Who to start · 2025-26
Anze Kopitar vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49.
Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Kopitar has 1 game left; Celebrini has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Celebrini for 3.0 ESPN points to Kopitar's 1.2.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 22 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Kopitar's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.015, Draw Equity /100 +0.091, Faceoff win % 56.9%.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.9, Luck Meter +77, Penalty minutes 44.
Head to head on the dot, Kopitar leads Celebrini 7–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 7 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Anze Kopitar
1.49
fantasy points per game
Macklin Celebrini
2.89
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Macklin Celebrini has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kopitar | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 1.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.39 | 0.85 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.46 | 0.32 |
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 Celebrini
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kopitar 2G 5A, 3 SOG · Celebrini 2G 3A, 13 SOG
Kopitar's offensive zone 3–1 · neutral 3–1 · Kopitar's defensive zone 1–4 (2024-25 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Kopitar's side)
7:41 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Kopitar's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–9
- 30.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.4
- 24.5%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kopitar | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | LAK 3–4 SJS | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-10-28 | LAK 4–3 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-03-30 | LAK 8–1 SJS | 0G 3A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-25 | LAK 2–7 SJS | 1G 1A 1S | 2G 1A 4S |
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.
Anze Kopitar
2games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.2 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Macklin Celebrini
2games (1 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK3.0 ptsOpp allows the most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Anze Kopitar or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49. Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; Celebrini had 115 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 Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini leads in 22 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 Celebrini done against each other?
- In 4 games against each other in our data, Kopitar's team went 2–2. Kopitar had 7 points (2 goals) and Celebrini had 5 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Kopitar or Celebrini?
- Against each other, Kopitar has won 7 and Celebrini 6 of their 13 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 →