Who to start · 2025-26
Calle Jarnkrok vs Nathan MacKinnon
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.32 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Calle Jarnkrok's 0.49.
Jarnkrok had 8 points in 56 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 games.
This week Jarnkrok has 1 game left; MacKinnon has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project MacKinnon for 2.2 ESPN points to Jarnkrok's 0.5.
Nathan MacKinnon has the better number in 30 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Jarnkrok's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.033, Hardest shot 94.5.
MacKinnon's biggest edges: Scoring chances 59.3%, Sequence xG 59.5%, Expected goals 59.7%.
Head to head on the dot, Jarnkrok leads MacKinnon 5–5.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Calle Jarnkrok
0.49
fantasy points per game
Nathan MacKinnon
3.17
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nathan MacKinnon has the edge.
| Points per game from | Jarnkrok | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.21 | 1.32 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.04 | 0.93 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.44 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.10 | 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: Jarnkrok vs MacKinnon
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Jarnkrok 1G 6A, 22 SOG · MacKinnon 7G 10A, 79 SOG
Jarnkrok's offensive zone 2–0 · neutral 1–4 · Jarnkrok's defensive zone 2–1 (2017-18 to 2022-23)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Jarnkrok | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-19 | TOR 2–1 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2024-01-13 | TOR 3–5 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2023-03-15 | TOR 1–2 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-12-31 | TOR 6–2 COL | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-01-10 | SEA 3–4 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2020-02-29 | NSH 2–3 COL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2019-11-07 | NSH 4–9 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 3A 10S |
| 2019-02-23 | NSH 0–5 COL | 0G 0A 4S | 2G 1A 6S |
| 2019-01-21 | NSH 4–1 COL | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2018-11-27 | NSH 2–3 COL | 0G 1A 0S | 2G 0A 7S |
| 2018-11-07 | NSH 4–1 COL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2018-04-22 · PO | NSH 5–0 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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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.
Calle Jarnkrok
3games (1 left)
0.5proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT0.5 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Nathan MacKinnon
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs LAKOpp allows the most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs STL2.2 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)
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FAQ
- Should I start Calle Jarnkrok or Nathan MacKinnon in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.32 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Calle Jarnkrok's 0.49. Jarnkrok had 8 points in 56 games; MacKinnon had 127 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, Calle Jarnkrok or Nathan MacKinnon?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nathan MacKinnon leads in 30 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Jarnkrok and MacKinnon done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Jarnkrok's team went 9–8. Jarnkrok had 7 points (1 goals) and MacKinnon had 17 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Jarnkrok or MacKinnon?
- Against each other, Jarnkrok has won 5 and MacKinnon 5 of their 10 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 →