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Gabriel Vilardi or Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Gabriel Vilardi

Gabriel Vilardi

RW • Winnipeg Jets WPG
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

RW • Detroit Red Wings DET
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vilardi over Brandsegg-Nygard

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Vilardi ... 0%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 5.6
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.48 0.99 1.46 0.39 0.1 0.29 0 0 0 5.17 -1.34 0.31 0.64 1.58 5.14 5.6
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.32 0.44 0.76 0.28 0.14 0.14 0 0 0 1.65 -0.22 0.1 0.22 0.47 0.80 2.8
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Outlook Gabriel Vilardi

Vilardi looks to spark offense from top-line role in Montreal

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 4 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brandsegg-Nygard over Vilardi

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Brandsegg-Nygard ... 50%

BOTH ... 33.33%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 8.8
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.33 1.46 1.79 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.81 1.76 2.6 18.56 0.42 1.16 8.8
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.65 4.64 0.00 0.00 0
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Outlook Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Brandsegg-Nygard brings physical edge into road tilt against Tampa Bay

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard enters Tuesday riding high after scoring his first career NHL game-winning goal on Monday night. The 21-year-old rookie forward has become an immediate contributor for Detroit with eight points and 63 hits through 14 games, including 32 hits over his last six contests. His recent surge has pushed his fantasy start rate up to 33 percent. Tonight, the Red Wings visit Benchmark International Arena as road underdogs against Tampa Bay in what sets up as a higher-scoring environment, with Andrei Vasilevskiy (unconfirmed) expected between the pipes for the Lightning.

For tonight's contest, our projections suggest a low point expectation and light shot volume for Brandsegg-Nygard, though his physical presence remains a standout with around ~4–5 hits expected. He does not factor onto Detroit's top power-play unit, which curbs his immediate offensive ceiling. Looking across Detroit's four-game weekly slate, two matchups remain after tonight as our models anticipate roughly ~8.8 total fantasy points for the week. Unless your roster is desperate for heavy hits in category formats, keep expectations tempered. Today’s action: Bench.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Gabriel Vilardi
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0006-404
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
12312-407
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1122143
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1348287
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Gabriel Vilardi
OWN
47%
-8.95 compared to last week
START
30%
-15.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
OWN
38%
-3.19 compared to last week
START
34%
+15.6 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Gabriel Vilardi
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Gabriel Vilardi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 49th among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 65th with 22.0 total points (1.47 avg).
  • He is currently 60.5 points behind the leader: David Pastrnak
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 76th among RW.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 26th among RW.
  • Ranked 116th in +/- with -9.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 26 and is currently ranked 40th among RW.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 17:27:48.0000 and is currently ranked 26th among RW.
  • Top 100 in total penalty minutes with 2 and is currently ranked 85th among RW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 7 and is currently ranked 28th among RW.
  • Top 16 in powerplay assists with 3 and is currently ranked 14th among RW.
  • Top 13 in faceoffs won with 31 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Ranked 104th in hits with 2.

    • 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: -0.35
  • AVG Assists per game: -0.3334
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: -0.6834
Breakdown Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 33rd with 42.0 total points (3.00 avg).
  • He is currently 40.5 points behind the leader: David Pastrnak
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 61st among RW.
  • Top 25 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 24th among RW.
  • Top 3 in +/- with 9 and is currently ranked 3rd among RW.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 28 and is currently ranked 34th among RW.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 15:33:00.0000 and is currently ranked 44th among RW.
  • Top 35 in total penalty minutes with 8 and is currently ranked 26th among RW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 2 and is currently ranked 87th among RW.
  • Top 31 in faceoffs won with 3 and is currently ranked 29th among RW.
  • Tops in hits with 63 and is currently ranked 1st among RW.

    • 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: +0.1429
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3175
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.5556
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Gabriel Vilardi

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Gabriel Vilardi
DateOpponentResult
Nov 03@MON
Nov 05VS VAN
Nov 08VS TB
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0112002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02@FLAW 5-3
Nov 03@TB
Nov 05VS VGK
Nov 07@COL
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1122121
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Gabriel Vilardi
7.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
4.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Gabriel Vilardi
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 LA 49 7 11 18 -10 4 56 14 14 255 15
21-22 LA 35 8 2 10 -6 8 48 11 6 74 10
22-23 LA 86 24 19 43 10 18 125 12 47 75 35
23-24 WPG 69 22 18 40 7 20 126 12 16 27 28
24-25 WPG 87 27 34 61 10 16 132 15 22 79 54
25-26 WPG 82 30 38 68 -12 24 148 18 20 42 35
26-27 WPG 15 1 5 6 -9 2 26 17 2 31 7
ON PACE 82 5 27 32 -9 10 142 17 10 169 38
3-YEAR AVG 82 27 31 58 5 21 142 23 58 40
Totals 459 127 137 264 -10 100 719 14 144 711 199
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 15 3 7 10 10 10 30 15 70 4 2
ON PACE 82 16 38 54 10 54 164 15 382 21 10
3-YEAR AVG 9 0 1 1 -5 1 9 22 0 2
Totals 33 3 8 11 5 12 48 12 113 4 5
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CHI vs TB
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KC vs NYJ
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EDM @NJ 7:30 PM EST
MIN @PHI 7:00 PM EST
MON vs WPG 7:00 PM EST
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