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Derek Stepan or Dawson Mercer

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Derek Stepan

Derek Stepan

C • Carolina Hurricanes CAR
Dawson Mercer

Dawson Mercer

C • New Jersey Devils NJ
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Derek Stepan
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0002-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-105
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dawson Mercer
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1013-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1129006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Derek Stepan
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Dawson Mercer
OWN
15%
-18.58 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-26.32 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Derek Stepan
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dawson Mercer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Derek Stepan

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 166th with 55.5 total points (1.16 avg).
  • He is currently 303.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 103rd in goals with 2.
  • Ranked 119th in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 173rd in shots on goal with 12.
  • Ranked 206th in time on ice with 06:19:23.0769.
  • Ranked 156th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 210th in blocked shots with 1.
  • Ranked 127th in faceoffs won with 29.
  • Ranked 204th in hits with 2.

    • 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: +0.0833
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.0417
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.3333
Breakdown Dawson Mercer

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 133.5 total points (2.90 avg).
  • He is currently 225.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among C.
  • Top 50 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 46th among C.
  • Top 15 in +/- with 7 and is currently ranked 13th among C.
  • Ranked 141st in shots on goal with 16.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 15:48:13.8461, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among C.
  • Ranked 145th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 12 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Ranked 150th in faceoffs won with 11.
  • Ranked 166th in hits with 6.

    • 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: +0.2174
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3696
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7174
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Derek Stepan

No Injury Reported

Injury Dawson Mercer

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Derek Stepan
DateOpponentResult
Jan 31VS LA
Feb 01@BUF
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dawson Mercer
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 Derek Stepan
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dawson Mercer
4.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Derek Stepan
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
10-11 NYR 82 21 24 45 4 20 161 16 0 0 0
11-12 NYR 79 17 34 51 14 22 164 18 0 0 0
13-14 NYR 48 18 25 43 26 10 108 20 37 441 27
13-14 NYR 82 17 40 57 12 18 199 18 30 683 46
14-15 NYR 68 16 39 55 26 22 155 18 36 543 27
15-16 NYR 73 23 31 54 6 20 198 17 39 517 39
16-17 NYR 78 16 36 52 20 14 198 18 24 691 43
17-18 ARI 82 14 43 57 -10 26 207 19 52 743 57
18-19 ARI 73 15 22 37 -2 14 195 19 52 664 52
19-20 ARI 71 10 18 28 -5 16 162 17 44 578 55
21-22 OTT 21 1 5 6 -7 8 44 14 25 130 16
21-22 CAR 85 10 12 22 -1 14 106 7 30 264 25
22-23 CAR 48 4 2 6 3 8 64 7 12 127 9
3-YEAR AVG 59 7 12 19 -13 13 105 33 328 32
Totals 904 182 331 513 84 212 1965 16 387 5403 396
Career Dawson Mercer
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 NJ 87 18 26 44 -22 30 155 15 26 216 36
22-23 NJ 46 10 17 27 9 10 79 15 21 43 36
3-YEAR AVG 44 10 13 23 -22 16 79 14 110 19
Totals 134 29 43 72 -13 42 236 15 48 262 73
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