Who to start · 2025-26
Brady Tkachuk vs Charlie Coyle
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Charlie Coyle's 1.82.
Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Coyle had 58 in 82 games.
This week Tkachuk has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Coyle has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Tkachuk for 2.3 ESPN points to Coyle's 1.1.
Brady Tkachuk has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Tkachuk's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 68.6%, Penalty minutes 71, Offensive-zone time 48.6%.
Coyle's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1024, Blocked shots 53, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.61.
Head to head on the dot, Tkachuk leads Coyle 18–18.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brady Tkachuk
2.16
fantasy points per game
Charlie Coyle
1.82
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Brady Tkachuk has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tkachuk | Coyle |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.65 | 0.46 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 0.62 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.35 | 0.16 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.17 | 0.33 |
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: Tkachuk vs Coyle
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.
Tkachuk 6G 8A, 91 SOG · Coyle 0G 13A, 34 SOG
Tkachuk's offensive zone 16–15 · neutral 1–3 · Tkachuk's defensive zone 1–0 (2018-19 to 2025-26)
Tkachuk blocked 0 of Coyle's shots; Coyle blocked 1 of Tkachuk's.
On the ice against each other (Tkachuk's side)
11:48 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Tkachuk's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–13
- 27.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.5
- 39.9%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tkachuk | Coyle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | OTT 4–1 CBJ | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-29 | OTT 1–4 CBJ | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-12-11 | OTT 6–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-20 | OTT 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-01-23 | OTT 0–2 BOS | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-18 | OTT 6–5 BOS | 0G 0A 8S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-11-09 | OTT 3–2 BOS | 1G 1A 12S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-16 | OTT 3–1 BOS | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-19 | OTT 2–6 BOS | 1G 0A 8S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-25 | OTT 2–3 BOS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2023-03-21 | OTT 1–2 BOS | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-02-20 | OTT 1–3 BOS | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 24 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.
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)
Charlie Coyle
2games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brady Tkachuk or Charlie Coyle 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 Charlie Coyle's 1.82. Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Coyle had 58 in 82 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, Brady Tkachuk or Charlie Coyle?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brady Tkachuk leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Tkachuk and Coyle done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Tkachuk's team went 9–15. Tkachuk had 14 points (6 goals) and Coyle had 13 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tkachuk or Coyle?
- Against each other, Tkachuk has won 18 and Coyle 18 of their 36 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 →