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Brett Howden or Robert Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Brett Howden

Brett Howden

C • Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Robert Thomas

Robert Thomas

C • St. Louis Blues STL
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Howden over Thomas

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Howden ... 12.5%

BOTH ... 62.5%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.44 0.25 1.69 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 6.55 -2.73 0.86 9.58 0.36 1.11 2.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Brett Howden

Howden aims to stay hot on Vegas second line against Blues

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 21 hrs ago
Latest News Brett Howden
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Howden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Thomas ... 25%

BOTH ... 62.5%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 4
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.18 2.60 2.77 1.14 0.01 1.13 0.21 0.10 0.00 2.06 2.47 0.46 1.37 5.99 31.97 4.0
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Robert Thomas

Thomas centers top line in high-paced home clash with Vegas

Robert Thomas leads the St. Louis Blues onto home ice at Enterprise Center tonight for a Western Conference clash against the Vegas Golden Knights. Centering the top line between Dylan Holloway and Jimmy Snuggerud while running point on the PP1 unit, the Blues captain brings reliable form into this matchup with five points across his last six games while skating over 20 minutes per contest. St. Louis (4–4–1) enters as a slight home underdog against a first-place Vegas squad in what projects to be a higher-scoring environment, facing netminder Adin Hill (confirmed). Backed by his heavy offensive deployment, Thomas is well-positioned to make an impact.

Our projection for tonight has Thomas producing ~1 point with ~1–2 shots on goal and upside for a power-play contribution, translating to roughly 3.9 fantasy points. While he is not a high-volume shooter, his elite playmaking vision and secure top-line minutes provide a very trustworthy floor. Looking across this fantasy week, St. Louis has three total games on the schedule, leaving just one remaining contest after tonight against Carolina, with our models projecting about 4.9 weekly fantasy points overall. Given his prominent role and the elevated scoring environment, he should be comfortably active in all formats. Today's action: Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brett Howden
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2025-123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
42611387
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Robert Thomas
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0221203
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1565746
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brett Howden
OWN
17%
+12.59 compared to last week
START
11%
+7.09 compared to last week
OWN/START Robert Thomas
OWN
80%
-1.29 compared to last week
START
50%
-0.35 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brett Howden
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Robert Thomas
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brett Howden

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 37.5 total points (3.13 avg).
  • He is currently 71.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 25 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 22nd among C.
  • Top 100 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among C.
  • Ranked 28th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 21 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 15:36:15.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 10 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Ranked 126th in blocked shots with 4.
  • Ranked 165th in faceoffs won with 7.
  • Ranked 41st in hits with 18.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2738
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.25
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.4643
Breakdown Robert Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 73rd with 26.0 total points (2.60 avg).
  • He is currently 83 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 105th in goals with 1.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Ranked 54th in +/- with 2.
  • Ranked 150th in shots on goal with 10.
  • Top 20 in time on ice with 20:14:24.0000 and is currently ranked 18th among C.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 4 and is currently ranked 100th among C.
  • Top 20 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 19th among C.
  • Ranked 71st in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Top 10 in shorthanded goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Top 13 in faceoffs won with 106 and is currently ranked 11th among C.
  • Ranked 186th in hits with 4.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: -0.0429
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.0714
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: EVEN
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brett Howden

No Injury Reported

Injury Robert Thomas

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brett Howden
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS TBL 2-6
Oct 22@STLL 2-6
Oct 24@CBJ
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1015-302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Robert Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS WPGW 2-1
Oct 22VS VGKW 6-2
Oct 24VS CAR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0221202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brett Howden
3.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Robert Thomas
7.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brett Howden
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 NYR 67 6 17 23 -16 14 74 14 64 355 48
19-20 NYR 72 9 11 20 -13 28 65 13 72 257 68
21-22 NYR 52 1 6 7 -2 11 33 10 57 119 35
21-22 VGK 67 9 11 20 9 12 39 7 62 140 36
22-23 VGK 61 8 8 16 13 55 58 12 128 117 39
23-24 VGK 80 8 12 20 -11 29 78 12 94 169 54
24-25 VGK 88 26 17 43 18 48 135 14 137 280 61
25-26 VGK 73 16 11 27 -7 43 74 13 115 289 20
26-27 VGK 11 5 3 8 3 10 18 15 16 7 4
ON PACE 75 34 20 54 3 68 123 15 109 47 27
3-YEAR AVG 82 17 13 30 -2 41 99 122 250 46
Totals 618 102 103 205 -3 289 641 12 861 1796 392
Career Robert Thomas
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 STL 70 9 24 33 -2 14 80 13 14 97 22
19-20 STL 66 10 32 42 9 18 87 14 13 136 13
21-22 STL 30 3 8 11 1 8 17 11 3 85 8
21-22 STL 84 21 60 81 21 16 120 16 13 579 25
22-23 STL 80 18 47 65 -6 22 105 17 15 635 29
23-24 STL 82 26 60 86 9 48 170 20 14 876 47
24-25 STL 75 23 65 88 19 22 152 19 22 779 48
25-26 STL 70 25 39 64 23 24 102 17 10 547 40
26-27 STL 10 1 5 6 2 4 10 20 4 106 10
ON PACE 82 8 41 49 2 32 82 20 32 869 82
3-YEAR AVG 76 25 55 80 52 32 142 16 743 46
Totals 595 138 351 489 69 192 873 17 127 4009 258
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