Who to start · 2025-26
Brandon Montour vs Noah Dobson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Noah Dobson projects to 1.92 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brandon Montour's 1.74.
Montour had 32 points in 64 games; Dobson had 47 in 80 games.
This week Montour has 3 games left; Dobson has 3 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Dobson for 6.0 to Montour's 5.0 over the games left.
Brandon Montour has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Montour's biggest edges: Hardest shot 101.6, Ascension score 67, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.071.
Dobson's biggest edges: Plus/minus +5, Blocked shots 188, On-ice PDO 1014.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Brandon Montour rates ahead, +3.4 to +2.0 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Montour is steady; Dobson is steady, −1:43 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 17 SOG.
Seattle Kraken · Montreal Canadiens · Who should I start? · Compare other players
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brandon Montour
+3.4
category z-score total
Noah Dobson
+2.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Brandon Montour has the edge (Montour wins 4, Dobson wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Montour | Dobson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Assists / game | 0.43 | 0.37 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.21 | -0.13 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.34 | 2.03 |
| Hits / game | 1.07 | 1.07 |
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: Montour vs Dobson
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Montour 2G 9A, 47 SOG · Dobson 3G 12A, 43 SOG
Montour blocked 0 of Dobson's shots; Dobson blocked 2 of Montour's.
On the ice against each other (Montour's side)
14:54 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Montour's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–15
- 48.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.3
- 57.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Montour | Dobson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | SEA 3–4 MTL | 2G 1A 4S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-10-14 | SEA 4–5 MTL | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-12-05 | SEA 5–2 NYI | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-11-16 | SEA 3–2 NYI | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-03-28 | FLA 2–3 NYI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-01-27 | FLA 3–2 NYI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-12-02 | FLA 3–4 NYI | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-23 | FLA 1–5 NYI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-10-23 | FLA 3–2 NYI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-10-13 | FLA 3–1 NYI | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2022-04-19 | FLA 3–2 NYI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-11-16 | FLA 6–1 NYI | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 1A 4S |
Latest 12 of 19 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.
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
Brandon Montour
3games
5.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs DET1.7 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to Dvs Daniil Tarasov (.895)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs UTA1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs MIN1.6 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
Noah Dobson
3games
6.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs SJS2.0 pts
- Fri, Oct 23 @ CHI2.1 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to DLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ WPG1.9 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to DLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
Similar matchups
FAQ
- Should I start Brandon Montour or Noah Dobson in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Noah Dobson projects to 1.92 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brandon Montour's 1.74. Montour had 32 points in 64 games; Dobson had 47 in 80 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, Brandon Montour or Noah Dobson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brandon Montour 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 Montour and Dobson done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Montour's team went 8–11. Montour had 11 points (2 goals) and Dobson had 15 (3 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 →