Who to start · 2025-26
Adrian Kempe vs Jordan Eberle
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adrian Kempe projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Eberle's 1.74.
Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Eberle had 55 in 80 games.
This week Kempe has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Eberle has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Eberle for 3.1 ESPN points to Kempe's 1.6.
Adrian Kempe has the better number in 27 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Kempe's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.7, Hardest shot 95.3, Goals above expected +5.6.
Eberle's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.029, Net penalties drawn /60 −0.08, Forecheck xG /60 0.23.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Adrian Kempe
2.01
fantasy points per game
Jordan Eberle
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Adrian Kempe has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kempe | Eberle |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.83 | 0.73 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.34 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.23 | 0.25 |
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 Eberle
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kempe 5G 8A, 54 SOG · Eberle 5G 10A, 51 SOG
Kempe's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Kempe's defensive zone 1–1 (2018-19)
Kempe blocked 0 of Eberle's shots; Eberle blocked 1 of Kempe's.
On the ice against each other (Kempe's side)
16:59 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Kempe's side
- Shot attempts
- 17–22
- 43.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.7
- 44.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kempe | Eberle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | LAK 5–3 SEA | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-02-04 | LAK 2–4 SEA | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-23 | LAK 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-12-10 | LAK 2–3 SEA | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-04-15 | LAK 6–5 SEA | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-04-07 | LAK 1–2 SEA | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-03 | LAK 5–2 SEA | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-20 | LAK 1–2 SEA | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-01 | LAK 3–1 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-29 | LAK 8–9 SEA | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 4A 0S |
| 2022-11-19 | LAK 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2022-10-13 | LAK 1–4 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 21 meetings.
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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)
Jordan Eberle
3games (2 left)
3.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CGYOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ EDM1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs CGYB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Adrian Kempe or Jordan Eberle in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Adrian Kempe projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Eberle's 1.74. Kempe had 73 points in 81 games; Eberle had 55 in 80 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 Jordan Eberle?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Adrian Kempe leads in 27 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 Eberle done against each other?
- In 21 games against each other in our data, Kempe's team went 8–13. Kempe had 13 points (5 goals) and Eberle had 15 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Kempe or Eberle?
- Against each other, Kempe has won 1 and Eberle 1 of their 2 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 →