Who to start · 2025-26
Anthony Mantha vs Artemi Panarin
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artemi Panarin projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anthony Mantha's 1.67.
Mantha had 64 points in 81 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 games.
This week Mantha has 1 game left; Panarin has 1 left. We project Panarin for 2.0 ESPN points to Mantha's 1.4.
Artemi Panarin has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Mantha's biggest edges: Goals above expected +9.1, Blocked shots 40, Top skating speed 22.9.
Panarin's biggest edges: Corsi 54.3%, Ice-time share 34.2%, Fenwick 54.1%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Anthony Mantha
1.67
fantasy points per game
Artemi Panarin
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Artemi Panarin has the edge.
| Points per game from | Mantha | Panarin |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.76 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.36 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.28 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.23 | 0.10 |
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: Mantha vs Panarin
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.
Mantha 6G 6A, 47 SOG · Panarin 7G 15A, 47 SOG
Mantha's offensive zone 1–0 · neutral 0–0 · Mantha's defensive zone 0–0 (2018-19)
On the ice against each other (Mantha's side)
10:06 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Mantha's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–4
- 75.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.2
- 77.6%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Mantha | Panarin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | PIT 1–6 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-10-07 | PIT 3–0 NYR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-14 | WSH 1–2 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-01-13 | WSH 3–2 NYR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-27 | WSH 1–5 NYR | 1G 0A 7S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-12-09 | WSH 4–0 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-02 | WSH 2–5 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2023-03-14 | WSH 3–5 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-12-27 | WSH 4–0 NYR | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2021-10-13 | WSH 5–1 NYR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-05-03 | WSH 6–3 NYR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2019-11-06 | DET 1–5 NYR | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 1A 1S |
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.
Anthony Mantha
2games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.4 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Artemi Panarin
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 7th-most FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS2.0 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge −3.2 win%vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Anthony Mantha or Artemi Panarin in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artemi Panarin projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anthony Mantha's 1.67. Mantha had 64 points in 81 games; Panarin had 84 in 78 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, Anthony Mantha or Artemi Panarin?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Artemi Panarin 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 Mantha and Panarin done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Mantha's team went 7–11. Mantha had 12 points (6 goals) and Panarin had 22 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Mantha or Panarin?
- Against each other, Mantha has won 1 and Panarin 0 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 →