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Zemgus Girgensons or Lane Hutson

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Zemgus Girgensons

Zemgus Girgensons

LW • Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Lane Hutson

Lane Hutson

D • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Girgensons over Hutson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Girgensons ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.27 0.18 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.50 0.44 6.77 3.36 22.07 3.0
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.10 0.14 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 1.25 0.03 0.22 2.89 0.63 2.03 1.6
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Latest News Zemgus Girgensons
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hutson over Girgensons

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Hutson ... NAN%

BOTH ... NAN%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 7.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.51 2.52 3.03 0.59 0.24 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.48 1.60 1.35 1.41 5.65 0.00 7.3
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.26 0.76 1.02 0.29 0.12 0.17 0 0 0 2.24 0.3 0.67 0.21 1.32 0 4.5
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Outlook Lane Hutson

Hutson brings high-octane offense and heavy ice time into Chicago matchup

Lane Hutson heads into tonight's road tilt at United Center against the Blackhawks playing at an elite level. The young blueliner has registered five points over his last five games while logging a massive 26 minutes of ice time per night, anchoring the top pair alongside Cole Caufield and directing Montreal's top power-play unit. With captain Nick Suzuki sidelined, Hutson's creative playmaking becomes even more critical for a Canadiens club (4-3-2) entering as road favorites in what shapes up as a higher-scoring environment against confirmed Chicago netminder Spencer Knight.

Our daily models project Hutson for ~1 point and ~2–3 shots on goal tonight, giving him a small goal chance and solid power-play upside toward an expected 4.5 fantasy points. In Montreal's three-game schedule this week, which wraps up in Winnipeg on Sunday, our data projects over 7 total fantasy points, underscoring his steady floor as a high-volume puck mover and shot-blocker. Backed by top-unit deployment and elite form, he is an essential blue-line asset across all formats. Today’s action: Strong Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Zemgus Girgensons
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003102
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
10110205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lane Hutson
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0115122
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23512245
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Zemgus Girgensons
OWN
 
2%
+1.38 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Lane Hutson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
91%
+12 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Zemgus Girgensons
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lane Hutson
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Zemgus Girgensons

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 66th with 16.5 total points (1.83 avg).
  • He is currently 59 points behind the leader: Kirill Kaprizov
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 78th among LW.
  • Top 100 in assists with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 79th among LW.
  • Ranked 34th in +/- with 2.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 12, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 70th among LW.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 14:07:06.6666 and is currently ranked 48th among LW.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 59th among LW.
  • Top 15 in blocked shots with 7 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 4 in faceoffs won with 62 and is currently ranked 2nd among LW.
  • Top 16 in hits with 27 and is currently ranked 14th among LW.

    • 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: +0.1111
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1111
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.3333
Breakdown Lane Hutson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among D's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 38.5 total points (4.28 avg).
  • He is currently 44 points behind the leader: Evan Bouchard
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 2 and is currently ranked 29th among D.
  • Top 15 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 13th among D.
  • Ranked 72nd in +/- with 2.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 21 and is currently ranked 26th among D.
  • Top 6 in time on ice with 26:23:33.3333 and is currently ranked 4th among D.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 94th among D.
  • Ranked 136th in blocked shots with 10.
  • Ranked 23rd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 54th in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Ranked 235th in hits with 1.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.1111
  • AVG Assists per game: EVEN
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.7777
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Zemgus Girgensons

No Injury Reported

Injury Lane Hutson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Zemgus Girgensons
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@VGKW 6-2
Oct 23@COL
Oct 24@UTA
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0002001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lane Hutson
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20VS SJL 3-4
Oct 23@CHI
Oct 25@WPG
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0112101
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Zemgus Girgensons
3.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lane Hutson
10.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Zemgus Girgensons
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 BUF 70 8 14 22 -6 14 115 15 161 100 43
14-15 BUF 61 15 15 30 -16 25 116 19 124 429 62
15-16 BUF 72 7 11 18 0 20 110 15 126 153 41
16-17 BUF 74 7 8 15 -8 18 111 13 123 270 25
17-18 BUF 72 7 8 15 -12 26 115 13 135 24 32
18-19 BUF 72 5 14 19 -11 17 78 13 144 28 29
19-20 BUF 71 12 7 19 -2 10 88 13 112 31 21
21-22 BUF 64 11 8 19 -8 27 96 13 81 158 27
22-23 BUF 80 10 7 17 -6 14 113 12 95 87 48
23-24 BUF 65 8 6 14 -1 21 73 11 125 94 36
24-25 TB 87 2 4 6 -7 47 87 11 187 64 50
25-26 TB 81 9 11 20 -1 35 93 14 215 104 50
26-27 TB 9 1 1 2 2 2 12 14 27 62 7
ON PACE 82 9 9 18 2 18 109 14 246 564 63
3-YEAR AVG 78 6 7 13 -9 34 84 176 87 45
Totals 881 102 114 216 -76 276 1209 13 1662 1613 475
Career Lane Hutson
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
24-25 MON 87 6 64 70 -7 34 95 22 40 0 125
25-26 MON 88 14 69 83 34 36 138 24 36 0 150
26-27 MON 8 2 7 9 2 6 21 26 1 0 9
ON PACE 72 18 63 82 2 54 191 26 9 0 82
3-YEAR AVG 59 7 45 52 25 23 79 26 0 92
Totals 200 23 152 175 26 86 273 23 83 0 307
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