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Nino Niederreiter or Evgeni Malkin

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Nino Niederreiter

Nino Niederreiter

RW • Winnipeg Jets WPG
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Malkin over Niederreiter

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nino Niederreiter
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0000002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0000005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Evgeni Malkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22410-223
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
44821146
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nino Niederreiter
OWN
17%
-2.71 compared to last week
START
11%
-1.23 compared to last week
OWN/START Evgeni Malkin
OWN
87%
-0.94 compared to last week
START
59%
+2.07 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nino Niederreiter
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Evgeni Malkin
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nino Niederreiter

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 203.5 total points (2.51 avg).
  • He is currently 333 points behind the leader: Nikita Kucherov
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 95th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RW.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 08:57:46.1538, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among RW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 80th among RW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 79th among RW.
  • Top 31 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 31st among RW.
  • Top 35 in hits with 17 and is currently ranked 32nd among RW.

    • 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: +0.2222
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1852
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.0864
Breakdown Evgeni Malkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 296.5 total points (3.62 avg).
  • He is currently 324.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 8 and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Top 20 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 19th among C.
  • Ranked 29th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 36 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 18:17:30.0000 and is currently ranked 37th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 14 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among C.
  • Top 9 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Top 31 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 29th among C.
  • Ranked 63rd in faceoffs won with 71.
  • Ranked 140th 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: +0.3293
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4878
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.4512
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nino Niederreiter

No Injury Reported

Injury Evgeni Malkin

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nino Niederreiter
DateOpponentResult
Apr 16VS SEAW 4-3
Apr 18VS VAN
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1126-105
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Evgeni Malkin
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS NSHW 4-2
Apr 17@NYIL 5-4
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
42624206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nino Niederreiter
5.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Evgeni Malkin
11.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nino Niederreiter
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
10-11 NYI 9 1 1 2 -1 8 12 13 0 0 0
11-12 NYR 52 1 0 1 -28 12 71 10 0 0 0
13-14 MIN 81 14 22 36 12 44 143 14 175 7 23
14-15 MIN 81 24 13 37 2 28 150 14 156 2 33
15-16 MIN 82 21 24 45 13 38 159 15 127 11 20
16-17 MIN 77 23 30 53 16 53 175 15 110 0 20
17-18 MIN 64 18 14 32 14 36 135 15 58 15 21
18-19 MIN 82 23 31 54 -4 30 185 16 94 37 20
19-20 CAR 69 11 18 29 -3 42 116 14 55 1 19
21-22 CAR 51 18 15 33 18 27 113 15 60 1 17
21-22 CAR 82 24 20 44 28 34 147 13 125 19 17
22-23 NAS 83 25 20 45 -20 24 191 16 188 8 35
23-24 WPG 81 18 15 33 12 34 169 14 101 26 42
ON PACE 82 18 15 33 12 34 171 14 102 26 42
3-YEAR AVG 82 25 19 43 22 35 166 146 11 24
Totals 924 228 224 452 55 430 1814 14 1313 131 271
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
22-23 PIT 80 25 56 81 -12 82 231 18 51 410 33
23-24 PIT 82 27 40 67 5 70 201 18 26 389 42
ON PACE 82 27 40 67 5 70 201 18 26 389 42
3-YEAR AVG 60 19 35 54 -26 48 154 35 262 23
Totals 926 381 618 999 11 928 2901 18 405 3968 290
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KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 10:15 EDT EST
ATL vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST
BAL @KC 07:40 EDT EST
BOS @PIT 06:40 EDT EST
CHC vs MIA 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
CIN vs LAA 06:40 EDT EST
CLE vs OAK 07:10 EDT EST
COL vs SEA 08:40 EDT EST
DET @MIN 08:10 EDT EST
HOU @WAS 06:45 EDT EST
LAD vs NYM 10:10 EDT EST
MIL @STL 08:15 EDT EST
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST
SD vs TOR 09:40 EDT EST
Matchup Time
NO vs SAC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
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