Who to start · 2025-26
Artemi Panarin vs Auston Matthews
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00.
Panarin had 84 points in 78 games; Matthews had 53 in 60 games.
This week Panarin has 1 game left; Matthews has 1 left. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to Panarin's 2.0.
Artemi Panarin has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Panarin's biggest edges: Corsi 54.3%, Fenwick 54.1%, Offensive-zone time 46.0%.
Matthews's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 580, Blocked shots 81, Transition attempts /60 2.09.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Artemi Panarin
2.00
fantasy points per game
Auston Matthews
2.31
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Panarin | Matthews |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.80 | 0.79 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.67 | 0.38 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.36 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.10 | 0.63 |
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: Panarin vs Matthews
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.
Panarin 7G 10A, 59 SOG · Matthews 10G 10A, 68 SOG
Panarin's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–1 · Panarin's defensive zone 0–1 (2019-20 to 2023-24)
Panarin blocked 1 of Matthews's shots; Matthews blocked 2 of Panarin's.
On the ice against each other (Panarin's side)
10:50 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Panarin's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–9
- 47.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.4
- 47.1%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Panarin | Matthews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | NYR 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-20 | NYR 3–4 TOR | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-02-28 | NYR 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-10-19 | NYR 4–1 TOR | 1G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 9S |
| 2024-03-02 | NYR 3–4 TOR | 0G 2A 7S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-12-19 | NYR 5–2 TOR | 1G 0A 8S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2023-12-12 | NYR 3–7 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 2A 3S |
| 2023-04-13 | NYR 2–3 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-01-25 | NYR 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-12-15 | NYR 3–1 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2022-01-19 | NYR 6–3 TOR | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-11-18 | NYR 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 19 meetings.
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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.
Artemi Panarin
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ COLOpp allows 7th-most FP to LWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ SJS2.0 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge −3.3 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Auston Matthews
3games (1 left)
2.7proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.7 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Artemi Panarin or Auston Matthews in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00. Panarin had 84 points in 78 games; Matthews had 53 in 60 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, Artemi Panarin or Auston Matthews?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Artemi Panarin 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 Panarin and Matthews done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Panarin's team went 8–11. Panarin had 17 points (7 goals) and Matthews had 20 (10 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Panarin or Matthews?
- Against each other, Panarin has won 0 and Matthews 3 of their 3 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 →