Who to start · 2025-26
Ben Meyers vs Jack McBain
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack McBain projects to 1.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ben Meyers's 1.03.
Meyers had 15 points in 52 games; McBain had 25 in 75 games.
This week Meyers has 2 games left; McBain has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project McBain for 2.4 to Meyers's 1.8 over the games left.
Jack McBain has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Meyers's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.29, Top skating speed 22.8, Goals above expected −0.1.
McBain's biggest edges: Corsi 53.5%, Plus/minus +11, Penalty minutes 84.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jack McBain rates ahead, +1.8 to -1.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Meyers is steady, +1:23 5v5 TOI; McBain is cooling, ixG/60 0.52 (was 1.12).
- • 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.
- • McBain, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Ben Meyers
-1.5
category z-score total
Jack McBain
+1.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jack McBain has the edge (Meyers wins 2, McBain wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Meyers | McBain |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Assists / game | 0.27 | 0.21 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.11 | 1.25 |
| Hits / game | 1.44 | 3.81 |
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 McBain
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Meyers 1G 0A, 2 SOG · McBain 0G 1A, 6 SOG
Meyers's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 1–0 · Meyers's defensive zone 0–3 (2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Meyers's side)
5:24 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Meyers's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–11
- 8.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.8
- 11.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Meyers | McBain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | SEA 3–6 UTA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-12 | SEA 3–5 UTA | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-27 | COL 3–6 ARI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Faceoffs: Meyers vs McBain
Model: Ben Meyers wins 52.1% of draws against Jack McBain 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 | 60% | 43% | 61% | 44% | 52% | 61% | 44% | 63% | 45% |
| Road | 59% | 42% | 60% | 43% | 52% | 60% | 43% | 61% | 44% |
Head-to-head 2025-26: Meyers 1–4 (20.0%). Blended with the model: 51.8%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z -1.4); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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)
Jack McBain
3games (2 left)
2.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs PITOpp allows 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ SEA1.2 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TBL1.1 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Ben Meyers or Jack McBain in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack McBain projects to 1.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ben Meyers's 1.03. Meyers had 15 points in 52 games; McBain had 25 in 75 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 Jack McBain?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack McBain leads in 23 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 McBain done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Meyers's team went 0–3. Meyers had 1 points (1 goals) and McBain had 1 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Meyers or McBain?
- Against each other, Meyers has won 1 and McBain 4 of their 5 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 →