Who to start · 2025-26
Boone Jenner vs Brady Tkachuk
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68.
Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Tkachuk had 59 in 60 games.
This week Jenner has 1 game left; Tkachuk has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Tkachuk for 2.3 ESPN points to Jenner's 1.8.
Brady Tkachuk has the better number in 27 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Jenner's biggest edges: Blocked shots 66, On-ice PDO 1004, Luck Meter +23.
Tkachuk's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 48.6%, Offensive-zone start % 68.6%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.018.
Head to head on the dot, Tkachuk leads Jenner 17–9.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Boone Jenner
1.68
fantasy points per game
Brady Tkachuk
2.16
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Brady Tkachuk has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jenner | Tkachuk |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 0.65 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.35 | 0.54 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.29 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.52 | 0.17 |
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: Jenner vs Tkachuk
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Jenner 7G 5A, 46 SOG · Tkachuk 5G 3A, 44 SOG
Jenner's offensive zone 1–1 · neutral 3–4 · Jenner's defensive zone 5–12 (2018-19 to 2023-24)
Jenner blocked 1 of Tkachuk's shots; Tkachuk blocked 0 of Jenner's.
On the ice against each other (Jenner's side)
7:29 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Jenner's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–4
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.1
- 66.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jenner | Tkachuk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | CBJ 1–4 OTT | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-29 | CBJ 4–1 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-12-11 | CBJ 3–6 OTT | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-29 | CBJ 2–3 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-14 | CBJ 2–3 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2024-02-13 | CBJ 3–6 OTT | 1G 0A 9S | 3G 0A 7S |
| 2023-12-01 | CBJ 4–2 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2023-04-02 | CBJ 4–3 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-04 | CBJ 2–5 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-01-23 | CBJ 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2020-02-24 | CBJ 4–3 OTT | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-12-14 | CBJ 3–4 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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.
Boone Jenner
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Brady Tkachuk
3games (1 left)
2.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.3 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to LWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Boone Jenner or Brady Tkachuk in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68. Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Tkachuk had 59 in 60 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, Boone Jenner or Brady Tkachuk?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brady Tkachuk leads in 27 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Jenner and Tkachuk done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Jenner's team went 8–8. Jenner had 12 points (7 goals) and Tkachuk had 8 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jenner or Tkachuk?
- Against each other, Jenner has won 9 and Tkachuk 17 of their 26 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 →