Noah Cates vs Sandis Vilmanis

Under Standard (6 categories), Noah Cates has the edge (Cates wins 5, Vilmanis wins 1 of 6 categories).

Per-game rates from the selected sample; blended mixes last season with this season, weighting this season more as games are played. Categories are scored as z-scores against qualified players at the same position. Your scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.

Head-to-head

Noah Cates and Sandis Vilmanis have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

This week's schedule

Oct 19 to Oct 25. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.

Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring

Noah Cates

3games (2 left)

2.2proj. ESPN default pts

• Mon, Oct 19 vs COL
  Opp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
• Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.1 pts
  Opp allows 11th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −3.1 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
• Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.1 pts
  Opp allows 10th-most FP to LWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)

Sandis Vilmanis

3games

3.0proj. ESPN default pts

• Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.0 pts
  Opp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
• Thu, Oct 22 @ PITB2B1.0 pts
  Opp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −11.9 win%Likely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
• Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.0 pts
  Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)