Who to start · 2025-26
Alex Tuch vs Trevor Zegras
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Alex Tuch projects to 2.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Trevor Zegras's 1.53.
Tuch had 66 points in 79 games; Zegras had 67 in 81 games.
This week Tuch has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Zegras has 1 left. We project Tuch for 2.4 ESPN points to Zegras's 1.2.
Alex Tuch has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tuch's biggest edges: Blocked shots 90, Ascension score 48, Hardest shot 89.3.
Zegras's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 44.5%, Power-play share 62.3%, Power-play points 23.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alex Tuch
2.42
fantasy points per game
Trevor Zegras
1.53
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Alex Tuch has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tuch | Zegras |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 1.03 | 0.57 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.39 | 0.45 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.57 | 0.15 |
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 Zegras
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tuch 2G 7A, 14 SOG · Zegras 4G 4A, 19 SOG
Tuch's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Tuch's defensive zone 0–1 (2024-25)
Tuch blocked 1 of Zegras's shots; Zegras blocked 0 of Tuch's.
On the ice against each other (Tuch's side)
13:33 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Tuch's side
- Shot attempts
- 13–15
- 46.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–1.3
- 36.2%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tuch | Zegras |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | BUF 5–2 PHI | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2025-12-18 | BUF 5–3 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-12-03 | BUF 2–5 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-22 | BUF 3–2 ANA | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-02-15 | BUF 7–3 ANA | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-01-21 | BUF 6–3 ANA | 0G 2A 4S | 2G 1A 4S |
| 2021-02-27 | VGK 3–2 ANA | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
Every stat, side by side
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 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)
Trevor Zegras
3games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR1.2 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alex Tuch or Trevor Zegras 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 Trevor Zegras's 1.53. Tuch had 66 points in 79 games; Zegras had 67 in 81 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 Trevor Zegras?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Alex Tuch 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 Tuch and Zegras done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Tuch's team went 6–1. Tuch had 9 points (2 goals) and Zegras had 8 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tuch or Zegras?
- Against each other, Tuch has won 0 and Zegras 1 of their 1 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 →