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Erik Karlsson or Bryan Rust

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson

D • San Jose Sharks SJ
Bryan Rust

Bryan Rust

RW • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Erik Karlsson
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1348304
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
371014207
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bryan Rust
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
10112104
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22418647
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Erik Karlsson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
96%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Bryan Rust
OWN
73%
-5.94 compared to last week
START
54%
-11.64 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Erik Karlsson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bryan Rust
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
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 22 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 25 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 21st among D.
  • Top 3 in assists with 13 and is currently ranked 2nd among D.
  • Ranked 46th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 27 and is currently ranked 41st among D.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 26:09:08.5714 and is currently ranked 1st among D.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 20 and is currently ranked 81st among D.
  • Top 7 in powerplay goals with 1 and is currently ranked 7th among D.
  • Top 22 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 22nd among D.
  • Ranked 170th 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 Bryan Rust

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 135.0 total points (2.87 avg).
  • He is currently 205.7 points behind the leader: David Pastrnak
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 46th among RW.
  • Top 25 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 23rd among RW.
  • Top 10 in +/- with 4 and is currently ranked 10th among RW.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 34 and is currently ranked 24th among RW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 18:43:04.2857 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among RW.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among RW.
  • Top 35 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 35th among RW.
  • Ranked 46th in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Top 25 in hits with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 25th among RW.

    • 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: +0.2128
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4043
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.4894
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Erik Karlsson

No Injury Reported

Injury Bryan Rust

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Erik Karlsson
DateOpponentResult
Jan 24@DETL 3-2
Jan 27@CARL 5-4
Jan 28@PITW 6-4
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
27910205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bryan Rust
DateOpponentResult
Jan 24VS FLAW 7-6
Jan 26@WASL 3-2
Jan 28VS SJL 6-4
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
11213355
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Erik Karlsson
9.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bryan Rust
9.30
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
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 Bryan Rust
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
14-15 PIT 14 1 1 2 -3 4 34 12 21 0 3
15-16 PIT 41 4 7 11 1 12 68 12 62 1 23
16-17 PIT 56 14 13 27 3 8 107 13 100 2 29
17-18 PIT 68 12 24 36 10 26 117 16 97 8 40
18-19 PIT 73 18 17 35 10 24 143 15 120 8 59
19-20 PIT 57 27 28 55 12 30 155 19 71 2 37
21-22 PIT 52 22 19 41 10 18 150 19 61 3 28
21-22 PIT 68 25 37 62 11 14 192 17 43 1 25
22-23 PIT 47 10 19 29 -6 15 117 17 56 4 21
3-YEAR AVG 63 25 29 54 29 22 173 62 2 31
Totals 494 137 173 310 45 159 1130 16 656 29 274
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