Who to start · 2025-26
Artemi Panarin vs Drake Batherson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00.
Panarin had 84 points in 78 games; Batherson had 71 in 79 games.
This week Panarin has 1 game left; Batherson has 1 left. We project Panarin for 2.0 ESPN points to Batherson's 1.7.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 21 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Panarin's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1014, Ice time per game 20:51, Ice-time share 34.2%.
Batherson's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.3, Hits 122, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.001.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Artemi Panarin
1.99
fantasy points per game
Drake Batherson
2.01
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Drake Batherson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Panarin | Batherson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.72 | 0.84 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.72 | 0.48 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.15 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.10 | 0.14 |
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 Batherson
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Panarin 8G 11A, 46 SOG · Batherson 3G 6A, 33 SOG
Panarin blocked 0 of Batherson's shots; Batherson blocked 1 of Panarin's.
On the ice against each other (Panarin's side)
12:25 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Panarin's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–10
- 52.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.5
- 31.8%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Panarin | Batherson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | NYR 4–8 OTT | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-04 | NYR 4–2 OTT | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-03-08 | NYR 3–4 OTT | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-21 | NYR 5–0 OTT | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-01 | NYR 2–1 OTT | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-15 | NYR 4–0 OTT | 1G 1A 7S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-01-27 | NYR 7–2 OTT | 1G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-12-05 | NYR 2–6 OTT | 1G 1A 7S | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2023-03-02 | NYR 3–5 OTT | 0G 1A 6S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-12-02 | NYR 2–3 OTT | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-30 | NYR 3–1 OTT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2021-10-23 | NYR 3–2 OTT | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 14 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 −3.2 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
Drake Batherson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Artemi Panarin or Drake Batherson in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artemi Panarin's 2.00. Panarin had 84 points in 78 games; Batherson had 71 in 79 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 Drake Batherson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 21 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Panarin and Batherson done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Panarin's team went 9–5. Panarin had 19 points (8 goals) and Batherson had 9 (3 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 →