Who to start · 2025-26
Bo Horvat vs Noel Acciari
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Bo Horvat projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noel Acciari's 1.18.
Horvat had 57 points in 68 games; Acciari had 25 in 67 games.
This week Horvat has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Acciari has 1 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Horvat for 4.4 to Acciari's 1.1 over the games left.
Bo Horvat has the better number in 25 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Horvat's biggest edges: Hardest shot 93.4, 20+ mph bursts 190, Power-play share 74.3%.
Acciari's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1037, High-danger chances 52.1%, Luck Meter +53.
Head to head on the dot, Horvat leads Acciari 27–16.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Bo Horvat rates ahead, +8.5 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Horvat is rising, +0:34 PP TOI; Acciari is rising, ixG/60 0.91 (was 0.51).
- • Horvat, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 5 G, 5 A, 5 PPP, 29 SOG.
- • Acciari, 2026-27 so far: 12 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • Acciari, last 10 games (Oct 3–Oct 21): 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Bo Horvat
+8.5
category z-score total
Noel Acciari
-2.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Bo Horvat has the edge (Horvat wins 5, Acciari wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Horvat | Acciari |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.49 | 0.14 |
| Assists / game | 0.45 | 0.10 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.20 | -0.11 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.36 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 3.29 | 1.14 |
| Hits / game | 1.30 | 1.76 |
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: Horvat vs Acciari
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.
Horvat 7G 8A, 41 SOG · Acciari 4G 2A, 25 SOG
Horvat's offensive zone 25–14 · neutral 1–1 · Horvat's defensive zone 1–1 (2018-19 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Horvat's side)
5:04 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Horvat's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–6
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.1
- 57.7%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Horvat | Acciari |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | NYI 3–8 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-02-03 | NYI 5–4 PIT | 2G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-09 | NYI 3–4 PIT | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-18 | NYI 4–2 PIT | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-29 | NYI 2–3 PIT | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-28 | NYI 6–3 PIT | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-05 | NYI 4–3 PIT | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-12-31 | NYI 1–3 PIT | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-27 | NYI 0–7 PIT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-21 | NYI 7–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-19 | VAN 1–5 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2020-01-09 | VAN 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 6S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
Faceoffs: Horvat vs Acciari
Model: Bo Horvat wins 52.9% of draws against Noel Acciari 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.
| Horvat at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52% | 52% | 54% | 54% | 53% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 55% |
| Road | 51% | 51% | 52% | 52% | 53% | 52% | 52% | 53% | 53% |
Head-to-head 2023-24 to 2025-26: Horvat 21–15 (58.3%). Blended with the model: 53.2%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z 0.7); 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
Bo Horvat
3games (2 left)
4.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs ANA
- Thu, Oct 22 vs LAK2.6 pts
- Sun, Oct 25 @ DAL1.9 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
Noel Acciari
3games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUFOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Bo Horvat or Noel Acciari in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Bo Horvat projects to 2.31 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Noel Acciari's 1.18. Horvat had 57 points in 68 games; Acciari had 25 in 67 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, Bo Horvat or Noel Acciari?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Bo Horvat leads in 25 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Horvat and Acciari done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Horvat's team went 9–7. Horvat had 15 points (7 goals) and Acciari had 6 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Horvat or Acciari?
- Against each other, Horvat has won 27 and Acciari 16 of their 43 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 →