Who to start · 2025-26
Boone Jenner vs Sam Bennett
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Bennett projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68.
Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 games.
This week Jenner has 1 game left; Bennett has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Bennett for 1.9 ESPN points to Jenner's 1.8.
Sam Bennett has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Jenner's biggest edges: Plus/minus +3, Transition attempts /60 1.75, Blocked shots 66.
Bennett's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 45.6%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.018, Power-play time per game 3:13.
Head to head on the dot, Jenner leads Bennett 27–20.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Boone Jenner
1.68
fantasy points per game
Sam Bennett
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sam Bennett has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jenner | Bennett |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 0.60 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.35 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.52 | 0.19 |
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 Bennett
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 0A, 29 SOG · Bennett 5G 3A, 45 SOG
Jenner's offensive zone 6–6 · neutral 7–5 · Jenner's defensive zone 14–9 (2019-20 to 2025-26)
Jenner blocked 1 of Bennett's shots; Bennett blocked 0 of Jenner's.
On the ice against each other (Jenner's side)
9:23 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Jenner's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–9
- 55.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.3
- 46.1%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jenner | Bennett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CBJ 1–2 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2026-03-05 | CBJ 4–2 FLA | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-20 | CBJ 0–1 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-06 | CBJ 0–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-12-13 | CBJ 0–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-20 | CBJ 5–3 FLA | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-02-24 | CBJ 6–3 FLA | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 8S |
| 2022-01-31 | CBJ 4–8 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-01-15 | CBJ 2–9 FLA | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2020-03-04 | CBJ 2–3 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-11-02 | CBJ 0–3 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2018-12-04 | CBJ 6–9 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 14 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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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
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)
Sam Bennett
3games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.9 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Boone Jenner or Sam Bennett in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Bennett projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68. Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 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 Sam Bennett?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Bennett leads in 22 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 Bennett done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Jenner's team went 5–9. Jenner had 4 points (4 goals) and Bennett had 8 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jenner or Bennett?
- Against each other, Jenner has won 27 and Bennett 20 of their 47 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 →