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Vasily Podkolzin or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Vasily Podkolzin

Vasily Podkolzin

RW • Edmonton Oilers EDM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

C • Edmonton Oilers EDM
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Podkolzin over Nugent-Hopkins

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Podkolzin ... 32.35%

BOTH ... 32.35%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.9
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.50 1.44 1.94 1.39 0.16 1.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.89 -1.22 0.37 8.65 1.60 0.12 2.9
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 Vasily Podkolzin

Podkolzin brings elite deployment and physical upside into clash with Hurricanes

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nugent-Hopkins over Podkolzin

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Nugent-Hopkins ... 0%

BOTH ... 32.35%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 6.2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.39 1.50 2.89 2.70 1.33 1.37 0.01 0.00 0.01 5.89 -0.06 0.14 0.19 1.48 12.46 6.2
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 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins returns to Oilers lineup tonight against Hurricanes

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is officially set to make his season debut tonight at Rogers Place as the Oilers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Teammate Zach Hyman praised his steady two-way reliability ahead of the contest, and fantasy managers have taken note, bumping his start rate up six percentage points to 10%. Edmonton (7–1–1) enters as a slight home underdog against a strong Carolina squad (8–2–1) in what projects to be a higher-scoring environment. The veteran forward will test his legs against confirmed Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi in a marquee matchup.

Coming off an extended absence, our models outline a modest return with a low point expectation and light shot volume as he ramps back up to game speed. While Nugent-Hopkins boasts proven veteran playmaking, his immediate power-play role may be limited as he integrates back into the lineup. Edmonton has three total games scheduled this fantasy week, leaving just one tilt remaining after tonight when they host Toronto on Saturday. Fantasy managers in standard leagues may want to verify his initial minutes and deployment before activating him. Today’s action: Cautious Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Vasily Podkolzin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0333103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
3369426
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Vasily Podkolzin
OWN
99%
+0.23 compared to last week
START
88%
+5.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
OWN
74%
+6.22 compared to last week
START
25%
+21.2 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Vasily Podkolzin
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Vasily Podkolzin

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 59.0 total points (5.90 avg).
  • He is currently 8.5 points behind the leader: Mark Stone
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 3 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.
  • Top 20 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 19th among RW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 10 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 25 and is currently ranked 17th among RW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 19:07:54.0000 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 75th among RW.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 5 and is currently ranked 39th among RW.
  • Top 3 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 10 in powerplay assists with 3 and is currently ranked 10th among RW.
  • Ranked 52nd in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Top 4 in hits with 39 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.

    • 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: +0.575
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.125
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.5
Breakdown Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 169th with 8.7 total points (8.70 avg).
  • He is currently 100.3 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 121st in goals with 1.
  • Ranked 158th in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 102nd in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 197th in shots on goal with 4.
  • Ranked 179th in time on ice with 10:29:00.0000.
  • Ranked 204th in blocked shots with 1.
  • Ranked 46th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 68th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 158th in faceoffs won with 9.

    • 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: +0.375
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.5
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.125
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Vasily Podkolzin

No Injury Reported

Injury Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Vasily Podkolzin
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS MINW 4-3
Oct 22VS CARW 6-5
Oct 24VS TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0113-202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS MINW 4-3
Oct 22VS CARW 6-5
Oct 24VS TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Vasily Podkolzin
8.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
8.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Vasily Podkolzin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 VAN 87 14 12 26 2 28 126 12 95 8 34
22-23 VAN 55 4 3 7 -5 9 41 8 52 7 15
24-25 VAN 25 0 2 2 -4 8 20 8 65 3 3
24-25 EDM 88 8 20 28 4 58 117 13 238 15 55
25-26 EDM 88 22 21 43 20 68 151 15 273 24 54
26-27 EDM 9 5 5 10 12 2 18 19 34 1 5
ON PACE 73 41 41 82 12 16 147 19 278 8 41
3-YEAR AVG 74 11 15 26 25 51 101 216 16 41
Totals 376 58 66 124 32 193 497 12 834 64 176
Career Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
11-12 EDM 61 18 34 52 1 16 134 17 0 0 0
13-14 EDM 40 4 20 24 3 8 78 18 23 226 27
13-14 EDM 80 19 35 54 -13 26 178 20 72 541 35
14-15 EDM 77 24 34 58 -14 25 191 20 92 627 37
15-16 EDM 55 12 19 31 -11 18 107 18 37 363 36
16-17 EDM 81 18 24 42 -9 29 197 17 47 549 35
17-18 EDM 63 25 25 50 11 20 155 18 45 374 40
18-19 EDM 82 29 40 69 -12 26 208 20 70 380 39
19-20 EDM 67 23 40 63 2 33 178 20 35 206 45
21-22 EDM 46 14 18 32 -5 20 120 20 25 51 26
21-22 EDM 72 12 41 53 6 16 163 17 43 189 36
22-23 EDM 87 37 70 107 10 39 213 19 54 315 26
23-24 EDM 87 19 54 73 11 36 189 19 70 237 37
24-25 EDM 88 23 31 54 4 24 177 18 30 304 53
25-26 EDM 79 22 39 61 -10 23 139 18 31 186 36
26-27 EDM 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 20 0 9 1
ON PACE 8 8 8 16 0 0 32 20 0 73 8
3-YEAR AVG 96 24 48 73 6 31 190 62 266 51
Totals 1137 319 561 880 -34 383 2571 19 767 4746 564
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