Who to start · 2025-26
Brock Boeser vs Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Boeser projects to 1.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Brandsegg-Nygård's 1.02.
Boeser had 48 points in 75 games; Brandsegg-Nygård had 1 in 14 games.
This week Boeser has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Brandsegg-Nygård has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Boeser for 3.0 to Brandsegg-Nygård's 2.7 over the games left.
They split the 2 stats both are ranked on 1–1.
Boeser's biggest edges: Luck Meter −35.
Brandsegg-Nygård's biggest edges: Ascension score 86.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård rates ahead, +1.3 to -0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Boeser is steady, +1:22 TOI a game; Brandsegg-Nygård is steady, +3:12 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 6 PPP, 14 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 20): 2 G, 5 A, 5 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • Michael Brandsegg-Nygård is a rookie: 14 NHL games before this season.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 0 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Brock Boeser
-0.4
category z-score total
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
+1.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Michael Brandsegg-Nygård has the edge (Boeser wins 4, Brandsegg-Nygård wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Boeser | Brandsegg-Nygård |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.08 |
| Assists / game | 0.43 | 0.21 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.64 | 0.11 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.38 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.82 | 1.81 |
| Hits / game | 0.76 | 3.50 |
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
Brock Boeser and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård have no head-to-head events in our data yet (regular season and playoffs since 2019-20).
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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
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
Brock Boeser
3games (2 left)
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs CAROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs DET1.7 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 25 vs MIN1.3 pts
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
3games (2 left)
2.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ SEAOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Philipp Grubauer (.909)
- Thu, Oct 22 @ VAN1.4 ptsOpp allows the most FP to RWLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ CGY1.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brock Boeser or Michael Brandsegg-Nygård in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Boeser projects to 1.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Brandsegg-Nygård's 1.02. Boeser had 48 points in 75 games; Brandsegg-Nygård had 1 in 14 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 Michael Brandsegg-Nygård?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 1–1 across 2 stats where both qualify.
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 →