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Matthew Knies or Nikita Kucherov

Who Should I Start? - Week 23 • Start New
Matthew Knies

Matthew Knies

LWToronto Maple Leafs TOR
Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

RWTampa Bay Lightning TB
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knies over Kucherov

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kucherov over Knies

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nikita Kucherov
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Performance Matthew Knies
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0222-102
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
33613-556
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nikita Kucherov
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G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0224-403
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
25720-127
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matthew Knies
OWN
82%
-3.12 compared to last week
START
60%
+9.48 compared to last week
OWN/START Nikita Kucherov
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
77%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matthew Knies
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nikita Kucherov
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matthew Knies

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among LW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 28th with 183.0 total points (3.05 avg).
  • He is currently 166.2 points behind the leader: Kyle Connor
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 6 and is currently ranked 16th among LW.
  • Top 25 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 22nd among LW.
  • Ranked 40th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 75 in shots on goal with 24, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among LW.
  • Top 15 in time on ice with 18:42:18.4615 and is currently ranked 14th among LW.
  • Top 35 in total penalty minutes with 9 and is currently ranked 33rd among LW.
  • Top 20 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 16th among LW.
  • Ranked 17th in powerplay goals with 2.
  • Top 22 in powerplay assists with 2 and is currently ranked 21st among LW.
  • Top 19 in hits with 32 and is currently ranked 17th among LW.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 60 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.4
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.3167
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.75
Breakdown Nikita Kucherov

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among RW's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 359.0 total points (5.89 avg).
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 20 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 19th among RW.
  • Top 3 in assists with 14 and is currently ranked 2nd among RW.
  • Top 15 in +/- with 4 and is currently ranked 14th among RW.
  • Top 15 in shots on goal with 42 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Top 10 in time on ice with 19:36:11.2500 and is currently ranked 7th among RW.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 12 and is currently ranked 15th among RW.
  • Top 35 in blocked shots with 9 and is currently ranked 29th among RW.
  • Top 13 in powerplay goals with 2 and is currently ranked 12th among RW.
  • Top 7 in powerplay assists with 4 and is currently ranked 6th among RW.
  • Ranked 65th in faceoffs won with 1.
  • Ranked 100th in hits with 2.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 61 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.459
  • AVG Assists per game: +1.0492
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +3.377
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matthew Knies

No Injury Reported

Injury Nikita Kucherov

UNDISCLOSED - Since Mar 11, 2025

Kucherov is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the ice for the Lightning.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matthew Knies
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@UTAW 4-3
Mar 13VS FLA
Mar 15VS OTT
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
0112-123
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nikita Kucherov
DateOpponentResult
Mar 11@CARL 4-1
Mar 13@PHI
Mar 15@BOS
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
45926-347
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matthew Knies
9.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nikita Kucherov
16.85
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 61 24 19 43 -1 31 105 18 140 0 32
ON PACE 78 30 24 55 -1 39 134 18 179 0 41
3-YEAR AVG 36 6 8 14 11 17 45 64 0 13
Totals 170 42 44 86 11 84 245 14 336 1 74
Career Nikita Kucherov
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 TB 52 9 9 18 3 14 102 13 15 1 19
14-15 TB 82 29 36 65 37 35 191 14 64 0 28
15-16 TB 76 29 37 66 9 30 204 18 60 0 28
16-17 TB 74 40 45 85 13 38 246 19 30 0 20
17-18 TB 81 40 61 101 16 42 284 19 31 3 15
18-19 TB 83 41 89 130 27 62 247 19 44 0 31
19-20 TB 70 34 53 87 25 40 217 18 39 0 19
21-22 TB 55 25 49 74 0 24 158 18 36 1 7
22-23 TB 85 30 83 113 0 41 284 20 69 2 31
23-24 TB 87 44 107 151 6 24 313 21 52 2 38
24-25 TB 64 28 64 92 13 39 206 20 21 1 26
ON PACE 82 35 82 117 13 49 263 20 26 1 33
3-YEAR AVG 83 36 86 122 13 34 277 60 2 26
Totals 857 365 676 1041 162 417 2591 18 503 10 269
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