John Carlson or Moritz Seider? Week 3
Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Moritz Seider, narrowly. Both count 2 games left in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), so it comes down to value per game: 2.01 fantasy points to 1.98. Who to start in fantasy hockey in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), defensemen ranked 10th and 12th at the position.
- FP/G
- 1.98
- Games
- 2
- Week proj.
- 3.96
The Week 3 call
Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Moritz Seider, narrowly. Both count 2 games left in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), so it comes down to value per game: 2.01 fantasy points to 1.98.
Categories leagues: Moritz Seider again, 6.0 category value for the week to -0.0.
Over TBL's last 5 games John Carlson played 5 games, 19:56 a night with 5:37 on the power play: pair 2 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
John Carlson's ice time is down: 19:56 over his last 5 games against 22:31 on the board.
Over DET's last 5 games Moritz Seider played 5 games, 25:23 a night with 4:33 on the power play: pair 1 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
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 | John Carlson | Moritz Seider |
|---|---|---|
| Games, Week 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Games counted (left this week) | 2 | 2 |
| Back-to-backs | 0 | 0 |
| Games, Week 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Line by ice time | Pair 2 | Pair 1 |
| Power-play unit | PP1 | PP1 |
| TOI, last games | 19:56 (5) | 25:23 (5) |
| TOI, board | 22:31 | 25:37 |
| PP TOI, last games | 5:37 | 4:33 |
| Shots, last games | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Injury | None listed | None listed |
| Projected fantasy points | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Projected category value | -0.0 | 6.0 |
Schedule: John Carlson Tue @NYR, Thu SEA, Sat VAN. Moritz Seider Tue NJD, Thu PHI, Sat SJS.
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: Moritz Seider, 2.01 fantasy points per game to 1.98.
Categories leagues: Moritz Seider again, 32nd overall against 86th.
| Category (z per game) | John Carlson | Moritz Seider |
|---|---|---|
| A assists | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| G goals | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| +/- plus-minus | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| BLK blocked shots | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| HIT hits | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| PPP power-play points | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| SOG shots on goal | -0.0 | -0.2 |
Other close calls
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Common questions
Should I start John Carlson or Moritz Seider in Week 3?
Points leagues, Week 3 (Oct 12-18): start Moritz Seider, narrowly. Both count 2 games left in Week 3 (Oct 12-18), so it comes down to value per game: 2.01 fantasy points to 1.98. Categories leagues: Moritz Seider again, 6.0 category value for the week to -0.0. Over TBL's last 5 games John Carlson played 5 games, 19:56 a night with 5:37 on the power play: pair 2 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit. John Carlson's ice time is down: 19:56 over his last 5 games against 22:31 on the board. Over DET's last 5 games Moritz Seider played 5 games, 25:23 a night with 4:33 on the power play: pair 1 by even-strength ice time and the first power-play unit.
Who is better for the rest of the season, John Carlson or Moritz Seider?
Season-long, points leagues: Moritz Seider, 2.01 fantasy points per game to 1.98. Categories leagues: Moritz Seider again, 32nd overall against 86th.
Who wins more categories, John Carlson or Moritz Seider?
John Carlson is ahead per game in 3 (assists, goals, shots on goal); Moritz Seider in 4 (plus-minus, blocked shots, hits, power-play points).
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number