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Who to start · 2025-26

Alex Bump vs Connor McDavid

Alex BumpFlyers · Left wing
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Cooling0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before)
Rising14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.

Bump had 9 points in 17 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.

This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; McDavid has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.1 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.

McDavid's biggest edges: Ascension score 80.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 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); McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/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, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Bump

-0.8

category z-score total

Connor McDavid

+21.0

category z-score total

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

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryBumpMcDavid
Goals / game0.230.62
Assists / game0.191.52
Plus/minus / game0.140.84
Power-play points / game0.000.74
Shots on goal / game1.333.25
Hits / game1.160.85

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

Alex Bump and Connor McDavid 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.

BumpMcDavid

Fantasy box score

Special teams & discipline

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

Connor McDavid

3games (2 left)

6.1proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs MIN
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.9 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −3.0 win%Likely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.2 pts
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)

FAQ

Should I start Alex Bump or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 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 Connor McDavid?
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 →