Who to start · 2025-26
Brady Tkachuk vs Mason Marchment
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39.
Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 games.
This week Tkachuk has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; Marchment has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Tkachuk for 7.7 to Marchment's 2.7 over the games left.
Brady Tkachuk has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tkachuk's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.42, Ascension score 56, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.018.
Marchment's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1046, Goals above expected +1.0, Luck Meter +25.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Brady Tkachuk rates ahead, +11.3 to +0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Tkachuk is surging, 10 P in last 5 (0.75/GP before); Marchment is cooling, PP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 15 of 20).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 4 A, 5 PPP, 32 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 21 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Brady Tkachuk
+11.3
category z-score total
Mason Marchment
+0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Brady Tkachuk has the edge (Tkachuk wins 6, Marchment wins 0 of 6 categories).
| Category | Tkachuk | Marchment |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.48 | 0.29 |
| Assists / game | 0.55 | 0.23 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.13 | -0.05 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.42 | 0.06 |
| Shots on goal / game | 3.64 | 1.89 |
| Hits / game | 2.94 | 1.42 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Tkachuk vs Marchment
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tkachuk 1G 5A, 24 SOG · Marchment 2G 3A, 14 SOG
On the ice against each other (Tkachuk's side)
5:53 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Tkachuk's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–8
- 33.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.5
- 18.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tkachuk | Marchment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | FLA 3–4 SJS | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-12-29 | OTT 1–4 CBJ | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-02-22 | OTT 4–1 DAL | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-12-15 | OTT 4–5 DAL | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-12-08 | OTT 3–4 DAL | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-24 | OTT 4–2 DAL | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-03-26 | OTT 3–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-03-03 | OTT 0–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Brady Tkachuk
3games
7.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT2.5 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI2.7 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Mason Marchment
4games (2 left)
2.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT1.5 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS1.2 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brady Tkachuk or Mason Marchment in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brady Tkachuk projects to 2.50 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39. Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 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 Mason Marchment?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brady Tkachuk leads in 26 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 Marchment done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Tkachuk's team went 2–6. Tkachuk had 6 points (1 goals) and Marchment had 5 (2 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 →