Who to start · 2025-26
Brock Faber vs Jakob Chychrun
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jakob Chychrun projects to 2.38 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brock Faber's 2.09.
Faber had 51 points in 80 games; Chychrun had 60 in 80 games.
This week Faber has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Chychrun has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Chychrun for 2.4 ESPN points to Faber's 1.4.
Jakob Chychrun has the better number in 21 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Faber's biggest edges: Shorthanded points 2, Blocked shots 148, Net penalties drawn /60 −0.27.
Chychrun's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 60.9%, On-ice PDO 1049, Offensive-zone time 44.2%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brock Faber
2.09
fantasy points per game
Jakob Chychrun
2.25
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jakob Chychrun has the edge.
| Points per game from | Faber | Chychrun |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.38 | 0.65 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.28 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.93 | 0.71 |
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: Faber vs Chychrun
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Faber 0G 2A, 16 SOG · Chychrun 1G 1A, 20 SOG
Faber blocked 3 of Chychrun's shots; Chychrun blocked 0 of Faber's.
On the ice against each other (Faber's side)
16:18 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Faber's side
- Shot attempts
- 15–25
- 37.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.5–0.8
- 65.3%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Faber | Chychrun |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | MIN 5–0 WSH | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-17 | MIN 1–5 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-27 | MIN 4–2 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2025-01-02 | MIN 4–3 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-02 | MIN 3–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-11-18 | MIN 1–2 OTT | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
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.
Brock Faber
2games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 14th-most FP to DLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +12.8 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)
Jakob Chychrun
2games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B2.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brock Faber or Jakob Chychrun in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jakob Chychrun projects to 2.38 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Brock Faber's 2.09. Faber had 51 points in 80 games; Chychrun had 60 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, Brock Faber or Jakob Chychrun?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jakob Chychrun leads in 21 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Faber and Chychrun done against each other?
- In 6 games against each other in our data, Faber's team went 4–2. Faber had 2 points (0 goals) and Chychrun had 2 (1 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 →