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Joel Eriksson Ek or Mathew Barzal

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Joel Eriksson Ek

Joel Eriksson Ek

CMinnesota Wild MIN
Mathew Barzal

Mathew Barzal

CNew York Islanders NYI
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Performance Joel Eriksson Ek
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0227063
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
03319166
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mathew Barzal
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0006-203
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
02216106
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joel Eriksson Ek
OWN
95%
-2.23 compared to last week
START
73%
-4.34 compared to last week
OWN/START Mathew Barzal
OWN
92%
-4.49 compared to last week
START
60%
+2.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joel Eriksson Ek
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mathew Barzal
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Joel Eriksson Ek

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 14th with 348.5 total points (4.30 avg).
  • He is currently 272.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 141st in goals with 1.
  • Top 100 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among C.
  • Ranked 56th in +/- with 2.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 34 and is currently ranked 28th among C.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 16:25:45.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among C.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 8 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 9 and is currently ranked 43rd among C.
  • Top 25 in powerplay assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 24th among C.
  • Top 22 in faceoffs won with 104 and is currently ranked 22nd among C.
  • Ranked 84th in hits with 13.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 81 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3704
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4198
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.284
Breakdown Mathew Barzal

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 337.5 total points (4.12 avg).
  • He is currently 283.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among C.
  • Top 25 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 21st among C.
  • Ranked 146th in +/- with -1.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 44 and is currently ranked 11th among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 18:42:08.5714 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Top 10 in blocked shots with 14 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Ranked 56th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 145th in faceoffs won with 19.
  • Ranked 143rd in hits with 8.
  • 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: +0.2805
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.6951
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.9268
Next Up Health Check
Injury Joel Eriksson Ek

No Injury Reported

Injury Mathew Barzal

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Joel Eriksson Ek
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@LAW 3-1
Apr 18VS SEA
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22415085
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mathew Barzal
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@NJW 4-1
Apr 17VS PITW 5-4
Apr 20@CAR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
41014392812
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Joel Eriksson Ek
10.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mathew Barzal
9.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Joel Eriksson Ek
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 MIN 14 3 4 7 1 4 15 10 21 42 6
17-18 MIN 76 6 10 16 0 22 125 12 137 203 46
18-19 MIN 59 7 7 14 -7 20 113 13 117 248 24
19-20 MIN 64 9 21 30 7 24 104 15 94 375 43
21-22 MIN 50 17 10 27 16 16 109 17 92 347 35
21-22 MIN 83 27 26 53 20 28 231 17 147 725 47
22-23 MIN 87 21 38 59 2 44 241 16 115 679 55
23-24 MIN 81 30 34 64 19 60 266 19 142 786 55
ON PACE 82 30 34 64 19 60 269 19 143 795 55
3-YEAR AVG 80 24 26 50 37 34 211 139 638 49
Totals 535 127 154 281 57 232 1256 16 927 3567 321
Career Mathew Barzal
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 NYI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 9 0 4 0
17-18 NYI 81 22 62 84 0 30 167 17 20 352 31
18-19 NYI 82 18 44 62 -4 46 179 17 25 241 56
19-20 NYI 71 19 46 65 6 50 179 19 24 233 43
21-22 NYI 51 15 26 41 16 46 128 18 21 143 13
21-22 NYI 85 17 48 65 -12 20 170 16 36 238 17
22-23 NYI 88 16 37 53 6 24 153 13 29 104 37
23-24 NYI 82 23 57 80 -4 34 240 19 45 49 52
ON PACE 82 23 57 80 -4 34 240 19 45 49 52
3-YEAR AVG 83 19 40 59 8 37 167 33 178 25
Totals 567 138 330 468 4 271 1266 17 214 1413 258
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