Who to start · 2025-26
Auston Matthews vs Charlie Coyle
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Charlie Coyle's 1.82.
Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Coyle had 58 in 82 games.
This week Matthews has 1 game left; Coyle has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to Coyle's 1.1.
Charlie Coyle has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Matthews's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.09, Offensive-zone start % 58.9%, Faceoff win % 59.7%.
Coyle's biggest edges: Luck Meter +25, Top skating speed 23.1, High-danger chances 57.4%.
Head to head on the dot, Matthews leads Coyle 85–66.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Auston Matthews
2.31
fantasy points per game
Charlie Coyle
1.82
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Matthews | Coyle |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.79 | 0.46 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.36 | 0.16 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.63 | 0.33 |
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: Matthews vs Coyle
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.
Matthews 20G 15A, 141 SOG · Coyle 6G 15A, 49 SOG
Matthews's offensive zone 45–31 · neutral 27–26 · Matthews's defensive zone 13–9 (2018-19 to 2025-26)
Matthews blocked 1 of Coyle's shots; Coyle blocked 4 of Matthews's.
On the ice against each other (Matthews's side)
12:34 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Matthews's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–10
- 47.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.7
- 31.7%
- Goals
- 0–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Matthews | Coyle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | TOR 2–1 CBJ | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-10-29 | TOR 3–6 CBJ | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 4A 0S |
| 2025-03-19 | TOR 2–1 COL | 1G 0A 8S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-08 | TOR 4–7 COL | 0G 3A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-02-25 | TOR 5–4 BOS | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-04 | TOR 6–4 BOS | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-10-26 | TOR 3–4 BOS | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-05-04 · PO | TOR 1–2 BOS | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-04-27 · PO | TOR 1–3 BOS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-04-24 · PO | TOR 2–4 BOS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-22 · PO | TOR 3–2 BOS | 1G 2A 8S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-04-20 · PO | TOR 1–5 BOS | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 33 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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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.
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 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Charlie Coyle
2games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Auston Matthews or Charlie Coyle 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 Charlie Coyle's 1.82. Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Coyle had 58 in 82 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, Auston Matthews or Charlie Coyle?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Charlie Coyle leads in 22 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Matthews and Coyle done against each other?
- In 33 games against each other in our data, Matthews's team went 13–20. Matthews had 35 points (20 goals) and Coyle had 21 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Matthews or Coyle?
- Against each other, Matthews has won 85 and Coyle 66 of their 151 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 →