Who to start · 2025-26
Auston Matthews vs Dylan Strome
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Strome had 58 in 80 games.
This week Matthews has 1 game left; Strome has 1 left. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Dylan Strome has the better number in 20 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Matthews's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.09, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.22, Hardest shot 88.3.
Strome's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 46, Ascension score 55, Offensive-zone start % 74.7%.
Head to head on the dot, Matthews leads Strome 25–19.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Auston Matthews
2.31
fantasy points per game
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Matthews | Strome |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.79 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.36 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.63 | 0.34 |
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 Strome
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 7G 13A, 52 SOG · Strome 0G 6A, 11 SOG
Matthews's offensive zone 5–5 · neutral 10–4 · Matthews's defensive zone 10–10 (2018-19 to 2025-26)
Matthews blocked 1 of Strome's shots; Strome blocked 1 of Matthews's.
On the ice against each other (Matthews's side)
3:21 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Matthews's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–0
- —
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- —
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Matthews | Strome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | TOR 0–4 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-28 | TOR 2–4 WSH | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-12-06 | TOR 1–3 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-28 | TOR 5–1 WSH | 0G 1A 10S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-20 | TOR 7–3 WSH | 2G 3A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-10-24 | TOR 4–1 WSH | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-17 | TOR 2–5 WSH | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-10-13 | TOR 3–2 WSH | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-12-11 | TOR 5–4 CHI | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2019-11-10 | TOR 4–5 CHI | 0G 4A 10S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2019-03-13 | TOR 4–5 CHI | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 2A 1S |
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
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)
Dylan Strome
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Auston Matthews or Dylan Strome 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 Dylan Strome's 1.72. Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Strome had 58 in 80 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 Dylan Strome?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Strome leads in 20 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 Strome done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Matthews's team went 5–6. Matthews had 20 points (7 goals) and Strome had 6 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Matthews or Strome?
- Against each other, Matthews has won 25 and Strome 19 of their 44 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 →