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Frank Vatrano or Nicklas Backstrom

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Frank Vatrano

Frank Vatrano

RWAnaheim Ducks ANA
Nicklas Backstrom

Nicklas Backstrom

CWashington Capitals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vatrano over Backstrom

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Frank Vatrano
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Backstrom over Vatrano

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nicklas Backstrom
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Performance Frank Vatrano
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
4046143
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicklas Backstrom
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Frank Vatrano
OWN
100%
+7.25 compared to last week
START
86%
+4.55 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicklas Backstrom
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Frank Vatrano
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicklas Backstrom
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Frank Vatrano

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 324.5 total points (3.96 avg).
  • He is currently 217.5 points behind the leader: Nikita Kucherov
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 3 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 75 in assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among RW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 5 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 35 and is currently ranked 11th among RW.
  • Top 20 in time on ice with 18:18:54.0000 and is currently ranked 17th among RW.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 8 and is currently ranked 17th among RW.
  • Top 15 in blocked shots with 9 and is currently ranked 13th among RW.
  • Ranked 17th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 31 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 31st among RW.
  • Top 4 in shorthanded goals with 1 and is currently ranked 4th among RW.
  • Top 28 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 26th among RW.
  • Top 19 in hits with 21 and is currently ranked 19th among RW.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 82 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.4512
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2805
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.3293
Breakdown Nicklas Backstrom

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 252nd with 7.5 total points (0.94 avg).
  • He is currently 633 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 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: +0.125
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5
Next Up Health Check
Injury Frank Vatrano

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicklas Backstrom

HIP - Since Nov 1, 2023

Backstorm is dealing with lingering issues from a hip injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-2024 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Frank Vatrano
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicklas Backstrom
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@NYRL 4-3
Apr 26VS NYR
Apr 28VS NYR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Frank Vatrano
13.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicklas Backstrom
0.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Frank Vatrano
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
15-16 BOS 39 9 2 11 -3 14 100 11 61 0 23
16-17 BOS 44 10 8 18 -3 14 114 13 52 2 16
17-18 BOS 42 8 3 11 4 34 77 11 51 11 15
18-19 FLA 81 25 15 40 -9 40 213 14 139 15 76
19-20 FLA 71 17 19 36 -8 30 171 15 104 12 44
21-22 FLA 53 18 7 25 6 22 152 14 64 4 20
21-22 FLA 86 19 14 33 5 24 171 11 72 13 26
22-23 ANA 81 21 19 40 -26 66 227 16 86 7 75
23-24 ANA 82 37 23 60 -20 85 273 18 134 9 78
ON PACE 82 37 23 60 -20 85 273 18 134 9 78
3-YEAR AVG 83 23 17 39 -9 44 204 92 9 49
Totals 609 174 120 294 -48 350 1560 14 817 76 399
Career Nicklas Backstrom
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 WAS 82 32 67 99 33 50 214 19 0 0 0
10-11 WAS 76 18 46 64 26 40 197 20 0 0 0
11-12 WAS 42 14 31 45 -4 24 95 19 0 0 0
13-14 WAS 48 8 36 44 7 20 81 19 27 422 34
13-14 WAS 82 18 61 79 -18 54 195 19 89 712 54
14-15 WAS 82 17 59 76 3 40 153 20 91 866 52
15-16 WAS 75 20 51 71 16 36 125 19 51 652 50
16-17 WAS 82 22 64 86 17 38 162 18 45 688 33
17-18 WAS 82 22 49 71 7 46 167 19 38 710 51
18-19 WAS 80 22 52 74 3 30 169 19 54 700 30
19-20 WAS 62 13 43 56 2 14 135 18 31 522 45
21-22 WAS 51 14 37 51 0 14 84 18 21 327 23
21-22 WAS 55 6 24 30 -8 12 68 14 16 301 16
23-24 WAS 40 7 14 21 -25 14 59 16 24 259 23
23-24 WAS 8 0 1 1 -3 2 12 14 2 44 5
ON PACE 7 0 0 0 -3 1 11 14 1 42 4
3-YEAR AVG 60 11 35 47 -8 13 101 27 405 30
Totals 965 236 641 877 55 438 1948 19 508 6293 426
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