Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Ovechkin vs Ryan Hartman
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Ovechkin projects to 1.84 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Hartman's 1.73.
Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Hartman had 43 in 76 games.
This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Hartman has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Ovechkin for 1.9 ESPN points to Hartman's 1.2.
Ryan Hartman has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ovechkin's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 98.1%, Power-play share 91.6%, Hardest shot 97.3.
Hartman's biggest edges: Blocked shots 95, Faceoffs won 492, Goals above expected +1.2.
- • 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, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Ovechkin
1.84
fantasy points per game
Ryan Hartman
1.73
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Alex Ovechkin has the edge.
| Points per game from | Ovechkin | Hartman |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.73 | 0.57 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.25 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.59 |
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 Hartman
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 9G 15A, 69 SOG · Hartman 3G 7A, 43 SOG
Ovechkin blocked 0 of Hartman's shots; Hartman blocked 1 of Ovechkin's.
On the ice against each other (Ovechkin's side)
6:41 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–8
- 46.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.4
- 23.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ovechkin | Hartman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | WSH 0–5 MIN | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-17 | WSH 5–1 MIN | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-27 | WSH 2–4 MIN | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-02 | WSH 3–4 MIN | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2024-01-23 | WSH 3–5 MIN | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-10-27 | WSH 3–2 MIN | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-03-19 | WSH 3–5 MIN | 2G 1A 8S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-01-17 | WSH 2–4 MIN | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-04-03 | WSH 1–5 MIN | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-01-08 | WSH 2–3 MIN | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2020-03-01 | WSH 4–3 MIN | 2G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2019-03-24 | WSH 3–1 PHI | 0G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 19 meetings.
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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 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Ryan Hartman
2games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.2 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +12.8 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Ryan Hartman in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Ovechkin projects to 1.84 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ryan Hartman's 1.73. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Hartman had 43 in 76 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 Ryan Hartman?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan Hartman 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 Hartman done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 7–12. Ovechkin had 24 points (9 goals) and Hartman had 10 (3 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 →