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Michael Brandsegg-Nygard or Brett Howden

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

RW • Detroit Red Wings DET
Brett Howden

Brett Howden

C • Vegas Golden Knights VGK
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brandsegg-Nygard over Howden

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Brandsegg-Nygard ... 0%

BOTH ... 60%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3.6
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.19 2.54 2.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.08 2.87 0.21 11.68 0.22 0.00 3.6
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 Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Brandsegg-Nygard brings surging physical play into road clash at Vancouver

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Howden over Brandsegg-Nygard

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Howden ... 0%

BOTH ... 60%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.44 0.25 1.69 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 6.55 -2.73 0.86 9.58 0.36 1.11 2.1
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 Brett Howden

Howden aims to stay hot on Vegas second line against Blues

Brett Howden has seen his fantasy roster rate surge from 3% up to 17% over the past week thanks to a scorching stretch featuring four goals and six points across his last seven games. Operating on the second line alongside William Karlsson and Mitch Marner, Howden is taking full advantage of quality five-on-five minutes. Tonight, the first-place Golden Knights travel to Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues. Vegas enters the matchup as slight road favorites in what projects to be a higher-scoring environment, giving Howden a favorable spot to challenge Blues netminder Joel Hofer (confirmed).

Our daily projection pegs Howden for a small goal chance and ~0.5–1.0 point, accompanied by ~1–2 shots on goal and steady peripheral checking. Without regular power-play duties, his offensive upside relies heavily on linemate execution at even strength, pointing to roughly 1.8 fantasy points tonight. Across this three-game week for Vegas, this represents the second contest, leaving only one road game on the schedule after tonight. While his current shooting percentage will inevitably normalize, his elevated top-six role makes him a viable short-term option in deeper setups. Today’s action: Stream.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0332403
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
25714927
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brett Howden
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2025-123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
42611387
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
OWN
37%
+16.04 compared to last week
START
30%
+13.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Brett Howden
OWN
18%
+13.09 compared to last week
START
11%
+6.88 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brett Howden
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 41.0 total points (4.10 avg).
  • He is currently 26.5 points behind the leader: Mark Stone
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 50 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 39th among RW.
  • Top 15 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 10 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 24 and is currently ranked 22nd among RW.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 15:28:42.0000 and is currently ranked 42nd among RW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 86th among RW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 2 and is currently ranked 80th among RW.
  • Top 4 in hits with 39 and is currently ranked 3rd 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: +0.2
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.475
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.775
Breakdown Brett Howden

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 29th with 37.5 total points (3.13 avg).
  • He is currently 71.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 25 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 22nd among C.
  • Top 100 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 82nd among C.
  • Ranked 28th in +/- with 4.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 21 and is currently ranked 49th among C.
  • Top 100 in time on ice with 15:36:15.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 89th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 10 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Ranked 126th in blocked shots with 4.
  • Ranked 165th in faceoffs won with 7.
  • Ranked 41st in hits with 18.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2738
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.25
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.4643
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

No Injury Reported

Injury Brett Howden

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@SEAL 3-4
Oct 22@VANW 5-2
Oct 24@CGY
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1346323
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brett Howden
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS TBL 2-6
Oct 22@STLL 2-6
Oct 24@CBJ
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1015-302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
5.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brett Howden
3.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
25-26 DET 18 0 1 1 -5 2 18 9 43 0 3
26-27 DET 10 2 6 8 10 2 24 15 39 0 2
ON PACE 82 16 49 65 10 16 196 15 319 0 16
3-YEAR AVG 9 0 1 1 -5 1 9 22 0 2
Totals 28 2 7 9 5 4 42 11 82 0 5
Career Brett Howden
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 NYR 67 6 17 23 -16 14 74 14 64 355 48
19-20 NYR 72 9 11 20 -13 28 65 13 72 257 68
21-22 NYR 52 1 6 7 -2 11 33 10 57 119 35
21-22 VGK 67 9 11 20 9 12 39 7 62 140 36
22-23 VGK 61 8 8 16 13 55 58 12 128 117 39
23-24 VGK 80 8 12 20 -11 29 78 12 94 169 54
24-25 VGK 88 26 17 43 18 48 135 14 137 280 61
25-26 VGK 73 16 11 27 -7 43 74 13 115 289 20
26-27 VGK 11 5 3 8 3 10 18 15 16 7 4
ON PACE 75 34 20 54 3 68 123 15 109 47 27
3-YEAR AVG 82 17 13 30 -2 41 99 122 250 46
Totals 618 102 103 205 -3 289 641 12 861 1796 392
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