Who to start · 2025-26
Brandt Clarke vs Devon Toews
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brandt Clarke projects to 2.14 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.40.
Clarke had 40 points in 82 games; Toews had 24 in 68 games.
This week Clarke has 3 games left with 1 soft and 2 tough matchups; Toews has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Clarke for 6.3 to Toews's 4.5 over the games left.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 16–16.
Clarke's biggest edges: Luck Meter +13, Blocked shots 185, Goals above expected −0.2.
Toews's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.45, 20+ mph bursts 55, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.039.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Devon Toews rates ahead, +5.2 to +3.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Clarke is rising, 5 P in last 5 (0.30/GP before); Toews is steady, On-ice xGF/60 2.74 (was 3.77).
- • 2026-27 so far: 6 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 2 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Brandt Clarke
+3.1
category z-score total
Devon Toews
+5.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Devon Toews has the edge (Clarke wins 4, Toews wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Clarke | Toews |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Assists / game | 0.47 | 0.40 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.19 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.21 | 0.13 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.10 | 1.56 |
| Hits / game | 0.26 | 0.45 |
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: Clarke vs Toews
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Clarke 1G 1A, 10 SOG · Toews 2G 4A, 11 SOG
On the ice against each other (Clarke's side)
48:39 at 5-on-5 over 8 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Clarke's side
- Shot attempts
- 59–51
- 53.6%
- Expected goals
- 1.6–2.3
- 40.9%
- Goals
- 1–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Clarke | Toews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | LAK 4–8 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2026-04-26 · PO | LAK 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2026-04-23 · PO | LAK 2–4 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-04-21 · PO | LAK 1–2 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-04-19 · PO | LAK 1–2 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-02 | LAK 2–4 COL | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-29 | LAK 2–5 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-10-07 | LAK 1–4 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-27 | LAK 0–4 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-13 | LAK 2–4 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-26 | LAK 1–5 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
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
Brandt Clarke
3games
6.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ WSH2.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to Dvs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ NJD2.4 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
Devon Toews
4games (3 left)
4.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.4 ptsOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.5 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Brandt Clarke or Devon Toews in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brandt Clarke projects to 2.14 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.40. Clarke had 40 points in 82 games; Toews had 24 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, Brandt Clarke or Devon Toews?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 16–16 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Clarke and Toews done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Clarke's team went 0–11. Clarke had 2 points (1 goals) and Toews had 6 (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 →