Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Fantilli vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Fantilli's 1.92.
Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Fantilli has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Hischier has 1 left. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Fantilli's 1.6.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 26 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Fantilli's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 73.2%, Hits 139, 20+ mph bursts 196.
Hischier's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.007, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, High-danger chances 55.2%.
Head to head on the dot, Hischier leads Fantilli 23–16.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Fantilli
1.92
fantasy points per game
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Fantilli | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.40 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.32 | 0.39 |
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 Hischier
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 3A, 18 SOG · Hischier 5G 4A, 23 SOG
Fantilli's offensive zone 10–11 · neutral 4–6 · Fantilli's defensive zone 2–6 (2023-24 to 2025-26)
Fantilli blocked 1 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 0 of Fantilli's.
On the ice against each other (Fantilli's side)
15:52 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Fantilli's side
- Shot attempts
- 17–23
- 42.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.2–1.2
- 50.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Fantilli | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CBJ 3–0 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-31 | CBJ 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-01 | CBJ 5–3 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-13 | CBJ 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-17 | CBJ 1–2 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-11 | CBJ 3–5 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-12-19 | CBJ 4–2 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-19 | CBJ 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-27 | CBJ 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-12-16 | CBJ 3–6 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
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)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Fantilli or Nico Hischier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Fantilli's 1.92. Fantilli had 59 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 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 Fantilli or Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 26 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 Hischier done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Fantilli's team went 3–7. Fantilli had 3 points (0 goals) and Hischier had 9 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Fantilli or Hischier?
- Against each other, Fantilli has won 16 and Hischier 23 of their 39 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 →