Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Fantilli vs Kirill Marchenko
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Fantilli projects to 1.92 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Kirill Marchenko's 1.92.
Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Marchenko had 67 in 76 games.
This week Fantilli has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Marchenko has 1 left. We project Marchenko for 1.8 ESPN points to Fantilli's 1.6.
Kirill Marchenko has the better number in 28 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Fantilli's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 552, Hits 139, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.27.
Marchenko's biggest edges: Plus/minus +7, Ascension score 58, Luck Meter +22.
- • 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, 7 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Fantilli
1.92
fantasy points per game
Kirill Marchenko
1.92
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Adam Fantilli has the edge.
| Points per game from | Fantilli | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.63 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.40 | 0.52 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.29 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.23 |
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 Marchenko
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 blocked 3 of Marchenko's shots; Marchenko blocked 1 of Fantilli's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
816:52 at 5-on-5 over 70 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 847–769
- 52.4%
- Expected goals
- 39.7–35.4
- 52.8%
- Goals
- 38–28
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)
Kirill Marchenko
3games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.8 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Fantilli or Kirill Marchenko 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 Kirill Marchenko's 1.92. Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Marchenko had 67 in 76 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 Kirill Marchenko?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Kirill Marchenko leads in 28 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →