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Neal Pionk or Nico Hischier

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Neal Pionk

Neal Pionk

D • Winnipeg Jets WPG
Nico Hischier

Nico Hischier

C • New Jersey Devils NJ
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Neal Pionk
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0005-523
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
02216-347
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nico Hischier
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
01113-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23524206
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Neal Pionk
OWN
68%
-8.24 compared to last week
START
64%
+2.4 compared to last week
OWN/START Nico Hischier
OWN
91%
-8.54 compared to last week
START
39%
-28.12 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Neal Pionk
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nico Hischier
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Neal Pionk

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 49th with 127.0 total points (2.54 avg).
  • He is currently 135 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 35th among D.
  • Top 50 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 44th among D.
  • Ranked 97th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 32 and is currently ranked 23rd among D.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 21:40:08.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among D.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 8, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among D.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 21, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 74th among D.
  • Top 16 in powerplay goals with 1 and is currently ranked 14th among D.
  • Top 25 in hits with 33, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 25th among D.

    • 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: +0.14
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.28
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.82
Breakdown Nico Hischier

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 213.5 total points (4.74 avg).
  • He is currently 145.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Top 50 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 40th among C.
  • Top 10 in +/- with 8 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 42 and is currently ranked 17th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 17:53:13.8461 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among C.
  • Ranked 19th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Top 16 in powerplay assists with 4 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Top 13 in faceoffs won with 126 and is currently ranked 13th among C.
  • Ranked 190th in hits with 4.

    • 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: +0.4444
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.5333
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.0444
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Neal Pionk

No Injury Reported

Injury Nico Hischier

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Neal Pionk
DateOpponentResult
Jan 30VS STL
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0337202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nico Hischier
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 Neal Pionk
4.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nico Hischier
9.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Neal Pionk
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 NYR 73 6 20 26 -16 35 132 21 138 0 98
19-20 WPG 72 6 39 45 9 32 180 23 165 0 83
21-22 WPG 50 3 26 29 3 20 92 21 126 0 69
21-22 WPG 84 3 32 35 8 48 144 20 189 0 95
22-23 WPG 50 7 14 21 -8 23 91 21 111 0 79
3-YEAR AVG 74 4 35 39 20 35 148 173 0 88
Totals 374 26 153 179 -2 174 722 21 818 0 483
Career Nico Hischier
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
17-18 NJ 82 20 31 51 8 26 182 16 54 423 39
18-19 NJ 70 17 30 47 0 24 163 18 53 442 44
19-20 NJ 60 16 24 40 -17 14 127 17 49 520 37
21-22 NJ 18 6 2 8 -8 4 38 16 9 155 14
21-22 NJ 83 21 39 60 0 17 157 16 50 754 48
22-23 NJ 45 20 24 44 15 4 137 19 12 493 28
3-YEAR AVG 56 15 23 37 -28 12 110 37 495 35
Totals 364 101 153 254 -5 89 811 17 229 2842 216
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