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Macklin Celebrini or Matthew Tkachuk

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Macklin Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

C • San Jose Sharks SJ
Matthew Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

LW • Florida Panthers FLA
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Celebrini over Tkachuk

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Celebrini ... 7.14%

BOTH ... 60.71%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 17.5
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
1.63 2.4 4.03 1.82 0.63 1.2 0.02 0 0.01 14.4 -1.86 1.36 1.8 2.98 35.47 17.5
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 Macklin Celebrini

Celebrini anchors Sharks' top line in favorable home matchup vs Flames

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tkachuk over Celebrini

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Tkachuk ... 14.29%

BOTH ... 60.71%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 18.1
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.92 4.84 5.76 3.46 0.51 2.95 0 0 0 8.04 -0.37 5.73 6.21 0.59 0.08 18.1
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 Matthew Tkachuk

Tkachuk primed for heavy offensive workload vs. Red Wings

Matthew Tkachuk enters tonight’s home matchup against Detroit at Amerant Bank Arena in outstanding playmaking form after wrapping up a 16-assist October alongside teammate Seth Jones. Skating on Florida's top line alongside Sam Bennett and Brady Tkachuk while anchoring the top power-play unit, Tkachuk continues to shoulder a heavy offensive burden with Aleksander Barkov sidelined. Florida (8-4-2) enters as a clear home favorite against the visiting Red Wings (6-5-3) in a standard scoring environment, likely facing Daniil Tarasov (confirmed) in net.

Our daily projection pegs Tkachuk for ~1 point with ~2 shots on goal, a small goal chance, and heavy power-play upside, translating to roughly 4.4 fantasy points tonight. His elite vision and high-leverage usage provide a steady floor alongside multi-point upside. Looking across Florida's four-game schedule this week, our data forecasts 17.6 fantasy points with three matchups remaining after tonight, making him a cornerstone weekly asset. Fire him up with full confidence in all fantasy leagues. Today’s action: Strong Start.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 14 hrs ago
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Macklin Celebrini
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
01114-304
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23523-627
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matthew Tkachuk
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0554023
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
16710-4106
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Macklin Celebrini
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
95%
+3.04 compared to last week
OWN/START Matthew Tkachuk
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
93%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Macklin Celebrini
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matthew Tkachuk
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Macklin Celebrini

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 69.2 total points (5.32 avg).
  • He is currently 69.8 points behind the leader: Connor McDavid
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.7 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Top 10 in assists with 11 and is currently ranked 10th among C.
  • Ranked 202nd in +/- with -4.
  • Top 6 in shots on goal with 52 and is currently ranked 4th among C.
  • Top 25 in time on ice with 19:38:20.0000 and is currently ranked 24th among C.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 72nd among C.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 11 and is currently ranked 29th among C.
  • Ranked 17th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Top 4 in powerplay assists with 6 and is currently ranked 4th among C.
  • Top 8 in shorthanded assists with 1 and is currently ranked 8th among C.
  • Top 22 in faceoffs won with 119 and is currently ranked 22nd among C.
  • Ranked 183rd in hits with 6.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: -0.1539
  • AVG Assists per game: EVEN
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.0769
Breakdown Matthew Tkachuk

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 65.5 total points (4.68 avg).
  • He is currently 41.5 points behind the leader: Kirill Kaprizov
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.3 PPG.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 25 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 24th among LW.
  • Top 3 in assists with 16 and is currently ranked 1st among LW.
  • Ranked 39th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 35 in shots on goal with 28 and is currently ranked 28th among LW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 18:50:12.8571 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 14 and is currently ranked 18th among LW.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 2 and is currently ranked 84th among LW.
  • Ranked 22nd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Tops in powerplay assists with 10 and is currently ranked 1st among LW.
  • Top 35 in hits with 24 and is currently ranked 33rd among LW.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 14 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2857
  • AVG Assists per game: +1.1429
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Macklin Celebrini

No Injury Reported

Injury Matthew Tkachuk

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Macklin Celebrini
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02VS CGYL 1-2
Nov 04@LA
Nov 06@MIN
Nov 07@DAL
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0224023
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matthew Tkachuk
DateOpponentResult
Nov 02VS DETL 3-5
Nov 04VS CHI
Nov 07@WAS
Nov 08@BOS
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1124-222
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Macklin Celebrini
13.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matthew Tkachuk
10.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Macklin Celebrini
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
24-25 SJ 70 25 38 63 -31 28 236 19 37 506 53
25-26 SJ 82 45 70 115 8 44 287 21 53 625 53
26-27 SJ 16 5 11 16 -5 6 54 19 8 130 11
ON PACE 82 25 56 82 -5 30 276 19 41 666 56
3-YEAR AVG 51 23 36 59 -23 24 174 30 377 35
Totals 168 75 119 194 -28 78 577 20 98 1261 117
Career Matthew Tkachuk
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 CGY 75 13 36 49 12 100 142 14 64 8 20
17-18 CGY 68 24 25 49 -1 63 188 17 80 7 16
18-19 CGY 81 34 44 78 14 62 209 17 105 6 13
19-20 CGY 71 23 41 64 -3 74 190 17 122 0 22
21-22 CGY 50 10 24 34 4 49 134 18 127 3 9
21-22 CGY 87 44 66 110 62 68 261 17 95 20 21
22-23 FLA 87 43 74 117 37 127 339 19 87 13 31
23-24 FLA 87 29 68 97 23 90 301 18 144 3 31
24-25 FLA 66 25 37 62 -2 65 164 15 87 1 13
26-27 FLA 35 13 21 34 -6 38 88 16 29 4 7
26-27 FLA 14 4 17 21 0 14 27 18 26 0 2
ON PACE 76 21 92 114 0 76 147 18 142 0 10
3-YEAR AVG 75 25 50 75 17 81 216 123 3 23
Totals 793 287 491 778 145 887 2231 17 1129 66 213
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