Who to start · 2025-26
Carter Verhaeghe vs Jesper Bratt
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Carter Verhaeghe's 1.50.
Verhaeghe had 55 points in 77 games; Bratt had 71 in 82 games.
This week Verhaeghe has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Bratt has 1 left. We project Bratt for 1.8 ESPN points to Verhaeghe's 1.6.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Verhaeghe's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.78, Penalty minutes 32, Luck Meter +3.
Bratt's biggest edges: Ascension score 61, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.31, Shorthanded points 2.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Carter Verhaeghe
1.50
fantasy points per game
Jesper Bratt
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jesper Bratt has the edge.
| Points per game from | Verhaeghe | Bratt |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.57 | 0.50 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.40 | 0.62 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.14 |
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: Verhaeghe vs Bratt
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Verhaeghe 3G 5A, 37 SOG · Bratt 9G 8A, 56 SOG
Verhaeghe blocked 0 of Bratt's shots; Bratt blocked 1 of Verhaeghe's.
On the ice against each other (Verhaeghe's side)
7:51 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Verhaeghe's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–9
- 35.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.4
- 20.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Verhaeghe | Bratt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | FLA 1–5 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-11-20 | FLA 1–0 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2025-10-16 | FLA 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-01-14 | FLA 2–1 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-14 | FLA 2–6 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 3G 0A 5S |
| 2024-11-12 | FLA 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-03-05 | FLA 5–3 NJD | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2024-01-13 | FLA 1–4 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2023-10-16 | FLA 4–3 NJD | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2023-03-18 | FLA 4–2 NJD | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-21 | FLA 2–4 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2022-12-17 | FLA 4–2 NJD | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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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
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.
Carter Verhaeghe
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Jesper Bratt
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Carter Verhaeghe or Jesper Bratt in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Carter Verhaeghe's 1.50. Verhaeghe had 55 points in 77 games; Bratt had 71 in 82 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, Carter Verhaeghe or Jesper Bratt?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 23 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Verhaeghe and Bratt done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Verhaeghe's team went 9–8. Verhaeghe had 8 points (3 goals) and Bratt had 17 (9 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 →