Who to start · 2025-26
Boone Jenner vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68.
Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Jenner has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Jenner's 1.8.
William Nylander has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Jenner's biggest edges: Hits 147, Plus/minus +3, Blocked shots 66.
Nylander's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.0, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, Top skating speed 23.5.
Head to head on the dot, Jenner leads Nylander 11–5.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Boone Jenner
1.68
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jenner | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.36 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.35 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.52 | 0.24 |
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 Nylander
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Jenner 1G 4A, 37 SOG · Nylander 6G 4A, 36 SOG
Jenner's offensive zone 2–2 · neutral 3–0 · Jenner's defensive zone 6–3 (2017-18 to 2022-23)
Jenner blocked 2 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Jenner's.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jenner | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | CBJ 0–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-04 | CBJ 2–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-02-11 | CBJ 4–3 TOR | 1G 1A 9S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2023-02-10 | CBJ 0–3 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2022-03-07 | CBJ 4–5 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-02-22 | CBJ 4–3 TOR | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2021-12-07 | CBJ 4–5 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2019-10-21 | CBJ 4–3 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2019-10-04 | CBJ 1–4 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2018-12-28 | CBJ 2–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2018-02-14 | CBJ 3–6 TOR | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2018-01-08 | CBJ 3–2 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 13 meetings.
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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)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Boone Jenner or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Boone Jenner's 1.68. Jenner had 38 points in 67 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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 William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, William Nylander leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Jenner and Nylander done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, Jenner's team went 5–8. Jenner had 5 points (1 goals) and Nylander had 10 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jenner or Nylander?
- Against each other, Jenner has won 11 and Nylander 5 of their 16 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 →