Who to start · 2025-26
Boone Jenner vs Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins projects to 1.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68.
Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Nugent-Hopkins had 56 in 72 games.
This week Jenner has 1 game left; Nugent-Hopkins has 1 left. We project Jenner for 1.5 ESPN points to Nugent-Hopkins's 1.4.
Boone Jenner has the better number in 18 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Jenner's biggest edges: Hits 147, Plus/minus +3, Blocked shots 66.
Nugent-Hopkins's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 46.0%, Goals above expected +2.6, Power-play time per game 3:30.
Head to head on the dot, Nugent-Hopkins leads Jenner 18–9.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Boone Jenner
1.70
fantasy points per game
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
1.70
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Boone Jenner has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jenner | Nugent-Hopkins |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.39 | 0.56 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.37 | 0.50 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.49 | 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: Jenner vs Nugent-Hopkins
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2023-24: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Jenner 3G 3A, 25 SOG · Nugent-Hopkins 3G 7A, 24 SOG
Jenner's offensive zone 6–5 · neutral 1–4 · Jenner's defensive zone 2–9 (2017-18 to 2023-24)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jenner | Nugent-Hopkins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | CBJ 4–2 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-23 | CBJ 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-02-25 | CBJ 6–5 EDM | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-25 | CBJ 3–2 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2021-12-16 | CBJ 2–5 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-03-07 | CBJ 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2019-10-30 | CBJ 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2019-03-21 | CBJ 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2019-03-02 | CBJ 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2018-03-27 | CBJ 7–3 EDM | 1G 2A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2017-12-12 | CBJ 2–7 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
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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)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAR
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.5 ptsSchedule edge −9.3 win%
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
3games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VAN
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VAN
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.4 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Boone Jenner or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins projects to 1.70 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68. Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Nugent-Hopkins had 56 in 72 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 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Boone Jenner leads in 18 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Jenner and Nugent-Hopkins done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Jenner's team went 4–7. Jenner had 6 points (3 goals) and Nugent-Hopkins had 10 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jenner or Nugent-Hopkins?
- Against each other, Jenner has won 9 and Nugent-Hopkins 18 of their 27 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 →