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Craig Smith or Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Craig Smith

Craig Smith

CDallas Stars DAL
Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

CCarolina Hurricanes CAR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Kotkaniemi

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Craig Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kotkaniemi over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Performance Craig Smith
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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
1013004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
11210106
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Craig Smith
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Jesperi Kotkaniemi
OWN
 
0%
-4.23 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-2.82 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Craig Smith
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Craig Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 128th with 124.0 total points (1.48 avg).
  • He is currently 516.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 171st in goals with 1.
  • Ranked 132nd in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 137th in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 146th in shots on goal with 11.
  • Ranked 194th in time on ice with 07:09:38.1818.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 8 and is currently ranked 38th among C.
  • Ranked 137th in blocked shots with 4.
  • Ranked 151st in hits with 7.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 84 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.131
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1071
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.3333
Breakdown Jesperi Kotkaniemi

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 108th with 147.0 total points (1.73 avg).
  • He is currently 493.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 122nd in goals with 1.
  • Ranked 156th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 80th in +/- with 1.
  • Ranked 124th in shots on goal with 13.
  • Ranked 172nd in time on ice with 09:35:20.0000.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 6 and is currently ranked 100th among C.
  • Ranked 111th in faceoffs won with 34.
  • Ranked 144th in hits with 8.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 85 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1412
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1765
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5412
Next Up Health Check
Injury Craig Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Jesperi Kotkaniemi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Craig Smith
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS VGKL 4-3
Apr 24VS VGKL 3-1
Apr 27@VGK
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1014-205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jesperi Kotkaniemi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS NYIW 5-3
Apr 25@NYIW 3-2
Apr 27@NYI
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1129-207
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Craig Smith
0.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jesperi Kotkaniemi
2.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Craig Smith
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 NSH 70 14 21 35 -9 30 166 14 0 0 0
13-14 NSH 44 4 7 11 -10 18 82 13 29 76 12
13-14 NSH 79 24 28 52 16 22 215 16 54 3 21
14-15 NSH 83 23 21 44 12 46 254 15 79 13 17
15-16 NSH 82 21 16 37 2 40 202 15 84 74 18
16-17 NSH 77 11 16 27 4 28 152 13 92 43 16
17-18 NSH 79 25 26 51 24 24 223 15 59 39 35
18-19 NSH 77 21 17 38 11 20 208 15 78 27 34
19-20 NSH 69 18 13 31 18 34 180 13 58 14 18
21-22 BOS 50 13 19 32 20 18 117 14 62 10 7
21-22 BOS 83 16 22 38 3 28 192 13 97 5 28
22-23 BOS 78 9 7 16 5 18 102 8 48 2 21
23-24 DAL 84 11 9 20 2 33 112 9 45 1 30
ON PACE 82 10 8 19 2 32 109 9 43 0 29
3-YEAR AVG 79 14 17 31 24 23 154 78 7 22
Totals 982 213 225 438 94 365 2256 13 812 311 267
Career Jesperi Kotkaniemi
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 MON 80 11 23 34 1 28 134 13 68 364 41
19-20 MON 36 6 2 8 -11 23 55 12 51 125 16
21-22 MON 50 5 15 20 5 12 79 14 73 244 24
21-22 CAR 85 12 17 29 -1 39 84 9 75 177 15
22-23 CAR 87 17 26 43 5 54 133 14 106 379 24
23-24 CAR 85 12 15 27 -4 36 131 12 49 346 36
ON PACE 82 11 14 26 -4 34 126 12 47 333 34
3-YEAR AVG 88 13 21 35 -7 41 118 106 322 27
Totals 475 72 107 179 -21 214 691 13 501 1842 177
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