Who to start · 2025-26
Charlie Coyle vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Charlie Coyle's 1.82.
Coyle had 58 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Coyle has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Hischier has 1 left. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Coyle's 1.1.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 24 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Coyle's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1024, Luck Meter +25, Ascension score 55.
Hischier's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 29, Offensive-zone time 42.9%, Draw Equity /100 +0.070.
Head to head on the dot, Hischier leads Coyle 52–45.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Charlie Coyle
1.82
fantasy points per game
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Coyle | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.46 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.62 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.33 | 0.39 |
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: Coyle vs Hischier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Coyle 3G 8A, 33 SOG · Hischier 6G 10A, 50 SOG
Coyle's offensive zone 14–18 · neutral 15–8 · Coyle's defensive zone 16–26 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Coyle blocked 2 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 0 of Coyle's.
On the ice against each other (Coyle's side)
22:08 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Coyle's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–26
- 43.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.0–0.7
- 60.6%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Coyle | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CBJ 3–0 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-31 | CBJ 2–3 NJD | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-01 | CBJ 5–3 NJD | 1G 2A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-13 | CBJ 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-01-22 | BOS 1–5 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2024-01-15 | BOS 3–0 NJD | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-30 | BOS 5–2 NJD | 0G 2A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-13 | BOS 1–2 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-08 | BOS 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-28 | BOS 3–1 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-23 | BOS 4–3 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2022-03-31 | BOS 8–1 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
Latest 12 of 23 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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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.
Charlie Coyle
2games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Charlie Coyle or Nico Hischier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Charlie Coyle's 1.82. Coyle had 58 points in 82 games; Hischier had 66 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, Charlie Coyle or Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier leads in 24 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Coyle and Hischier done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Coyle's team went 15–8. Coyle had 11 points (3 goals) and Hischier had 16 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Coyle or Hischier?
- Against each other, Coyle has won 45 and Hischier 52 of their 97 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 →