Jason Zucker or Kiefer Sherwood? Week 3
Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Kiefer Sherwood. Kiefer Sherwood counts 3 games left to 0 for Jason Zucker, for 5.5 projected fantasy points against 0.0. Who to start in fantasy hockey in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), LWs ranked 23rd and 25th at the position.
- FP/G
- 1.81
- Games
- 0
- Week proj.
- 0.00
The Week 3 call
Jason Zucker has not played in BUF's last 6 games, so his week counts no games while that stands.
Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Kiefer Sherwood. Kiefer Sherwood counts 3 games left to 0 for Jason Zucker, for 5.5 projected fantasy points against 0.0.
Categories leagues: Kiefer Sherwood again, 0.5 category value for the week to 0.0.
Over SJS's last 5 games Kiefer Sherwood played 5 games, 15:01 a night with 1:10 on the power play: line 3 by even-strength ice time and the second power-play unit.
Kiefer Sherwood's ice time is down: 15:01 over his last 5 games against 16:49 on the board.
This is the call for one lineup slot across the week, the way weekly-lock leagues play it. In a daily-lineup league, start whichever of the two plays that night, and both when they fit.
Week 3 (Oct 12-18), side by side
| This week | Jason Zucker | Kiefer Sherwood |
|---|---|---|
| Games, Week 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Games counted (left this week) | 0 | 3 |
| Back-to-backs | 1 | 0 |
| Games, Week 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Line by ice time | - | Line 3 |
| Power-play unit | None | PP2 |
| TOI, last games | - | 15:01 (5) |
| TOI, board | 15:37 | 16:49 |
| PP TOI, last games | - | 1:10 |
| Shots, last games | - | 1.0 |
| Injury | None listed | None listed |
| Projected fantasy points | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Projected category value | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Schedule: Jason Zucker Mon FLA, Tue @MTL, Thu @TOR, Sat @MTL. Kiefer Sherwood Tue BOS, Thu @NSH, Sat @DET.
Projections are the board's per-game value times the games counted. A skater listed out, or who missed his team's last three games, counts none. A goalie counts his team's games times his share of its recent starts. Lines and power-play units are by ice time over the team's last five games. Stats and schedule from the NHL; injury designations from ESPN's public NHL injury list.
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The rest-of-season call
Season-long, points leagues: Kiefer Sherwood, 1.83 fantasy points per game to 1.81.
Categories leagues: Kiefer Sherwood again, 82nd overall against 160th.
| Category (z per game) | Jason Zucker | Kiefer Sherwood |
|---|---|---|
| A assists | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| G goals | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| +/- plus-minus | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| BLK blocked shots | -0.9 | -0.7 |
| HIT hits | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| PPP power-play points | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| SOG shots on goal | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Other close calls
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Common questions
Should I start Jason Zucker or Kiefer Sherwood in Week 3?
Jason Zucker has not played in BUF's last 6 games, so his week counts no games while that stands. Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Kiefer Sherwood. Kiefer Sherwood counts 3 games left to 0 for Jason Zucker, for 5.5 projected fantasy points against 0.0. Categories leagues: Kiefer Sherwood again, 0.5 category value for the week to 0.0. Over SJS's last 5 games Kiefer Sherwood played 5 games, 15:01 a night with 1:10 on the power play: line 3 by even-strength ice time and the second power-play unit. Kiefer Sherwood's ice time is down: 15:01 over his last 5 games against 16:49 on the board.
Who is better for the rest of the season, Jason Zucker or Kiefer Sherwood?
Season-long, points leagues: Kiefer Sherwood, 1.83 fantasy points per game to 1.81. Categories leagues: Kiefer Sherwood again, 82nd overall against 160th.
Who wins more categories, Jason Zucker or Kiefer Sherwood?
Jason Zucker is ahead per game in 4 (assists, goals, plus-minus, power-play points); Kiefer Sherwood in 3 (blocked shots, hits, shots on goal).
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number