Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Fantilli vs Carter Verhaeghe
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Fantilli projects to 1.92 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Carter Verhaeghe's 1.50.
Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Verhaeghe had 55 in 77 games.
This week Fantilli has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Verhaeghe has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Fantilli for 1.6 ESPN points to Verhaeghe's 1.6.
Adam Fantilli has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Fantilli's biggest edges: Blocked shots 51, Faceoff win % 49.8%, Draw Equity /100 −0.011.
Verhaeghe's biggest edges: Goals above expected +1.4, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.014, Forecheck xG /60 0.33.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Fantilli
1.92
fantasy points per game
Carter Verhaeghe
1.50
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Adam Fantilli has the edge.
| Points per game from | Fantilli | Verhaeghe |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.57 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.16 |
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 custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Fantilli vs Verhaeghe
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Fantilli 0G 1A, 12 SOG · Verhaeghe 4G 2A, 24 SOG
Fantilli's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Fantilli's defensive zone 0–1 (2023-24)
Fantilli blocked 1 of Verhaeghe's shots; Verhaeghe blocked 0 of Fantilli's.
On the ice against each other (Fantilli's side)
7:19 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Fantilli's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–15
- 16.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.7
- 3.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Fantilli | Verhaeghe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CBJ 4–2 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-06 | CBJ 6–7 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 1A 3S |
| 2025-03-20 | CBJ 0–1 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-06 | CBJ 0–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-10-15 | CBJ 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-12-10 | CBJ 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-06 | CBJ 4–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
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
This week's schedule
Sep 28 to Oct 4. 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 use ESPN default points for the games left.
Adam Fantilli
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.6 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
Carter Verhaeghe
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Fantilli or Carter Verhaeghe in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Fantilli projects to 1.92 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Carter Verhaeghe's 1.50. Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Verhaeghe had 55 in 77 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 Fantilli or Carter Verhaeghe?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adam Fantilli leads in 22 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Fantilli and Verhaeghe done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Fantilli's team went 1–6. Fantilli had 1 points (0 goals) and Verhaeghe had 6 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Fantilli or Verhaeghe?
- Against each other, Fantilli has won 0 and Verhaeghe 1 of their 1 head-to-head draws.
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 →