Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Bump vs Christian Dvorak
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Christian Dvorak projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.
Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Dvorak had 51 in 80 games.
This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Dvorak has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Dvorak for 2.8 to Bump's 2.4 over the games left.
Alex Bump has the better number in 2 of the 2 stats both are ranked on.
Bump's biggest edges: Luck Meter +31, Ascension score 28.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Christian Dvorak rates ahead, -0.6 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); Dvorak is steady, ixG/60 0.21 (was 0.71).
- • 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: 11 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 11 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Bump
-0.8
category z-score total
Christian Dvorak
-0.6
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Christian Dvorak has the edge (Bump wins 3, Dvorak wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Bump | Dvorak |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Assists / game | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.33 | 1.51 |
| Hits / game | 1.16 | 0.85 |
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: Bump vs Dvorak
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Bump blocked 0 of Dvorak's shots; Dvorak blocked 1 of Bump's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
125:37 at 5-on-5 over 18 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 91–135
- 40.3%
- Expected goals
- 4.7–5.4
- 46.3%
- Goals
- 5–6
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
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 PHI | 111 | −0.7 | −0.10 | .35(−.21 to .74), 11 GP |
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
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.2 pts
Christian Dvorak
3games (2 left)
2.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.4 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.4 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Bump or Christian Dvorak in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Christian Dvorak projects to 1.34 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Dvorak had 51 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, Alex Bump or Christian Dvorak?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Alex Bump leads in 2 of 2 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →