Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
NHL
TB
MON
2
3
FINALFINAL
OTT
NYR
0
5
FINALFINAL
DET
PHI
1
2
FINALFINAL
CAR
DAL
2
1
FINALFINAL
SJ
NAS
5
7
FINALFINAL
WAS
EDM
3
2
FINALFINAL
BUF
VAN
3
2
FINALFINAL
FLA
ANA
5
2
FINALFINAL

Noah Cates or Jason Zucker

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Noah Cates

Noah Cates

CPhiladelphia Flyers PHI
Jason Zucker

Jason Zucker

LWBuffalo Sabres BUF
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cates over Zucker

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Noah Cates
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Zucker over Cates

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jason Zucker
Loading...
Performance Noah Cates
Fantasy Chart Loading...

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1238003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
32516007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jason Zucker
Fantasy Chart Loading...

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
13451104
Season stats based on the past 7 days

G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1346-2126
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Noah Cates
OWN
11%
+6.21 compared to last week
START
 
8%
+5.37 compared to last week
OWN/START Jason Zucker
OWN
45%
+0.53 compared to last week
START
26%
-12.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Noah Cates
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jason Zucker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Noah Cates

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 91st with 105.0 total points (2.19 avg).
  • He is currently 200 points behind the leader: Nathan MacKinnon
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 35 in goals with 5 and is currently ranked 31st among C.
  • Top 35 in assists with 6 and is currently ranked 30th among C.
  • Ranked 95th in +/- with 1.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 28 and is currently ranked 50th among C.
  • Top 75 in time on ice with 17:05:12.8571, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 71st among C.
  • Ranked 127th in total penalty minutes with 2.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 10 and is currently ranked 36th among C.
  • Ranked 32nd in powerplay goals with 1.
  • Ranked 53rd in powerplay assists with 1.
  • Top 16 in faceoffs won with 116 and is currently ranked 14th among C.
  • Ranked 89th in hits with 15.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 48 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.2083
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.25
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.2083
Breakdown Jason Zucker

    Overview

  • Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 25th with 142.0 total points (3.02 avg).
  • He is currently 108.5 points behind the leader: Kyle Connor
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • Trending Offensive Breakdown

  • Top 6 in goals with 8 and is currently ranked 5th among LW.
  • Top 35 in assists with 5 and is currently ranked 28th among LW.
  • Ranked 66th in +/- with -1.
  • Top 50 in shots on goal with 23 and is currently ranked 45th among LW.
  • Top 35 in time on ice with 16:59:18.4615 and is currently ranked 29th among LW.
  • Top 15 in total penalty minutes with 12 and is currently ranked 15th among LW.
  • Top 50 in blocked shots with 6 and is currently ranked 46th among LW.
  • Tops in powerplay goals with 6 and is currently ranked 1st among LW.
  • Top 35 in powerplay assists with 1 and is currently ranked 35th among LW.
  • Top 16 in faceoffs won with 17 and is currently ranked 15th among LW.
  • Ranked 56th in hits with 13.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 47 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
  • AVG Goals per game: +0.3404
  • AVG Assists per game: +0.4043
  • AVG Shots on Goal per game: +1.7447
Next Up Health Check
Injury Noah Cates

No Injury Reported

Injury Jason Zucker

ILLNESS - Since Jan 21, 2025

Zucker is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the ice for the Sabres.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Noah Cates
DateOpponentResult
Jan 21VS DETW 2-1
Jan 23@NYR
Jan 24@NYI
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
21311-105
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jason Zucker
DateOpponentResult
Jan 20@SEAL 6-4
Jan 21@VANW 3-2
Jan 23@CGY
Jan 25@EDM
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM GP
1122-505
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Noah Cates
3.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jason Zucker
8.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Noah Cates
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 PHI 19 5 4 9 4 4 23 11 21 0 6
22-23 PHI 81 13 25 38 3 12 107 17 85 406 64
23-24 PHI 64 6 12 18 -8 0 78 12 46 147 35
24-25 PHI 48 10 12 22 8 4 58 13 48 259 26
3-YEAR AVG 55 8 14 22 -1 5 69 51 184 35
Totals 214 34 53 87 7 20 266 14 200 812 131
Career Jason Zucker
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
13-14 MIN 20 4 1 5 4 8 34 11 11 0 5
13-14 MIN 21 4 1 5 2 2 40 12 16 0 11
14-15 MIN 52 22 5 27 -8 18 129 15 69 2 13
15-16 MIN 70 12 10 22 -3 20 153 15 82 1 33
16-17 MIN 74 22 25 47 31 26 167 15 67 1 39
17-18 MIN 83 33 31 64 7 44 229 16 81 4 47
18-19 MIN 82 21 21 42 -10 28 216 17 89 2 39
19-20 MIN 62 20 22 42 -4 21 120 16 56 12 24
21-22 PIT 34 7 7 14 -7 19 59 15 66 2 14
21-22 PIT 50 9 11 20 0 17 109 13 69 4 21
22-23 PIT 80 27 20 47 -4 47 197 15 194 4 28
23-24 ARI 79 15 20 35 -5 83 163 12 95 13 19
24-25 BUF 47 16 19 35 0 49 82 15 46 25 15
3-YEAR AVG 72 17 18 35 -12 50 159 127 7 23
Totals 779 216 200 416 -4 390 1741 15 993 71 314
Think the Start Tool is good? Try this!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

TRENDING DECISIONS

RECENT DECISIONS

Player News

Matchups

Week 21
BUF @KC
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
No games scheduled
Matchup Time
ATL vs DET 7:30 PM EST
BKN vs PHO 7:30 PM EST
BOS @LAC 10:30 PM EST
CHA @MEM 8:00 PM EST
CLE @HOU 8:00 PM EST
DAL vs MIN 7:30 PM EST
GS @SAC 10:00 PM EST
MIL @NO 8:00 PM EST
OKC vs UTA 8:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @NJ 7:00 PM EST
CBJ @TOR 7:30 PM EST
COL vs WPG 9:30 PM EST
FLA @LA 10:00 PM EST