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Rasmus Sandin or Kasperi Kapanen

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Rasmus Sandin

Rasmus Sandin

D • Toronto Maple Leafs TOR
Kasperi Kapanen

Kasperi Kapanen

RW • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sandin over Kapanen

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Kapanen over Sandin

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Rasmus Sandin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0111-244
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0111-287
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kasperi Kapanen
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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
0006024
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rasmus Sandin
OWN
12%
-2.61 compared to last week
START
11%
-2.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Kasperi Kapanen
OWN
 
5%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.14 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rasmus Sandin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kasperi Kapanen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rasmus Sandin

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 131st with 79.5 total points (1.77 avg).
  • He is currently 182.5 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among D.
  • Ranked 168th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 182nd in +/- with -2.
  • Ranked 151st in shots on goal with 12.
  • Ranked 134th in time on ice with 16:35:47.1428.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 8, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 65th among D.
  • Ranked 151st in blocked shots with 13.
  • Top 28 in hits with 31 and is currently ranked 28th among D.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 45 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0444
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2444
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.9556
Breakdown Kasperi Kapanen

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 57th with 72.0 total points (1.64 avg).
  • He is currently 268.7 points behind the leader: David Pastrnak

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RW.
  • Top 75 in assists with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 73rd among RW.
  • Ranked 53rd in +/- with 0.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 16, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RW.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 09:16:18.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 77th among RW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 66th among RW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 1 and is currently ranked 85th among RW.
  • Top 35 in hits with 13 and is currently ranked 33rd among RW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 44 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1364
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.25
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.1818
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rasmus Sandin

No Injury Reported

Injury Kasperi Kapanen

LOWER BODY - IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 7

IR. Expected to be out until at least Feb 7
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rasmus Sandin
DateOpponentResult
Feb 01VS BOS
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0002022
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Kasperi Kapanen
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rasmus Sandin
0.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kasperi Kapanen
2.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Rasmus Sandin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
19-20 TOR 29 1 7 8 -8 10 23 14 34 0 22
21-22 TOR 8 0 3 3 7 0 6 12 11 0 5
21-22 TOR 61 5 11 16 9 4 48 14 91 0 41
22-23 TOR 45 2 11 13 3 21 43 17 103 0 50
3-YEAR AVG 37 2 8 10 4 6 29 47 0 25
Totals 161 9 35 44 7 39 130 14 244 0 126
Career Kasperi Kapanen
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
17-18 TOR 8 1 0 1 -2 0 11 10 6 0 2
17-18 TOR 39 7 2 9 0 4 55 11 58 1 9
18-19 TOR 78 20 24 44 12 27 174 16 92 5 19
19-20 TOR 70 14 23 37 1 22 123 15 75 2 17
21-22 PIT 37 10 16 26 16 5 60 15 41 0 7
21-22 PIT 87 14 22 36 5 16 137 13 112 5 19
22-23 PIT 44 6 11 17 1 4 52 8 57 2 6
3-YEAR AVG 68 13 22 35 16 15 113 79 2 15
Totals 390 74 106 180 28 84 665 14 475 15 83
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