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Who to start · 2025-26

Alex Bump vs Brady Tkachuk

Alex BumpFlyers · Left wing
vs
Brady TkachukPanthers · Left wing
Cooling0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before)
Surging10 P in last 5 (0.75/GP before)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.

Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Tkachuk had 59 in 60 games.

This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Tkachuk has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Tkachuk for 7.7 to Bump's 2.4 over the games left.

They split the 2 stats both are ranked on 1–1.

Bump's biggest edges: Luck Meter +31.

Tkachuk's biggest edges: Ascension score 56.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Brady Tkachuk rates ahead, +11.3 to -0.8 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Bump is cooling, 0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before); Tkachuk is surging, 10 P in last 5 (0.75/GP before).

  • • Alex Bump is a rookie: 23 NHL games before this season.
  • • Bump has played 4 of the Flyers' 11 games since Sep 30 (in and out of the lineup).
  • • 2026-27 so far: 4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 4 A, 5 PPP, 32 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Bump

-0.8

category z-score total

Brady Tkachuk

+11.3

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Brady Tkachuk has the edge (Bump wins 1, Tkachuk wins 5 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryBumpTkachuk
Goals / game0.230.48
Assists / game0.190.55
Plus/minus / game0.140.13
Power-play points / game0.000.42
Shots on goal / game1.333.64
Hits / game1.162.94

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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.

Head-to-head

Alex Bump and Brady Tkachuk have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

BumpTkachuk

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

Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.

Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring

Alex Bump

3games (2 left)

2.4proj. ESPN default pts

Brady Tkachuk

3games

7.7proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT2.5 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ PITB2B2.5 pts
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −11.9 win%Likely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI2.7 pts
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)

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FAQ

Should I start Alex Bump or Brady Tkachuk in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Tkachuk had 59 in 60 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, Alex Bump or Brady Tkachuk?
On 2025-26 numbers they split 1–1 across 2 stats where both qualify.

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 →