Who to start · 2025-26
Alexander Wennberg vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alexander Wennberg's 1.69.
Wennberg had 55 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Wennberg has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Wennberg's 1.6.
William Nylander has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Wennberg's biggest edges: Blocked shots 93, Ascension score 51, Faceoffs won 655.
Nylander's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, Offensive-zone start % 66.1%, Transition attempts /60 1.67.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Alexander Wennberg
1.69
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Wennberg | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.58 | 0.24 |
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: Wennberg vs Nylander
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.
Wennberg 6G 9A, 20 SOG · Nylander 4G 12A, 40 SOG
Wennberg's offensive zone 2–3 · neutral 0–0 · Wennberg's defensive zone 2–0 (2017-18 to 2019-20)
Wennberg blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Wennberg's.
On the ice against each other (Wennberg's side)
12:02 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Wennberg's side
- Shot attempts
- 13–13
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.4
- 28.1%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Wennberg | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | SJS 4–1 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-11 | SJS 3–2 TOR | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-03-27 | SJS 6–5 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-03 | SJS 3–2 TOR | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2024-01-21 | SEA 1–3 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-30 | SEA 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-02-26 | SEA 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2023-01-05 | SEA 5–1 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-03-08 | SEA 4–6 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2022-02-14 | SEA 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2019-10-21 | CBJ 4–3 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2019-10-04 | CBJ 1–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 15 meetings.
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.
Alexander Wennberg
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK1.6 ptsOpp allows the most FP to CSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Alexander Wennberg or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Alexander Wennberg's 1.69. Wennberg had 55 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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, Alexander Wennberg or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, William Nylander 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 Wennberg and Nylander done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, Wennberg's team went 7–8. Wennberg had 15 points (6 goals) and Nylander had 16 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Wennberg or Nylander?
- Against each other, Wennberg has won 4 and Nylander 3 of their 7 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 →