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Brett Howden or Brock Nelson

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Brett Howden

Brett Howden

CVegas Golden Knights VGK
Brock Nelson

Brock Nelson

CColorado Avalanche COL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Howden over Nelson

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nelson over Howden

 
 
 
 
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Performance Brett Howden
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0001003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1346246
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brock Nelson
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0113123
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
34714147
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brett Howden
OWN
11%
-4.09 compared to last week
START
 
8%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Brock Nelson
OWN
85%
+7.7 compared to last week
START
33%
-2.12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brett Howden
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brock Nelson
26th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brett Howden

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 75th with 163.0 total points (2.63 avg).
  • He is currently 268 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Ranked 138th in goals with 1.
  • Top 50 in assists with 7 and is currently ranked 41st among C.
  • Ranked 76th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 100 in shots on goal with 22, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 94th among C.
  • Ranked 139th in time on ice with 13:07:12.8571.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 68th among C.
  • Ranked 132nd in blocked shots with 6.
  • Ranked 84th in faceoffs won with 62.
  • Ranked 169th in hits with 7.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 62 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2742
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.2097
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7097
Breakdown Brock Nelson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 26th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 37th with 215.5 total points (3.37 avg).
  • He is currently 215.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 75 in goals with 5, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among C.
  • Top 35 in assists with 8 and is currently ranked 35th among C.
  • Ranked 70th in +/- with 2.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 43 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 19:26:30.0000 and is currently ranked 26th among C.
  • Top 75 in total penalty minutes with 8, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among C.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 13 and is currently ranked 28th among C.
  • Ranked 47th in powerplay assists with 2.
  • Ranked 21st in shorthanded goals with 1.
  • Ranked 36th in faceoffs won with 116.
  • Ranked 141st in hits with 10.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 64 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3125
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.375
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.5781
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brett Howden

PERSONAL - Since Mar 11, 2025

Howden is dealing with a personal issue and is uncertain to take the ice for the Golden Knights.
Injury Brock Nelson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brett Howden
DateOpponentResult
Mar 11@PITL 3-2
Mar 13@CBJ
Mar 15@BUF
Mar 16@DET
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0114204
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brock Nelson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS CHIW 3-0
Mar 11@MINL 2-1
Mar 14@CGY
Mar 16VS DAL
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22412326
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brett Howden
2.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brock Nelson
9.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brett Howden
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 NYR 67 6 17 23 -16 14 74 14 64 355 48
19-20 NYR 72 9 11 20 -13 28 65 13 72 257 68
21-22 NYR 52 1 6 7 -2 11 33 10 57 119 35
21-22 VGK 67 9 11 20 9 12 39 7 62 140 36
22-23 VGK 61 8 8 16 13 55 58 12 128 117 39
23-24 VGK 80 8 12 20 -11 29 78 12 94 169 54
24-25 VGK 64 17 13 30 9 28 106 14 98 162 47
ON PACE 82 21 16 38 9 35 135 14 125 207 60
3-YEAR AVG 75 9 11 21 7 42 66 108 145 48
Totals 489 62 82 144 -14 210 483 12 624 1342 346
Career Brock Nelson
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 NYI 72 14 10 24 -10 12 131 14 74 191 38
14-15 NYI 83 20 22 42 5 24 190 15 100 361 55
15-16 NYI 81 26 14 40 -3 30 166 15 59 180 51
16-17 NYI 78 18 23 41 -6 36 169 15 48 330 47
17-18 NYI 81 19 16 35 -4 43 135 14 48 384 49
18-19 NYI 82 25 28 53 21 28 181 17 51 594 55
19-20 NYI 70 26 28 54 6 34 177 18 51 635 45
21-22 NYI 51 16 13 29 -4 12 108 17 33 315 26
21-22 NYI 78 37 23 60 -4 35 176 16 31 481 44
22-23 NYI 88 38 42 80 18 28 237 18 55 521 45
23-24 NYI 87 36 37 73 -7 38 257 18 36 390 55
24-25 NYI 64 20 24 44 3 16 165 19 27 513 37
ON PACE 82 25 30 56 3 20 211 19 34 657 47
3-YEAR AVG 84 37 34 71 7 34 223 41 464 48
Totals 941 305 287 592 14 342 2142 16 638 5047 550
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