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Alex Ovechkin or Mikael Backlund

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

LWWashington Capitals WAS
Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund

CCalgary Flames CGY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ovechkin over Backlund

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Ovechkin
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Backlund over Ovechkin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Mikael Backlund
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Performance Alex Ovechkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1011002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2139-106
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mikael Backlund
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0004002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0117-406
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Ovechkin
OWN
100%
+1.47 compared to last week
START
100%
+4.41 compared to last week
OWN/START Mikael Backlund
OWN
44%
+16.08 compared to last week
START
22%
+4.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Ovechkin
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mikael Backlund
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alex Ovechkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 301.5 total points (3.63 avg).
  • He is currently 195.3 points behind the leader: Artemi Panarin
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 7th among LW.
  • Top 75 in assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 64th among LW.
  • Ranked 117th in +/- with -3.
  • Top 10 in shots on goal with 40 and is currently ranked 9th among LW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 19:29:17.1428 and is currently ranked 11th among LW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 7 and is currently ranked 26th among LW.
  • Ranked 21st in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 28 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 26th among LW.
  • Top 10 in hits with 34 and is currently ranked 9th among LW.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 83 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3735
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4096
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.2771
Breakdown Mikael Backlund

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 59th with 214.0 total points (2.61 avg).
  • He is currently 420 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 139th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 238th in +/- with -9.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 22, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 18:40:23.0769 and is currently ranked 27th among C.
  • Ranked 127th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 118th in blocked shots with 5.
  • Top 7 in faceoffs won with 137 and is currently ranked 6th among C.
  • Ranked 173rd in hits with 5.
  • 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: +0.1829
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2927
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.561
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alex Ovechkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Mikael Backlund

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alex Ovechkin
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@NYR
Apr 26VS NYR
Apr 28VS NYR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0008-105
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mikael Backlund
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alex Ovechkin
12.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mikael Backlund
5.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Alex Ovechkin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 WAS 71 48 57 105 41 85 353 21 0 0 0
10-11 WAS 79 33 55 88 24 39 360 21 0 0 0
11-12 WAS 76 38 26 64 -7 26 292 19 0 0 0
13-14 WAS 48 30 22 52 0 32 213 20 98 0 16
13-14 WAS 78 53 25 78 -34 48 388 20 203 2 22
14-15 WAS 82 52 30 82 8 58 398 20 258 2 32
15-16 WAS 79 50 19 69 18 53 398 20 227 0 36
16-17 WAS 82 33 37 70 6 50 316 18 218 0 29
17-18 WAS 83 49 38 87 4 32 361 20 141 3 21
18-19 WAS 81 51 38 89 6 40 338 20 223 1 41
19-20 WAS 69 48 19 67 -8 30 311 20 191 1 31
21-22 WAS 47 24 18 42 -7 12 178 18 94 0 23
21-22 WAS 84 50 42 92 9 20 337 19 156 4 25
22-23 WAS 79 42 33 75 -16 48 294 18 188 4 23
23-24 WAS 83 31 34 65 -23 20 272 18 143 0 27
ON PACE 82 30 33 64 -23 19 268 18 141 0 26
3-YEAR AVG 76 40 33 73 -20 27 284 167 3 25
Totals 1139 635 500 1135 15 595 4853 19 2202 18 331
Career Mikael Backlund
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
10-11 CGY 72 10 14 24 3 18 142 12 0 0 0
11-12 CGY 38 4 6 10 -10 16 81 15 0 0 0
13-14 CGY 32 8 8 16 -5 29 86 14 28 187 17
13-14 CGY 76 18 22 40 5 32 178 18 64 626 62
14-15 CGY 52 10 16 26 4 14 103 17 41 423 32
15-16 CGY 81 21 26 47 9 26 152 16 66 537 51
16-17 CGY 80 23 31 54 8 32 201 17 55 709 41
17-18 CGY 82 14 31 45 -21 78 214 19 54 705 40
18-19 CGY 78 22 27 49 38 54 207 17 53 517 26
19-20 CGY 70 16 28 44 2 26 157 17 44 369 11
21-22 CGY 50 8 19 27 -8 26 126 16 40 336 20
21-22 CGY 87 13 27 40 16 34 227 16 64 646 28
22-23 CGY 80 19 37 56 24 34 247 18 97 685 31
23-24 CGY 82 15 24 39 -3 24 210 19 58 778 33
ON PACE 82 15 24 39 -3 24 210 19 58 778 33
3-YEAR AVG 79 16 30 46 40 36 219 74 613 28
Totals 1001 208 332 540 73 463 2427 17 685 6689 396
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @STL 07:45 EDT EST
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST
BAL @LAA 09:38 EDT EST
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
NYM @SF 09:45 EDT EST
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
Matchup Time
DAL @LAC 10:00 PM EST
IND @MIL 8:30 PM EST
MIN vs PHO 7:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
COL @WPG 9:30 PM EST
FLA vs TB 7:30 PM EST
NSH @VAN 10:00 PM EST
NYR vs WAS 7:00 PM EST