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Dawson Mercer or Matthew Knies

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Dawson Mercer

Dawson Mercer

CNew Jersey Devils NJ
Matthew Knies

Matthew Knies

LWToronto Maple Leafs TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mercer over Knies

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Dawson Mercer
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knies over Mercer

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matthew Knies
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Performance Dawson Mercer
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2244223
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2357146
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matthew Knies
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1019-303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
20211-205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Dawson Mercer
OWN
39%
+7.49 compared to last week
START
30%
+9.47 compared to last week
OWN/START Matthew Knies
OWN
35%
+8.07 compared to last week
START
28%
+25.85 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Dawson Mercer
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matthew Knies
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Dawson Mercer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 47th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 109th with 39.5 total points (1.98 avg).
  • He is currently 98 points behind the leader: J.T. Miller
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 32nd among C.
  • Top 100 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 92nd among C.
  • Ranked 218th in +/- with -7.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 28 and is currently ranked 48th among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 18:33:00.0000 and is currently ranked 36th among C.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 4 and is currently ranked 78th among C.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 9 and is currently ranked 37th among C.
  • Ranked 19th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Ranked 89th in faceoffs won with 50.
  • Ranked 146th in hits with 4.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0595
  • AVG Assists per game: -0.231
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.2048
Breakdown Matthew Knies

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 55th with 43.5 total points (2.18 avg).
  • He is currently 81.7 points behind the leader: Artemi Panarin
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 20th among LW.
  • Top 100 in assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among LW.
  • Ranked 95th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 18, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 15:02:55.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among LW.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 45th among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 83rd among LW.
  • Top 31 in hits with 18 and is currently ranked 29th among LW.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.35
Next Up Health Check
Injury Dawson Mercer

No Injury Reported

Injury Matthew Knies

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Dawson Mercer
DateOpponentResult
Nov 28VS NYIW 5-4
Nov 30@PHI
Dec 01VS SJ
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1121022
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matthew Knies
DateOpponentResult
Nov 28VS FLAW 2-1
Nov 30VS SEA
Dec 02VS BOS
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-123
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Dawson Mercer
4.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matthew Knies
3.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 86 28 29 57 20 14 165 16 40 70 61
23-24 NJ 20 5 3 8 -6 6 34 17 5 58 13
ON PACE 82 20 12 32 -6 24 139 17 20 237 53
3-YEAR AVG 58 16 18 34 -2 15 107 22 96 33
Totals 199 53 61 114 -7 52 360 16 74 352 117
Career Matthew Knies
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23-24 TOR 20 6 4 10 0 12 27 14 30 0 7
ON PACE 82 24 16 41 0 49 110 14 123 0 28
3-YEAR AVG 8 0 2 2 4 3 5 7 0 2
Totals 40 7 8 15 4 18 38 10 47 0 10
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