Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Ovechkin vs Artemi Panarin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artemi Panarin projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84.
Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 games.
This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Panarin has 1 left. We project Panarin for 2.1 ESPN points to Ovechkin's 1.9.
Artemi Panarin has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ovechkin's biggest edges: Hits 134, Forecheck xG /60 0.31, Transition attempts /60 1.45.
Panarin's biggest edges: Ascension score 54, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.26, Fenwick 54.1%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Ovechkin
1.84
fantasy points per game
Artemi Panarin
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Artemi Panarin has the edge.
| Points per game from | Ovechkin | Panarin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.73 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.28 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.10 |
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 custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Ovechkin vs Panarin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Ovechkin 21G 16A, 152 SOG · Panarin 17G 27A, 97 SOG
Ovechkin blocked 1 of Panarin's shots; Panarin blocked 2 of Ovechkin's.
On the ice against each other (Ovechkin's side)
10:37 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–12
- 47.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.5
- 44.0%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ovechkin | Panarin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | WSH 6–3 NYR | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-12-23 | WSH 3–7 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-12 | WSH 1–0 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-05 | WSH 3–2 NYR | 1G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-04 | WSH 7–4 NYR | 1G 1A 7S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-10-29 | WSH 5–3 NYR | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-28 · PO | WSH 2–4 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2024-04-26 · PO | WSH 1–3 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-23 · PO | WSH 3–4 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-21 · PO | WSH 1–4 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2023-12-27 | WSH 1–5 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-12-09 | WSH 4–0 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 41 meetings.
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
Sep 28 to Oct 4. 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 use ESPN default points for the games left.
Alex Ovechkin
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Artemi Panarin
2games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 7th-most FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS2.1 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Artemi Panarin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artemi Panarin projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 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 Ovechkin or Artemi Panarin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Artemi Panarin leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Ovechkin and Panarin done against each other?
- In 41 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 21–20. Ovechkin had 37 points (21 goals) and Panarin had 44 (17 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 →