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Jack McBain or Chris Kreider

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Jack McBain

Jack McBain

C • Utah Mammoth UTA
Chris Kreider

Chris Kreider

LW • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McBain over Kreider

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

McBain ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.07 1.22 1.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 4.03 1.35 3.59 15.33 0.31 8.03 2.0
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 Jack McBain

McBain brings physical bottom-six role into road clash with Kraken

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
Latest News Jack McBain
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kreider over McBain

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kreider ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

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 Jack McBain
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0114273
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0225396
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 Jack McBain
OWN
12%
+0.58 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-0.71 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 Jack McBain
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Kreider
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jack McBain

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 112th with 18.5 total points (1.68 avg).
  • He is currently 90.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 147th in goals with 1.
  • Ranked 119th in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 29th in +/- with 4.
  • Ranked 129th in shots on goal with 11.
  • Ranked 155th in time on ice with 12:36:49.0909.
  • Top 3 in total penalty minutes with 21 and is currently ranked 3rd among C.
  • Ranked 111th in blocked shots with 4.
  • Ranked 134th in faceoffs won with 17.
  • Top 4 in hits with 49 and is currently ranked 2nd among C.

    • 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: -0.0341
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1818
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.75
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 Jack McBain

No Injury Reported

Injury Chris Kreider

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jack McBain
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19VS PITW 5-4
Oct 22@SEAL 3-5
Oct 24VS TB
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0113122
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 Jack McBain
5.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Kreider
7.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jack McBain
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 MIN 24 2 1 3 -6 6 13 5 33 35 9
22-23 ARI 81 11 14 25 -7 64 84 13 303 364 50
23-24 ARI 68 8 18 26 8 50 56 12 178 294 42
24-25 UTA 82 13 14 27 8 78 89 13 291 228 50
25-26 UTA 88 9 16 25 10 84 107 12 275 329 43
26-27 UTA 11 1 2 3 4 21 11 12 49 17 4
ON PACE 82 7 14 22 4 156 82 12 365 126 29
3-YEAR AVG 79 10 16 26 26 71 84 248 284 45
Totals 356 44 65 109 17 303 360 12 1129 1267 198
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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