fantasy Chart Loading...
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-18 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18-19 | CAR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| 19-20 | CAR | 66 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 22 | 92 | 14 | 69 | 13 | 19 |
| 21-22 | CAR | 51 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 100 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 31 |
| 21-22 | CAR | 83 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 161 | 15 | 58 | 40 | 19 |
| 22-23 | CAR | 87 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 30 | 252 | 18 | 64 | 197 | 27 |
| 23-24 | CAR | 87 | 25 | 33 | 58 | -11 | 42 | 239 | 16 | 70 | 48 | 33 |
| 24-25 | CAR | 89 | 28 | 61 | 89 | 8 | 16 | 208 | 18 | 78 | 53 | 24 |
| 25-26 | COL | 86 | 38 | 64 | 102 | 51 | 32 | 217 | 20 | 92 | 9 | 27 |
| 26-27 | COL | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| ON PACE | 71 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 90 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 48 | 30 | 227 | 83 | 37 | 28 | ||
| Totals | 620 | 178 | 303 | 481 | 76 | 194 | 1419 | 17 | 544 | 429 | 199 | |
Necas Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75 | 2.95 | 4.7 | 1.12 | 0.52 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 1.29 | 0.35 | 3.26 | 0.7 | 0.52 | 17.7 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Colorado Avalanche
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 96% | 51% |
| Scott Wedgewood | 91% | 47% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Manson | 47% | 27% |
| Brent Burns | 39% | 21% |
| Cale Makar | 100% | 65% |
| Devon Toews | 85% | 49% |
| Sam Malinski | 25% | 14% |
| Brett Kulak | 4% | 3% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Landeskog | 53% | 11% |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 89% | 30% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Not available. | N/A | N/A |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| T.J. Hughes | 6% | 1% |
| Martin Necas | 100% | 40% |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 100% | 43% |
| Nazem Kadri | 86% | 24% |
| Jaden Schwartz | 24% | 6% |
| Parker Kelly | 10% | 3% |
| Nicolas Roy | 5% | 1% |
| Brock Nelson | 95% | 29% |
Line Combinations
Martin Necas's Current Assignments
Line 1PP2
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Artturi Lehkonen | Nathan MacKinnon | Martin Necas |
| Line 2 | Gabriel Landeskog | Brock Nelson | Nazem Kadri |
| Line 3 | Jaden Schwartz | Fedor Svechkov | T.J. Hughes |
| Line 4 | Parker Kelly | Nicolas Roy | Gavin Brindley |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Devon Toews | Cale Makar |
| Pair 2 | Brett Kulak | Sam Malinski |
| Pair 3 | Josh Manson | Brent Burns |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Nazem Kadri | Jaden Schwartz | Nathan MacKinnon | Cale Makar | T.J. Hughes |
| PP2 | Brock Nelson | Gabriel Landeskog | Devon Toews | Artturi Lehkonen | Martin Necas |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Brent Burns | Brock Nelson | Brett Kulak | Artturi Lehkonen |
| PK2 | Devon Toews | Cale Makar | Parker Kelly | Fedor Svechkov |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mackenzie Blackwood | Starter (1A) | Tandem (1A) |
| #1 | Scott Wedgewood | Starter (1B) | Tandem (1B) |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Georgi Merkulov #49 · C | OutIRUndisclosed | Merkulov is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 28 |
| Logan O'Connor #25 · RW | OutIRPersonal Reasons | O'Connor is dealing with a personal matter and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 28 |
| Nicolas Roy #10 · C | OutDTDLower Body | Roy is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not take the ice for the Avalanche. INJ SINCE: Oct 14 |
| Zachary L'Heureux #68 · LW | OutDTDUpper Body | L'Heureux is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not take the ice for the Avalanche. INJ SINCE: Oct 13 |
Team Rankings
G
36
3rd
A
65
2nd
SOG
246
9th
FOW
244
15th
PPG
6
9th
PPA
12
9th
PPP
18
9th
SHG
0
23rd
SHP
0
27th
HITS
136
28th
BLK
115
20th
GA
22
12th
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mammoth | 6-3-0 | 0.667 | 12 |
| Avalanche | 5-2-1 | 0.625 | 11 |
 Wild | 5-2-1 | 0.625 | 11 |
 Jets | 4-2-2 | 0.500 | 10 |
 Stars | 4-3-1 | 0.500 | 9 |
 Predators | 3-2-3 | 0.375 | 9 |
 Blues | 3-4-1 | 0.375 | 7 |
 Blackhawks | 3-6-0 | 0.333 | 6 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
| Martin Necas | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brock Nelson | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Nicolas Roy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Parker Kelly | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fedor Svechkov | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 0 | |
| T.J. Hughes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nazem Kadri | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artturi Lehkonen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gavin Brindley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brett Kulak | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Devon Toews | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brent Burns | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Josh Manson | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Noah Juulsen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sam Malinski | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 139 | 17 | 0 | |
| Scott Wedgewood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-13 | @DAL | W 3-2 |
| 10-14 | DAL | L 2-3 |
| 10-16 | PIT | W 5-2 |
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