Who to start · 2025-26
Artturi Lehkonen vs Jared McCann
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artturi Lehkonen projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jared McCann's 1.80.
Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; McCann had 40 in 52 games.
This week Lehkonen has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; McCann has 3 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Lehkonen for 5.3 to McCann's 5.2 over the games left.
Artturi Lehkonen has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Lehkonen's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.039, Plus/minus +32, On-ice PDO 1054.
McCann's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.3, Net penalties drawn /60 +1.23, Hardest shot 94.4.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Artturi Lehkonen rates ahead, +5.6 to +4.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Lehkonen is surging, ixG/60 1.71 (was 1.07); McCann is rising, ixG/60 1.94 (was 0.89).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 26 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Artturi Lehkonen
+5.6
category z-score total
Jared McCann
+4.6
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Artturi Lehkonen has the edge (Lehkonen wins 3, McCann wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Lehkonen | McCann |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.44 | 0.37 |
| Assists / game | 0.37 | 0.45 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.62 | 0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.10 | 0.28 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.95 | 2.49 |
| Hits / game | 0.82 | 0.65 |
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 McCann
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Lehkonen 7G 9A, 45 SOG · McCann 5G 6A, 60 SOG
Lehkonen's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Lehkonen's defensive zone 0–0 (2021-22)
Lehkonen blocked 1 of McCann's shots; McCann blocked 1 of Lehkonen's.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Lehkonen | McCann |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-22 | COL 5–2 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-05 | COL 6–3 SEA | 1G 1A 4S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-09 | COL 3–4 SEA | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-10-17 | COL 4–1 SEA | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-24 · PO | COL 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-04-22 · PO | COL 6–4 SEA | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-04-20 · PO | COL 3–2 SEA | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-18 · PO | COL 1–3 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-05 | COL 2–3 SEA | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2023-01-21 | COL 2–1 SEA | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-10-21 | COL 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-04-20 | COL 2–3 SEA | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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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
Jared McCann
3games
5.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs DET2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to LWvs Daniil Tarasov (.895)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs UTA1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs MIN1.4 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
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FAQ
- Should I start Artturi Lehkonen or Jared McCann in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artturi Lehkonen projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jared McCann's 1.80. Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; McCann had 40 in 52 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 Jared McCann?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Artturi Lehkonen leads in 25 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 McCann done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Lehkonen's team went 9–14. Lehkonen had 16 points (7 goals) and McCann had 11 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Lehkonen or McCann?
- Against each other, Lehkonen has won 0 and McCann 1 of their 1 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 →