Who to start · 2025-26
Adrian Kempe vs Connor Bedard
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor Bedard projects to 2.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adrian Kempe's 2.01.
Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Bedard had 75 in 69 games.
This week Kempe has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Bedard has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Bedard for 2.4 ESPN points to Kempe's 1.6.
Adrian Kempe has the better number in 21 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Kempe's biggest edges: Plus/minus +14, Corsi 52.1%, Fenwick 52.0%.
Bedard's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.25, Draw Equity /100 −0.024, Faceoff win % 47.1%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adrian Kempe
2.11
fantasy points per game
Connor Bedard
2.24
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Connor Bedard has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kempe | Bedard |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.89 | 0.87 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.46 | 0.65 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.04 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.24 | 0.20 |
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: Kempe vs Bedard
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.
Kempe 1G 9A, 22 SOG · Bedard 3G 1A, 20 SOG
Kempe's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Kempe's defensive zone 0–0 (2025-26)
Kempe blocked 0 of Bedard's shots; Bedard blocked 1 of Kempe's.
On the ice against each other (Kempe's side)
10:18 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Kempe's side
- Shot attempts
- 13–9
- 59.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.4
- 47.4%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kempe | Bedard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | LAK 6–0 CHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-04 | LAK 1–2 CHI | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-26 | LAK 3–1 CHI | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-20 | LAK 3–1 CHI | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-03 | LAK 1–5 CHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-02 | LAK 3–4 CHI | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-04-18 | LAK 5–4 CHI | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-19 | LAK 6–2 CHI | 0G 3A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-03-15 | LAK 5–0 CHI | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
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.
Adrian Kempe
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 8th-most FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.6 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Connor Bedard
3games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF2.4 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adrian Kempe or Connor Bedard in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor Bedard projects to 2.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adrian Kempe's 2.01. Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Bedard had 75 in 69 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, Adrian Kempe or Connor Bedard?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adrian Kempe leads in 21 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Kempe and Bedard done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Kempe's team went 6–3. Kempe had 10 points (1 goals) and Bedard had 4 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Kempe or Bedard?
- Against each other, Kempe has won 0 and Bedard 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 →