Who to start · 2025-26
Boone Jenner vs Ryan O'Reilly
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan O'Reilly projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68.
Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; O'Reilly had 74 in 81 games.
This week Jenner has 1 game left; O'Reilly has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project O'Reilly for 2.0 ESPN points to Jenner's 1.8.
Ryan O'Reilly has the better number in 26 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Jenner's biggest edges: Hits 147, Transition attempts /60 1.75, Hardest shot 90.3.
O'Reilly's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 44.6%, Goals above expected +1.2, Power-play time per game 2:50.
Head to head on the dot, Jenner leads O'Reilly 34–25.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Boone Jenner
1.68
fantasy points per game
Ryan O'Reilly
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Ryan O'Reilly has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jenner | O'Reilly |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.35 | 0.57 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.52 | 0.38 |
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 O'Reilly
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.
Jenner 4G 2A, 27 SOG · O'Reilly 1G 6A, 25 SOG
Jenner's offensive zone 10–7 · neutral 9–5 · Jenner's defensive zone 15–13 (2017-18 to 2023-24)
On the ice against each other (Jenner's side)
4:19 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Jenner's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–3
- 70.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.0
- 91.8%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jenner | O'Reilly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | CBJ 1–2 NSH | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-01 | CBJ 8–4 NSH | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-03-09 | CBJ 1–2 NSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-15 | CBJ 2–5 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-11-27 | CBJ 3–6 STL | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2019-11-15 | CBJ 3–2 STL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2019-11-01 | CBJ 3–4 STL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2018-10-25 | CBJ 7–4 STL | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2018-01-11 | CBJ 1–3 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2017-11-20 | CBJ 3–2 BUF | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2017-10-25 | CBJ 5–1 BUF | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
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.
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)
Ryan O'Reilly
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to CSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
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FAQ
- Should I start Boone Jenner or Ryan O'Reilly in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Ryan O'Reilly projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68. Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; O'Reilly had 74 in 81 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 O'Reilly?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Ryan O'Reilly leads in 26 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 O'Reilly done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Jenner's team went 5–6. Jenner had 6 points (4 goals) and O'Reilly had 7 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jenner or O'Reilly?
- Against each other, Jenner has won 34 and O'Reilly 25 of their 59 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 →