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Alex Ovechkin vs Jimmy Snuggerud

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Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jimmy Snuggerud projects to 1.85 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84.

Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Snuggerud had 51 in 70 games.

This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Snuggerud has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Snuggerud for 2.1 ESPN points to Ovechkin's 1.9.

Alex Ovechkin has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Ovechkin's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 98.1%, Fenwick 49.5%, Power-play time per game 4:27.

Snuggerud's biggest edges: Ascension score 62, Plus/minus +16, Blocked shots 39.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Alex Ovechkin

1.84

fantasy points per game

Jimmy Snuggerud

1.85

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Jimmy Snuggerud has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromOvechkinSnuggerud
Goals (+2)0.730.69
Assists (+1)0.430.46
Power-play points (+0.5)0.110.06
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.290.25
Hits (+0.1)0.160.10
Blocks (+0.5)0.120.29

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 Snuggerud

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.

OvechkinSnuggerud
1Team record in 2 meetings1
1Points in those games1

Ovechkin 1G 0A, 5 SOG · Snuggerud 1G 0A, 7 SOG

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

4:29 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side

Shot attempts
1–11
8.3%
Expected goals
0.0–0.6
0.0%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Alex Ovechkin and Jimmy Snuggerud
DateScoreOvechkinSnuggerud
2026-03-24WSH 0–3 STL0G 0A 2S1G 0A 5S
2025-11-05WSH 6–1 STL1G 0A 3S0G 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.

OvechkinSnuggerud

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

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 @ CAR
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)

Jimmy Snuggerud

2games (1 left)

2.1proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DAL
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B2.1 pts
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −16.8 win%vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)

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FAQ

Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Jimmy Snuggerud in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jimmy Snuggerud projects to 1.85 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Snuggerud had 51 in 70 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 Jimmy Snuggerud?
On 2025-26 numbers, Alex Ovechkin leads in 19 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 Snuggerud done against each other?
In 2 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 1–1. Ovechkin had 1 points (1 goals) and Snuggerud had 1 (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 →