Who to start · 2025-26
Adrian Kempe vs Dylan Holloway
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adrian Kempe's 2.01.
Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Holloway had 51 in 59 games.
This week Kempe has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Holloway has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Holloway for 2.6 ESPN points to Kempe's 1.6.
Adrian Kempe has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kempe's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.7, Penalty minutes 58, Shorthanded points 2.
Holloway's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.50, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Expected goals 55.2%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adrian Kempe
2.01
fantasy points per game
Dylan Holloway
2.06
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dylan Holloway has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kempe | Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.83 | 0.70 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.23 | 0.36 |
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 Holloway
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kempe 8G 5A, 56 SOG · Holloway 3G 2A, 20 SOG
Kempe blocked 0 of Holloway's shots; Holloway blocked 1 of Kempe's.
On the ice against each other (Kempe's side)
6:30 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Kempe's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–9
- 30.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.7
- 35.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kempe | Holloway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | LAK 2–1 STL | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-10-21 | LAK 2–1 STL | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-08 | LAK 2–1 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-05 | LAK 2–3 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-01 | LAK 1–4 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2024-05-01 · PO | LAK 3–4 EDM | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-04-28 · PO | LAK 0–1 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-04-26 · PO | LAK 1–6 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-24 · PO | LAK 5–4 EDM | 2G 0A 7S | 2G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-22 · PO | LAK 4–7 EDM | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-02-26 | LAK 2–4 EDM | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-10 | LAK 4–0 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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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 10th-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)
Dylan Holloway
2games (1 left)
2.6proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DALOpp allows 11th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B2.6 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.4 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adrian Kempe or Dylan Holloway in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Adrian Kempe's 2.01. Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Holloway had 51 in 59 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 Dylan Holloway?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adrian Kempe leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Kempe and Holloway done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Kempe's team went 7–7. Kempe had 13 points (8 goals) and Holloway had 5 (3 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 →