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Who Should I Start? - Week 33 • Start New
Brandon Saad

Brandon Saad

LWVegas Golden Knights VGK
Nic Dowd

Nic Dowd

CWashington Capitals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Saad over Dowd

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dowd over Saad

 
 
 
 
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Performance Brandon Saad
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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
0003025
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nic Dowd
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-343
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0005-344
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 Nic Dowd
OWN
 
9%
+0.71 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+0.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandon Saad
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nic Dowd
30th
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 149.0 total points (1.89 avg).
  • He is currently 326.4 points behind the leader: Kyle Connor
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 88th among LW.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 30th among LW.
  • Ranked 53rd in +/- with 1.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 24 and is currently ranked 43rd among LW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 13:22:46.6666, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among LW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 77th among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 3 and is currently ranked 76th among LW.
  • Top 16 in faceoffs won with 8 and is currently ranked 16th among LW.
  • Ranked 97th in hits with 7.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 79 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1646
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2278
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7595
Breakdown Nic Dowd

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 101st with 174.5 total points (1.96 avg).
  • He is currently 376.7 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 101st in goals with 2.
  • Ranked 150th in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 220th in +/- with -3.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 22, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among C.
  • Ranked 111th in time on ice with 14:36:45.8823.
  • Top 6 in total penalty minutes with 22 and is currently ranked 6th among C.
  • Top 3 in blocked shots with 28 and is currently ranked 3rd among C.
  • Top 13 in shorthanded goals with 1 and is currently ranked 12th among C.
  • Top 19 in faceoffs won with 129 and is currently ranked 18th among C.
  • Top 35 in hits with 30 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 89 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1573
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1573
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.0787
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brandon Saad

LOWER BODY - Since May 10, 2025

Saad is dealing with a lower-body injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Golden Knights.
Injury Nic Dowd

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandon Saad
DateOpponentResult
May 12@EDML 3-0
May 14VS EDM
May 16@EDM
May 18VS EDM
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0112306
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nic Dowd
DateOpponentResult
May 12@CARL 5-2
May 15VS CAR
May 17@CAR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1127-4187
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandon Saad
4.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nic Dowd
4.06
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 84 13 18 31 -8 8 139 13 18 13 21
3-YEAR AVG 81 19 17 36 -18 13 134 18 10 22
Totals 998 275 268 543 51 186 2157 15 434 299 292
Career Nic Dowd
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 LA 69 6 15 21 -15 29 77 12 138 329 35
17-18 LA 56 3 1 4 -10 28 51 10 81 202 30
18-19 WAS 64 8 14 22 9 20 47 10 97 245 37
19-20 WAS 57 9 9 18 13 28 56 10 120 281 26
21-22 WAS 51 9 2 11 2 24 59 14 96 386 38
21-22 WAS 75 11 14 25 9 44 93 12 144 525 59
22-23 WAS 71 13 12 25 6 26 62 12 136 433 61
23-24 WAS 74 12 10 22 -2 53 63 13 132 522 77
24-25 WAS 87 14 14 28 8 60 93 15 139 628 91
3-YEAR AVG 77 13 12 25 12 46 73 136 528 76
Totals 630 90 94 184 19 333 630 12 1150 3722 472
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