Who to start · 2025-26
Artturi Lehkonen vs Viktor Arvidsson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Artturi Lehkonen projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Viktor Arvidsson's 1.82.
Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; Arvidsson had 54 in 69 games.
This week Lehkonen has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Arvidsson has 3 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Arvidsson for 5.9 to Lehkonen's 5.3 over the games left.
Artturi Lehkonen has the better number in 17 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Lehkonen's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.44, Offensive-zone start % 65.1%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.039.
Arvidsson's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.7, Top skating speed 22.7, Hardest shot 94.6.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Artturi Lehkonen rates ahead, +5.6 to +3.0 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Lehkonen is surging, ixG/60 1.71 (was 1.07); Arvidsson is steady, +4:05 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 3 PPP, 21 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Artturi Lehkonen
+5.6
category z-score total
Viktor Arvidsson
+3.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Artturi Lehkonen has the edge (Lehkonen wins 4, Arvidsson wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Lehkonen | Arvidsson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.44 | 0.37 |
| Assists / game | 0.37 | 0.36 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.62 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.95 | 2.57 |
| Hits / game | 0.82 | 0.36 |
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 Arvidsson
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.
Lehkonen 4G 8A, 27 SOG · Arvidsson 5G 5A, 42 SOG
Lehkonen blocked 0 of Arvidsson's shots; Arvidsson blocked 1 of Lehkonen's.
On the ice against each other (Lehkonen's side)
5:01 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Lehkonen's side
- Shot attempts
- 16–1
- 94.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.1
- 87.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Lehkonen | Arvidsson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | COL 2–3 BOS | 2G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-10-18 | COL 4–1 BOS | 0G 3A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-02-07 | COL 5–4 EDM | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-16 | COL 3–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-09 | COL 2–5 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 8S |
| 2022-12-29 | COL 4–5 LAK | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2022-04-13 | COL 9–3 LAK | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-10-30 | MTL 2–5 LAK | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2020-03-10 | MTL 2–4 NSH | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2019-02-14 | MTL 1–3 NSH | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2019-01-05 | MTL 1–4 NSH | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2018-02-10 | MTL 2–3 NSH | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
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
Viktor Arvidsson
3games
5.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ SEA1.9 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWvs Philipp Grubauer (.909)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ VAN2.0 ptsOpp allows the most FP to LWLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ CGY2.0 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to LWLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Artturi Lehkonen or Viktor Arvidsson 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 Viktor Arvidsson's 1.82. Lehkonen had 48 points in 70 games; Arvidsson had 54 in 69 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 Viktor Arvidsson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Artturi Lehkonen 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 Arvidsson done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Lehkonen's team went 3–9. Lehkonen had 12 points (4 goals) and Arvidsson had 10 (5 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 →