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Michael Brandsegg-Nygard or Juraj Slafkovsky

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

RW • Detroit Red Wings DET
Juraj Slafkovsky

Juraj Slafkovsky

LW • Montreal Canadiens MON
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Brandsegg-Nygard over Slafkovsky

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Brandsegg-Nygard ... 47.62%

BOTH ... 52.38%

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

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Slafkovsky over Brandsegg-Nygard

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Slafkovsky ... 0%

BOTH ... 52.38%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 10.2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.58 1.76 2.34 0.54 0.13 0.42 0 0 0 6.6 0.08 2.81 2.21 2.6 0.7 10.2
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.2 0.59 0.78 0.18 0.04 0.14 0 0 0 2.2 0.03 0.94 0.74 0.87 0.23 3.4
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Outlook Juraj Slafkovsky

Slafkovsky holds top-line duties as Canadiens host Jets at Bell Centre

Juraj Slafkovsky heads into Tuesday's home matchup at Bell Centre in prime deployment, skating on Montreal's top line with Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook while commanding PP1 usage. With Nick Suzuki out, the 22-year-old winger carries added offensive responsibility and enters in steady form with four points over his last six games. Montreal (9-3-2) comes in as the home favorite against a struggling Winnipeg Jets team (4-8-3) in an average scoring environment, with Stuart Skinner (unconfirmed) projected in net for the opposition.

Our projections for tonight expect Slafkovsky to deliver ~1 point, ~2–3 shots on goal, and a small goal chance, yielding roughly 3.4 fantasy points with solid power-play upside. Looking at the broader week, Montreal has three total games on tap, leaving two matchups remaining after tonight, with our models forecasting around 10.2 total weekly fantasy points. Backed by top-tier usage and an advantageous home matchup, he remains an excellent fantasy lineup lock. Today's action: Strong Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
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
Performance Juraj Slafkovsky
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0114003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
13411166
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
OWN
38%
-3.19 compared to last week
START
34%
+15.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Juraj Slafkovsky
OWN
99%
-0.21 compared to last week
START
44%
-44.38 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Juraj Slafkovsky
18th
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 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
Breakdown Juraj Slafkovsky

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 43.0 total points (3.07 avg).
  • He is currently 64 points behind the leader: Kirill Kaprizov
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 54th among LW.
  • Top 20 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 17th among LW.
  • Ranked 60th in +/- with 0.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 34 and is currently ranked 20th among LW.
  • Top 20 in time on ice with 18:15:12.8571 and is currently ranked 17th among LW.
  • Top 25 in total penalty minutes with 12 and is currently ranked 24th among LW.
  • Top 15 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 13th among LW.
  • Top 25 in powerplay assists with 2, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 23rd among LW.
  • Ranked 36th in faceoffs won with 3.
  • Ranked 74th in hits with 10.

    • 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: -0.3571
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4167
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +0.1786
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

No Injury Reported

Injury Juraj Slafkovsky

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Juraj Slafkovsky
DateOpponentResult
Nov 03VS WPG
Nov 05VS UTA
Nov 07@TOR
Week Today Home Away
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0115002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
4.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Juraj Slafkovsky
10.10
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 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
Career Juraj Slafkovsky
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
22-23 MON 43 4 6 10 -13 33 42 11 53 5 24
23-24 MON 82 20 30 50 -20 55 152 17 134 10 71
24-25 MON 87 20 33 53 0 49 149 16 208 5 63
25-26 MON 88 33 43 76 4 59 196 18 117 20 83
26-27 MON 13 2 7 9 0 12 32 18 10 3 10
ON PACE 76 11 41 52 0 70 187 18 58 17 58
3-YEAR AVG 86 24 35 60 -16 54 166 153 12 72
Totals 327 82 125 207 -33 210 604 17 536 44 263
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