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Michael Kesselring or Nick Bjugstad

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

DUtah Hockey Club UTA
Nick Bjugstad

Nick Bjugstad

CUtah Hockey Club UTA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kesselring over Bjugstad

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Kesselring
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bjugstad over Kesselring

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nick Bjugstad
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Performance Michael Kesselring
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
02210074
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
02213-176
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Bjugstad
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0003-102
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Kesselring
OWN
17%
+3.16 compared to last week
START
15%
+3.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Bjugstad
OWN
 
4%
-0.99 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-1.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Kesselring
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Bjugstad
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Kesselring

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among D's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 59th with 152.5 total points (2.35 avg).
  • He is currently 210.5 points behind the leader: Cale Makar
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 1, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among D.
  • Top 75 in assists with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among D.
  • Ranked 237th in +/- with -4.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 31 and is currently ranked 23rd among D.
  • Ranked 147th in time on ice with 15:20:56.2500.
  • Top 25 in total penalty minutes with 14 and is currently ranked 25th among D.
  • Ranked 146th in blocked shots with 15.
  • Ranked 59th in hits with 19.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 65 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0923
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2923
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.8769
Breakdown Nick Bjugstad

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 148th with 87.0 total points (1.64 avg).
  • He is currently 344 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 103rd in assists with 3.
  • Ranked 121st in +/- with 0.
  • Ranked 104th in shots on goal with 21.
  • Ranked 170th in time on ice with 11:19:25.0000.
  • Ranked 160th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Ranked 199th in blocked shots with 3.
  • Ranked 178th in faceoffs won with 6.
  • Ranked 55th in hits with 21.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 53 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.0943
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.1887
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7925
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Kesselring

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Bjugstad

UPPER BODY - Since Mar 4, 2025

Bjugstad is battling an upper body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Kesselring
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS TORL 4-3
Mar 12VS ANAW 3-2
Mar 14@SEA
Mar 16@VAN
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
12317498
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Bjugstad
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS TORL 4-3
Mar 12VS ANAW 3-2
Mar 14@SEA
Mar 16@VAN
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0007-405
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Kesselring
4.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Bjugstad
1.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Kesselring
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 EDM 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23-24 ARI 70 5 16 21 11 66 76 14 98 0 59
24-25 UTA 65 6 19 25 6 72 122 18 73 0 56
ON PACE 82 7 23 31 6 90 153 18 92 0 70
3-YEAR AVG 29 2 6 8 8 24 28 37 0 22
Totals 152 11 38 49 14 144 206 15 184 0 123
Career Nick Bjugstad
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 FLA 76 16 22 38 -14 16 185 16 117 542 23
14-15 FLA 73 24 19 43 -9 38 204 16 153 482 29
15-16 FLA 67 15 20 35 -7 41 167 15 86 453 28
16-17 FLA 53 7 7 14 -19 22 90 13 68 180 9
17-18 FLA 82 19 28 47 3 34 230 15 94 153 19
18-19 FLA 65 14 12 26 7 30 156 15 126 265 28
19-20 PIT 14 1 1 2 3 8 18 12 19 39 8
21-22 MIN 50 6 9 15 7 17 70 9 43 118 19
21-22 MIN 82 7 6 13 -2 20 86 7 100 147 15
22-23 ARI 86 19 12 31 15 36 151 15 186 573 47
23-24 ARI 82 22 23 45 11 59 165 16 108 617 48
24-25 UTA 53 5 10 15 -9 12 95 12 89 206 26
ON PACE 66 6 12 18 -9 15 119 12 112 259 32
3-YEAR AVG 87 16 14 30 20 43 137 140 457 38
Totals 821 158 171 329 -28 351 1665 13 1260 3886 315
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