Who to start · 2025-26
Brady Tkachuk vs Darren Raddysh
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Darren Raddysh's 2.15.
Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Raddysh had 70 in 73 games.
This week Tkachuk has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Raddysh has 1 left. We project Tkachuk for 2.3 ESPN points to Raddysh's 1.7.
Brady Tkachuk has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tkachuk's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.80, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.018, Forecheck xG /60 0.42.
Raddysh's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.1, On-ice PDO 1017, Luck Meter +62.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 7 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brady Tkachuk
2.16
fantasy points per game
Darren Raddysh
2.15
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Brady Tkachuk has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tkachuk | Raddysh |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.65 | 0.53 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.35 | 0.30 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.17 | 0.51 |
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 Raddysh
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tkachuk 6G 13A, 50 SOG · Raddysh 0G 4A, 21 SOG
Tkachuk blocked 1 of Raddysh's shots; Raddysh blocked 3 of Tkachuk's.
On the ice against each other (Tkachuk's side)
9:53 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Tkachuk's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–24
- 36.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.7
- 53.6%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tkachuk | Raddysh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | OTT 6–2 TBL | 0G 4A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-03-28 | OTT 2–4 TBL | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-09 | OTT 5–4 TBL | 0G 3A 5S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-02-06 | OTT 1–5 TBL | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-02-04 | OTT 3–4 TBL | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-10-19 | OTT 5–4 TBL | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-04-11 | OTT 3–2 TBL | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-19 | OTT 4–2 TBL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-04 | OTT 4–6 TBL | 2G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-10-15 | OTT 5–2 TBL | 2G 1A 7S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-04-08 | OTT 7–4 TBL | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
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.
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)
Darren Raddysh
3games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brady Tkachuk or Darren Raddysh 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 Darren Raddysh's 2.15. Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Raddysh had 70 in 73 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 Darren Raddysh?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brady Tkachuk 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 Tkachuk and Raddysh done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Tkachuk's team went 7–4. Tkachuk had 19 points (6 goals) and Raddysh had 4 (0 goals).
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 →