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Matthew Beniers or Aleksander Barkov

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Matthew Beniers

Matthew Beniers

C • Seattle Kraken SEA
Aleksander Barkov

Aleksander Barkov

C • Florida Panthers FLA
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Matthew Beniers
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0004-306
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Aleksander Barkov
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
15613123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
391223227
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Beniers
OWN
74%
-6.29 compared to last week
START
23%
+2.56 compared to last week
OWN/START Aleksander Barkov
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
85%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Beniers
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Aleksander Barkov
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matthew Beniers

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 46th with 157.5 total points (3.35 avg).
  • He is currently 201.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 16th among C.
  • Top 75 in assists with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among C.
  • Ranked 30th in +/- with 5.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 24, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 77th among C.
  • Ranked 122nd in time on ice with 14:29:12.0000.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 39th among C.
  • Ranked 53rd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 66th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 79th in faceoffs won with 61.
  • Ranked 56th in hits with 17.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 47 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3404
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4043
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.8936
Breakdown Aleksander Barkov

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 200.5 total points (4.01 avg).
  • He is currently 158.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 27th among C.
  • Top 3 in assists with 15 and is currently ranked 1st among C.
  • Ranked 162nd in +/- with -2.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 36 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Top 6 in time on ice with 21:21:52.0000 and is currently ranked 4th among C.
  • Ranked 131st in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Top 20 in blocked shots with 13 and is currently ranked 17th among C.
  • Top 16 in powerplay goals with 2 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Top 4 in powerplay assists with 6 and is currently ranked 3rd among C.
  • Tops in faceoffs won with 181 and is currently ranked 1st among C.
  • Ranked 91st in hits with 12.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 50 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.28
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.66
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Matthew Beniers

UPPER BODY - Day-to-Day

Day-to-Day
Injury Aleksander Barkov

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Beniers
DateOpponentResult
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
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Matchups Aleksander Barkov
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Beniers
4.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Aleksander Barkov
12.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Matthew Beniers
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 SEA 11 3 6 9 -1 0 18 15 7 38 4
22-23 SEA 47 16 19 35 7 2 89 16 56 249 34
3-YEAR AVG 7 2 3 5 -1 0 9 4 19 2
Totals 60 19 25 44 6 2 107 15 63 287 38
Career Aleksander Barkov
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 FLA 55 8 16 24 -3 10 87 16 16 400 27
14-15 FLA 71 16 20 36 -4 16 124 17 37 461 33
15-16 FLA 67 29 30 59 16 10 176 19 44 575 39
16-17 FLA 59 19 31 50 10 10 132 19 38 458 29
17-18 FLA 79 27 48 75 7 14 253 22 30 910 67
18-19 FLA 82 36 61 97 -2 8 206 22 28 1034 62
19-20 FLA 68 20 42 62 2 18 175 19 21 670 37
21-22 FLA 53 25 29 54 12 14 166 18 29 527 37
21-22 FLA 80 40 52 92 41 18 217 17 50 730 42
22-23 FLA 50 14 33 47 7 2 120 17 26 518 29
3-YEAR AVG 71 29 45 74 48 17 196 36 682 40
Totals 685 238 379 617 82 126 1724 19 343 6507 413
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