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Alexis Lafreniere or Nicklas Backstrom

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Alexis Lafreniere

Alexis Lafreniere

LWNew York Rangers NYR
Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom

CWashington Capitals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lafreniere over Backstrom

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Alexis Lafreniere
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Backstrom over Lafreniere

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nicklas Backstrom
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Performance Alexis Lafreniere
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0332122
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1347424
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 Alexis Lafreniere
OWN
82%
+28.3 compared to last week
START
64%
+25.61 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 Alexis Lafreniere
29th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicklas Backstrom
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alexis Lafreniere

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 275.2 total points (3.28 avg).
  • He is currently 221.6 points behind the leader: Artemi Panarin
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 10th among LW.
  • Top 15 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 14th among LW.
  • Ranked 43rd in +/- with 1.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 28 and is currently ranked 25th among LW.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 16:34:20.0000 and is currently ranked 34th among LW.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 12 and is currently ranked 12th among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 79th among LW.
  • Top 19 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 18th among LW.
  • Top 35 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 33rd among LW.
  • Ranked 72nd in hits with 9.
  • 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: +0.3333
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.381
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.6071
Breakdown Nicklas Backstrom

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 252nd with 7.5 total points (0.94 avg).
  • He is currently 633 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 Alexis Lafreniere

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 Alexis Lafreniere
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS WASW 4-3
Apr 26@WAS
Apr 28@WAS
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23516146
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicklas Backstrom
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@NYRL 4-3
Apr 26VS NYR
Apr 28VS NYR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alexis Lafreniere
10.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicklas Backstrom
0.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
22-23 NYR 86 16 23 39 11 29 135 14 150 27 29
23-24 NYR 84 28 32 60 3 42 219 17 58 18 21
ON PACE 82 27 31 58 3 41 213 17 56 17 20
3-YEAR AVG 82 17 18 34 0 28 115 119 21 25
Totals 329 78 85 163 3 127 563 14 416 80 97
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 7 0 0 0 -3 1 11 14 1 42 4
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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