Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Edstrom vs Yakov Trenin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Edstrom projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Yakov Trenin's 1.12.
Edstrom had 5 points in 35 games; Trenin had 23 in 82 games.
This week Edstrom has 3 games left with 1 tough matchup; Trenin has 3 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Edstrom for 3.7 to Trenin's 3.5 over the games left.
Yakov Trenin has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Edstrom's biggest edges: Ascension score 85, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.18, Goals above expected −0.8.
Trenin's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 38, Transition attempts /60 1.50, Assists 17.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Yakov Trenin rates ahead, +0.9 to +0.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Edstrom is surging, ixG/60 1.97 (was 0.87); Trenin is steady, 22% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 33%).
- • Edstrom, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 4 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • Trenin, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Edstrom
+0.1
category z-score total
Yakov Trenin
+0.9
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Yakov Trenin has the edge (Edstrom wins 3, Trenin wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Edstrom | Trenin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.04 |
| Assists / game | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.23 | 1.12 |
| Hits / game | 2.95 | 4.78 |
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: Edstrom vs Trenin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Edstrom 0G 0A, 3 SOG · Trenin 0G 1A, 5 SOG
On the ice against each other (Edstrom's side)
5:06 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Edstrom's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–4
- 63.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.0
- 94.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Edstrom | Trenin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | NSH 1–3 MIN | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-14 | NYR 4–2 MIN | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-20 | NYR 1–3 MIN | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
Every stat, side by side
Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
Fantasy box score
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs, Usage, Special teams & discipline, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
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
Adam Edstrom
3games
3.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Oct 22 @ BOS1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PIT1.3 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Yakov Trenin
4games (3 left)
3.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ EDMOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Devon Levi (.898)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ CGY1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ SEA1.1 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Edstrom or Yakov Trenin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Edstrom projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Yakov Trenin's 1.12. Edstrom had 5 points in 35 games; Trenin had 23 in 82 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- Who is better, Adam Edstrom or Yakov Trenin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Yakov Trenin leads in 23 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Edstrom and Trenin done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Edstrom's team went 1–2. Edstrom had 0 points (0 goals) and Trenin had 1 (0 goals).
2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →