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Anthony Mantha vs Porter Martone

Anthony ManthaDevils · Right wing
vs
Porter MartoneFlyers · Right wing
Falling2 P in last 5 (0.75/GP before)
CoolingixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anthony Mantha's 1.32.

Mantha had 64 points in 81 games; Martone had 10 in 9 games.

This week Mantha has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Martone has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Martone for 3.2 to Mantha's 2.6 over the games left.

Anthony Mantha has the better number in 2 of the 2 stats both are ranked on.

Mantha's biggest edges: Luck Meter +74, Ascension score 18.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Porter Martone rates ahead, +6.0 to +0.0 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Mantha is falling, 2 P in last 5 (0.75/GP before); Martone is cooling, ixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15).

  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 11 SOG.
  • • Porter Martone is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
  • • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Anthony Mantha

+0.0

category z-score total

Porter Martone

+6.0

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Porter Martone has the edge (Mantha wins 0, Martone wins 6 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryManthaMartone
Goals / game0.300.33
Assists / game0.280.42
Plus/minus / game-0.010.14
Power-play points / game0.100.33
Shots on goal / game1.632.51
Hits / game0.611.60

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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.

Head-to-head: Mantha vs Martone

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

ManthaMartone
3Team record in 7 meetings4
1Points in those games3

Mantha 0G 1A, 9 SOG · Martone 2G 1A, 16 SOG

0Penalties drawn off the other1

On the ice against each other (Mantha's side)

19:25 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26, from Mantha's side

Shot attempts
18–23
43.9%
Expected goals
0.8–0.7
52.7%
Goals
1–2

Games against each other

Games between Anthony Mantha and Porter Martone
DateScoreManthaMartone
2026-10-01NJD 3–2 PHI0G 0A 1S0G 0A 1S
2026-04-29 · POPIT 0–1 PHI0G 0A 2S0G 0A 2S
2026-04-27 · POPIT 3–2 PHI0G 1A 1S0G 0A 1S
2026-04-25 · POPIT 4–2 PHI0G 0A 2S0G 0A 3S
2026-04-22 · POPIT 2–5 PHI0G 0A 2S0G 1A 2S
2026-04-20 · POPIT 0–3 PHI0G 0A 0S1G 0A 6S
2026-04-18 · POPIT 2–3 PHI0G 0A 1S1G 0A 1S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

ManthaMartone

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

This week's schedule

Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.

Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring

Anthony Mantha

3games (2 left)

2.6proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
    Opp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)
  • Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA1.3 pts
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.3 pts
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)

Porter Martone

3games (2 left)

3.2proj. ESPN default pts

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FAQ

Should I start Anthony Mantha or Porter Martone in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anthony Mantha's 1.32. Mantha had 64 points in 81 games; Martone had 10 in 9 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 Porter Martone?
On 2025-26 numbers, Anthony Mantha leads in 2 of 2 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Mantha and Martone done against each other?
In 7 games against each other in our data, Mantha's team went 3–4. Mantha had 1 points (0 goals) and Martone had 3 (2 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 →