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Out | Upper Body | Since Oct 12, 2026
| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 | 5.63 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Parker Wotherspoon | Fantasy Outlook
Wotherspoon fills third-pairing role against Vancouver at Rogers Arena
Parker Wotherspoon heads into tonight’s road matchup against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena looking to rebound from a tough start to the campaign. With no fresh injury concerns, the 29-year-old blueliner continues to skate on the third pairing alongside Tomas Hertl and Trevor Connelly without any power-play exposure. Through his first two games with Vegas, Wotherspoon has been quiet, going scoreless with a minus-4 rating, one hit, and one blocked shot. The Golden Knights (1-1-0) enter as road favorites in a projected higher-scoring environment, likely facing Kevin Lankinen (unconfirmed) in goal for the host Canucks.
Our daily projection anticipates a quiet fantasy evening for Wotherspoon, slotting him for ~0.5–1.0 point, light shot volume, and ~1–2 hits, translating to roughly 1.8 fantasy points. Because he is unlikely to score and does not feature on either power-play unit, his floor and ceiling remain heavily tied to peripheral hits and blocked shots. Tonight’s tilt wraps up the current week of action for Vegas, and our weekly projection anticipates three games with about 2.9 fantasy points across the upcoming schedule. With minimal offensive involvement and limited ice time, fantasy managers can safely leave him on the wire. Today’s action: Bench.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 12 days ago
Parker Wotherspoon Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00:00 | 0.0 | 12 |
| 10/13 | @NAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00:00 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| 10/12 | @MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00:00 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 10/10 | LA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:05:00 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 10/08 | TOR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:00:00 | -0.5 | 13 |
| 10/06 | @SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:17:00 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 10/04 | @VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:25:00 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 10/02 | ANA | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 15:39:00 | -2.5 | 11 |
| 09/29 | CHI | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:08:00 | -0.5 | 20.5 |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | -6 | 5 | 2 | 12:10:26.6666 | -1.0 | ||
Fantasy Chart Loading...
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-22 | NYI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-23 | NYI | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 23-24 | BOS | 64 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 88 | 0 | 75 |
| 24-25 | BOS | 81 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 74 | 0 | 66 |
| 25-26 | PIT | 88 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 67 | 74 | 19 | 182 | 0 | 125 |
| 26-27 | VGK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ON PACE | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 45 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 80 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 53 | 120 | 0 | 94 | ||
| Totals | 310 | 4 | 45 | 49 | 9 | 120 | 174 | 12 | 372 | 0 | 296 | |
Wotherspoon Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 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 |
Not available due to injury or suspension.
OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Vegas Golden Knights
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 94% | 77% |
| Adin Hill | 28% | 18% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon | 2% | 1% |
| Shea Theodore | 95% | 83% |
| Rasmus Andersson | 91% | 85% |
| Brayden McNabb | 49% | 42% |
| Noah Hanifin | 52% | 46% |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 20% | 18% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Connelly | 16% | 12% |
| Victor Olofsson | 15% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | 100% | 90% |
| Mark Stone | 99% | 89% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | 100% | 89% |
| Ivan Barbashev | 51% | 36% |
| Tomas Hertl | 95% | 80% |
| William Karlsson | 10% | 8% |
| Brett Howden | 5% | 4% |
Line Combinations
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Ivan Barbashev | Jack Eichel | Mark Stone |
| Line 2 | Brett Howden | William Karlsson | Mitch Marner |
| Line 3 | Braeden Bowman | Nic Dowd | Marc Gatcomb |
| Line 4 | Trevor Connelly | Tomas Hertl | Raphael Lavoie |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Brayden McNabb | Shea Theodore |
| Pair 2 | Noah Hanifin | Dylan Coghlan |
| Pair 3 | Jeremy Lauzon | Rasmus Andersson |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Mark Stone | Tomas Hertl | Jack Eichel | Mitch Marner | Trevor Connelly |
| PP2 | William Karlsson | Ivan Barbashev | Shea Theodore | Rasmus Andersson | Braeden Bowman |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Nic Dowd | Mitch Marner | Noah Hanifin | Jeremy Lauzon |
| PK2 | Jack Eichel | Shea Theodore | Rasmus Andersson | Brett Howden |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Carter Hart | Starter (1A) | Tandem (1A) |
| #1 | Adin Hill | Starter (1B) | Tandem (1B) |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Uchacz #77 · C | OutIRUndisclosed | Uchacz is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 26 |
| Victor Olofsson #95 · LW | OutIRUndisclosed | Olofsson is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 7 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon #29 · D | OutDTDUpper Body | Wotherspoon is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not take the ice for the Golden Knights. He is considered week-to-week in his recovery. INJ SINCE: Oct 12 |
| Alex Pietrangelo #7 · D | OutIRHip | Pietrangelo is dealing with a hip injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss the entire 2026-27 season. INJ SINCE: Jun 30 |
| Lukas Cormier D | OutIRUndisclosed | Cormier is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 26 |
Team Rankings
G
35
1st
A
60
1st
SOG
279
1st
FOW
269
3rd
PPG
9
2nd
PPA
18
2nd
PPP
27
2nd
SHG
2
5th
SHP
3
10th
HITS
171
13th
BLK
118
10th
GA
21
22nd
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Knights | 7-2-0 | 0.778 | 14 |
 Oilers | 5-1-1 | 0.714 | 11 |
 Kraken | 5-2-1 | 0.625 | 11 |
 Ducks | 4-2-0 | 0.667 | 8 |
 Sharks | 4-3-0 | 0.571 | 8 |
 Canucks | 2-6-1 | 0.222 | 5 |
 Kings | 0-3-2 | 0.000 | 2 |
 Flames | 1-6-0 | 0.143 | 2 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brett Howden | 9 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
| William Karlsson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marc Gatcomb | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 9 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| Nic Dowd | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Raphael Lavoie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |
| Victor Olofsson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Trevor Connelly | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | -2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Braeden Bowman | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden McNabb | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | -3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Noah Hanifin | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shea Theodore | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dylan Coghlan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ville Heinola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 143 | 14 | 0 | |
| Adin Hill | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 65 | 7 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-12 | @MIN | L 2-4 |
| 10-13 | @NSH | W 5-2 |
| 10-15 | CGY | W 6-2 |
| 10-17 | PIT | 10:00 PM |
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