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Roman Kantserov or Oliver Kapanen

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Roman Kantserov

Roman Kantserov

RW • Chicago Blackhawks CHI
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

C • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kantserov over Kapanen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kantserov ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.5
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.93 0 0.93 0.31 0.31 0 0 0 0 3 -1.13 0.98 3.04 0.49 4.06 3.5
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.29 0.18 0.47 0.11 0.07 0.04 0 0 0 1.88 -0.26 0.49 1.52 0.48 1.31 2.2
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Outlook Roman Kantserov

Kantserov brings top-line scoring upside into home date vs Canadiens

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kapanen over Kantserov

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kapanen ... 0%

BOTH ... 66.67%

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

With Nick Suzuki sidelined, Oliver Kapanen steps into a prime opportunity tonight centering Montreal's top line alongside Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky, as well as working on PP1. The Canadiens (4-3-2) visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center as road favorites in a higher-scoring matchup environment, likely facing Spencer Knight (unconfirmed) in goal. While Kapanen has been held off the scoresheet in his recent outings with five shots across two games, this drastic deployment promotion significantly enhances his scoring upside.

Our projections point to ~0.5–1.0 point with ~1–2 shots on goal, translating to roughly 2.2 fantasy points with a small goal chance. Montreal has three total games scheduled for the week with one remaining contest after tonight, giving him short-term schedule utility while he occupies the top-six vacancy. Given his newfound exposure to elite linemates and top power-play usage in a favorable road spot, managers seeking an offensive spark should consider activating him. Today’s action: Stream.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Roman Kantserov
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0000-121
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
3037-224
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Roman Kantserov
OWN
20%
-6.54 compared to last week
START
15%
-2.5 compared to last week
OWN/START Oliver Kapanen
OWN
 
7%
+5.67 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+5.88 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Roman Kantserov
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Oliver Kapanen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Roman Kantserov

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 75th with 10.5 total points (1.17 avg).
  • He is currently 57 points behind the leader: Mark Stone
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 3 and is currently ranked 32nd among RW.
  • Ranked 105th in +/- with -6.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 12, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among RW.
  • Top 20 in time on ice with 18:28:53.3333 and is currently ranked 17th among RW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 4, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 53rd among RW.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among RW.
  • Ranked 24th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 10 in faceoffs won with 23 and is currently ranked 10th among RW.
  • Ranked 43rd in hits with 13.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 9 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3333
  • AVG Assists per game: EVEN
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.3333
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
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Roman Kantserov

No Injury Reported

Injury Oliver Kapanen

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Roman Kantserov
DateOpponentResult
Oct 23VS MON
Oct 25VS FLA
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Roman Kantserov
3.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Oliver Kapanen
5.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Roman Kantserov
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
26-27 CHI 8 3 0 3 -5 4 11 18 10 18 2
ON PACE 72 27 0 27 -5 36 100 18 91 164 18
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 3 0 3 -6 4 12 18 13 23 2
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
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