Who to start · 2025-26
Arseny Gritsyuk vs Josh Doan
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Arseny Gritsyuk projects to 1.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Josh Doan's 1.34.
Gritsyuk had 31 points in 66 games; Doan had 52 in 82 games.
This week Gritsyuk has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Doan has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Doan for 3.3 to Gritsyuk's 3.1 over the games left.
Josh Doan has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Gritsyuk's biggest edges: Ascension score 73, Transition attempts /60 1.68, Forecheck xG /60 0.38.
Doan's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.51, Power-play time per game 2:45, On-ice PDO 1003.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Arseny Gritsyuk rates ahead, +1.4 to +0.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Gritsyuk is surging, On-ice xGF/60 4.05 (was 2.50); Doan is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.31 (was 3.23).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 4 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 20 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Arseny Gritsyuk
+1.4
category z-score total
Josh Doan
+0.6
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Arseny Gritsyuk has the edge (Gritsyuk wins 5, Doan wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Gritsyuk | Doan |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.29 | 0.23 |
| Assists / game | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.24 | 1.84 |
| Hits / game | 0.92 | 1.18 |
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 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: Gritsyuk vs Doan
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Gritsyuk 2G 0A, 8 SOG · Doan 0G 0A, 8 SOG
On the ice against each other (Gritsyuk's side)
7:39 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Gritsyuk's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–6
- 57.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.1
- 71.9%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Gritsyuk | Doan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | NJD 1–2 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-21 | NJD 1–3 BUF | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-28 | NJD 5–0 BUF | 2G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 3S |
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
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
Arseny Gritsyuk
3games (2 left)
3.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA1.5 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.6 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
Josh Doan
2games
3.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.6 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.7 ptsOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Arseny Gritsyuk or Josh Doan in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Arseny Gritsyuk projects to 1.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Josh Doan's 1.34. Gritsyuk had 31 points in 66 games; Doan had 52 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, Arseny Gritsyuk or Josh Doan?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Josh Doan leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Gritsyuk and Doan done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Gritsyuk's team went 1–2. Gritsyuk had 2 points (2 goals) and Doan had 0 (0 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 →