Who to start · 2025-26
Auston Matthews vs Charlie McAvoy
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Charlie McAvoy projects to 2.41 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Auston Matthews's 2.31.
Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; McAvoy had 61 in 69 games.
This week Matthews has 1 game left; McAvoy has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to McAvoy's 1.7.
Charlie McAvoy has the better number in 22 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Matthews's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 58.9%, Shots on goal 227, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.22.
McAvoy's biggest edges: Luck Meter +60, Goals above expected +1.0, Penalty minutes 62.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Auston Matthews
2.56
fantasy points per game
Charlie McAvoy
2.41
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Matthews | McAvoy |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.90 | 0.32 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.43 | 0.72 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.10 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.16 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.68 | 0.93 |
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 McAvoy
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.
Matthews 17G 12A, 136 SOG · McAvoy 1G 13A, 39 SOG
Matthews blocked 4 of McAvoy's shots; McAvoy blocked 11 of Matthews's.
On the ice against each other (Matthews's side)
4:49 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Matthews's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–8
- 0.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.3
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Matthews | McAvoy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | TOR 3–5 BOS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-01-04 | TOR 6–4 BOS | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-26 | TOR 3–4 BOS | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-05-04 · PO | TOR 1–2 BOS | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 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 0A 5S |
| 2024-04-22 · PO | TOR 3–2 BOS | 1G 2A 8S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-20 · PO | TOR 1–5 BOS | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2024-03-07 | TOR 1–4 BOS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-04 | TOR 1–4 BOS | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-02 | TOR 3–4 BOS | 2G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-06 | TOR 1–2 BOS | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 35 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.
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 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Charlie McAvoy
3games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs NYROpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ WPGOpp allows 8th-most FP to DLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ MINB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −12.9 win%Likely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
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FAQ
- Should I start Auston Matthews or Charlie McAvoy in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Charlie McAvoy projects to 2.41 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Auston Matthews's 2.31. Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; McAvoy had 61 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, Auston Matthews or Charlie McAvoy?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Charlie McAvoy leads in 22 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Matthews and McAvoy done against each other?
- In 35 games against each other in our data, Matthews's team went 11–24. Matthews had 29 points (17 goals) and McAvoy had 14 (1 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 →