Fantasy hockey start or sit, Week 3
375 close calls for Week 3 (Oct 12-18), each answered with that week's games, line and power-play unit, and projected goalie starts. The biggest: Connor McDavid or Macklin Celebrini. A pair is two players at the same position inside the top 190, within 15% of each other per game.
Centers 134
Connor McDavid or Macklin Celebrini
Connor McDavid or Nathan MacKinnon
Leon Draisaitl or Nathan MacKinnon- Macklin Celebrini or Nathan MacKinnon
Jack Eichel or Macklin Celebrini- Leon Draisaitl or Macklin Celebrini
Auston Matthews or Leon Draisaitl- Jack Eichel or Leon Draisaitl
- Auston Matthews or Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel or Tage Thompson
Auston Matthews or Jack Hughes- Auston Matthews or Tage Thompson
- Jack Hughes or Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson or Tim Stützle
Jack Hughes or Nick Suzuki- Jack Hughes or Tim Stützle
- Nick Suzuki or Tim Stützle
Sebastian Aho or Tim Stützle
Martin Necas or Nick Suzuki- Nick Suzuki or Sebastian Aho
Jake Guentzel or Sebastian Aho- Martin Necas or Sebastian Aho
Bo Horvat or Martin Necas- Jake Guentzel or Martin Necas
- Bo Horvat or Jake Guentzel
Connor Bedard or Jake Guentzel- Bo Horvat or Connor Bedard
Bo Horvat or Nick Schmaltz
Connor Bedard or Dylan Guenther- Connor Bedard or Nick Schmaltz
Connor Bedard or Steven Stamkos- Nick Schmaltz or Steven Stamkos
Nick Schmaltz or Wyatt Johnston
Mika Zibanejad or Steven Stamkos- Steven Stamkos or Wyatt Johnston
Leo Carlsson or Wyatt Johnston- Mika Zibanejad or Wyatt Johnston
Dylan Larkin or Mika Zibanejad- Leo Carlsson or Mika Zibanejad
- Dylan Larkin or Leo Carlsson
Evgeni Malkin or Leo Carlsson- Dylan Larkin or Evgeni Malkin
Dylan Larkin or Sam Reinhart
Evgeni Malkin or Mark Scheifele- Evgeni Malkin or Sam Reinhart
- Mark Scheifele or Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart or Sidney Crosby
Brock Nelson or Mark Scheifele- Mark Scheifele or Sidney Crosby
- Brock Nelson or Sidney Crosby
Morgan Geekie or Sidney Crosby- Brock Nelson or Morgan Geekie
Brock Nelson or Tomas Hertl
Morgan Geekie or Nico Hischier- Morgan Geekie or Tomas Hertl
Elias Pettersson or Tomas Hertl- Nico Hischier or Tomas Hertl
- Elias Pettersson or Nico Hischier
John Tavares or Nico Hischier- Elias Pettersson or John Tavares
Elias Pettersson or Mikael Granlund
Adam Fantilli or John Tavares- John Tavares or Mikael Granlund
- Adam Fantilli or Mikael Granlund
Dylan Cozens or Mikael Granlund- Adam Fantilli or Dylan Cozens
Adam Fantilli or Roope Hintz
Dylan Cozens or Mathew Barzal- Dylan Cozens or Roope Hintz
- Mathew Barzal or Roope Hintz
Roope Hintz or Ryan O'Reilly
Logan Cooley or Mathew Barzal- Mathew Barzal or Ryan O'Reilly
Bobby McMann or Ryan O'Reilly- Logan Cooley or Ryan O'Reilly
- Bobby McMann or Logan Cooley
Joel Eriksson Ek or Logan Cooley- Bobby McMann or Joel Eriksson Ek
Bobby McMann or Will Smith
Joel Eriksson Ek or Sam Bennett- Joel Eriksson Ek or Will Smith
J.T. Miller or Will Smith- Sam Bennett or Will Smith
- J.T. Miller or Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett or Vincent Trocheck
J.T. Miller or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins- J.T. Miller or Vincent Trocheck
J.T. Miller or Will Cuylle- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Will Cuylle
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Vincent Trocheck
Shane Pinto or Vincent Trocheck
Boone Jenner or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins or Shane Pinto
- Boone Jenner or Shane Pinto
Pavel Zacha or Shane Pinto- Boone Jenner or Pavel Zacha
Boone Jenner or Robert Thomas
Gabriel Vilardi or Pavel Zacha- Pavel Zacha or Robert Thomas
Charlie Coyle or Robert Thomas- Gabriel Vilardi or Robert Thomas
Anton Lundell or Gabriel Vilardi- Charlie Coyle or Gabriel Vilardi
- Anton Lundell or Charlie Coyle
Charlie Coyle or Nazem Kadri
Anton Lundell or Matt Duchene- Anton Lundell or Nazem Kadri
Marco Rossi or Nazem Kadri- Matt Duchene or Nazem Kadri
- Marco Rossi or Matt Duchene
Matt Duchene or Tyler Toffoli
Cole Perfetti or Marco Rossi- Marco Rossi or Tyler Toffoli
Brayden Schenn or Tyler Toffoli- Cole Perfetti or Tyler Toffoli
Brayden Point or Cole Perfetti- Brayden Schenn or Cole Perfetti
- Brayden Point or Brayden Schenn
Brayden Schenn or Elias Lindholm
Brayden Point or Dylan Strome- Brayden Point or Elias Lindholm
- Dylan Strome or Elias Lindholm
Elias Lindholm or Mason McTavish
Anthony Cirelli or Dylan Strome- Dylan Strome or Mason McTavish
- Anthony Cirelli or Mason McTavish
Logan Stankoven or Mason McTavish
Anthony Cirelli or Frank Nazar- Anthony Cirelli or Logan Stankoven
Carter Verhaeghe or Logan Stankoven- Frank Nazar or Logan Stankoven
- Carter Verhaeghe or Frank Nazar
Frank Nazar or Kyle Palmieri- Carter Verhaeghe or Kyle Palmieri
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Brandon Hagel or Kirill Kaprizov
Kirill Kaprizov or Kyle Connor- Brandon Hagel or Kyle Connor
Jason Robertson or Kyle Connor- Brandon Hagel or Jason Robertson
Brandon Hagel or Matt Boldy
Cutter Gauthier or Jason Robertson- Jason Robertson or Matt Boldy
- Cutter Gauthier or Matt Boldy
Matt Boldy or Matthew Tkachuk- Cutter Gauthier or Dylan Guenther
Brad Marchand or Cutter Gauthier- Cutter Gauthier or Matthew Tkachuk
Artemi Panarin or Matthew Tkachuk- Brad Marchand or Matthew Tkachuk
- Artemi Panarin or Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand or Brady Tkachuk- Artemi Panarin or Brady Tkachuk
Artemi Panarin or Filip Forsberg- Artemi Panarin or Mika Zibanejad
- Brady Tkachuk or Leo Carlsson
- Brady Tkachuk or Dylan Larkin
- Brady Tkachuk or Filip Forsberg
Brady Tkachuk or Zach Hyman
Dylan Holloway or Filip Forsberg- Filip Forsberg or Zach Hyman
- Dylan Holloway or Zach Hyman
Jared McCann or Zach Hyman- Dylan Holloway or Jared McCann
Dylan Holloway or Juraj Slafkovský- Jared McCann or Juraj Slafkovský
Jared McCann or Viktor Arvidsson
Juraj Slafkovský or Lucas Raymond- Juraj Slafkovský or Viktor Arvidsson
Alexis Lafrenière or Viktor Arvidsson- Lucas Raymond or Viktor Arvidsson
- Alexis Lafrenière or Lucas Raymond
Jesper Bratt or Lucas Raymond- Alexis Lafrenière or Jesper Bratt
Alexis Lafrenière or Matthew Knies
Alex Ovechkin or Jesper Bratt- Jesper Bratt or Matthew Knies
- Alex Ovechkin or Matthew Knies
Kevin Fiala or Matthew Knies- Alex Ovechkin or Kevin Fiala
Alex Ovechkin or Kiefer Sherwood
Jake DeBrusk or Kevin Fiala- Kevin Fiala or Kiefer Sherwood
- Jake DeBrusk or Kiefer Sherwood
Jason Zucker or Kiefer Sherwood- Jake DeBrusk or Jason Zucker
- Jake DeBrusk or Will Cuylle
Artturi Lehkonen or Jason Zucker- Jason Zucker or Will Cuylle
- Artturi Lehkonen or Will Cuylle
Nikolaj Ehlers or Will Cuylle- Artturi Lehkonen or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Artturi Lehkonen or Blake Coleman- Artturi Lehkonen or Nikolaj Ehlers
- Blake Coleman or Nikolaj Ehlers
Nikolaj Ehlers or William Eklund
Anders Lee or Blake Coleman- Blake Coleman or William Eklund
- Anders Lee or William Eklund
Tyler Bertuzzi or William Eklund
Anders Lee or Chris Kreider- Anders Lee or Tyler Bertuzzi
- Chris Kreider or Tyler Bertuzzi
Jaden Schwartz or Tyler Bertuzzi- Chris Kreider or Jaden Schwartz
Chris Kreider or Lawson Crouse- Jaden Schwartz or Lawson Crouse
Right wings 82
David Pastrnak or Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Kucherov or William Nylander
David Pastrnak or Mark Stone- David Pastrnak or William Nylander
Alex DeBrincat or William Nylander- Mark Stone or William Nylander
- Alex DeBrincat or Mark Stone
Cole Caufield or Mark Stone- Alex DeBrincat or Cole Caufield
- Alex DeBrincat or Dylan Guenther
- Alex DeBrincat or Jake Guentzel
- Cole Caufield or Dylan Guenther
Cole Caufield or Mikko Rantanen
Andrei Svechnikov or Dylan Guenther- Dylan Guenther or Mikko Rantanen
- Andrei Svechnikov or Mikko Rantanen
Mikko Rantanen or Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov or Clayton Keller- Andrei Svechnikov or Seth Jarvis
Adrian Kempe or Seth Jarvis- Clayton Keller or Seth Jarvis
- Adrian Kempe or Clayton Keller
- Clayton Keller or Mika Zibanejad
Clayton Keller or Tom Wilson- Adrian Kempe or Brady Tkachuk
Adrian Kempe or Bryan Rust- Adrian Kempe or Tom Wilson
Alex Tuch or Tom Wilson- Bryan Rust or Tom Wilson
- Alex Tuch or Bryan Rust
Bryan Rust or Drake Batherson- Alex Tuch or Drake Batherson
Alex Tuch or Kirill Marchenko- Drake Batherson or Kirill Marchenko
Drake Batherson or Mitch Marner
Beckett Sennecke or Kirill Marchenko- Kirill Marchenko or Mitch Marner
- Beckett Sennecke or Mitch Marner
Mitch Marner or Vasily Podkolzin
Beckett Sennecke or Troy Terry- Beckett Sennecke or Vasily Podkolzin
Pavel Dorofeyev or Vasily Podkolzin- Troy Terry or Vasily Podkolzin
- Pavel Dorofeyev or Troy Terry
Rickard Rakell or Troy Terry- Pavel Dorofeyev or Rickard Rakell
Pavel Dorofeyev or Travis Konecny
Jordan Eberle or Rickard Rakell- Rickard Rakell or Travis Konecny
- Jordan Eberle or Travis Konecny
Timo Meier or Travis Konecny
Jimmy Snuggerud or Jordan Eberle- Jordan Eberle or Timo Meier
Alex Laferriere or Timo Meier- Jimmy Snuggerud or Timo Meier
- Alex Laferriere or Jimmy Snuggerud
Jimmy Snuggerud or Owen Tippett- Alex Laferriere or Owen Tippett
Alex Laferriere or Ryan Leonard
Mats Zuccarello or Owen Tippett- Owen Tippett or Ryan Leonard
Jackson Blake or Ryan Leonard- Mats Zuccarello or Ryan Leonard
- Jackson Blake or Mats Zuccarello
Mats Zuccarello or Patrick Kane- Jackson Blake or Patrick Kane
Jackson Blake or Quinton Byfield
Jack Quinn or Patrick Kane- Patrick Kane or Quinton Byfield
- Jack Quinn or Quinton Byfield
Quinton Byfield or Tyson Foerster
Eeli Tolvanen or Jack Quinn- Jack Quinn or Tyson Foerster
- Eeli Tolvanen or Tyson Foerster
Ivan Demidov or Tyson Foerster
Brock Boeser or Eeli Tolvanen- Eeli Tolvanen or Ivan Demidov
- Brock Boeser or Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov or Valeri Nichushkin
Brock Boeser or Luke Evangelista- Brock Boeser or Valeri Nichushkin
- Luke Evangelista or Valeri Nichushkin
Defensemen 60
Cale Makar or Evan Bouchard
Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes
Cale Makar or Zach Werenski- Quinn Hughes or Zach Werenski
Rasmus Dahlin or Zach Werenski- Quinn Hughes or Rasmus Dahlin
Quinn Hughes or Roman Josi
Darren Raddysh or Rasmus Dahlin- Rasmus Dahlin or Roman Josi
- Darren Raddysh or Roman Josi
Jakob Chychrun or Roman Josi
Charlie McAvoy or Darren Raddysh- Darren Raddysh or Jakob Chychrun
- Charlie McAvoy or Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun or Moritz Seider
Charlie McAvoy or Mikhail Sergachev- Charlie McAvoy or Moritz Seider
John Carlson or Moritz Seider- Mikhail Sergachev or Moritz Seider
- John Carlson or Mikhail Sergachev
Matthew Schaefer or Mikhail Sergachev
Jake Sanderson or John Carlson- John Carlson or Matthew Schaefer
- Jake Sanderson or Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer or Shayne Gostisbehere
Adam Fox or Jake Sanderson- Jake Sanderson or Shayne Gostisbehere
- Adam Fox or Shayne Gostisbehere
Miro Heiskanen or Shayne Gostisbehere
Adam Fox or Erik Karlsson- Adam Fox or Miro Heiskanen
- Erik Karlsson or Miro Heiskanen
Lane Hutson or Miro Heiskanen
Erik Karlsson or Jackson LaCombe- Erik Karlsson or Lane Hutson
- Jackson LaCombe or Lane Hutson
Josh Morrissey or Lane Hutson
Brock Faber or Jackson LaCombe- Jackson LaCombe or Josh Morrissey
- Brock Faber or Josh Morrissey
Josh Morrissey or Thomas Chabot
Brock Faber or Filip Hronek- Brock Faber or Thomas Chabot
Brandon Montour or Thomas Chabot- Filip Hronek or Thomas Chabot
- Brandon Montour or Filip Hronek
Filip Hronek or Vince Dunn
Brandon Montour or Dougie Hamilton- Brandon Montour or Vince Dunn
Brandt Clarke or Vince Dunn- Dougie Hamilton or Vince Dunn
- Brandt Clarke or Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton or Seth Jones
Brandt Clarke or Rasmus Andersson- Brandt Clarke or Seth Jones
MacKenzie Weegar or Seth Jones- Rasmus Andersson or Seth Jones
- MacKenzie Weegar or Rasmus Andersson
Noah Dobson or Rasmus Andersson- MacKenzie Weegar or Noah Dobson
Goalies 27
Andrei Vasilevskiy or Jeremy Swayman
Jake Oettinger or Jeremy Swayman- Andrei Vasilevskiy or Jake Oettinger
Andrei Vasilevskiy or Logan Thompson
Ilya Sorokin or Jake Oettinger- Jake Oettinger or Logan Thompson
- Ilya Sorokin or Logan Thompson
Karel Vejmelka or Logan Thompson- Ilya Sorokin or Karel Vejmelka
Ilya Sorokin or Linus Ullmark
Igor Shesterkin or Karel Vejmelka- Karel Vejmelka or Linus Ullmark
- Igor Shesterkin or Linus Ullmark
Jesper Wallstedt or Linus Ullmark- Igor Shesterkin or Jesper Wallstedt
Igor Shesterkin or Juuse Saros- Jesper Wallstedt or Juuse Saros
Jesper Wallstedt or Scott Wedgewood
Joel Hofer or Juuse Saros- Juuse Saros or Scott Wedgewood
Jet Greaves or Scott Wedgewood- Joel Hofer or Scott Wedgewood
- Jet Greaves or Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer or Lukas Dostal
Jet Greaves or John Gibson- Jet Greaves or Lukas Dostal
- John Gibson or Lukas Dostal
Every call is a projection: per-game value from the NHL's own stats times the games each team plays this week. A skater listed out, or who has missed his team's last three games, counts none; a goalie counts his recent share of his team's starts, because the league does not confirm starters in advance.
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