Who to start · 2025-26
Beckett Sennecke vs Jordan Kyrou
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Beckett Sennecke projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40.
Sennecke had 60 points in 82 games; Kyrou had 46 in 72 games.
This week Sennecke has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; Kyrou has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Sennecke for 6.2 to Kyrou's 3.6 over the games left.
Beckett Sennecke has the better number in 16 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Sennecke's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 62, Ascension score 68, Hits 97.
Kyrou's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.035, Scoring chances 60.2%, Offensive-zone start % 67.9%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Beckett Sennecke rates ahead, +3.8 to -0.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Sennecke is steady, PP1 in 5 of last 5 (was 9 of 20); Kyrou is cooling, ixG/60 0.62 (was 1.42).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 5 G, 3 A, 3 PPP, 22 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 10 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Beckett Sennecke
+3.8
category z-score total
Jordan Kyrou
-0.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Beckett Sennecke has the edge (Sennecke wins 6, Kyrou wins 0 of 6 categories).
| Category | Sennecke | Kyrou |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.40 | 0.25 |
| Assists / game | 0.42 | 0.38 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.14 | -0.26 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.23 | 0.20 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.52 | 2.00 |
| Hits / game | 1.25 | 0.21 |
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: Sennecke vs Kyrou
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sennecke 0G 1A, 6 SOG · Kyrou 2G 1A, 13 SOG
On the ice against each other (Sennecke's side)
8:53 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Sennecke's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–14
- 41.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–1.1
- 15.9%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sennecke | Kyrou |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | ANA 2–6 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2026-03-08 | ANA 0–4 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2025-12-01 | ANA 4–1 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
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
Beckett Sennecke
4games (3 left)
6.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ NYROpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ NJD2.2 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PHI2.1 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
Jordan Kyrou
2games
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs LAK1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWvs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs BUF1.8 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Beckett Sennecke or Jordan Kyrou in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Beckett Sennecke projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Kyrou's 1.40. Sennecke had 60 points in 82 games; Kyrou had 46 in 72 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, Beckett Sennecke or Jordan Kyrou?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Beckett Sennecke leads in 16 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Sennecke and Kyrou done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Sennecke's team went 1–2. Sennecke had 1 points (0 goals) and Kyrou had 3 (2 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 →