Who to start · 2025-26
Brock Faber vs MacKenzie Weegar
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Faber projects to 2.09 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to MacKenzie Weegar's 1.93.
Faber had 51 points in 80 games; Weegar had 28 in 79 games.
This week Faber has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Weegar has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. We project Weegar for 3.0 ESPN points to Faber's 1.4.
Brock Faber has the better number in 21 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Faber's biggest edges: Plus/minus +18, Luck Meter +55, Goals above expected +3.9.
Weegar's biggest edges: Hits 167, Transition attempts /60 0.82, Penalty minutes 88.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Brock Faber
2.09
fantasy points per game
MacKenzie Weegar
1.96
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Brock Faber has the edge.
| Points per game from | Faber | Weegar |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.38 | 0.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.45 | 0.30 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.21 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.93 | 1.11 |
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 Weegar
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 1G 1A, 20 SOG · Weegar 0G 7A, 19 SOG
Faber blocked 0 of Weegar's shots; Weegar blocked 3 of Faber's.
On the ice against each other (Faber's side)
25:04 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Faber's side
- Shot attempts
- 24–23
- 51.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–0.9
- 42.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Faber | Weegar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | MIN 5–0 UTA | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-01-29 | MIN 4–1 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-04 | MIN 1–4 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-09 | MIN 2–0 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2025-04-11 | MIN 2–4 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-25 | MIN 4–5 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2024-11-23 | MIN 3–4 CGY | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-01-02 | MIN 1–3 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2023-12-14 | MIN 3–2 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-12-05 | MIN 5–2 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 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)
MacKenzie Weegar
3games (2 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.5 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Brock Faber or MacKenzie Weegar in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Brock Faber projects to 2.09 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to MacKenzie Weegar's 1.93. Faber had 51 points in 80 games; Weegar had 28 in 79 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 MacKenzie Weegar?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Brock Faber 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 Weegar done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Faber's team went 5–5. Faber had 2 points (1 goals) and Weegar had 7 (0 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 →