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Mathew Barzal or Dawson Mercer

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Mathew Barzal

Mathew Barzal

CNew York Islanders NYI
Dawson Mercer

Dawson Mercer

CNew Jersey Devils NJ
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Next Up ADP Trends
ADP Trends Mathew Barzal
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ADP 127.8
+122.5 since last week.
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ADP 266
+254 since last week.
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Mathew Barzal
OWN
56.14%
-4.12 compared to last week
START
3.51%
-0.34 compared to last week
OWN/START Dawson Mercer
OWN
8.19%
-0.78 compared to last week
START
8.19%
+6.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Mathew Barzal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dawson Mercer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Mathew Barzal

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 122nd with 109.0 total points (3.63 avg).
  • He is currently 322 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 181st in assists with 1.
  • Ranked 63rd in +/- with 2.
  • Ranked 176th in shots on goal with 9.
  • Ranked 171st in time on ice with 11:09:48.0000.
  • Ranked 162nd in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 182nd in blocked shots with 4.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 30 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4667
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.6
Breakdown Dawson Mercer

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 76th with 161.0 total points (2.44 avg).
  • He is currently 270 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 100 in goals with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 93rd among C.
  • Ranked 160th in assists with 2.
  • Ranked 147th in +/- with -1.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 22, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 91st among C.
  • Top 50 in time on ice with 17:49:16.0000 and is currently ranked 50th among C.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 12 and is currently ranked 38th among C.
  • Ranked 56th in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 124th in faceoffs won with 38.
  • Ranked 216th in hits with 3.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 66 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2273
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.197
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.6667
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Injury Mathew Barzal

KNEE - Since Feb 2, 2025

Barzal is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the long term injured reserve list. He will miss an extended period of time.
Injury Dawson Mercer

No Injury Reported

Next Up Similar Draft Picks
Similar Picks Mathew Barzal

Similar C to consider drafting instead of Mathew Barzal

NameO/SAVG Pick
Bo Horvat nyi  110.66
Tomas Hertl vgk  112.36
Marco Rossi min  126.24
Mathew Barzal nyi  127.75
Martin Necas car  129.48
Seth Jarvis car  131.78
Sam Bennett fla  133.38
Mark Scheifele wpg  135.46
Elias Lindholm bos  139.80

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Mathew Barzal

NameO/SAVG Pick
Alexis Lafreniere NYR LW  120.28
Patrick Kane DET RW  122.10
Drake Batherson OTT RW  123.70
Alex Tuch BUF RW  124.48
Filip Gustavsson MIN G  125.60
Marco Rossi MIN C  126.24
Mathew Barzal NYI C  127.75
Brandon Hagel TB LW  128.00
Martin Necas CAR C  129.48
Brent Burns CAR D  130.32
JJ Peterka BUF RW  130.85
Similar Picks Dawson Mercer

Similar C to consider drafting instead of Dawson Mercer

NameO/SAVG Pick
Yanni Gourde sea  257.40
Mason McTavish ana  258.40
Jean-Gabriel Pageau nyi  263.50
Colton Sissons nsh  265.00
Evan Rodrigues fla  265.38
Morgan Frost phi  265.80
Dawson Mercer nj  266.00
Michael Rasmussen det  267.75
Lars Eller pit  270.67
Nicolas Roy vgk  271.00
Connor Zary cgy  285.67

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Dawson Mercer

NameO/SAVG Pick
Blake Wheeler RW  261.33
Jake McCabe TOR D  263.50
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI C  263.50
Colton Sissons NSH C  265.00
Evan Rodrigues FLA C  265.38
Morgan Frost PHI C  265.80
Dawson Mercer NJ C  266.00
Brett Pesce NJ D  267.00
Mason Lohrei BOS D  267.22
Michael Rasmussen DET C  267.75
Lars Eller PIT C  270.67
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Mathew Barzal
4.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dawson Mercer
3.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Mathew Barzal
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
16-17 NYI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 9 0 4 0
17-18 NYI 81 22 62 84 0 30 167 17 20 352 31
18-19 NYI 82 18 44 62 -4 46 179 17 25 241 56
19-20 NYI 71 19 46 65 6 50 179 19 24 233 43
21-22 NYI 51 15 26 41 16 46 128 18 21 143 13
21-22 NYI 85 17 48 65 -12 20 170 16 36 238 17
22-23 NYI 88 16 37 53 6 24 153 13 29 104 37
23-24 NYI 87 25 60 85 -5 38 256 19 50 49 55
24-25 NYI 33 6 14 20 10 4 78 18 24 22 24
ON PACE 42 7 17 25 10 5 99 18 30 28 30
3-YEAR AVG 87 19 48 68 -11 27 193 38 130 36
Totals 605 146 347 493 13 279 1360 17 243 1435 285
Career Dawson Mercer
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 NJ 87 18 26 44 -22 30 155 15 26 216 36
22-23 NJ 86 28 29 57 20 14 165 16 40 70 61
23-24 NJ 82 20 13 33 -26 29 134 17 23 119 43
24-25 NJ 66 15 13 28 9 12 110 17 31 63 47
ON PACE 82 18 16 34 9 14 136 17 38 78 58
3-YEAR AVG 87 22 24 46 -27 24 153 30 137 49
Totals 327 83 84 167 -18 87 570 16 123 476 194

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