Who to start · 2026-27
Brock Boeser vs Devon Toews
In 2026-27, Brock Boeser scored 1.97 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.96.
Boeser had 18 points in 21 games; Toews had 19 in 21 games.
This week Boeser has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Toews has no games left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Boeser for 1.5 to Toews's 0.0 over the games left.
Devon Toews has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Boeser's biggest edges: Blocked shots 12, Hardest shot 89.8, Hits 20.
Toews's biggest edges: Plus/minus +16, Expected goals 58.6%, Scoring chances 59.7%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Devon Toews rates ahead, +6.0 to +0.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Boeser is rising, On-ice xGF/60 1.87 (was 1.33); Toews is rising, +2:55 TOI a game.
- • Boeser, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 13): 5 G, 5 A, 4 PPP, 20 SOG.
- • Toews, last 10 games (Oct 25–Nov 14): 3 G, 7 A, 2 PPP, 21 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), Devon Toews has the edge (Boeser wins 2, Toews wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Boeser | Toews |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Assists / game | 0.52 | 0.62 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.52 | 0.76 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.48 | 0.24 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.62 | 1.76 |
| Hits / game | 0.95 | 0.43 |
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: Boeser vs Toews
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.
Boeser 6G 7A, 37 SOG · Toews 2G 10A, 29 SOG
Boeser blocked 2 of Toews's shots; Toews blocked 2 of Boeser's.
On the ice against each other (Boeser's side)
13:42 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Boeser's side
- Shot attempts
- 15–18
- 45.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.0–1.0
- 50.5%
- Goals
- 1–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Boeser | Toews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | VAN 8–6 COL | 3G 1A 4S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2025-12-02 | VAN 1–3 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-09 | VAN 4–5 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-04-10 | VAN 4–1 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-02-04 | VAN 3–0 COL | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-16 | VAN 3–1 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-13 | VAN 3–4 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-02-20 | VAN 1–3 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-22 | VAN 2–5 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-20 | VAN 1–4 COL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-01-05 | VAN 4–2 COL | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-23 | VAN 4–3 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 18 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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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
Brock Boeser
3games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Nov 9 vs PHI
- Fri, Nov 13 vs NYROpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.910)
- Sun, Nov 15 @ VGK1.5 pts
Devon Toews
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 @ TOROpp allows 7th-most FP to DLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ OTTOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ MTLOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.852)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Brock Boeser or Devon Toews in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Brock Boeser scored 1.97 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Devon Toews's 1.96. Boeser had 18 points in 21 games; Toews had 19 in 21 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, Brock Boeser or Devon Toews?
- On 2026-27 numbers, Devon Toews leads in 24 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Boeser and Toews done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Boeser's team went 9–9. Boeser had 13 points (6 goals) and Toews had 12 (2 goals).
2026-27 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 →