Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Ovechkin vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84.
Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Hischier has 1 left. We project Hischier for 2.0 ESPN points to Ovechkin's 1.9.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ovechkin's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1030, Offensive-zone start % 98.1%, Hits 134.
Hischier's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 1,008, Blocked shots 62, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.007.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Ovechkin
1.84
fantasy points per game
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Ovechkin | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.73 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.39 |
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 Hischier
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 18G 17A, 102 SOG · Hischier 13G 15A, 75 SOG
Ovechkin blocked 0 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 3 of Ovechkin's.
On the ice against each other (Ovechkin's side)
15:36 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–17
- 52.8%
- Expected goals
- 1.2–0.4
- 75.6%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ovechkin | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | WSH 3–7 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2026-03-20 | WSH 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-27 | WSH 4–3 NJD | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-15 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-10-19 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 1G 0A 5S | 2G 1A 6S |
| 2024-10-12 | WSH 3–5 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-02-20 | WSH 6–2 NJD | 2G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-01-03 | WSH 3–6 NJD | 0G 2A 3S | 2G 1A 3S |
| 2023-10-25 | WSH 6–4 NJD | 1G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-13 | WSH 4–5 NJD | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-03-09 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-11-26 | WSH 1–5 NJD | 0G 0A 8S | 1G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 28 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.0 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to Cvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Nico Hischier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 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 Ovechkin or Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 22 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 Hischier done against each other?
- In 28 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 16–12. Ovechkin had 35 points (18 goals) and Hischier had 28 (13 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 →