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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Brett Howden

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

C • Edmonton Oilers EDM
Brett Howden

Brett Howden

C • Vegas Golden Knights VGK
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nugent-Hopkins over Howden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Nugent-Hopkins ... 28.57%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.39 1.50 2.89 2.70 1.33 1.37 0.01 0.00 0.01 5.89 -0.06 0.14 0.19 1.48 12.46 6.2
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 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins returns to Oilers lineup tonight against Hurricanes

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 21 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Howden over Nugent-Hopkins

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Howden ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

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

Brett Howden has seen his fantasy roster rate surge from 3% up to 17% over the past week thanks to a scorching stretch featuring four goals and six points across his last seven games. Operating on the second line alongside William Karlsson and Mitch Marner, Howden is taking full advantage of quality five-on-five minutes. Tonight, the first-place Golden Knights travel to Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues. Vegas enters the matchup as slight road favorites in what projects to be a higher-scoring environment, giving Howden a favorable spot to challenge Blues netminder Joel Hofer (confirmed).

Our daily projection pegs Howden for a small goal chance and ~0.5–1.0 point, accompanied by ~1–2 shots on goal and steady peripheral checking. Without regular power-play duties, his offensive upside relies heavily on linemate execution at even strength, pointing to roughly 1.8 fantasy points tonight. Across this three-game week for Vegas, this represents the second contest, leaving only one road game on the schedule after tonight. While his current shooting percentage will inevitably normalize, his elevated top-six role makes him a viable short-term option in deeper setups. Today’s action: Stream.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
OWN
74%
+6.13 compared to last week
START
24%
+19.84 compared to last week
OWN/START Brett Howden
OWN
17%
+12.59 compared to last week
START
11%
+7.09 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brett Howden
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 169th with 8.7 total points (8.70 avg).
  • He is currently 100.3 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 121st in goals with 1.
  • Ranked 158th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 102nd in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 197th in shots on goal with 4.
  • Ranked 179th in time on ice with 10:29:00.0000.
  • Ranked 204th in blocked shots with 1.
  • Ranked 46th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 68th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 158th in faceoffs won with 9.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.375
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.5
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.125
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
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

No Injury Reported

Injury Brett Howden

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS MINW 4-3
Oct 22VS CARW 6-5
Oct 24VS TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
8.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brett Howden
3.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 EDM 61 18 34 52 1 16 134 17 0 0 0
13-14 EDM 40 4 20 24 3 8 78 18 23 226 27
13-14 EDM 80 19 35 54 -13 26 178 20 72 541 35
14-15 EDM 77 24 34 58 -14 25 191 20 92 627 37
15-16 EDM 55 12 19 31 -11 18 107 18 37 363 36
16-17 EDM 81 18 24 42 -9 29 197 17 47 549 35
17-18 EDM 63 25 25 50 11 20 155 18 45 374 40
18-19 EDM 82 29 40 69 -12 26 208 20 70 380 39
19-20 EDM 67 23 40 63 2 33 178 20 35 206 45
21-22 EDM 46 14 18 32 -5 20 120 20 25 51 26
21-22 EDM 72 12 41 53 6 16 163 17 43 189 36
22-23 EDM 87 37 70 107 10 39 213 19 54 315 26
23-24 EDM 87 19 54 73 11 36 189 19 70 237 37
24-25 EDM 88 23 31 54 4 24 177 18 30 304 53
25-26 EDM 79 22 39 61 -10 23 139 18 31 186 36
26-27 EDM 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 20 0 9 1
ON PACE 8 8 8 16 0 0 32 20 0 73 8
3-YEAR AVG 96 24 48 73 6 31 190 62 266 51
Totals 1137 319 561 880 -34 383 2571 19 767 4746 564
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
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