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Brandon Saad or Dawson Mercer

Who Should I Start? - Week 30 • Start New
Brandon Saad

Brandon Saad

LWVegas Golden Knights VGK
Dawson Mercer

Dawson Mercer

CNew Jersey Devils NJ
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Saad over Mercer

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mercer over Saad

 
 
 
 
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Performance Brandon Saad
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0118-103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
14513106
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dawson Mercer
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1016-303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
31411-326
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandon Saad
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Dawson Mercer
OWN
 
6%
-1.9 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandon Saad
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dawson Mercer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandon Saad

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 147.0 total points (1.93 avg).
  • He is currently 296.4 points behind the leader: Kyle Connor
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among LW.
  • Top 25 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 24th among LW.
  • Ranked 40th in +/- with 2.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 33 and is currently ranked 41st among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 14:12:37.1428, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 98th among LW.
  • Top 22 in faceoffs won with 9 and is currently ranked 22nd among LW.
  • Ranked 123rd in hits with 3.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 76 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1711
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2368
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7895
Breakdown Dawson Mercer

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 77th with 203.5 total points (2.37 avg).
  • He is currently 330.7 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 66th among C.
  • Ranked 109th in assists with 4.
  • Ranked 259th in +/- with -9.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 38 and is currently ranked 42nd among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 18:36:31.5789 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Ranked 107th in total penalty minutes with 6.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 14 and is currently ranked 42nd among C.
  • Ranked 18th in powerplay goals with 3.
  • Ranked 95th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 128th in faceoffs won with 37.
  • Ranked 69th in hits with 24.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 86 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2326
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1977
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7326
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brandon Saad

No Injury Reported

Injury Dawson Mercer

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandon Saad
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS MIN
May 01@MIN
May 03VS MIN
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
02214-106
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dawson Mercer
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@CAR
May 02VS CAR
May 04@CAR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
21311-128
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandon Saad
4.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dawson Mercer
3.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brandon Saad
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0 0
13-14 CHI 78 19 28 47 20 20 159 16 48 50 20
14-15 CHI 81 23 28 51 6 12 202 17 53 38 28
15-16 CLB 77 30 21 51 1 14 232 17 42 18 24
16-17 CLB 82 24 30 54 24 8 212 17 24 3 26
17-18 CHI 82 18 17 35 -9 14 235 17 31 56 31
18-19 CHI 80 23 24 47 -9 12 195 17 52 24 25
19-20 CHI 59 22 13 35 2 16 143 16 36 24 20
21-22 COL 49 15 9 24 1 12 68 12 16 27 10
21-22 STL 85 24 25 49 11 10 162 15 20 8 20
22-23 STL 76 18 18 36 -6 12 120 15 23 4 30
23-24 STL 82 26 16 42 -4 20 144 15 13 12 16
24-25 STL 82 13 18 31 -8 6 136 13 14 12 21
ON PACE 78 12 17 29 -8 5 129 13 13 11 20
3-YEAR AVG 85 23 21 44 2 15 150 21 9 24
Totals 993 275 268 543 51 184 2154 15 429 298 291
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 82 20 13 33 -26 29 134 17 23 119 43
24-25 NJ 86 20 17 37 0 18 149 17 55 104 61
ON PACE 82 19 16 35 0 17 142 17 52 99 58
3-YEAR AVG 87 22 24 46 -27 24 153 30 137 49
Totals 347 88 88 176 -27 93 609 16 147 517 208
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