Who to start · 2025-26
Auston Matthews vs Sam Reinhart
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Auston Matthews projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Sam Reinhart's 2.13.
Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 games.
This week Matthews has 1 game left; Reinhart has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Matthews for 2.7 ESPN points to Reinhart's 2.5.
Sam Reinhart has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Matthews's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 59.7%, Draw Equity /100 +0.103, On-ice PDO 1016.
Reinhart's biggest edges: Corsi 50.9%, Offensive-zone time 45.3%, Fenwick 50.6%.
Head to head on the dot, Matthews leads Reinhart 33–18.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Auston Matthews
2.31
fantasy points per game
Sam Reinhart
2.13
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Auston Matthews has the edge.
| Points per game from | Matthews | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.38 | 0.44 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.36 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.63 | 0.31 |
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 Reinhart
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 19A, 169 SOG · Reinhart 16G 15A, 100 SOG
Matthews's offensive zone 20–12 · neutral 4–0 · Matthews's defensive zone 9–6 (2018-19 to 2024-25)
Matthews blocked 2 of Reinhart's shots; Reinhart blocked 3 of Matthews's.
On the ice against each other (Matthews's side)
16:09 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Matthews's side
- Shot attempts
- 16–16
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.0–0.7
- 61.0%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Matthews | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | TOR 1–5 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-01-06 | TOR 4–1 FLA | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-02 | TOR 4–1 FLA | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-18 · PO | TOR 1–6 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-16 · PO | TOR 2–0 FLA | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-14 · PO | TOR 1–6 FLA | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2025-05-11 · PO | TOR 0–2 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2025-05-09 · PO | TOR 4–5 FLA | 0G 2A 3S | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2025-05-07 · PO | TOR 4–3 FLA | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-05-05 · PO | TOR 5–4 FLA | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-08 | TOR 1–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-02 | TOR 3–2 FLA | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 39 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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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)
Sam Reinhart
3games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Auston Matthews or Sam Reinhart 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 Sam Reinhart's 2.13. Matthews had 53 points in 60 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 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 Sam Reinhart?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Reinhart 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 Reinhart done against each other?
- In 39 games against each other in our data, Matthews's team went 20–19. Matthews had 37 points (18 goals) and Reinhart had 31 (16 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Matthews or Reinhart?
- Against each other, Matthews has won 33 and Reinhart 18 of their 51 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 →