Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Tuch vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Tuch projects to 2.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93.
Tuch had 66 points in 79 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Tuch has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Hischier has 1 left. We project Tuch for 2.4 ESPN points to Hischier's 1.9.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tuch's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.0, Luck Meter +61, On-ice PDO 1044.
Hischier's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.28, Faceoffs won 1,008, Power-play share 76.5%.
Head to head on the dot, Hischier leads Tuch 12–7.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Tuch
2.42
fantasy points per game
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Alex Tuch has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tuch | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 1.03 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.39 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.57 | 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: Tuch 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.
Tuch 4G 13A, 38 SOG · Hischier 7G 8A, 43 SOG
Tuch's offensive zone 4–10 · neutral 1–1 · Tuch's defensive zone 2–1 (2017-18 to 2024-25)
Tuch blocked 0 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 1 of Tuch's.
On the ice against each other (Tuch's side)
15:42 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Tuch's side
- Shot attempts
- 21–16
- 56.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–1.3
- 30.5%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tuch | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | BUF 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-21 | BUF 3–1 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-28 | BUF 0–5 NJD | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-05 | BUF 1–3 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-04 | BUF 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-29 | BUF 5–2 NJD | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-11-25 | BUF 2–7 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-10-27 | BUF 4–5 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-04-11 | BUF 2–6 NJD | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2023-03-24 | BUF 5–4 NJD | 2G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-11-25 | BUF 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-04-21 | BUF 5–2 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 18 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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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 Tuch
2games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 11th-most FP to RWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B2.4 ptsOpp allows the most FP to RWSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Tuch or Nico Hischier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Tuch projects to 2.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93. Tuch had 66 points in 79 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 Tuch or Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 20 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Tuch and Hischier done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Tuch's team went 8–10. Tuch had 17 points (4 goals) and Hischier had 15 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tuch or Hischier?
- Against each other, Tuch has won 7 and Hischier 12 of their 19 head-to-head draws.
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 →