Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Ovechkin vs Gabriel Landeskog
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Ovechkin projects to 1.54 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gabriel Landeskog's 1.51.
Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Landeskog had 35 in 60 games.
This week Ovechkin has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Landeskog has 3 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Landeskog for 4.7 to Ovechkin's 3.6 over the games left.
Gabriel Landeskog has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ovechkin's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 98.1%, Goals 32, Power-play points 19.
Landeskog's biggest edges: Plus/minus +29, Faceoffs won 162, Scoring chances 57.0%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Alex Ovechkin rates ahead, +3.6 to +2.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Ovechkin is falling, ixG/60 0.74 (was 1.48); Landeskog is cooling, PP1 in 0 of last 5 (was 10 of 20).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 11 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 11 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Ovechkin
+3.6
category z-score total
Gabriel Landeskog
+2.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Alex Ovechkin has the edge (Ovechkin wins 5, Landeskog wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Ovechkin | Landeskog |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Assists / game | 0.38 | 0.30 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.09 | 0.26 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.42 | 1.83 |
| Hits / game | 1.54 | 1.48 |
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: Ovechkin vs Landeskog
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 3G 3A, 36 SOG · Landeskog 4G 4A, 21 SOG
On the ice against each other (Ovechkin's side)
1:42 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–2
- 33.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.1
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ovechkin | Landeskog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | WSH 2–3 COL | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2020-02-13 | WSH 3–2 COL | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-10-14 | WSH 3–6 COL | 1G 1A 6S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2019-02-07 | WSH 4–3 COL | 0G 2A 7S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2018-11-16 | WSH 3–2 COL | 1G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2017-12-12 | WSH 5–2 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2017-11-16 | WSH 2–6 COL | 0G 0A 4S | 3G 0A 7S |
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 Ovechkin
2games
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.8 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to LWvs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.7 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to LWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
Gabriel Landeskog
4games (3 left)
4.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.4 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.5 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Gabriel Landeskog in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Ovechkin projects to 1.54 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gabriel Landeskog's 1.51. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Landeskog had 35 in 60 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 Gabriel Landeskog?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Gabriel Landeskog 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 Landeskog done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 4–3. Ovechkin had 6 points (3 goals) and Landeskog had 8 (4 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 →