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Nick Paul or Brad Marchand

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Nick Paul

Nick Paul

LW • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Brad Marchand

Brad Marchand

LW • Boston Bruins BOS
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nick Paul
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0005053
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0116-276
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brad Marchand
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
11212-184
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
246222107
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Paul
OWN
28%
-3.96 compared to last week
START
17%
-6.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Brad Marchand
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
95%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Paul
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brad Marchand
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Paul

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 44th with 132.0 total points (2.93 avg).
  • He is currently 172.4 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 46th among LW.
  • Top 75 in assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among LW.
  • Ranked 104th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 77th among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 15:20:42.8571, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among LW.
  • Top 35 in total penalty minutes with 11 and is currently ranked 29th among LW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 7 and is currently ranked 34th among LW.
  • Ranked 32nd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 8 in shorthanded goals with 1 and is currently ranked 8th among LW.
  • Top 4 in faceoffs won with 97 and is currently ranked 4th among LW.
  • Ranked 63rd in hits with 13.

    • 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: +0.3556
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7111
Breakdown Brad Marchand

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 201.0 total points (4.67 avg).
  • He is currently 103.4 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 15 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 3 in assists with 11 and is currently ranked 3rd among LW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 8 and is currently ranked 2nd among LW.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 43 and is currently ranked 15th among LW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 19:12:12.0000 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 16 and is currently ranked 14th among LW.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 6 and is currently ranked 42nd among LW.
  • Top 13 in powerplay goals with 2 and is currently ranked 12th among LW.
  • Top 10 in powerplay assists with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among LW.
  • Top 35 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 33rd among LW.
  • Ranked 69th in hits with 12.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 43 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3721
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.6977
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.6279
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nick Paul

No Injury Reported

Injury Brad Marchand

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Paul
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brad Marchand
DateOpponentResult
Feb 01@TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1126102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Paul
5.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brad Marchand
12.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nick Paul
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
17-18 OTT 1 0 0 0 -2 0 4 16 3 5 0
17-18 OTT 11 1 0 1 -4 0 11 7 16 1 4
18-19 OTT 21 2 1 3 -9 4 31 8 32 17 4
20-21 OTT 58 10 11 21 1 26 112 14 126 199 40
21-22 OTT 87 17 19 36 -12 41 172 15 115 442 62
22-23 TB 45 16 9 25 8 23 77 16 63 281 34
3-YEAR AVG 49 9 10 19 -11 23 95 81 216 34
Totals 272 53 47 100 -21 108 479 14 457 1174 178
Career Brad Marchand
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 BOS 19 0 0 0 -4 20 32 11 0 0 0
10-11 BOS 77 21 20 41 23 53 155 14 0 0 0
11-12 BOS 74 25 27 52 31 87 160 17 0 0 0
13-14 BOS 45 18 18 36 24 25 90 16 28 5 20
13-14 BOS 82 25 28 53 36 64 149 15 73 6 23
14-15 BOS 78 26 18 44 5 95 184 16 72 13 28
15-16 BOS 77 36 22 58 20 88 248 18 66 20 35
16-17 BOS 79 37 42 79 13 83 220 19 52 12 32
17-18 BOS 69 34 53 87 25 65 186 19 37 52 25
18-19 BOS 80 37 64 101 14 96 235 19 46 45 19
19-20 BOS 71 28 60 88 22 86 186 19 55 22 19
21-22 BOS 49 27 34 61 23 46 125 18 62 11 11
21-22 BOS 84 33 50 83 18 92 249 16 79 14 20
22-23 BOS 43 16 30 46 18 38 113 18 52 14 14
3-YEAR AVG 75 33 51 84 68 79 204 75 16 19
Totals 954 378 483 861 276 960 2406 17 665 218 256
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