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Mikael Backlund or Alexis Lafreniere

Who Should I Start? - Week 33 • Start New
Mikael Backlund

Mikael Backlund

C • Calgary Flames CGY
Alexis Lafreniere

Alexis Lafreniere

LW • New York Rangers NYR
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Mikael Backlund
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1126343
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
32515746
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alexis Lafreniere
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0114043
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
12311-246
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Mikael Backlund
OWN
17%
-22.22 compared to last week
START
11%
-20.37 compared to last week
OWN/START Alexis Lafreniere
OWN
21%
-3.94 compared to last week
START
18%
-1.22 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Mikael Backlund
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alexis Lafreniere
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Mikael Backlund

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 38th with 267.7 total points (2.91 avg).
  • He is currently 333.9 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • 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 1.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 18th among C.
  • Top 50 in assists with 3 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Ranked 29th in +/- with 3.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 33 and is currently ranked 17th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 18:06:27.6923 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 12 and is currently ranked 11th among C.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 2 and is currently ranked 100th among C.
  • Top 35 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Top 10 in faceoffs won with 111 and is currently ranked 8th among C.
  • Ranked 52nd in hits with 15.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 92 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1739
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3152
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.6196
Breakdown Alexis Lafreniere

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 169.2 total points (1.88 avg).
  • He is currently 360.7 points behind the leader: Johnny Gaudreau
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 35 in assists with 3 and is currently ranked 33rd among LW.
  • Ranked 110th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 26 and is currently ranked 15th among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 14:59:00.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among LW.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 19th among LW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 4 and is currently ranked 35th among LW.
  • Top 16 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 15th among LW.
  • Top 19 in faceoffs won with 4 and is currently ranked 18th among LW.
  • Top 7 in hits with 33 and is currently ranked 6th among LW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 90 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2333
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1667
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.3889
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Mikael Backlund

No Injury Reported

Injury Alexis Lafreniere

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Mikael Backlund
DateOpponentResult
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
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Matchups Alexis Lafreniere
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Mikael Backlund
9.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alexis Lafreniere
7.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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
3-YEAR AVG 72 13 26 39 11 31 179 51 473 20
Totals 838 173 270 443 52 405 1967 16 528 5216 332
Career Alexis Lafreniere
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 NYR 84 20 15 35 2 37 113 13 115 14 26
3-YEAR AVG 70 16 12 28 -8 23 90 79 14 19
Totals 150 34 26 60 -12 51 196 13 187 31 41
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