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Valeri Nichushkin or Bryan Rust

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Valeri Nichushkin

Valeri Nichushkin

RWColorado Avalanche COL
Bryan Rust

Bryan Rust

RWPittsburgh Penguins PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nichushkin over Rust

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Valeri Nichushkin
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rust over Nichushkin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bryan Rust
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Performance Valeri Nichushkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2139-123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
21311-325
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bryan Rust
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
11216-323
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
24627-226
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Valeri Nichushkin
OWN
86%
+4.79 compared to last week
START
67%
+8.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Bryan Rust
OWN
71%
-5.6 compared to last week
START
44%
-8.23 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Valeri Nichushkin
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bryan Rust
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Valeri Nichushkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 7th among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 241.7 total points (3.90 avg).
  • He is currently 294.8 points behind the leader: Nikita Kucherov
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 30th among RW.
  • Top 100 in assists with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among RW.
  • Ranked 118th in +/- with -5.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 13:22:41.5384, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among RW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 77th among RW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 77th among RW.
  • Ranked 27th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 50th in hits with 12.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 62 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.4516
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4032
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.5484
Breakdown Bryan Rust

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 278.5 total points (4.04 avg).
  • He is currently 258 points behind the leader: Nikita Kucherov
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 6 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 6th among RW.
  • Top 10 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 9th among RW.
  • Ranked 75th in +/- with -1.
  • Top 10 in shots on goal with 45 and is currently ranked 8th among RW.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 20:44:25.7142 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among RW.
  • Top 3 in blocked shots with 16 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.
  • Top 10 in powerplay assists with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among RW.
  • Ranked 46th in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Ranked 79th in hits with 6.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 69 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.4058
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4058
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.8406
Next Up Health Check
Injury Valeri Nichushkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Bryan Rust

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Valeri Nichushkin
DateOpponentResult
Apr 18VS EDMW 5-1
Apr 21@WPG
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
21317-406
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bryan Rust
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS NSHW 4-2
Apr 17@NYIL 5-4
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
11215-224
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Valeri Nichushkin
7.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bryan Rust
12.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Valeri Nichushkin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 DAL 80 13 20 33 20 8 124 14 85 0 27
14-15 DAL 8 0 1 1 -5 2 6 13 7 0 1
15-16 DAL 79 9 20 29 0 12 142 13 69 0 32
18-19 DAL 57 0 10 10 -4 0 65 11 71 3 32
19-20 COL 66 14 14 28 27 14 114 14 85 2 22
21-22 COL 49 9 10 19 8 4 87 13 52 1 25
21-22 COL 78 26 28 54 22 16 186 15 91 1 27
22-23 COL 75 17 30 47 13 2 159 14 54 1 37
23-24 COL 62 28 25 53 5 22 158 18 64 2 24
ON PACE 62 28 25 53 5 22 158 18 64 2 24
3-YEAR AVG 80 21 26 47 49 13 182 98 1 37
Totals 593 127 168 295 92 98 1155 14 675 10 250
Career Bryan Rust
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
14-15 PIT 14 1 1 2 -3 4 34 12 21 0 3
15-16 PIT 41 4 7 11 1 12 68 12 62 1 23
16-17 PIT 56 14 13 27 3 8 107 13 100 2 29
17-18 PIT 68 12 24 36 10 26 117 16 97 8 40
18-19 PIT 73 18 17 35 10 24 143 15 120 8 59
19-20 PIT 57 27 28 55 12 30 155 19 71 2 37
21-22 PIT 52 22 19 41 10 18 150 19 61 3 28
21-22 PIT 68 25 37 62 11 14 192 17 43 1 25
22-23 PIT 80 19 26 45 -4 31 202 17 97 5 50
23-24 PIT 69 28 28 56 10 20 196 17 41 2 51
ON PACE 69 28 28 56 10 20 196 17 41 2 51
3-YEAR AVG 73 23 30 53 14 24 197 75 3 37
Totals 596 174 208 382 57 195 1411 16 738 32 354
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