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Michael McCarron

Michael McCarron

RW/C • Minnesota Wild Proj Rank N/A Actual 30 N/A • Trade Value
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM FSP
156275145.65
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Michael McCarron | Fantasy Outlook

McCarron centers second line as Wild host Islanders tonight

Michael McCarron and the Central Division-leading Minnesota Wild (9–3–2) host the New York Islanders tonight at Grand Casino Arena. Operating as Minnesota’s second-line center alongside Blake Coleman and Bobby Brink, McCarron provides physical depth and penalty-killing utility. Over his last seven games, he has chipped in three points, 15 shots on goal, and 22 hits while logging solid ice time. The Wild enter as clear home favorites in what projects to be a balanced scoring environment, though they will test themselves against New York netminder Ilya Sorokin (confirmed). Without power-play usage, McCarron’s fantasy contributions will hinge on hard-nosed even-strength play.

Our daily projections forecast McCarron for ~0.5–1.0 point and ~1–2 shots on goal, complemented by roughly three hits and a block for about 1.8 fantasy points. Power-play scoring is unlikely given his absence from the man-advantage units, but his grit in faceoffs and hits helps stabilize his baseline. Looking at Minnesota’s three-game weekly schedule, our projections estimate McCarron will total roughly 2.8 fantasy points, with only one contest remaining this Sunday in Washington after tonight. Because his offensive ceiling remains capped in shallow formats, his value is restricted to deep banger leagues. Today’s action: Bench.

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Michael McCarron Fantasy

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DATEOPPGAST+/-SOGPIMTOIFPTSDiff
10/27 @UTA0002512:49:001.0 11.5
10/25 @VAN0115014:49:006.0 0
10/24 @SEA0002215:11:001.0 14.5
10/22 @CGY1011011:28:004.5 11
10/20 @EDM0005013:36:002.5 12
10/18 CBJ0000011:28:000.5 4.5
10/15 STL0110011:23:003.5 12.5
10/13 @WPG00-10015:14:000.0 15.5
10/12 VEG0003016:58:003.0 4.5
10/10 @FLA0010511:36:002.0 14
10/08 @TB00-11210:50:00-0.5 15
10/06 @BUF0110015:16:004.0 8.5
10/03 BOS0114016:58:005.0 6
10/01 @NAS0114013:24:005.0 6
Totals: 155271413:38:34.285737.5
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YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
15-16 MON 21 1 1 2 -12 39 44 11 55 88 8
16-17 MON 30 1 4 5 -4 41 30 9 73 75 10
17-18 MON 18 0 1 1 -1 32 15 8 61 60 14
21-22 NAS 64 7 8 15 11 70 52 8 120 198 33
22-23 NAS 61 2 2 4 -3 24 39 5 75 63 20
23-24 NAS 87 12 10 22 1 102 100 11 133 390 59
24-25 NAS 78 5 9 14 -21 102 80 13 149 502 61
25-26 NAS 87 10 9 19 -14 93 116 13 221 558 83
26-27 MIN 14 1 5 6 5 14 27 13 42 79 12
ON PACE 82 5 29 35 5 82 158 13 246 462 70
3-YEAR AVG 84 9 9 18 -34 99 99 168 485 68
Totals 491 39 51 90 -39 535 519 10 959 2112 310

McCarron Projection

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G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.21 0.49 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 5.60 0.44 7.14 7.82 1.58 17.87 2.8
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.11 0.15 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0 1.57 -0.13 1.07 2.91 1.02 6.47 1.8
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Minnesota Wild

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Filip Gustavsson 55% 3%
Jesper Wallstedt 100% 94%
Calvin Pickard 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Quinn Hughes 100% 99%
Brock Faber 91% 8%
Jonas Brodin 9% 8%
Jared Spurgeon 48% 33%
NAME OWN START
Kirill Kaprizov 100% 97%
Matt Boldy 100% 97%
Blake Coleman 50% 42%
NAME OWN START
Michael McCarron 10% 10%
Danila Yurov 6% 4%
Ryan Hartman 21% 14%
NAME OWN START
Joel Eriksson Ek 94% 88%
Maxim Shabanov 13% 10%
Yakov Trenin 18% 17%

Line Combinations

Michael McCarron's Current Assignments
Line 2PK2
PAIRLEFT DEFENSE (LD)RIGHT DEFENSE (RD)
Pair 1Quinn HughesJared Spurgeon
Pair 2Olli MäättäJonas Brodin
Pair 3Matt KierstedZach Bogosian
ORDERGOALIEROLEROTATION STATUS
#1Jesper WallstedtStarterPrimary Starter
#2Calvin PickardBackupBackup

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Marcus Foligno
#17 · LW
OutIRLower Body
Foligno is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 10
Nick Foligno
#71 · LW
OutIRUndisclosed
Foligno is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 6
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Brock Faber
#7 · D
OutIRUpper Body
Faber is dealing with an upper-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 25
Jared Spurgeon
#46 · D
QuestionableDTDUndisclosed
Spurgeon is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Wild.
INJ SINCE: Oct 27
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Filip Gustavsson
#32 · G
OutIRHip
Gustavsson is dealing with a hip injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Sep 18

Team Rankings

G
44
10th
A
71
11th
SOG
438
2nd
FOW
404
8th
PPG
13
6th
PPA
25
5th
PPP
38
5th
SHG
0
26th
SHP
0
30th
HITS
315
9th
BLK
198
8th
GA
31
5th
TeamW-LWin %PTS
WildWild9-3-20.64320
MammothMammoth8-5-00.61516
StarsStars7-4-10.58315
AvalancheAvalanche7-5-10.53815
PredatorsPredators4-4-50.30813
BluesBlues5-6-10.41711
JetsJets4-5-30.33311
BlackhawksBlackhawks4-8-00.3338

Team Stats

PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Joel Eriksson Ek144748881  
Maxim Shabanov134517-402  
Yakov Trenin140215-240  
Tyler Pitlick80010-120  
Justin Kirkland0000000  
Mason Shaw0000000  
Nico Sturm8016120  
Hunter Haight0000000  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Kirill Kaprizov14149481004  
Matt Boldy1457619151  
Blake Coleman1441330162  
Danila Yurov1441192131  
Nick Foligno3103200  
Michael McCarron1415275140  
Ryan Hartman141215-760  
Bobby Brink141519040  
Marcus Foligno4004400  
Rieger Lorenz6012-3150  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Quinn Hughes1431540822  
Jared Spurgeon101413640  
Jonas Brodin140315180  
Olli Määttä10125320  
Matt Kiersted6018400  
Zach Bogosian130016180  
Carson Lambos0000000  
David Spacek6008-120  
PlayerGPWLOTLSASVGASOO/S
Jesper Wallstedt12822309285240  
Calvin Pickard2110423570  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-27 @UTAW 3-1
10-29 NYI8:00 PM
11-01 @WAS3:30 PM

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Oct 25th

Michael McCarron Gives Fan $20 After Knocking Over His Beer at a Wild ...

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