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PIT
7
4
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NYR
4
3
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CAR
2
3
• Q • • SCRI SCRI
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BUF
1
5
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PHI
BOS
1
5
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WPG
2
1
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NAS
2
3
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3
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SJ
2
1
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UTA
LA
6
3
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Alex Newhook or Noah Dobson

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Alex Newhook

Alex Newhook

C • Montreal Canadiens MON
Noah Dobson

Noah Dobson

D • Montreal Canadiens MON
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Outlook Noah Dobson

Noah Dobson provides sturdy blueline floor and peripheral stability in Montreal

Noah Dobson enters his age-26 campaign firmly established as Montreal's defensive anchor. Coming off a 47-point campaign in 2025 where he tallied 12 goals and 188 blocked shots, Dobson remains a reliable all-situations presence. With Kaiden Guhle sidelined to begin the season, Dobson will shoulder massive top-pairing minutes right out of the gate.

Our season projection calls for an almost identical stat line: 12 goals, 35 assists, 158 shots on goal, and 188 blocks over 80 games. While he may not reach his 71-point career high set in 2023, his steady shot generation and robust block totals provide immense floor in standard and category formats alike.

Carrying an ADP of 31.35, fantasy managers are drafting Dobson as a reliable top-tier defenseman in rounds three or four. While our data suggests his offensive ceiling is capped near the 50-point mark, his combination of durable ice time and high-end peripherals justifies his standing as an everyday fantasy anchor.

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Performance Alex Newhook
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Newhook
OWN
 
2%
-2.44 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-1.63 compared to last week
OWN/START Noah Dobson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
+0.83 compared to last week
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Expert Consensus Alex Newhook
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alex Newhook

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 100th with 164.5 total points (2.70 avg).
  • He is currently 478.1 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 61 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3279
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2459
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.541
Breakdown Noah Dobson

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 18th with 307.0 total points (3.30 avg).
  • He is currently 125.5 points behind the leader: Evan Bouchard
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 93 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.129
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3871
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.9247
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Alex Newhook

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Injury Noah Dobson

No Injury Reported

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Matchups Alex Newhook
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Alex Newhook
3.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Noah Dobson
9.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Alex Newhook
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 COL 78 14 22 36 13 14 121 13 41 146 41
22-23 COL 88 14 17 31 -2 26 119 13 64 221 28
23-24 MON 55 15 19 34 -11 18 85 16 31 230 31
24-25 MON 87 16 12 28 -24 28 126 15 91 249 34
25-26 MON 49 13 13 26 7 14 67 14 58 142 22
3-YEAR AVG 64 15 15 29 -28 20 93 60 207 29
Totals 408 80 94 174 -8 120 566 13 322 1038 176
Career Noah Dobson
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
19-20 NYI 36 1 7 8 -1 8 39 13 28 0 31
21-22 NYI 44 3 11 14 4 8 60 15 35 0 45
21-22 NYI 87 13 40 53 -1 20 202 20 80 0 155
22-23 NYI 88 13 38 51 7 22 218 19 62 0 111
23-24 NYI 87 10 61 71 10 42 181 23 72 0 186
24-25 NYI 72 10 29 39 -16 28 196 22 56 0 126
25-26 MON 88 12 35 47 5 34 158 20 62 0 188
3-YEAR AVG 82 11 42 52 -1 35 178 63 0 167
Totals 541 63 231 294 0 164 1108 19 435 0 901
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MIN @SF 03:45 EDT EST
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PIT vs STL 06:40 EDT EST
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