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Mats Zuccarello or Mattias Ekholm

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Mats Zuccarello

Mats Zuccarello

RWMinnesota Wild MIN
Mattias Ekholm

Mattias Ekholm

DEdmonton Oilers EDM
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Performance Mats Zuccarello
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0222201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
16713125
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mattias Ekholm
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0000003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0000006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Mats Zuccarello
OWN
70%
-2.42 compared to last week
START
40%
-14.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Mattias Ekholm
OWN
70%
-4.21 compared to last week
START
28%
-7.55 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Mats Zuccarello
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mattias Ekholm
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Mats Zuccarello

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 235.4 total points (3.41 avg).
  • He is currently 238.3 points behind the leader: Nikita Kucherov
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 33rd among RW.
  • Top 20 in assists with 9 and is currently ranked 20th among RW.
  • Ranked 106th in +/- with -6.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 49 and is currently ranked 22nd among RW.
  • Top 3 in time on ice with 20:16:09.0000 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 49th among RW.
  • Top 15 in blocked shots with 16 and is currently ranked 11th among RW.
  • Ranked 41st in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 13 in powerplay assists with 4 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Ranked 49th in faceoffs won with 2.
  • Ranked 58th in hits with 14.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 69 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2754
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.5072
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.2029
Breakdown Mattias Ekholm

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 42nd with 209.5 total points (3.22 avg).
  • He is currently 238.5 points behind the leader: Cale Makar
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.2 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among D.
  • Top 100 in assists with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among D.
  • Ranked 129th in +/- with 1.
  • Ranked 198th in shots on goal with 9.
  • Ranked 248th in time on ice with 04:07:48.5714.
  • Ranked 200th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 213th in blocked shots with 9.
  • Ranked 67th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 234th in hits with 3.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 65 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1385
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3692
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.2308
Next Up Health Check
Injury Mats Zuccarello

No Injury Reported

Injury Mattias Ekholm

UNDISCLOSED - Since Apr 11, 2025

Ekholm is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the ice for the Oilers. He is expected to miss the first round of the playoffs.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Mats Zuccarello
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ANAW 3-2
Apr 20@VGK
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0666305
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mattias Ekholm
DateOpponentResult
Apr 14VS LAL 5-0
Apr 16@SJW 3-0
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
10112208
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Mats Zuccarello
11.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mattias Ekholm
4.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Mats Zuccarello
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
10-11 NYR 42 5 16 21 1 6 72 14 0 0 0
11-12 NYR 10 2 1 3 0 6 10 10 0 0 0
13-14 NYR 15 3 5 8 10 8 27 16 27 0 15
13-14 NYR 77 19 40 59 11 32 170 17 116 3 41
14-15 NYR 78 15 33 48 17 45 154 17 120 16 42
15-16 NYR 82 26 36 62 2 36 167 18 89 5 70
16-17 NYR 77 15 42 57 16 26 182 18 79 6 51
17-18 NYR 81 17 36 53 -9 36 183 18 62 21 67
18-19 NYR 49 12 29 41 -7 24 107 19 58 11 44
19-20 MIN 67 15 24 39 -11 18 98 15 13 9 37
21-22 MIN 39 11 20 31 7 6 64 15 10 7 15
21-22 MIN 82 24 59 83 25 28 161 16 36 22 35
22-23 MIN 87 24 48 72 -4 30 212 19 55 28 54
23-24 MIN 75 12 51 63 -5 30 173 17 22 27 50
24-25 MIN 69 19 35 54 0 22 152 19 32 14 48
ON PACE 69 19 35 54 0 22 152 19 32 14 48
3-YEAR AVG 83 20 54 74 15 30 185 39 27 47
Totals 951 220 488 708 50 359 1970 17 733 179 585
Career Mattias Ekholm
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 NSH 2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 12 0 0 0
13-14 NSH 62 1 8 9 -8 10 58 16 42 0 55
14-15 NSH 81 7 11 18 11 54 87 18 57 1 103
15-16 NSH 82 9 26 35 14 44 118 20 67 0 107
16-17 NSH 81 3 18 21 3 34 116 23 59 0 108
17-18 NSH 81 11 24 35 23 46 135 23 77 0 120
18-19 NSH 80 8 36 44 23 47 146 23 68 0 107
19-20 NSH 68 8 25 33 0 32 156 23 48 0 100
21-22 NAS 46 6 16 22 17 12 103 22 22 0 45
21-22 NAS 84 6 26 32 14 44 149 22 80 0 97
22-23 NAS 85 9 27 36 29 32 142 21 111 0 111
23-24 EDM 87 11 35 46 44 49 185 20 138 0 103
24-25 EDM 82 9 24 33 11 30 145 17 41 0 95
ON PACE 82 9 24 33 11 30 145 17 41 0 95
3-YEAR AVG 89 9 31 40 84 43 166 117 0 107
Totals 964 94 288 382 189 450 1618 21 860 1 1208
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