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Who to start · 2025-26

Bokondji Imama vs Connor McDavid

Bokondji ImamaPanthers · Left wing
vs
Connor McDavidOilers · Centre
Rising14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Bokondji Imama's 0.34.

Imama had 0 points in 2 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.

This week Imama has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; McDavid has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.1 to Imama's 2.1 over the games left.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 to -4.3 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Imama has no recent trend; McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before).

  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Bokondji Imama

-4.3

category z-score total

Connor McDavid

+21.0

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Connor McDavid has the edge (Imama wins 1, McDavid wins 5 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryImamaMcDavid
Goals / game0.000.62
Assists / game0.001.52
Plus/minus / game-0.080.84
Power-play points / game0.000.74
Shots on goal / game0.883.25
Hits / game2.100.85

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: Imama vs McDavid

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2022-23: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

ImamaMcDavid
0Team record in 1 meetings1
0Points in those games2

Imama 0G 0A, 0 SOG · McDavid 2G 0A, 7 SOG

Games against each other

Games between Bokondji Imama and Connor McDavid
DateScoreImamaMcDavid
2023-03-22ARI 3–4 EDM0G 0A 0S2G 0A 7S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

ImamaMcDavid

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

Bokondji Imama

3games

2.1proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT0.7 pts
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
  • Thu, Oct 22 @ PITB2B0.7 pts
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −11.9 win%Likely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI0.7 pts
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)

Connor McDavid

3games (2 left)

6.1proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs MIN
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.9 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −3.0 win%Likely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.2 pts
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)

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FAQ

Should I start Bokondji Imama 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 Bokondji Imama's 0.34. Imama had 0 points in 2 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.
How have Imama and McDavid done against each other?
In 1 games against each other in our data, Imama's team went 0–1. Imama had 0 points (0 goals) and McDavid had 2 (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 →