Who to start · 2025-26
Ben Meyers vs Connor McDavid
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ben Meyers's 1.03.
Meyers had 15 points in 52 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.
This week Meyers has 2 games left; McDavid has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.1 to Meyers's 1.8 over the games left.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 30 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Meyers's biggest edges: Hardest shot 89.6, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.002, Faceoff win % 55.1%.
McDavid's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 47.7%, Power-play share 88.5%, Offensive-zone start % 65.6%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 to -1.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Meyers is steady, +1:23 5v5 TOI; McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before).
- • Meyers has played 8 of the Kraken's 9 games since Oct 3 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Meyers, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • McDavid, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Ben Meyers
-1.5
category z-score total
Connor McDavid
+21.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Connor McDavid has the edge (Meyers wins 1, McDavid wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Meyers | McDavid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.13 | 0.62 |
| Assists / game | 0.27 | 1.52 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.07 | 0.84 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.74 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.11 | 3.25 |
| Hits / game | 1.44 | 0.85 |
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: Meyers vs McDavid
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Meyers 1G 1A, 4 SOG · McDavid 2G 4A, 28 SOG
Meyers's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Meyers's defensive zone 0–1 (2022-23)
On the ice against each other (Meyers's side)
8:10 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Meyers's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–9
- 35.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.3
- 20.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Meyers | McDavid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | SEA 1–3 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2026-03-31 | SEA 0–3 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-10-25 | SEA 3–2 EDM | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-04 | SEA 2–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2023-04-11 | COL 1–2 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 7S |
| 2023-02-19 | COL 6–5 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-01-07 | COL 3–2 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
Faceoffs: Meyers vs McDavid
Model: Ben Meyers wins 52.5% of draws against Connor McDavid on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Meyers at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62% | 42% | 63% | 43% | 53% | 63% | 43% | 64% | 44% |
| Road | 61% | 41% | 62% | 42% | 52% | 62% | 42% | 63% | 43% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
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
Ben Meyers
3games (2 left)
1.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs DETOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Daniil Tarasov (.895)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs UTA0.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs MIN0.9 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
Connor McDavid
3games (2 left)
6.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs MINOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.9 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to Cvs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.2 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Ben Meyers or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ben Meyers's 1.03. Meyers had 15 points in 52 games; McDavid had 138 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, Ben Meyers or Connor McDavid?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 30 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Meyers and McDavid done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Meyers's team went 3–4. Meyers had 2 points (1 goals) and McDavid had 6 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Meyers or McDavid?
- Against each other, Meyers has won 0 and McDavid 1 of their 1 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 →