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Alex Bump vs Mason Marchment

Alex BumpFlyers · Left wing
vs
Mason MarchmentSharks · Left wing
Cooling0 P in last 4 (0.53/GP before)
CoolingPP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 15 of 20)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mason Marchment projects to 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06.

Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 games.

This week Bump has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Marchment has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Marchment for 2.7 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: Ascension score 28, Luck Meter +31.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Mason Marchment rates ahead, +0.4 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); Marchment is cooling, PP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 15 of 20).

  • • 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: 10 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 21 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Bump

-0.8

category z-score total

Mason Marchment

+0.4

category z-score total

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

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryBumpMarchment
Goals / game0.230.29
Assists / game0.190.23
Plus/minus / game0.14-0.05
Power-play points / game0.000.06
Shots on goal / game1.331.89
Hits / game1.161.42

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 Marchment

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.

BumpMarchment
0Team record in 2 meetings2
1Points in those games2

Bump 1G 0A, 2 SOG · Marchment 1G 1A, 6 SOG

0Hits on each other1

On the ice against each other (Bump's side)

8:10 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Bump's side

Shot attempts
4–14
22.2%
Expected goals
0.2–0.4
28.3%
Goals
0–1

Games against each other

Games between Alex Bump and Mason Marchment
DateScoreBumpMarchment
2026-03-24PHI 2–3 CBJ0G 0A 1S1G 1A 4S
2026-03-14PHI 1–2 CBJ1G 0A 1S0G 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.

BumpMarchment

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

Mason Marchment

4games (2 left)

2.7proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 @ TOR
    Opp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
  • Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT1.5 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS1.2 pts
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)

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FAQ

Should I start Alex Bump or Mason Marchment in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mason Marchment projects to 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Bump's 1.06. Bump had 9 points in 17 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 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 Mason Marchment?
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 Marchment done against each other?
In 2 games against each other in our data, Bump's team went 0–2. Bump had 1 points (1 goals) and Marchment had 2 (1 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 →