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Sam Lafferty or Kris Letang

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Sam Lafferty

Sam Lafferty

C • Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Kris Letang

Kris Letang

D • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Sam Lafferty
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2027253
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
31418377
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kris Letang
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22410043
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22410043
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sam Lafferty
OWN
 
1%
-1.75 compared to last week
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1%
-1.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Kris Letang
OWN
100%
+7.35 compared to last week
START
83%
+69.91 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sam Lafferty
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kris Letang
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sam Lafferty

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 133rd with 77.0 total points (1.64 avg).
  • He is currently 282 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 31st among C.
  • Top 100 in assists with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among C.
  • Ranked 83rd in +/- with 1.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 26, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among C.
  • Ranked 101st in time on ice with 15:22:42.8571.
  • Top 25 in total penalty minutes with 11 and is currently ranked 24th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among C.
  • Top 10 in shorthanded goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Ranked 82nd in faceoffs won with 59.
  • Top 22 in hits with 29 and is currently ranked 20th among C.

    • 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: +0.1702
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1915
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.234
Breakdown Kris Letang

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 89th with 97.0 total points (2.55 avg).
  • He is currently 165 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.1 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 29th among D.
  • Ranked 125th in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 146th in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 178th in shots on goal with 10.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 19:01:15.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 95th among D.
  • Ranked 139th in total penalty minutes with 4.
  • Ranked 194th in blocked shots with 8.
  • Top 16 in powerplay goals with 1 and is currently ranked 15th among D.
  • Ranked 57th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 134th in hits with 12.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 38 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1053
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4211
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7368
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Sam Lafferty

No Injury Reported

Injury Kris Letang

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sam Lafferty
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
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Matchups Kris Letang
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 Sam Lafferty
2.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kris Letang
5.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Sam Lafferty
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
19-20 PIT 52 6 7 13 4 25 60 9 102 119 17
21-22 PIT 48 0 6 6 -6 25 33 6 89 54 11
21-22 PIT 82 5 8 13 -16 35 82 9 139 117 27
22-23 CHI 47 8 9 17 -5 22 58 12 71 165 18
3-YEAR AVG 64 4 7 11 -18 30 59 111 97 18
Totals 240 19 30 49 -23 111 234 9 403 456 73
Career Kris Letang
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 PIT 73 3 23 26 1 51 171 21 0 0 0
10-11 PIT 85 10 44 54 16 103 244 23 0 0 0
11-12 PIT 49 9 30 39 14 30 138 24 0 0 0
13-14 PIT 35 5 32 37 16 8 95 25 34 0 59
13-14 PIT 37 11 11 22 -8 16 108 24 43 0 51
14-15 PIT 69 11 44 55 14 81 195 25 129 0 117
15-16 PIT 69 16 51 67 10 66 214 27 134 0 118
16-17 PIT 40 4 27 31 -1 32 116 25 69 0 69
17-18 PIT 79 7 45 52 -12 56 221 25 109 0 107
18-19 PIT 66 16 41 57 13 48 206 25 122 0 112
19-20 PIT 64 15 30 45 -8 42 183 25 102 0 91
21-22 PIT 52 7 34 41 18 32 119 24 83 0 57
21-22 PIT 84 11 60 71 21 51 220 24 175 0 130
22-23 PIT 38 4 16 20 -12 16 66 19 83 0 55
3-YEAR AVG 70 11 44 56 30 44 183 133 0 98
Totals 858 131 500 631 78 638 2342 24 1137 0 1004
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