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Valeri Nichushkin or Erik Cernak

Who Should I Start? - Week 37 • Start New
Valeri Nichushkin

Valeri Nichushkin

RW • Colorado Avalanche COL
Erik Cernak

Erik Cernak

D • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
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Owners starting Nichushkin over Cernak

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Valeri Nichushkin
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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
11213103
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Erik Cernak
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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
0116-103
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Valeri Nichushkin
OWN
65%
-1.45 compared to last week
START
52%
+2.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Erik Cernak
OWN
17%
-2.61 compared to last week
START
13%
-3.63 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Valeri Nichushkin
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Erik Cernak
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Valeri Nichushkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 349.0 total points (3.71 avg).
  • He is currently 172.9 points behind the leader: Mikko Rantanen
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 3 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Top 3 in assists with 2 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 1 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.
  • Top 3 in shots on goal with 27 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 20:39:25.7142 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Top 6 in total penalty minutes with 4 and is currently ranked 4th among RW.
  • Top 6 in blocked shots with 1 and is currently ranked 6th among RW.
  • Top 3 in powerplay goals with 1 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Tops in hits with 16 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 94 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3723
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3511
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.7021
Breakdown Erik Cernak

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 110th with 152.0 total points (1.50 avg).
  • He is currently 439.2 points behind the leader: Cale Makar
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in assists with 1 and is currently ranked 11th among D.
  • Top 10 in +/- with 1 and is currently ranked 8th among D.
  • Top 10 in shots on goal with 10 and is currently ranked 8th among D.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 18:26:20.0000 and is currently ranked 13th among D.
  • Top 3 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 3rd among D.
  • Top 3 in blocked shots with 25 and is currently ranked 2nd among D.
  • Tops in hits with 32 and is currently ranked 1st among D.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 101 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0198
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1287
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.0693
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Valeri Nichushkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Erik Cernak

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Valeri Nichushkin
DateOpponentResult
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
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Matchups Erik Cernak
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Valeri Nichushkin
16.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Erik Cernak
9.15
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
3-YEAR AVG 71 17 19 36 57 15 143 91 1 30
Totals 456 82 113 195 74 74 838 14 557 7 189
Career Erik Cernak
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 TB 59 5 11 16 26 58 110 19 205 0 82
19-20 TB 69 5 7 12 11 69 126 19 175 0 101
21-22 TB 51 4 11 15 12 36 76 15 87 0 42
21-22 TB 83 1 13 14 5 46 91 13 169 0 76
3-YEAR AVG 78 4 14 18 37 56 113 171 0 83
Totals 315 18 54 72 64 239 471 17 802 0 375
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs SF 9:40 PM EST
ATL vs STL 7:00 PM EST
BAL vs TEX 7:05 PM EST
BOS vs TB 7:10 PM EST
CHC @MIL 2:10 PM EST
CHW vs MIN 2:10 PM EST
CIN vs NYM 6:40 PM EST
CLE @DET 1:10 PM EST
COL @LAD 10:10 PM EST
HOU vs KC 8:10 PM EST
LAA @MIA 6:40 PM EST
NYY @PIT 7:05 PM EST
OAK vs TOR 3:37 PM EST
PHI vs WAS 7:05 PM EST
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