Who to start · 2025-26
Chris Kreider vs Thomas Chabot
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Thomas Chabot projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Chris Kreider's 1.34.
Kreider had 50 points in 75 games; Chabot had 31 in 57 games.
This week Kreider has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Chabot has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Chabot for 5.8 to Kreider's 2.8 over the games left.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Kreider's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 34, Hits 69, Corsi 55.9%.
Chabot's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.021, Faceoffs won 0, Forecheck xG /60 0.58.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Thomas Chabot rates ahead, +4.0 to +0.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Kreider is falling, On-ice xGF/60 2.16 (was 3.65); Chabot is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.09 (was 3.14).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 19 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Chris Kreider
+0.2
category z-score total
Thomas Chabot
+4.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Thomas Chabot has the edge (Kreider wins 1, Chabot wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Kreider | Chabot |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.23 | 0.12 |
| Assists / game | 0.36 | 0.39 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.12 | 0.27 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.49 | 1.88 |
| Hits / game | 1.20 | 0.60 |
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 Chabot
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.
Kreider 5G 7A, 33 SOG · Chabot 2G 9A, 42 SOG
Kreider blocked 1 of Chabot's shots; Chabot blocked 2 of Kreider's.
On the ice against each other (Kreider's side)
5:29 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Kreider's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–6
- 53.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.4
- 7.4%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Kreider | Chabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | ANA 0–2 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-08 | NYR 3–4 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-21 | NYR 5–0 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-01 | NYR 2–1 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-04-15 | NYR 4–0 OTT | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-01-27 | NYR 7–2 OTT | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-03-02 | NYR 3–5 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-12-02 | NYR 2–3 OTT | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2022-11-30 | NYR 3–1 OTT | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-10-23 | NYR 3–2 OTT | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-11-22 | NYR 1–4 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2019-11-04 | NYR 2–6 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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
Chris Kreider
3games (2 left)
2.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs SJS
- Fri, Oct 23 @ CHI1.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ WPG1.3 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
Thomas Chabot
3games
5.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.8 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Chris Kreider or Thomas Chabot in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Thomas Chabot projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Chris Kreider's 1.34. Kreider had 50 points in 75 games; Chabot had 31 in 57 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 Thomas Chabot?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Kreider and Chabot done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Kreider's team went 8–9. Kreider had 12 points (5 goals) and Chabot had 11 (2 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 →