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Adam Fox vs Artemi Panarin

Adam FoxAdam FoxRangers · DefencevsArtemi PanarinArtemi PanarinKings · Left wing

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Fox projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00.

Fox had 53 points in 55 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 games.

This week Fox has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Panarin has 1 left. We project Panarin for 2.0 ESPN points to Fox's 1.5.

Adam Fox has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Fox's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Goals above expected +2.1, Forecheck xG /60 0.36.

Panarin's biggest edges: Hardest shot 89.5, Ascension score 54, Shots on goal 224.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Adam Fox

2.13

fantasy points per game

Artemi Panarin

2.00

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Adam Fox has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromFoxPanarin
Goals (+2)0.270.80
Assists (+1)0.830.67
Power-play points (+0.5)0.210.14
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.010.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.150.28
Hits (+0.1)0.040.01
Blocks (+0.5)0.620.10

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: Fox vs Panarin

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

FoxPanarin
0Team record in 1 meetings1
1Points in those games1

Fox 0G 1A, 2 SOG · Panarin 0G 1A, 2 SOG

1Shots blocked by the other2

Fox blocked 1 of Panarin's shots; Panarin blocked 2 of Fox's.

31Goals set up by the other56

Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).

On the ice against each other (Fox's side)

6:32 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Fox's side

Shot attempts
3–6
33.3%
Expected goals
0.1–0.3
27.9%
Goals
0–0

On the ice together

216:51 at 5-on-5 over 30 games, 2025-26

Shot attempts
280–162
63.3%
Expected goals
11.2–7.3
60.7%
Goals
13–9

Games against each other

Games between Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin
DateScoreFoxPanarin
2026-03-16NYR 1–4 LAK0G 1A 2S0G 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.

FoxPanarin

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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 Fox

4games (1 left)

1.5proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.5 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

Artemi Panarin

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS2.0 pts
    Opp allows 15th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)

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FAQ

Should I start Adam Fox or Artemi Panarin in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adam Fox projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00. Fox had 53 points in 55 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 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 Fox or Artemi Panarin?
On 2025-26 numbers, Adam Fox leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Fox and Panarin done against each other?
In 1 games against each other in our data, Fox's team went 0–1. Fox had 1 points (0 goals) and Panarin 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 →