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Evgeni Malkin or Nicklas Backstrom

Who Should I Start? - Week 32 • Start New
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom

C • Washington Capitals WAS
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Evgeni Malkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1018102
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22416266
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicklas Backstrom
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1015121
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23514045
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Evgeni Malkin
OWN
83%
-9.11 compared to last week
START
52%
-8.74 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicklas Backstrom
OWN
69%
-0.26 compared to last week
START
46%
+0.39 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Evgeni Malkin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicklas Backstrom
Not Ranked
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 67th with 207.5 total points (3.92 avg).
  • He is currently 374.6 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Ranked 33rd in +/- with 3.
  • Top 10 in shots on goal with 43 and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 17:50:30.0000 and is currently ranked 46th among C.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 46th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among C.
  • Ranked 41st in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 51st in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 40th in faceoffs won with 68.
  • Ranked 81st in hits with 12.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 53 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.434
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4717
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.8491
Breakdown Nicklas Backstrom

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 122nd with 132.5 total points (2.32 avg).
  • He is currently 449.6 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among C.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 28th among C.
  • Ranked 50th in +/- with 2.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 20, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among C.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 15:58:35.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 83rd among C.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among C.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 4 and is currently ranked 98th among C.
  • Ranked 55th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 64th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 65th in faceoffs won with 45.
  • Ranked 117th in hits with 8.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 57 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1404
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4912
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.4737
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Evgeni Malkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicklas Backstrom

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Evgeni Malkin
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
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Matchups Nicklas Backstrom
DateOpponentResult
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Evgeni Malkin
7.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicklas Backstrom
4.60
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
3-YEAR AVG 50 19 32 50 -13 39 129 28 260 18
Totals 764 329 522 851 18 776 2469 19 328 3169 215
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
3-YEAR AVG 60 11 35 47 -8 13 101 27 405 30
Totals 917 229 626 855 83 422 1877 19 482 5990 398
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