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Pavel Zacha or Nicklas Backstrom

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Pavel Zacha

Pavel Zacha

CBoston Bruins BOS
Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom

CWashington Capitals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Zacha over Backstrom

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Pavel Zacha
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Backstrom over Zacha

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nicklas Backstrom
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Performance Pavel Zacha
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
21310-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22411-425
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicklas Backstrom
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pavel Zacha
OWN
42%
-2.18 compared to last week
START
17%
-2.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicklas Backstrom
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pavel Zacha
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicklas Backstrom
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pavel Zacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 44th with 251.5 total points (3.14 avg).
  • He is currently 369.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 42nd among C.
  • Top 25 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 24th among C.
  • Ranked 74th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 24, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 18:32:45.0000 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Ranked 141st in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 109th in blocked shots with 6.
  • Ranked 42nd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 25 in faceoffs won with 103, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 23rd among C.
  • Top 35 in hits with 24 and is currently ranked 35th among C.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 80 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2625
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.475
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.85
Breakdown Nicklas Backstrom

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 253rd with 7.5 total points (0.94 avg).
  • He is currently 613.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: EVEN
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.125
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5
Next Up Health Check
Injury Pavel Zacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicklas Backstrom

HIP - Since Nov 1, 2023

Backstorm is dealing with lingering issues from a hip injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Pavel Zacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@WASL 2-0
Apr 16VS OTTL 3-1
Apr 20VS TOR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
448214010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicklas Backstrom
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS BOSW 2-0
Apr 16@PHIW 2-1
Apr 21@NYR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Pavel Zacha
6.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicklas Backstrom
0.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Pavel Zacha
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 NJ 69 8 17 25 -16 17 84 14 54 182 24
17-18 NJ 68 8 17 25 -3 28 112 14 68 316 22
18-19 NJ 62 13 13 26 -6 15 101 16 70 351 24
19-20 NJ 67 8 24 32 -13 14 97 16 65 291 19
21-22 NJ 51 13 18 31 -12 8 90 15 38 307 9
21-22 NJ 85 17 23 40 -20 22 157 14 81 201 18
22-23 BOS 88 21 42 63 26 18 143 16 77 178 23
23-24 BOS 80 21 38 59 14 18 148 17 99 585 34
ON PACE 80 21 38 59 14 18 148 17 99 585 34
3-YEAR AVG 77 18 28 46 -4 17 134 67 230 17
Totals 577 113 194 307 -24 142 948 15 557 2418 174
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
23-24 WAS 40 7 14 21 -25 14 59 16 24 259 23
23-24 WAS 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 14 2 44 5
ON PACE 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 14 2 44 5
3-YEAR AVG 60 11 35 47 -8 13 101 27 405 30
Totals 965 236 641 877 55 438 1948 19 508 6293 426
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