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Alex Ovechkin or Matt Martin

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Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

LW • Washington Capitals WAS
Matt Martin

Matt Martin

LW • New York Islanders NYI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Alex Ovechkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
20210-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
33622107
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Martin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003073
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2029177
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Ovechkin
OWN
100%
+1.2 compared to last week
START
56%
-23.96 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Martin
OWN
 
9%
+6.65 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+9.09 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Ovechkin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Martin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alex Ovechkin

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 264.5 total points (5.19 avg).
  • He is currently 39.9 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 3 in goals with 10 and is currently ranked 2nd among LW.
  • Top 75 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among LW.
  • Top 25 in +/- with 4 and is currently ranked 23rd among LW.
  • Top 3 in shots on goal with 57 and is currently ranked 2nd among LW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 19:16:42.8571 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 2 and is currently ranked 98th among LW.
  • Top 9 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 9th among LW.
  • Ranked 69th in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Top 19 in hits with 30 and is currently ranked 18th among LW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 51 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.6275
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4314
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +4.2157
Breakdown Matt Martin

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 78th with 66.5 total points (1.33 avg).
  • He is currently 237.9 points behind the leader: Jason Robertson
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 71st among LW.
  • Top 100 in assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 87th among LW.
  • Ranked 63rd in +/- with 0.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 17, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among LW.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 10:34:47.1428, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 100th among LW.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 9 and is currently ranked 39th among LW.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 52nd among LW.
  • Ranked 76th in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Tops in hits with 66 and is currently ranked 1st among LW.

    • 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: +0.1
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.16
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.84
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Alex Ovechkin

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Martin

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alex Ovechkin
DateOpponentResult
Jan 24@COLL 3-2
Jan 26VS PITW 3-2
Jan 29@TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
20219-506
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Martin
DateOpponentResult
Jan 23@TORL 5-2
Jan 25@OTTL 2-1
Jan 27VS DET
Jan 28VS VGK
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0115056
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Alex Ovechkin
12.68
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Martin
2.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Alex Ovechkin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 WAS 71 48 57 105 41 85 353 21 0 0 0
10-11 WAS 79 33 55 88 24 39 360 21 0 0 0
11-12 WAS 76 38 26 64 -7 26 292 19 0 0 0
13-14 WAS 48 30 22 52 0 32 213 20 98 0 16
13-14 WAS 78 53 25 78 -34 48 388 20 203 2 22
14-15 WAS 82 52 30 82 8 58 398 20 258 2 32
15-16 WAS 79 50 19 69 18 53 398 20 227 0 36
16-17 WAS 82 33 37 70 6 50 316 18 218 0 29
17-18 WAS 83 49 38 87 4 32 361 20 141 3 21
18-19 WAS 81 51 38 89 6 40 338 20 223 1 41
19-20 WAS 69 48 19 67 -8 30 311 20 191 1 31
21-22 WAS 47 24 18 42 -7 12 178 18 94 0 23
21-22 WAS 84 50 42 92 9 20 337 19 156 4 25
22-23 WAS 51 32 22 54 1 20 215 20 129 3 14
3-YEAR AVG 71 41 27 68 -9 21 284 158 2 27
Totals 1028 594 455 1049 55 547 4502 20 2000 17 295
Career Matt Martin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
10-11 NYI 68 5 8 13 -13 147 60 10 0 0 0
11-12 NYI 77 6 7 13 -18 119 126 12 0 0 0
13-14 NYI 48 4 7 11 -2 63 67 11 201 6 22
13-14 NYI 80 8 6 14 -11 90 120 11 359 3 42
14-15 NYI 79 8 6 14 -5 114 90 11 390 5 36
15-16 NYI 80 10 9 19 1 119 86 10 370 1 24
16-17 TOR 83 5 3 8 -1 123 67 9 301 0 28
17-18 TOR 50 3 9 12 0 50 46 7 147 12 9
18-19 NYI 67 6 8 14 5 53 62 11 275 6 42
19-20 NYI 57 6 3 9 -2 40 51 10 247 4 24
21-22 NYI 51 6 5 11 -1 36 64 10 167 3 22
21-22 NYI 85 3 4 7 -1 70 67 9 238 8 27
22-23 NYI 50 5 8 13 3 50 42 10 187 5 23
3-YEAR AVG 73 5 4 10 -4 63 67 252 5 26
Totals 904 76 84 160 -47 1136 974 10 2986 53 305
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