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Erik Karlsson or Alex Tuch

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson

D • San Jose Sharks SJ
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

RW • Buffalo Sabres BUF
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Erik Karlsson
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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
1348304
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Tuch
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1014-201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23516025
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Erik Karlsson
OWN
100%
+2.33 compared to last week
START
94%
+1.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Tuch
OWN
98%
+4.19 compared to last week
START
92%
+19.8 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Erik Karlsson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Tuch
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Erik Karlsson

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 3rd with 240.0 total points (5.11 avg).
  • He is currently 20.5 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 15th among D.
  • Top 3 in assists with 10 and is currently ranked 2nd among D.
  • Ranked 37th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 23 and is currently ranked 42nd among D.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 26:17:45.0000 and is currently ranked 1st among D.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among D.
  • Top 10 in powerplay goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 10th among D.
  • Top 22 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 20th among D.
  • Ranked 157th in hits with 8.

    • 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: +1.0426
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.617
Breakdown Alex Tuch

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 235.0 total points (4.90 avg).
  • He is currently 109.7 points behind the leader: David Pastrnak

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 7th among RW.
  • Top 15 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Ranked 85th in +/- with -4.
  • Top 6 in shots on goal with 46 and is currently ranked 5th among RW.
  • Top 6 in time on ice with 19:18:42.8571 and is currently ranked 4th among RW.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 8 and is currently ranked 19th among RW.
  • Top 15 in blocked shots with 8 and is currently ranked 14th among RW.
  • Top 13 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 13th among RW.
  • Top 13 in faceoffs won with 9 and is currently ranked 13th among RW.
  • Ranked 46th in hits with 9.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 48 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.5
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.625
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Erik Karlsson

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Tuch

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Erik Karlsson
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Tuch
DateOpponentResult
Feb 01VS CARL 5-1
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1014-202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Erik Karlsson
9.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Tuch
12.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Erik Karlsson
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 OTT 59 5 21 26 -4 24 106 19 0 0 0
10-11 OTT 76 13 32 45 -30 50 183 23 0 0 0
11-12 OTT 79 17 56 73 15 38 251 25 0 0 0
13-14 OTT 17 6 8 14 7 8 79 27 4 0 14
13-14 OTT 82 20 53 73 -14 36 257 27 122 0 101
14-15 OTT 82 21 45 66 7 42 292 27 93 0 89
15-16 OTT 82 16 65 81 -1 50 244 28 86 0 178
16-17 OTT 77 17 55 72 10 28 218 26 67 0 201
17-18 OTT 70 9 52 61 -26 36 194 26 58 0 117
18-19 SJ 53 3 42 45 7 22 169 24 43 1 69
19-20 SJ 56 6 34 40 -15 16 120 24 26 0 74
21-22 SJ 48 6 14 20 -13 16 100 23 17 0 64
21-22 SJ 65 10 27 37 -13 20 125 18 20 0 47
22-23 SJ 49 16 49 65 0 10 125 25 22 0 53
ON PACE 78 25 78 104 0 16 200 25 35 0 85
3-YEAR AVG 59 8 25 33 -46 18 119 22 0 63
Totals 904 167 554 721 -75 398 2474 24 562 1 1012
Career Alex Tuch
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
17-18 VGK 79 15 22 37 2 27 175 15 100 70 42
19-20 VGK 76 20 33 53 14 8 186 16 94 44 40
19-20 VGK 43 8 9 17 -9 8 101 14 58 8 21
21-22 VEG 50 17 12 29 16 26 117 16 45 12 30
21-22 VGK 55 12 26 38 -3 14 139 16 32 9 49
22-23 BUF 48 24 30 54 10 14 144 19 34 19 28
ON PACE 78 39 49 88 10 22 236 19 55 31 45
3-YEAR AVG 59 14 18 32 10 19 141 60 13 41
Totals 385 101 140 241 33 105 937 16 414 172 239
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