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Oliver Kapanen or Dylan Cozens

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

C • Montreal Canadiens MON
Dylan Cozens

Dylan Cozens

C • Ottawa Senators OTT
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kapanen over Cozens

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Kapanen ... 33.33%

BOTH ... 33.33%

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
0.23 0.15 0.38 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 0 0.01 1.48 0.02 0.49 0.3 0.74 3.40 2.1
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Outlook Oliver Kapanen

Kapanen steps into top-line role as Canadiens visit Blackhawks

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cozens over Kapanen

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cozens ... 33.33%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.5
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.08 1.33 1.41 0.24 0.03 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.28 -0.10 2.59 5.25 0.38 17.47 2.5
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 Dylan Cozens

Cozens looks to snap goal drought against Sharks at Canadian Tire Centre

Dylan Cozens and the Senators host the San Jose Sharks tonight at Canadian Tire Centre on the second half of a back-to-back. Ottawa enters as a home favorite in an anticipated higher-scoring environment against confirmed Sharks netminder Yaroslav Askarov. Following a chippy victory over Florida where Matthew Tkachuk was fined for roughing him, Cozens remains healthy and centered between Warren Foegele and Drake Batherson on the second line. While he has been held without a goal through his last seven games, picking up three assists and 14 shots, his placement on Ottawa's top power-play unit keeps his scoring ceiling elevated.

Our projection for tonight points to ~1 point with ~2–3 shots on goal, along with a good chance to score and decent power-play upside. That translates to an expected 3.3 fantasy points against San Jose. Looking across Ottawa's three-game weekly slate, Cozens has just one contest remaining after tonight, with our models forecasting around 5.4 weekly fantasy points overall. Given his prime PP1 role in a favorable matchup to break out offensively, he represents a viable lineup option. Today’s action: Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
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
Performance Dylan Cozens
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
01110-123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
03316-147
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Oliver Kapanen
OWN
11%
+9.63 compared to last week
START
11%
+10.09 compared to last week
OWN/START Dylan Cozens
OWN
74%
-9.56 compared to last week
START
45%
-14.5 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Oliver Kapanen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dylan Cozens
50th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
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
Breakdown Dylan Cozens

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 50th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 105th with 20.5 total points (1.86 avg).
  • He is currently 88.5 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in assists with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among C.
  • Ranked 152nd in +/- with -1.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 24 and is currently ranked 33rd among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 17:59:27.2727 and is currently ranked 42nd among C.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 6 and is currently ranked 43rd among C.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 5 and is currently ranked 93rd among C.
  • Top 28 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Ranked 58th in faceoffs won with 62.
  • Top 16 in hits with 26 and is currently ranked 15th among C.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: -0.5
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.0227
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.1932
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Oliver Kapanen

No Injury Reported

Injury Dylan Cozens

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Dylan Cozens
DateOpponentResult
Oct 21VS FLAW 5-1
Oct 22VS SJL 2-6
Oct 24VS NYR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0117022
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Oliver Kapanen
5.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dylan Cozens
8.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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
Career Dylan Cozens
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 BUF 84 13 27 40 -19 55 165 15 37 393 22
22-23 BUF 80 29 37 66 -4 41 203 16 55 553 29
23-24 BUF 82 18 29 47 -4 42 200 16 90 522 27
24-25 BUF 88 17 32 49 -19 80 200 17 231 613 46
25-26 OTT 86 30 31 61 -8 59 215 17 238 453 27
26-27 OTT 11 0 3 3 -1 6 24 17 26 62 5
ON PACE 82 0 22 22 -1 44 178 17 193 462 37
3-YEAR AVG 85 22 31 52 -31 60 205 186 529 33
Totals 485 111 170 281 -69 299 1074 16 707 2701 168
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