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Frederick Gaudreau or Anthony Cirelli

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Frederick Gaudreau

Frederick Gaudreau

C • Seattle Kraken SEA
Anthony Cirelli

Anthony Cirelli

C • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gaudreau over Cirelli

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Gaudreau ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.48 0.23 1.71 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.12 0.29 0.04 0.42 4.13 16.59 3.1
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 Frederick Gaudreau

Gaudreau anchors Kraken fourth line against Utah at Climate Pledge Arena

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
Latest News Frederick Gaudreau
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cirelli over Gaudreau

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cirelli ... 50%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
2.69 0.60 3.29 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.01 4.70 1.91 0.95 1.32 1.09 25.31 7.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.35 0.3 0.65 0.01 0.01 0 0.02 0.01 0.01 1.35 0.46 0.47 0.66 0.55 8.66 3
Not available due to injury or suspension.
Outlook Anthony Cirelli

Cirelli questionable ahead of high-scoring road clash at Colorado

Anthony Cirelli enters Friday’s road showdown at Ball Arena as questionable with an undisclosed injury, making his availability against Colorado one to monitor closely through pregame warmups. When healthy, Cirelli enjoys prime top-line center deployment alongside Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov, supplemented by PP2 duties. He has maintained solid form with four points in his last five outings for a strong 7-2-0 Tampa Bay squad. Tonight, the Lightning face a projected higher-scoring environment as slight underdogs against the Avalanche, who are expected to turn to Mackenzie Blackwood (unconfirmed) in goal.

Assuming he is cleared to play, our projections slate Cirelli for ~1 point and ~1–2 shots on goal with a good chance to score, translating to 3.0 fantasy points. Looking at the weekly slate, Tampa Bay is playing a three-game week and begins a back-to-back tonight before heading to Utah tomorrow, with our data projecting 7.1 total fantasy points for the week. His top-line spot provides upside, but the injury uncertainty creates lineup risk for managers. Today's action: Cautious Start.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 4 hrs ago
Latest News Anthony Cirelli
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Performance Frederick Gaudreau
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2023003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
5278407
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Anthony Cirelli
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2023102
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2245225
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Frederick Gaudreau
OWN
14%
+6.88 compared to last week
START
12%
+6.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Anthony Cirelli
OWN
35%
-3.9 compared to last week
START
23%
-0.6 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Frederick Gaudreau
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Anthony Cirelli
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Frederick Gaudreau

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 38.2 total points (3.47 avg).
  • He is currently 70.8 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 10 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 9th among C.
  • Ranked 131st in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 39th in +/- with 3.
  • Ranked 104th in shots on goal with 13.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 15:19:27.2727, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 93rd among C.
  • Top 6 in blocked shots with 13 and is currently ranked 6th among C.
  • Ranked 51st in faceoffs won with 66.
  • Ranked 165th in hits with 5.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.5455
  • AVG Assists per game: -0.0682
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.4318
Breakdown Anthony Cirelli

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 69th with 27.0 total points (3.00 avg).
  • He is currently 82 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 50th among C.
  • Ranked 130th in assists with 2.
  • Top 25 in +/- with 4 and is currently ranked 23rd among C.
  • Ranked 102nd in shots on goal with 14.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 17:00:06.6666, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 57th among C.
  • Ranked 105th in total penalty minutes with 4.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 6 and is currently ranked 84th among C.
  • Top 28 in faceoffs won with 82 and is currently ranked 27th among C.
  • Ranked 153rd in hits with 6.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: -0.0953
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.0793
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.1587
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Frederick Gaudreau

No Injury Reported

Injury Anthony Cirelli

UNDISCLOSED - Since Oct 22, 2026

Cirelli is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Lightning.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Frederick Gaudreau
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS DETW 4-3
Oct 22VS UTAW 5-3
Oct 24VS MIN
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
3034203
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Anthony Cirelli
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@VGKW 6-2
Oct 23@COL
Oct 24@UTA
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2022101
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Frederick Gaudreau
4.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Anthony Cirelli
7.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Frederick Gaudreau
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 NSH 8 0 1 1 2 0 8 9 1 1 4
17-18 NSH 20 0 3 3 0 2 14 9 8 69 8
18-19 NSH 55 3 1 4 0 2 44 9 23 157 17
21-22 MIN 83 14 30 44 9 8 134 15 48 473 45
22-23 MIN 87 22 18 40 8 14 153 16 51 540 58
23-24 MIN 81 5 10 15 -22 12 105 11 21 273 47
24-25 MIN 88 18 19 37 0 8 111 15 55 551 67
25-26 SEA 69 7 17 24 -1 11 70 15 37 293 52
26-27 SEA 11 6 2 8 3 0 13 15 5 66 13
ON PACE 82 44 14 59 3 0 96 15 37 492 96
3-YEAR AVG 79 10 15 25 -23 10 95 38 372 55
Totals 545 79 111 190 9 61 698 13 269 2571 328
Career Anthony Cirelli
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 TB 83 19 21 40 25 34 125 14 94 506 49
19-20 TB 70 18 26 44 30 32 117 18 91 443 49
21-22 TB 51 9 13 22 1 10 70 15 61 205 28
21-22 TB 87 18 26 44 15 70 150 16 80 452 67
22-23 TB 64 14 20 34 16 37 121 16 51 473 58
23-24 TB 87 20 27 47 -5 38 134 17 75 482 81
24-25 TB 87 28 32 60 26 46 165 18 39 680 80
25-26 TB 88 23 31 54 44 50 129 15 65 594 53
26-27 TB 9 3 2 5 4 4 14 17 6 82 6
ON PACE 82 27 18 45 4 36 127 17 54 747 54
3-YEAR AVG 87 24 30 54 65 45 143 60 585 71
Totals 699 166 215 381 170 357 1143 16 722 4253 520
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