Who to start · 2025-26
Beck Malenstyn vs Bokondji Imama
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Beck Malenstyn projects to 1.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Bokondji Imama's 0.34.
Malenstyn had 14 points in 81 games; Imama had 0 in 2 games.
This week Malenstyn has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Imama has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Malenstyn for 2.2 to Imama's 2.1 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Beck Malenstyn rates ahead, -1.6 to -4.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Malenstyn is steady, −1:11 5v5 TOI; Imama has no recent trend.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Beck Malenstyn
-1.6
category z-score total
Bokondji Imama
-4.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Beck Malenstyn has the edge (Malenstyn wins 3, Imama wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Malenstyn | Imama |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Assists / game | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.08 | -0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.64 | 0.88 |
| Hits / game | 3.80 | 2.10 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Malenstyn vs Imama
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Malenstyn 0G 0A, 0 SOG · Imama 0G 0A, 1 SOG
On the ice against each other (Malenstyn's side)
1:23 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27, from Malenstyn's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–0
- —
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- —
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Malenstyn | Imama |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | BUF 5–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-07 | WSH 2–3 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Beck Malenstyn
2games
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.1 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.1 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to LWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
Bokondji Imama
3games
2.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT0.7 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI0.7 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
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FAQ
- Should I start Beck Malenstyn or Bokondji Imama in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Beck Malenstyn projects to 1.13 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Bokondji Imama's 0.34. Malenstyn had 14 points in 81 games; Imama had 0 in 2 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- How have Malenstyn and Imama done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Malenstyn's team went 1–1. Malenstyn had 0 points (0 goals) and Imama had 0 (0 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 →