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Auston Matthews or Kirby Dach

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Auston Matthews

Auston Matthews

C • Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
Kirby Dach

Kirby Dach

C • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Auston Matthews
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1019004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
41524127
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kirby Dach
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2137-173
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
235130116
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Auston Matthews
OWN
99%
-1.12 compared to last week
START
27%
-73.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Kirby Dach
OWN
34%
+4.48 compared to last week
START
26%
+9.3 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Auston Matthews
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kirby Dach
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Auston Matthews

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 272.2 total points (5.56 avg).
  • He is currently 86.8 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 6 in goals with 8 and is currently ranked 6th among C.
  • Top 75 in assists with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 66th among C.
  • Ranked 39th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 40 and is currently ranked 22nd among C.
  • Ranked 120th in time on ice with 14:34:44.0000.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among C.
  • Top 3 in blocked shots with 25 and is currently ranked 1st among C.
  • Ranked 20th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Top 25 in powerplay assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 24th among C.
  • Ranked 50th in faceoffs won with 91.
  • Ranked 141st in hits with 9.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 49 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.4694
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.551
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.8571
Breakdown Kirby Dach

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 59th with 138.4 total points (2.82 avg).
  • He is currently 220.6 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 37th among C.
  • Top 75 in assists with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among C.
  • Ranked 110th in +/- with 0.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 36 and is currently ranked 32nd among C.
  • Top 20 in time on ice with 19:42:08.5714 and is currently ranked 16th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 15 and is currently ranked 17th among C.
  • Top 6 in blocked shots with 20 and is currently ranked 4th among C.
  • Top 9 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Ranked 42nd in powerplay assists with 2.
  • Ranked 116th in faceoffs won with 37.
  • Ranked 64th in hits with 17.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 49 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2041
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.449
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.8776
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Auston Matthews

KNEE - IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 18

IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 18
Injury Kirby Dach

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Auston Matthews
DateOpponentResult
Feb 01VS BOS
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
3038202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Kirby Dach
DateOpponentResult
Jan 31VS OTT
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1015182
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Auston Matthews
12.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kirby Dach
5.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Auston Matthews
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 TOR 83 40 29 69 2 14 281 17 21 539 62
17-18 TOR 62 34 29 63 25 12 187 18 16 375 61
18-19 TOR 68 37 36 73 -9 12 251 18 28 475 60
19-20 TOR 71 47 33 80 17 8 296 21 41 514 63
21-22 TOR 51 38 24 62 21 10 201 19 51 415 43
21-22 TOR 86 61 47 108 17 18 351 17 67 691 62
22-23 TOR 49 23 27 50 17 16 189 18 59 338 58
3-YEAR AVG 74 50 36 86 56 13 301 64 584 61
Totals 492 288 235 523 92 92 1841 18 348 3548 430
Career Kirby Dach
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
19-20 CHI 65 8 15 23 1 24 104 14 33 76 24
21-22 CHI 17 2 8 10 0 4 26 18 7 72 11
21-22 CHI 84 9 19 28 -17 45 120 15 50 189 44
22-23 MON 49 10 22 32 -6 41 92 18 42 66 34
3-YEAR AVG 57 6 14 21 -19 24 84 30 116 27
Totals 221 29 65 94 -25 114 343 15 132 414 116
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