Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Bump vs Jeffrey Viel
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Bump projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jeffrey Viel's 0.81.
Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Viel had 10 in 45 games.
This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Viel has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Bump for 2.4 to Viel's 1.6 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, Alex Bump rates ahead, -0.8 to -2.9 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Bump is cooling, 0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before); Viel is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 1.97 (was 3.26).
- • 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.
- • Viel has played 7 of the Lightning's 9 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Bump
-0.8
category z-score total
Jeffrey Viel
-2.9
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Alex Bump has the edge (Bump wins 4, Viel wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Bump | Viel |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.05 |
| Assists / game | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.14 | -0.23 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.33 | 1.21 |
| Hits / game | 1.16 | 2.88 |
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 Viel
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Bump 0G 0A, 1 SOG · Viel 0G 0A, 2 SOG
On the ice against each other (Bump's side)
3:39 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Bump's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–9
- 10.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.7
- 12.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bump | Viel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | PHI 3–2 ANA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
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
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 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to LWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Jeffrey Viel
3games (2 left)
1.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ VGKOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Fri, Oct 23 @ COL0.8 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Bump or Jeffrey Viel in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Bump projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jeffrey Viel's 0.81. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Viel had 10 in 45 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 Jeffrey Viel?
- 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.
- How have Bump and Viel done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Bump's team went 1–0. Bump had 0 points (0 goals) and Viel had 0 (0 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 →