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Ryan Donato or Evgeni Malkin

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Ryan Donato

Ryan Donato

CChicago Blackhawks CHI
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

CPittsburgh Penguins PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donato over Malkin

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Malkin over Donato

 
 
 
 
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Performance Ryan Donato
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
20213-504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
23521-706
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Evgeni Malkin
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
2026-203
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
22411266
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ryan Donato
OWN
55%
-2.73 compared to last week
START
23%
-15.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Evgeni Malkin
OWN
65%
+11.68 compared to last week
START
49%
+17.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ryan Donato
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Evgeni Malkin
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ryan Donato

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 208.7 total points (3.02 avg).
  • He is currently 241.3 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 7 and is currently ranked 20th among C.
  • Top 15 in assists with 10 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Ranked 245th in +/- with -13.
  • Top 20 in shots on goal with 42 and is currently ranked 16th among C.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 18:51:03.5294 and is currently ranked 31st among C.
  • Top 50 in total penalty minutes with 9 and is currently ranked 47th among C.
  • Top 100 in blocked shots with 8 and is currently ranked 94th among C.
  • Top 8 in powerplay goals with 3 and is currently ranked 8th among C.
  • Top 31 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 31st among C.
  • Ranked 108th in faceoffs won with 49.
  • Ranked 112th in hits with 13.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 69 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3623
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4058
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +2.3188
Breakdown Evgeni Malkin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 77th with 169.7 total points (2.74 avg).
  • He is currently 280.3 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Top 75 in assists with 6, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among C.
  • Ranked 187th in +/- with -3.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 28, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among C.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 17:26:52.0000, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 65th among C.
  • Top 20 in total penalty minutes with 16 and is currently ranked 18th among C.
  • Top 75 in blocked shots with 11, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 60th among C.
  • Ranked 28th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Ranked 42nd in powerplay assists with 2.
  • Ranked 68th in faceoffs won with 83.
  • Ranked 191st in hits with 6.
  • 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: +0.2419
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.5
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7419
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ryan Donato

No Injury Reported

Injury Evgeni Malkin

UPPER BODY - Since Mar 25, 2025

Malkin is dealing with an upper-body injury and will not take the ice for the Penguins.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ryan Donato
DateOpponentResult
Mar 26VS NJ
Mar 28VS VGK
Mar 30VS UTA
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0446-556
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Evgeni Malkin
DateOpponentResult
Mar 25@TB
Mar 27@BUF
Mar 30VS OTT
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
13410186
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ryan Donato
6.29
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Evgeni Malkin
6.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ryan Donato
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
18-19 BOS 56 10 15 25 -15 6 139 13 24 11 21
19-20 MIN 64 14 9 23 3 12 99 10 56 40 15
21-22 SJ 51 6 14 20 -9 10 102 12 50 27 21
21-22 SEA 83 17 15 32 -15 40 165 12 74 15 17
22-23 SEA 87 13 13 26 15 46 134 9 80 74 15
23-24 CHI 82 12 18 30 -13 26 149 13 93 97 24
24-25 CHI 71 25 28 53 -16 37 160 15 101 200 14
ON PACE 82 28 32 61 -16 42 184 15 116 230 16
3-YEAR AVG 86 14 16 30 -14 41 152 88 64 19
Totals 521 102 118 220 -53 193 987 12 501 482 131
Career Evgeni Malkin
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
09-10 PIT 67 27 50 77 -6 98 266 20 0 0 0
10-11 PIT 44 15 22 37 -4 18 182 19 0 0 0
11-12 PIT 73 48 60 108 18 68 327 20 0 0 0
13-14 PIT 31 9 23 32 5 36 99 19 8 195 11
13-14 PIT 60 23 49 72 12 62 191 20 27 303 18
14-15 PIT 69 28 42 70 -2 60 213 19 24 318 17
15-16 PIT 55 27 31 58 2 59 159 19 26 306 18
16-17 PIT 62 32 39 71 18 73 194 18 40 369 27
17-18 PIT 78 40 56 96 14 89 238 19 52 462 32
18-19 PIT 69 21 52 73 -28 89 190 18 58 389 34
19-20 PIT 57 27 49 76 3 62 179 19 40 451 22
21-22 PIT 30 8 16 24 -2 22 64 17 17 133 12
21-22 PIT 51 20 22 42 -10 24 129 14 21 164 18
22-23 PIT 80 25 56 81 -12 82 231 18 51 410 33
23-24 PIT 82 27 40 67 5 70 201 18 26 389 42
24-25 PIT 66 15 31 46 -22 40 108 16 29 253 47
ON PACE 75 17 35 52 -22 45 123 16 33 288 53
3-YEAR AVG 73 25 40 65 -15 61 194 36 336 32
Totals 992 396 649 1045 -11 968 3009 18 434 4221 337
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