Who to start · 2025-26
Christian Dvorak vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Christian Dvorak's 1.42.
Dvorak had 51 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Dvorak has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Dvorak's 1.1.
William Nylander has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Dvorak's biggest edges: Plus/minus +11, Blocked shots 52, Faceoffs won 629.
Nylander's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.0, Hardest shot 92.6, Top skating speed 23.5.
Head to head on the dot, Dvorak leads Nylander 7–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Christian Dvorak
1.42
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Dvorak | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.40 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.36 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.38 | 0.24 |
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: Dvorak vs Nylander
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.
Dvorak 3G 3A, 22 SOG · Nylander 8G 6A, 62 SOG
Dvorak's offensive zone 2–1 · neutral 1–4 · Dvorak's defensive zone 4–1 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Dvorak blocked 2 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Dvorak's.
On the ice against each other (Dvorak's side)
10:09 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Dvorak's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–10
- 37.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.3
- 24.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Dvorak | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | PHI 3–2 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-04-12 | MTL 0–1 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-01-18 | MTL 3–7 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2024-11-09 | MTL 1–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 7S |
| 2024-10-09 | MTL 1–0 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-02-18 | MTL 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2023-01-21 | MTL 3–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 7S |
| 2022-10-12 | MTL 4–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-04-09 | MTL 2–3 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2022-03-26 | MTL 4–2 TOR | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2021-10-13 | MTL 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2020-02-11 | ARI 2–3 TOR | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 15 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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Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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.
Christian Dvorak
3games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR1.1 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Christian Dvorak or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Christian Dvorak's 1.42. Dvorak had 51 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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, Christian Dvorak or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, William Nylander 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 Dvorak and Nylander done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, Dvorak's team went 6–9. Dvorak had 6 points (3 goals) and Nylander had 14 (8 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Dvorak or Nylander?
- Against each other, Dvorak has won 7 and Nylander 6 of their 13 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 →