Who to start · 2025-26
Anze Kopitar vs Nathan MacKinnon
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.32 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49.
Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 games.
This week Kopitar has 1 game left; MacKinnon has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project MacKinnon for 2.2 ESPN points to Kopitar's 1.2.
Nathan MacKinnon has the better number in 28 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Kopitar's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.015, Blocked shots 61, Faceoff win % 56.9%.
MacKinnon's biggest edges: Top skating speed 24.8, Goals above expected +4.3, Transition attempts /60 1.83.
Head to head on the dot, Kopitar leads MacKinnon 130–105.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Anze Kopitar
1.49
fantasy points per game
Nathan MacKinnon
3.17
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nathan MacKinnon has the edge.
| Points per game from | Kopitar | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 1.32 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.39 | 0.93 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.19 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.44 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.46 | 0.22 |
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 MacKinnon
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 5G 23A, 52 SOG · MacKinnon 15G 27A, 103 SOG
Kopitar's offensive zone 39–40 · neutral 59–40 · Kopitar's defensive zone 32–25 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Kopitar blocked 3 of MacKinnon's shots; MacKinnon blocked 1 of Kopitar's.
On the ice against each other (Kopitar's side)
21:07 at 5-on-5 over 7 games, 2025-26, from Kopitar's side
- Shot attempts
- 25–24
- 51.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–1.4
- 32.2%
- Goals
- 0–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kopitar | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 · PO | LAK 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 1A 5S |
| 2026-04-23 · PO | LAK 2–4 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-04-21 · PO | LAK 1–2 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2026-04-19 · PO | LAK 1–2 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-03-02 | LAK 2–4 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 8S |
| 2025-12-29 | LAK 2–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-07 | LAK 1–4 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-03-27 | LAK 0–4 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-11-13 | LAK 2–4 COL | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2024-01-26 | LAK 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2023-12-03 | LAK 4–1 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-10-11 | LAK 2–5 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
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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 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS1.2 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Nathan MacKinnon
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs LAKOpp allows the most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs STL2.2 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)
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FAQ
- Should I start Anze Kopitar or Nathan MacKinnon in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.32 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Anze Kopitar's 1.49. Kopitar had 38 points in 67 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 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 Nathan MacKinnon?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nathan MacKinnon leads in 28 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 MacKinnon done against each other?
- In 30 games against each other in our data, Kopitar's team went 9–21. Kopitar had 28 points (5 goals) and MacKinnon had 42 (15 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Kopitar or MacKinnon?
- Against each other, Kopitar has won 130 and MacKinnon 105 of their 235 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 →