Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Bump vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.
Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Celebrini has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Celebrini for 5.5 to Bump's 2.4 over the games left.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 2 of the 2 stats both are ranked on.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Ascension score 79, Luck Meter +76.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Macklin Celebrini rates ahead, +13.2 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); Celebrini is surging, ixG/60 1.94 (was 1.10).
- • 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.
- • Celebrini has played 8 of the Sharks' 10 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 8 PPP, 37 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Bump
-0.8
category z-score total
Macklin Celebrini
+13.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Macklin Celebrini has the edge (Bump wins 2, Celebrini wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Bump | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.58 |
| Assists / game | 0.19 | 0.95 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.33 | 3.89 |
| Hits / game | 1.16 | 0.64 |
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 Celebrini
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, 2 SOG · Celebrini 0G 1A, 6 SOG
On the ice against each other (Bump's side)
3:40 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Bump's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–1
- 75.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.0
- 88.6%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bump | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | PHI 4–1 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 6S |
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)
Macklin Celebrini
4games (2 left)
5.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT3.0 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS2.5 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Bump or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Celebrini had 115 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 Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini 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 Celebrini 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 Celebrini had 1 (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 →