Who to start · 2025-26
Brayden Point vs Connor McDavid
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brayden Point's 1.57.
Point had 50 points in 63 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.
This week Point has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; McDavid has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project McDavid for 2.3 ESPN points to Point's 1.5.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 31 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Point's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.038, On-ice PDO 1057, Offensive-zone start % 70.1%.
McDavid's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.12, Goals above expected +0.6, Forecheck xG /60 0.36.
Head to head on the dot, Point leads McDavid 31–18.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 2 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brayden Point
1.57
fantasy points per game
Connor McDavid
3.45
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Connor McDavid has the edge.
| Points per game from | Point | McDavid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.54 | 1.15 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.54 | 1.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.08 | 0.35 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.20 | 0.22 |
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: Point vs McDavid
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Point 3G 13A, 40 SOG · McDavid 13G 8A, 69 SOG
Point's offensive zone 8–4 · neutral 18–7 · Point's defensive zone 5–7 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Point blocked 1 of McDavid's shots; McDavid blocked 1 of Point's.
On the ice against each other (Point's side)
10:32 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Point's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–11
- 52.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.5
- 48.8%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Point | McDavid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | TBL 5–2 EDM | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-11-20 | TBL 2–1 EDM | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-02-25 | TBL 4–1 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-12-10 | TBL 1–2 EDM | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-14 | TBL 7–4 EDM | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 1A 7S |
| 2023-11-18 | TBL 6–4 EDM | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-01-19 | TBL 3–5 EDM | 1G 1A 7S | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2022-11-08 | TBL 2–3 EDM | 0G 2A 4S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-03-12 | TBL 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 0A 7S |
| 2022-02-23 | TBL 5–3 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2018-12-22 | TBL 6–3 EDM | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 3A 5S |
| 2018-11-06 | TBL 5–2 EDM | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 14 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
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.
Brayden Point
2games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NYROpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH1.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Charlie Lindgren (.879)
Connor McDavid
3games (1 left)
2.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA2.3 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brayden Point or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brayden Point's 1.57. Point had 50 points in 63 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 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, Brayden Point or Connor McDavid?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 31 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Point and McDavid done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Point's team went 9–5. Point had 16 points (3 goals) and McDavid had 21 (13 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Point or McDavid?
- Against each other, Point has won 31 and McDavid 18 of their 49 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 →