Who to start · 2025-26
Auston Matthews vs Jesper Bratt
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Bratt's 1.72.
Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Bratt had 71 in 82 games.
This week Matthews has 1 game left; Bratt has 1 left. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to Bratt's 1.8.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Matthews's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 580, On-ice PDO 1016, Blocked shots 81.
Bratt's biggest edges: Corsi 56.0%, Fenwick 54.9%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.038.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Auston Matthews
2.31
fantasy points per game
Jesper Bratt
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Matthews | Bratt |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.79 | 0.50 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.36 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.63 | 0.14 |
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 Bratt
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 18G 7A, 78 SOG · Bratt 5G 17A, 43 SOG
Matthews's offensive zone 1–0 · neutral 0–0 · Matthews's defensive zone 0–1 (2018-19)
Matthews blocked 0 of Bratt's shots; Bratt blocked 1 of Matthews's.
On the ice against each other (Matthews's side)
7:14 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Matthews's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–19
- 32.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.9
- 29.4%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Matthews | Bratt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | TOR 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 6S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-21 | TOR 2–5 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 3A 2S |
| 2025-01-16 | TOR 4–3 NJD | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-12-10 | TOR 2–1 NJD | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-10-10 | TOR 4–2 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-11 | TOR 5–6 NJD | 2G 0A 4S | 2G 1A 3S |
| 2024-04-09 | TOR 5–2 NJD | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-03-26 | TOR 3–6 NJD | 1G 0A 9S | 0G 3A 1S |
| 2023-03-07 | TOR 4–3 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-23 | TOR 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2022-11-17 | TOR 2–3 NJD | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-23 | TOR 3–2 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
Latest 12 of 19 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
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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)
Jesper Bratt
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to LWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Auston Matthews or Jesper Bratt 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 Jesper Bratt's 1.72. Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Bratt had 71 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 Jesper Bratt?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Matthews and Bratt done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Matthews's team went 13–6. Matthews had 25 points (18 goals) and Bratt had 22 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Matthews or Bratt?
- Against each other, Matthews has won 1 and Bratt 1 of their 2 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 →