Who to start · 2025-26
Adam Fox vs Cale Makar
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Cale Makar projects to 2.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Fox's 2.13.
Fox had 53 points in 55 games; Makar had 79 in 75 games.
This week Fox has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Makar has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Makar for 2.0 ESPN points to Fox's 1.5.
Cale Makar has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Fox's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.1, High-danger chances 64.3%, Shorthanded points 1.
Makar's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.7, Hardest shot 98.2, 20+ mph bursts 223.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adam Fox
2.13
fantasy points per game
Cale Makar
2.70
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Cale Makar has the edge.
| Points per game from | Fox | Makar |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.27 | 0.50 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.83 | 0.86 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.26 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.62 | 0.83 |
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 Makar
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.
Fox 1G 6A, 19 SOG · Makar 5G 9A, 36 SOG
Fox blocked 1 of Makar's shots; Makar blocked 1 of Fox's.
On the ice against each other (Fox's side)
7:19 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Fox's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–9
- 25.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.6
- 1.3%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Fox | Makar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | NYR 3–6 COL | 0G 2A 2S | 2G 1A 9S |
| 2025-01-26 | NYR 4–5 COL | 0G 0A 5S | 2G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-14 | NYR 2–3 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-03-28 | NYR 3–2 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-02-05 | NYR 2–1 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-12-09 | NYR 2–1 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 8S |
| 2022-10-25 | NYR 2–3 COL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-12-14 | NYR 2–4 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2021-12-08 | NYR 3–7 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-03-11 | NYR 2–3 COL | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 3A 2S |
| 2020-01-07 | NYR 5–3 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 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 Fox
4games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BOpp allows 15th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.5 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
Cale Makar
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs LAKOpp allows 3rd-most FP to DLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs STL2.0 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adam Fox or Cale Makar in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Cale Makar projects to 2.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adam Fox's 2.13. Fox had 53 points in 55 games; Makar had 79 in 75 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 Cale Makar?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Cale Makar 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 Fox and Makar done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Fox's team went 4–7. Fox had 7 points (1 goals) and Makar had 14 (5 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 →