Who to start · 2025-26
Blake Coleman vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.30 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Blake Coleman's 1.68.
Coleman had 35 points in 69 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Coleman has no games left; Nylander has no games left.
William Nylander has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Coleman's biggest edges: Hits 152, Plus/minus +12, Penalty minutes 49.
Nylander's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 66.1%, Ascension score 51, Power-play points 21.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Blake Coleman
1.68
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Coleman | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.63 | 0.99 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.19 | 0.68 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.22 |
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: Coleman vs Nylander
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.
Coleman 6G 2A, 44 SOG · Nylander 14G 18A, 57 SOG
Coleman's offensive zone 0–2 · neutral 0–0 · Coleman's defensive zone 1–2 (2017-18 to 2018-19)
Coleman blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Coleman's.
On the ice against each other (Coleman's side)
6:21 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Coleman's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–9
- 40.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.6
- 22.1%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Coleman | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | CGY 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-03-17 | CGY 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2025-02-04 | CGY 3–6 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 3G 0A 6S |
| 2024-01-18 | CGY 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2023-11-10 | CGY 4–5 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 2G 1A 7S |
| 2023-03-02 | CGY 1–2 TOR | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-12-10 | CGY 4–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 3A 5S |
| 2022-02-10 | CGY 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2021-11-12 | CGY 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2020-03-10 | TBL 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2020-02-25 | TBL 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2020-01-14 | NJD 4–7 TOR | 3G 0A 6S | 1G 1A 5S |
Latest 12 of 18 meetings.
Faceoffs: Coleman vs Nylander
Model: Blake Coleman wins 44.1% of draws against William Nylander on average (L shot vs R shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Coleman at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 44% | 43% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 45% | 45% | 46% | 46% |
| Road | 42% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 45% | 44% |
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
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.
Blake Coleman
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOSOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%
William Nylander
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTTOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Blake Coleman or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.30 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Blake Coleman's 1.68. Coleman had 35 points in 69 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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, Blake Coleman or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, William Nylander leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Coleman and Nylander done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Coleman's team went 3–15. Coleman had 8 points (6 goals) and Nylander had 32 (14 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Coleman or Nylander?
- Against each other, Coleman has won 1 and Nylander 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 →