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Keegan Kolesar or Egor Chinakhov

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Keegan Kolesar

Keegan Kolesar

RW • Detroit Red Wings DET
Egor Chinakhov

Egor Chinakhov

RW • Pittsburgh Penguins PIT
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kolesar over Chinakhov

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kolesar ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0.5
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.02 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 2.49 -0.30 1.50 10.10 0.86 1.12 0.5
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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Latest News Keegan Kolesar
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Chinakhov over Kolesar

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Chinakhov ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 1.2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.15 0.07 1.22 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.16 -1.21 0.35 1.33 0.28 0.00 1.2
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 Egor Chinakhov

Chinakhov steps into top-line role as Penguins host Panthers

Egor Chinakhov gets an intriguing opportunity tonight as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Florida Panthers at PPG Paints Arena. With Bryan Rust sidelined on injured reserve, Chinakhov is elevated to top-line even-strength duties alongside Sidney Crosby. While the 25-year-old winger has started slowly with just one goal across his last six games, his ownership has ticked up to 12% in anticipation of increased minutes. The Penguins enter as slight home favorites in what projects to be a higher-scoring environment against a 5–3–2 Florida squad, with goaltender Cooper Black (unconfirmed) expected between the pipes for the Panthers.

Our daily projection sees Chinakhov capitalizing on his elevated role, anticipating ~1 point, ~2–3 shots on goal, and a good chance to score, amounting to roughly 2.8 fantasy points. While he currently lacks top power-play positioning, skating alongside Crosby at five-on-five offers immediate offensive upside. Across Pittsburgh's three-game weekly schedule, which wraps up after tonight with a home tilt against Nashville, our data projects 2.5 total fantasy points. For managers needing offensive punch in deeper formats or daily lineups, he makes for an opportunistic play. Today’s action: Stream.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 21 hrs ago
Latest News Egor Chinakhov
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Keegan Kolesar
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0002053
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-397
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Egor Chinakhov
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1011-104
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1017-227
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Keegan Kolesar
OWN
 
1%
No change since last week.
START
 
1%
+0.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Egor Chinakhov
OWN
16%
+15.6 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+5.73 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Keegan Kolesar
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Egor Chinakhov
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Keegan Kolesar

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 94th with 4.0 total points (0.40 avg).
  • He is currently 63.5 points behind the leader: Mark Stone

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 89th in +/- with -3.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among RW.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 10:58:54.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among RW.
  • Top 6 in total penalty minutes with 20 and is currently ranked 4th among RW.
  • Top 6 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 6th among RW.
  • Ranked 51st in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Top 7 in hits with 31 and is currently ranked 5th among RW.

    • 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: EVEN
  • AVG Assists per game: -0.1429
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.1714
Breakdown Egor Chinakhov

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 49th among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 64th with 15.0 total points (1.88 avg).
  • He is currently 52.5 points behind the leader: Mark Stone
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RW.
  • Top 100 in assists with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 80th among RW.
  • Ranked 84th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 14, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among RW.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 11:31:38.1818, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among RW.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 4 and is currently ranked 42nd among RW.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among RW.
  • Top 16 in powerplay goals with 1 and is currently ranked 14th among RW.
  • Ranked 82nd in hits with 4.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 8 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.25
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.125
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.75
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Keegan Kolesar

No Injury Reported

Injury Egor Chinakhov

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Keegan Kolesar
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@SEAL 3-4
Oct 22@VANW 5-2
Oct 24@CGY
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-223
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Egor Chinakhov
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@UTAL 4-5
Oct 22VS FLAW 4-0
Oct 24VS NSH
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1011-102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Keegan Kolesar
4.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Egor Chinakhov
2.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Keegan Kolesar
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 VEG 50 2 8 10 -6 30 41 7 92 37 12
21-22 VGK 86 8 17 25 -8 73 98 11 255 76 46
22-23 VGK 85 9 10 19 4 73 67 10 296 8 33
23-24 VGK 87 8 10 18 -9 49 77 10 264 9 43
24-25 VGK 88 12 18 30 3 55 91 13 258 6 53
25-26 VGK 88 6 11 17 -17 57 71 11 305 13 52
26-27 DET 10 0 0 0 -3 20 4 10 31 1 10
ON PACE 82 0 0 0 -3 164 32 10 254 8 82
3-YEAR AVG 90 9 13 22 -25 56 81 284 10 50
Totals 562 49 82 131 -37 416 493 10 1713 205 272
Career Egor Chinakhov
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
26-27 PIT 10 1 1 2 -2 4 11 10 3 0 3
ON PACE 74 7 7 14 -2 29 82 10 22 0 22
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 11 2 1 3 -2 4 14 11 4 0 3
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