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Matthew Knies or Mathew Barzal

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Matthew Knies

Matthew Knies

LWToronto Maple Leafs TOR
Mathew Barzal

Mathew Barzal

CNew York Islanders NYI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knies over Barzal

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Barzal over Knies

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Mathew Barzal
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Performance Matthew Knies
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0447-223
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
15616-467
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mathew Barzal
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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
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Knies
OWN
84%
+0.25 compared to last week
START
65%
-1 compared to last week
OWN/START Mathew Barzal
OWN
44%
-3.71 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+0.89 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Knies
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mathew Barzal
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matthew Knies

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 27th with 207.0 total points (3.04 avg).
  • He is currently 175.2 points behind the leader: Kyle Connor
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 4 and is currently ranked 34th among LW.
  • Top 15 in assists with 9 and is currently ranked 14th among LW.
  • Ranked 124th in +/- with -6.
  • Top 25 in shots on goal with 37 and is currently ranked 23rd among LW.
  • Top 10 in time on ice with 18:51:10.5882 and is currently ranked 10th among LW.
  • Top 10 in total penalty minutes with 15 and is currently ranked 10th among LW.
  • Top 6 in blocked shots with 13 and is currently ranked 5th among LW.
  • Ranked 22nd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Top 7 in powerplay assists with 5 and is currently ranked 7th among LW.
  • Top 10 in hits with 50 and is currently ranked 8th among LW.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 68 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3676
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3529
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.8529
Breakdown Mathew Barzal

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 31st among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 138th with 109.0 total points (3.63 avg).
  • He is currently 353.5 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

    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
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matthew Knies

No Injury Reported

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.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Knies
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25VS PHIW 7-2
Mar 27@SJL 6-5
Mar 29@LA
Mar 30@ANA
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
34713047
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mathew Barzal
DateOpponentResult
Mar 24VS CBJL 4-3
Mar 26VS VANL 5-2
Mar 29@TB
Mar 30@CAR
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
03313025
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Knies
12.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mathew Barzal
3.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matthew Knies
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23-24 TOR 87 17 20 37 7 45 125 13 175 1 36
24-25 TOR 69 25 24 49 -5 37 126 18 165 0 37
ON PACE 78 28 27 55 -5 42 143 18 187 0 42
3-YEAR AVG 36 6 8 14 11 17 45 64 0 13
Totals 178 43 49 92 7 90 266 14 361 1 79
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 38 6 16 23 10 4 90 18 27 25 27
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
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