Who to start · 2025-26
Brady Tkachuk 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 Brady Tkachuk's 2.16.
Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Tkachuk has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Tkachuk's 1.9.
Brady Tkachuk has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tkachuk's biggest edges: Hits 162, Expected goals 61.0%, Scoring chances 61.3%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Goals above expected +7.0, Top skating speed 23.5, On-ice PDO 1017.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brady Tkachuk
2.16
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 | Tkachuk | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.65 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.35 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.29 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.17 | 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: Tkachuk vs Nylander
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 13G 16A, 137 SOG · Nylander 15G 17A, 104 SOG
Tkachuk's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–1 · Tkachuk's defensive zone 1–3 (2018-19 to 2024-25)
Tkachuk blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Tkachuk's.
On the ice against each other (Tkachuk's side)
6:21 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Tkachuk's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–1
- 87.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.0
- 100.0%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tkachuk | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | OTT 5–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-02-28 | OTT 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 6S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-27 | OTT 5–7 TOR | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-01 · PO | OTT 2–4 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 2G 1A 4S |
| 2025-04-29 · PO | OTT 4–0 TOR | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-26 · PO | OTT 4–3 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2025-04-24 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-04-22 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-04-20 · PO | OTT 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-15 | OTT 4–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-25 | OTT 2–1 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-12 | OTT 3–0 TOR | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 36 meetings.
Every stat, side by side
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.
Brady Tkachuk
3games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.9 ptsLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brady Tkachuk 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 Brady Tkachuk's 2.16. Tkachuk had 59 points in 60 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, Brady Tkachuk or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brady Tkachuk leads in 18 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 Nylander done against each other?
- In 36 games against each other in our data, Tkachuk's team went 17–19. Tkachuk had 29 points (13 goals) and Nylander had 32 (15 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tkachuk or Nylander?
- Against each other, Tkachuk has won 1 and Nylander 5 of their 6 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 →