Who to start · 2025-26
Artturi Lehkonen vs Dylan Holloway
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 1.98 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artturi Lehkonen's 1.90.
Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; Holloway had 51 in 59 games.
This week Lehkonen has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Holloway has 3 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Holloway for 5.6 to Lehkonen's 5.3 over the games left.
Dylan Holloway has the better number in 17 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Lehkonen's biggest edges: Ascension score 74, Fenwick 54.2%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.039.
Holloway's biggest edges: Goals above expected +1.4, 20+ mph bursts 147, Hits 129.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Artturi Lehkonen rates ahead, +5.6 to +4.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Lehkonen is surging, ixG/60 1.71 (was 1.07); Holloway is falling, ixG/60 0.63 (was 1.47).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 15 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Artturi Lehkonen
+5.6
category z-score total
Dylan Holloway
+4.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Artturi Lehkonen has the edge (Lehkonen wins 2, Holloway wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Lehkonen | Holloway |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.44 | 0.29 |
| Assists / game | 0.37 | 0.54 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.62 | -0.03 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.95 | 2.44 |
| Hits / game | 0.82 | 2.25 |
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: Lehkonen vs Holloway
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Lehkonen 2G 7A, 17 SOG · Holloway 2G 3A, 18 SOG
On the ice against each other (Lehkonen's side)
13:03 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Lehkonen's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–10
- 65.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–0.7
- 62.1%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Lehkonen | Holloway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | COL 6–1 STL | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-04-07 | COL 3–1 STL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-04-05 | COL 2–3 STL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 3A 4S |
| 2025-03-29 | COL 1–2 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-23 | COL 1–3 STL | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-31 | COL 5–0 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-04-18 | COL 5–1 EDM | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-01-07 | COL 3–2 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-06-06 · PO | COL 6–5 EDM | 1G 2A 6S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
Artturi Lehkonen
4games (3 left)
5.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.5 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.7 pts
Dylan Holloway
3games
5.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs WPG2.0 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWvs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs VGK1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs CAR1.8 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Artturi Lehkonen or Dylan Holloway in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 1.98 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Artturi Lehkonen's 1.90. Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; Holloway had 51 in 59 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, Artturi Lehkonen or Dylan Holloway?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Holloway leads in 17 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Lehkonen and Holloway done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Lehkonen's team went 6–3. Lehkonen had 9 points (2 goals) and Holloway had 5 (2 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 →