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Chris Kreider vs Jaden Schwartz

Chris KreiderCanadiens · Left wing
vs
Jaden SchwartzAvalanche · Left wing
FallingOn-ice xGF/60 2.16 (was 3.65)
Steady0 P in last 5 (0.65/GP before)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jaden Schwartz projects to 1.40 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Chris Kreider's 1.34.

Kreider had 50 points in 75 games; Schwartz had 26 in 50 games.

This week Kreider has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Schwartz has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Kreider for 2.8 to Schwartz's 2.2 over the games left.

Chris Kreider has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Kreider's biggest edges: Fenwick 55.5%, Corsi 55.9%, High-danger chances 54.2%.

Schwartz's biggest edges: Ascension score 60, On-ice PDO 1036, Luck Meter +44.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Chris Kreider rates ahead, +0.2 to +0.1 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Kreider is falling, On-ice xGF/60 2.16 (was 3.65); Schwartz is steady, 0 P in last 5 (0.65/GP before).

  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 17 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Chris Kreider

+0.2

category z-score total

Jaden Schwartz

+0.1

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Chris Kreider has the edge (Kreider wins 3, Schwartz wins 3 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryKreiderSchwartz
Goals / game0.230.25
Assists / game0.360.30
Plus/minus / game-0.120.06
Power-play points / game0.150.08
Shots on goal / game1.491.66
Hits / game1.200.66

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: Kreider vs Schwartz

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.

KreiderSchwartz
9Team record in 15 meetings6
10Points in those games9

Kreider 3G 7A, 26 SOG · Schwartz 3G 6A, 34 SOG

1Faceoffs against each other0

Kreider's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 1–0 · Kreider's defensive zone 0–0 (2018-19)

1Hits on each other0
2Shots blocked by the other0

Kreider blocked 2 of Schwartz's shots; Schwartz blocked 0 of Kreider's.

On the ice against each other (Kreider's side)

4:34 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Kreider's side

Shot attempts
5–6
45.5%
Expected goals
0.2–0.2
46.8%
Goals
0–1

Games against each other

Games between Chris Kreider and Jaden Schwartz
DateScoreKreiderSchwartz
2026-02-03ANA 4–2 SEA0G 0A 0S0G 0A 1S
2026-01-23ANA 4–2 SEA1G 0A 1S1G 0A 1S
2025-10-09ANA 1–3 SEA0G 0A 1S0G 1A 0S
2024-12-08NYR 5–7 SEA0G 0A 6S0G 0A 0S
2024-11-17NYR 2–0 SEA0G 0A 1S0G 0A 3S
2024-01-16NYR 5–2 SEA0G 1A 2S0G 0A 1S
2023-10-21NYR 4–1 SEA0G 0A 1S0G 0A 3S
2023-02-10NYR 6–3 SEA0G 2A 2S0G 0A 2S
2022-11-17NYR 2–3 SEA0G 1A 3S0G 1A 2S
2021-10-31NYR 3–1 SEA1G 0A 2S0G 1A 5S
2020-01-11NYR 2–5 STL0G 0A 3S1G 0A 2S
2019-03-29NYR 4–2 STL1G 0A 1S0G 1A 3S

Latest 12 of 15 meetings.

Faceoffs: Kreider vs Schwartz

Model: Chris Kreider wins 37.8% of draws against Jaden Schwartz on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.

Chris Kreider's predicted win % against Jaden Schwartz at each dot, in Kreider's attacking direction, at home and on the road.
Kreider atOZ leftOZ rightNZ left (att.)NZ right (att.)CentreNZ left (def.)NZ right (def.)DZ leftDZ right
Home44%30%45%31%38%45%31%47%32%
Road43%29%44%30%37%44%30%45%31%

They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.

Kreider faceoffs · Schwartz faceoffs · how the model works

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

KreiderSchwartz

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

Chris Kreider

3games (2 left)

2.8proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs SJS
    Opp allows 5th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Alex Nedeljkovic (.896)
  • Fri, Oct 23 @ CHI1.5 pts
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ WPG1.3 pts
    Opp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)

Jaden Schwartz

4games (2 left)

2.2proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Oct 19 @ PHI
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
  • Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.1 pts
    Opp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.2 pts
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)

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FAQ

Should I start Chris Kreider or Jaden Schwartz in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jaden Schwartz projects to 1.40 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Chris Kreider's 1.34. Kreider had 50 points in 75 games; Schwartz had 26 in 50 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, Chris Kreider or Jaden Schwartz?
On 2025-26 numbers, Chris Kreider leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Kreider and Schwartz done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Kreider's team went 9–6. Kreider had 10 points (3 goals) and Schwartz had 9 (3 goals).
Who wins more faceoffs, Kreider or Schwartz?
Against each other, Kreider has won 1 and Schwartz 0 of their 1 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 →