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Oliver Kapanen or Chris Kreider

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

C • Montreal Canadiens MON
Chris Kreider

Chris Kreider

LW • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kapanen over Kreider

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kapanen ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 1.7
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.10 0.07 0.17 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.01 4.82 0.01 0.99 0.59 0.77 1.49 1.7
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.24 0.15 0.39 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 0 0.01 1.56 0.02 0.49 0.3 0.78 3.57 2.2
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Outlook Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen elevated to top-line center tonight in Chicago

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kreider over Kapanen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kreider ... 50%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 1.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.24 0.53 0.77 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.38 -1.47 0.61 3.74 1.03 0.52 1.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.21 0.38 0.59 0.16 0.05 0.11 0 0 0 1.59 -0.09 0.31 1.37 0.28 0.22 2.3
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Outlook Chris Kreider

Kreider looks to break scoring slump as Canadiens visit Blackhawks

Chris Kreider and the Canadiens travel to the United Center tonight to take on the Blackhawks. Montreal enters as a road favorite in what profiles as a higher-scoring environment, likely facing Spencer Knight (unconfirmed) in net for Chicago. Kreider has cooled off considerably after joining Montreal, going without a point and generating just six shots over his last five contests. With Montreal adjusting to top-line injuries including Nick Suzuki, the 35-year-old veteran is currently slotted on the second line alongside Alex Newhook and Josh Anderson with secondary power-play duties, which has seen his fantasy roster rate drop to 33%.

Our projection for tonight expects Kreider to muster ~0.5–1.0 point with a small goal chance and ~1–2 shots on goal, translating to roughly 2.2 fantasy points with modest physical coverage. Looking across the full fantasy week, Montreal has three total scheduled games, leaving just one remaining contest against Winnipeg on Sunday after tonight. Given his recent slump, diminished shot volume, and secondary power-play assignment, managers in standard leagues can look for better floor elsewhere. Today’s action: Cautious Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Oliver Kapanen
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0005022
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0005022
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Chris Kreider
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-302
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0006-225
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Oliver Kapanen
OWN
 
7%
+5.67 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+5.88 compared to last week
OWN/START Chris Kreider
OWN
32%
-13.13 compared to last week
START
23%
+8.29 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Oliver Kapanen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Kreider
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Oliver Kapanen

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 203rd with 3.0 total points (1.50 avg).
  • He is currently 106 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 91st in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 188th in shots on goal with 5.
  • Ranked 226th in time on ice with 03:41:40.0000.
  • Ranked 143rd in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 200th in blocked shots with 1.
  • Ranked 226th in hits with 1.

    • 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: -0.4444
  • AVG Assists per game: -0.2222
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.1667
Breakdown Chris Kreider

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 75th with 14.0 total points (1.56 avg).
  • He is currently 61.5 points behind the leader: Kirill Kaprizov
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among LW.
  • Top 50 in assists with 3 and is currently ranked 43rd among LW.
  • Ranked 87th in +/- with -2.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 9, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 81st among LW.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 15:00:20.0000 and is currently ranked 42nd among LW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 78th among LW.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 5 and is currently ranked 39th among LW.
  • Ranked 38th in faceoffs won with 2.
  • Ranked 39th in hits with 15.

    • 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: -0.4603
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1904
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Oliver Kapanen

No Injury Reported

Injury Chris Kreider

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Oliver Kapanen
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS SJL 3-4
Oct 23@CHI
Oct 25@WPG
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0002001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Chris Kreider
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS SJL 3-4
Oct 23@CHI
Oct 25@WPG
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001-101
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Oliver Kapanen
5.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Kreider
7.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Oliver Kapanen
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 MON 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24-25 MON 25 0 3 3 -5 2 16 8 3 32 8
25-26 MON 88 22 15 37 4 24 134 13 33 311 70
26-27 MON 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 1 0 1
ON PACE 45 0 0 0 0 18 45 4 9 0 9
3-YEAR AVG 38 7 6 13 -1 9 50 12 114 26
Totals 138 22 18 40 -3 28 156 10 37 351 79
Career Chris Kreider
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 NYR 66 17 20 37 14 72 136 15 146 8 18
14-15 NYR 80 21 25 46 24 88 180 15 162 9 17
15-16 NYR 80 22 22 44 11 58 162 15 178 5 34
16-17 NYR 72 26 24 50 6 58 171 17 125 5 26
17-18 NYR 59 16 22 38 -1 44 139 15 103 25 24
18-19 NYR 80 28 25 53 3 57 202 17 160 27 50
19-20 NYR 65 26 21 47 11 58 163 17 116 61 42
21-22 NYR 52 20 10 30 -1 34 102 16 115 30 35
21-22 NYR 88 53 26 79 22 41 263 17 149 71 41
22-23 NYR 86 40 20 60 20 26 232 17 130 40 25
23-24 NYR 86 41 37 78 19 28 255 18 85 35 21
24-25 NYR 76 22 8 30 -5 24 151 14 79 27 26
25-26 ANA 88 23 32 55 0 34 145 15 85 15 22
26-27 MON 8 1 3 4 -2 2 8 15 12 2 5
ON PACE 72 9 27 36 -2 18 72 15 109 18 45
3-YEAR AVG 87 31 27 57 11 30 194 93 26 24
Totals 1053 375 306 681 112 646 2419 16 1775 367 406
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