Who to start · 2025-26
Carter Yakemchuk vs Jordan Spence
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Carter Yakemchuk projects to 1.33 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Spence's 1.16.
Yakemchuk had 2 points in 4 games; Spence had 31 in 73 games.
This week Yakemchuk has 3 games left with 1 soft matchup; Spence has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Spence for 3.7 to Yakemchuk's 3.6 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Carter Yakemchuk rates ahead, +0.3 to -0.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Yakemchuk is steady, 0 P in last 5 (0.50/GP before); Spence is falling, On-ice xGF/60 1.91 (was 3.38).
- • Carter Yakemchuk is a rookie: 5 NHL games before this season.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Carter Yakemchuk
+0.3
category z-score total
Jordan Spence
-0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Carter Yakemchuk has the edge (Yakemchuk wins 3, Spence wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Yakemchuk | Spence |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.20 | 0.06 |
| Assists / game | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.41 | 0.09 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.32 | 1.26 |
| Hits / game | 0.04 | 0.72 |
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: Yakemchuk vs Spence
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
On the ice together
35:04 at 5-on-5 over 8 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 27–32
- 45.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–1.6
- 31.2%
- Goals
- 0–2
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
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
Carter Yakemchuk
3games
3.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.2 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.1 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
Jordan Spence
3games
3.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.2 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.2 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Carter Yakemchuk or Jordan Spence in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Carter Yakemchuk projects to 1.33 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jordan Spence's 1.16. Yakemchuk had 2 points in 4 games; Spence had 31 in 73 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
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 →