Who to start · 2025-26
Anze Kopitar vs Connor McDavid
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49.
Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.
This week Kopitar has 1 game left; McDavid has 1 left. We project McDavid for 3.2 ESPN points to Kopitar's 1.5.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 27 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Kopitar's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1053, Blocked shots 61, Draw Equity /100 +0.091.
McDavid's biggest edges: Top skating speed 24.6, Transition attempts /60 2.12, Forecheck xG /60 0.36.
Head to head on the dot, Kopitar leads McDavid 139–100.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 2 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Anze Kopitar
1.49
fantasy points per game
Connor McDavid
3.21
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Connor McDavid has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kopitar | McDavid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 1.17 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.39 | 1.10 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.33 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.37 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.46 | 0.18 |
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: Kopitar vs McDavid
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.
Kopitar 12G 35A, 123 SOG · McDavid 26G 60A, 181 SOG
Kopitar's offensive zone 28–25 · neutral 54–37 · Kopitar's defensive zone 57–38 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Kopitar blocked 1 of McDavid's shots; McDavid blocked 0 of Kopitar's.
On the ice against each other (Kopitar's side)
5:57 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Kopitar's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–10
- 23.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.4
- 54.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kopitar | McDavid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | LAK 1–0 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-02-26 | LAK 1–8 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-05-01 · PO | LAK 4–6 EDM | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-04-29 · PO | LAK 1–3 EDM | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-04-27 · PO | LAK 3–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 7S |
| 2025-04-25 · PO | LAK 4–7 EDM | 0G 2A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2025-04-23 · PO | LAK 6–2 EDM | 1G 3A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-21 · PO | LAK 6–5 EDM | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 3A 3S |
| 2025-01-13 | LAK 0–1 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-12-28 | LAK 4–3 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-05-01 · PO | LAK 3–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2024-04-28 · PO | LAK 0–1 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 52 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.
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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.
Anze Kopitar
2games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COL
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.5 pts
Connor McDavid
3games (1 left)
3.2proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VAN
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VAN
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA3.2 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Anze Kopitar or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49. Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; McDavid had 138 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, Anze Kopitar or Connor McDavid?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 27 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Kopitar and McDavid done against each other?
- In 52 games against each other in our data, Kopitar's team went 19–33. Kopitar had 47 points (12 goals) and McDavid had 86 (26 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Kopitar or McDavid?
- Against each other, Kopitar has won 139 and McDavid 100 of their 239 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 →