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Pontus Holmberg or T.J. Hughes

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Pontus Holmberg

Pontus Holmberg

RW • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
T.J. Hughes

T.J. Hughes

C • Colorado Avalanche COL
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Holmberg over Hughes

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Holmberg ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.41 0.63 1.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.94 -1.48 4.00 2.21 3.19 1.68 2.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.17 0.17 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 1.34 -0.01 1 0.61 0.45 0.24 1.7
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hughes over Holmberg

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hughes ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.9
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.48 0.16 1.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.99 1.32 0.20 2.62 1.96 4.37 3.9
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.24 0.08 0.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.16 0.1 0.81 0.48 1.69 2.3
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Outlook T.J. Hughes

Hughes seeks power-play upside as Avalanche host Lightning

T.J. Hughes and the Colorado Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Ball Arena in a potentially higher-scoring matchup where the Avs are slight home favorites. Hughes recently broke through with his first career NHL goal against Pittsburgh and has potted two goals on 10 shots over his last six games. While he is currently slotted on the third line alongside Fedor Svechkov and Jaden Schwartz at even strength, the 24-year-old rookie enjoys prime offensive deployment on Colorado's top power-play unit with Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Tampa Bay (7-2-0) presents a formidable test against Colorado (5-4-1), with Andrei Vasilevskiy (unconfirmed) expected between the pipes.

Our projection models see Hughes delivering ~0.5–1.0 point with ~1–2 shots on goal, along with a small goal chance and roughly 2.3 fantasy points. His fantasy viability hinges heavily on converting power-play minutes, as his bottom-six even-strength role caps his baseline production. Looking at Colorado's four-game weekly schedule, Hughes has just one matchup remaining after tonight, with our models projecting 3.9 total fantasy points for the week. While his PP1 placement offers intriguing upside in deeper formats, his limited floor makes him best deployed with caution in standard leagues. Today's action: Cautious Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Pontus Holmberg
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1014-122
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1238265
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance T.J. Hughes
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2026103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
20210006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pontus Holmberg
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
+0.46 compared to last week
OWN/START T.J. Hughes
OWN
 
7%
+0.56 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-0.16 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pontus Holmberg
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus T.J. Hughes
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pontus Holmberg

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 43rd with 24.0 total points (2.67 avg).
  • He is currently 43.5 points behind the leader: Mark Stone
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 47th among RW.
  • Top 50 in assists with 3 and is currently ranked 38th among RW.
  • Top 25 in +/- with 2 and is currently ranked 23rd among RW.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 15, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among RW.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 14:30:26.6666, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among RW.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 10 and is currently ranked 11th among RW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 5 and is currently ranked 32nd among RW.
  • Top 28 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 27th among RW.
  • Ranked 78th in hits with 5.

    • 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: +0.0793
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.0476
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.6667
Breakdown T.J. Hughes

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 99th with 21.5 total points (2.15 avg).
  • He is currently 87.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 93rd among C.
  • Ranked 149th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 72nd in +/- with 1.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 21, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among C.
  • Ranked 108th in time on ice with 14:50:42.0000.
  • Ranked 138th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 123rd in blocked shots with 4.
  • Ranked 128th in faceoffs won with 19.
  • Ranked 92nd in hits with 9.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.1
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Pontus Holmberg

No Injury Reported

Injury T.J. Hughes

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Pontus Holmberg
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@VGKW 6-2
Oct 23@COL
Oct 24@UTA
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001-221
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups T.J. Hughes
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@PHIL 2-3
Oct 20@NJL 3-4
Oct 23VS TB
Oct 25@NSH
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1014102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Pontus Holmberg
4.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating T.J. Hughes
0.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Pontus Holmberg
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22-23 TOR 39 5 8 13 0 18 27 9 23 89 18
23-24 TOR 68 7 10 17 8 20 57 10 63 105 42
24-25 TOR 88 7 13 20 6 27 72 10 52 144 58
25-26 TB 82 11 11 22 1 31 88 11 66 19 31
26-27 TB 9 2 3 5 2 10 15 14 5 3 5
ON PACE 82 18 27 45 2 91 136 14 45 27 45
3-YEAR AVG 82 8 11 20 9 27 76 64 91 45
Totals 309 32 45 77 11 110 269 10 220 364 158
Career T.J. Hughes
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
26-27 COL 9 2 1 3 4 0 19 14 7 16 4
ON PACE 73 16 8 24 4 0 155 14 57 131 32
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 2 1 3 1 2 21 14 9 19 4
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