Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Ovechkin vs Sam Reinhart
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84.
Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 games.
This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Reinhart has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Reinhart for 2.5 ESPN points to Ovechkin's 1.9.
Sam Reinhart has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Ovechkin's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1030, Hardest shot 97.3, Offensive-zone start % 98.1%.
Reinhart's biggest edges: Blocked shots 40, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.016, Faceoffs won 56.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Ovechkin
1.84
fantasy points per game
Sam Reinhart
2.13
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sam Reinhart has the edge.
| Points per game from | Ovechkin | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.73 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.44 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.31 |
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 Reinhart
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 16G 14A, 130 SOG · Reinhart 16G 13A, 85 SOG
Ovechkin blocked 0 of Reinhart's shots; Reinhart blocked 4 of Ovechkin's.
On the ice against each other (Ovechkin's side)
11:40 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Ovechkin's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–5
- 68.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.2
- 50.9%
- Goals
- 0–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Ovechkin | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | WSH 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2025-12-29 | WSH 3–5 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 1A 5S |
| 2025-11-13 | WSH 3–6 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-22 | WSH 6–3 FLA | 0G 2A 6S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-02-04 | WSH 6–3 FLA | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-02-24 | WSH 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-08 | WSH 2–4 FLA | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-08 | WSH 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2022-11-15 | WSH 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-05-13 · PO | WSH 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-05-11 · PO | WSH 3–5 FLA | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-05-09 · PO | WSH 2–3 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 32 meetings.
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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 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)
Sam Reinhart
3games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Ovechkin or Sam Reinhart in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Reinhart projects to 2.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alex Ovechkin's 1.84. Ovechkin had 64 points in 82 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 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 Sam Reinhart?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Reinhart 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 Reinhart done against each other?
- In 32 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 15–17. Ovechkin had 30 points (16 goals) and Reinhart had 29 (16 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 →