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Brendan Smith or Ondrej Palat

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith

D • New Jersey Devils NJ
Ondrej Palat

Ondrej Palat

LW • New Jersey Devils NJ
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brendan Smith
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001022
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0114065
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ondrej Palat
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0117002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
12310325
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brendan Smith
OWN
 
0%
-1.05 compared to last week
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0%
-1.05 compared to last week
OWN/START Ondrej Palat
OWN
32%
-1.23 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-12.27 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brendan Smith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ondrej Palat
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brendan Smith

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 174th with 53.0 total points (1.15 avg).
  • He is currently 207.5 points behind the leader: Rasmus Dahlin
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 174th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 102nd in +/- with 1.
  • Ranked 176th in shots on goal with 9.
  • Ranked 139th in time on ice with 16:28:20.0000.
  • Top 10 in total penalty minutes with 17 and is currently ranked 8th among D.
  • Ranked 151st in blocked shots with 12.
  • Ranked 80th in hits with 18.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 46 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: EVEN
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.087
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.8478
Breakdown Ondrej Palat

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 96th with 48.5 total points (2.69 avg).
  • He is currently 255.9 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among LW.
  • Top 50 in assists with 4 and is currently ranked 49th among LW.
  • Top 10 in +/- with 6 and is currently ranked 10th among LW.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 20, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 67th among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 15:12:00.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among LW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 89th among LW.
  • Top 3 in blocked shots with 15 and is currently ranked 3rd among LW.
  • Top 22 in hits with 25 and is currently ranked 22nd among LW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2222
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2222
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5556
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brendan Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Ondrej Palat

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brendan Smith
DateOpponentResult
Oct 13@PHIL 5-2
Oct 15VS DETL 5-2
Oct 18VS ANAW 4-2
Oct 20@NYIW 4-1
Oct 22VS SJW 2-1
Oct 24VS WASL 6-3
Oct 25@DETW 6-2
Oct 28VS COLW 1-0
Oct 30VS CBJW 7-1
Nov 01@VANW 5-2
Nov 03@EDMW 4-3
Nov 05@CGYW 4-3
Nov 08VS CGYW 3-2
Nov 10VS OTTW 4-3
Nov 12VS ARIW 4-2
Nov 15@MONW 5-1
Nov 17@TORW 3-2
Nov 19@OTTW 5-1
Nov 21VS EDMW 5-2
Nov 23VS TORL 2-1
Nov 25@BUFW 3-1
Nov 26VS WASW 5-1
Nov 28@NYRW 5-3
Dec 01VS NSHL 4-3
Dec 03@PHIW 3-2
Dec 06VS CHIW 3-0
Dec 09VS NYIL 6-4
Dec 12@NYRL 4-3
Dec 13VS DALL 4-1
Dec 15VS PHIL 2-1
Dec 17VS FLAL 4-2
Dec 20@CARL 4-1
Dec 21@FLAW 4-2
Dec 23VS BOSL 4-3
Dec 28VS BOSL 3-1
Dec 30@PITW 4-2
Jan 01VS CARL 5-4
Jan 04@DETW 5-1
Jan 05VS STLL 5-3
Jan 07VS NYRW 4-3
Jan 10@CARW 5-3
Jan 13@ANAW 6-2
Jan 14@LAW 5-2
Jan 16@SJW 4-3
Jan 19@SEAL 4-3
Jan 22VS PITW 2-1
Jan 24VS VGKW 3-2
Jan 26@NSHL 6-4
Jan 27@DALW 3-2
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
04439-15346
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ondrej Palat
DateOpponentResult
Oct 13@PHIL 5-2
Oct 15VS DETL 5-2
Oct 18VS ANAW 4-2
Oct 20@NYIW 4-1
Oct 22VS SJW 2-1
Oct 24VS WASL 6-3
Oct 25@DETW 6-2
Oct 28VS COLW 1-0
Oct 30VS CBJW 7-1
Nov 01@VANW 5-2
Nov 03@EDMW 4-3
Nov 05@CGYW 4-3
Nov 08VS CGYW 3-2
Nov 10VS OTTW 4-3
Nov 12VS ARIW 4-2
Nov 15@MONW 5-1
Nov 17@TORW 3-2
Nov 19@OTTW 5-1
Nov 21VS EDMW 5-2
Nov 23VS TORL 2-1
Nov 25@BUFW 3-1
Nov 26VS WASW 5-1
Nov 28@NYRW 5-3
Dec 01VS NSHL 4-3
Dec 03@PHIW 3-2
Dec 06VS CHIW 3-0
Dec 09VS NYIL 6-4
Dec 12@NYRL 4-3
Dec 13VS DALL 4-1
Dec 15VS PHIL 2-1
Dec 17VS FLAL 4-2
Dec 20@CARL 4-1
Dec 21@FLAW 4-2
Dec 23VS BOSL 4-3
Dec 28VS BOSL 3-1
Dec 30@PITW 4-2
Jan 01VS CARL 5-4
Jan 04@DETW 5-1
Jan 05VS STLL 5-3
Jan 07VS NYRW 4-3
Jan 10@CARW 5-3
Jan 13@ANAW 6-2
Jan 14@LAW 5-2
Jan 16@SJW 4-3
Jan 19@SEAL 4-3
Jan 22VS PITW 2-1
Jan 24VS VGKW 3-2
Jan 26@NSHL 6-4
Jan 27@DALW 3-2
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
448285218
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brendan Smith
0.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ondrej Palat
6.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brendan Smith
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 DET 14 1 6 7 3 13 13 15 0 0 0
13-14 DET 34 0 8 8 1 36 32 18 14 0 35
13-14 DET 72 5 14 19 -2 68 90 18 57 0 69
14-15 DET 76 4 9 13 -3 68 88 17 60 0 68
15-16 DET 63 3 12 15 1 62 79 17 95 0 42
16-17 DET 50 3 6 9 1 63 60 19 56 0 63
17-18 NYR 44 1 7 8 1 69 66 17 58 0 37
18-19 NYR 63 4 9 13 -7 71 66 15 100 0 48
19-20 NYR 63 3 6 9 -12 71 47 11 90 1 45
21-22 NYR 52 5 5 10 8 54 57 14 81 0 41
21-22 CAR 85 4 5 9 4 36 66 7 75 0 43
22-23 NJ 46 0 4 4 -1 53 39 15 84 0 52
ON PACE 76 0 6 6 -1 88 65 15 140 0 87
3-YEAR AVG 68 4 5 9 -5 60 57 83 0 43
Totals 680 33 94 127 -12 691 717 15 797 1 549
Career Ondrej Palat
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 TB 81 23 36 59 32 20 165 18 146 5 64
14-15 TB 75 15 50 65 30 24 138 17 123 10 49
15-16 TB 61 16 22 38 10 20 116 17 108 2 39
16-17 TB 75 17 35 52 8 39 162 19 141 9 66
17-18 TB 56 11 23 34 16 6 109 16 80 7 48
18-19 TB 65 8 27 35 4 22 102 14 104 2 34
19-20 TB 71 17 24 41 23 22 130 16 149 7 65
21-22 TB 51 15 30 45 8 24 101 17 77 0 39
21-22 TB 87 19 36 55 14 20 153 15 126 2 43
22-23 NJ 18 4 4 8 5 2 28 15 37 0 19
ON PACE 30 6 6 13 5 3 46 15 61 0 31
3-YEAR AVG 80 19 33 52 47 26 145 142 4 57
Totals 707 163 308 471 166 221 1318 16 1256 49 511
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