Who to start · 2025-26
Claude Giroux vs Michael Amadio
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Claude Giroux projects to 1.23 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Amadio's 1.16.
Giroux had 49 points in 82 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 games.
This week Giroux has 3 games left with 2 tough matchups; Amadio has 3 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Giroux for 3.1 to Amadio's 3.0 over the games left.
Claude Giroux has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Giroux's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 504, Power-play time per game 2:08, Power-play share 41.3%.
Amadio's biggest edges: Goals above expected +1.2, Blocked shots 51, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.46.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Claude Giroux rates ahead, +2.0 to -1.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Giroux is steady, +1:09 PP TOI; Amadio is cooling, −2:10 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Claude Giroux
+2.0
category z-score total
Michael Amadio
-1.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Claude Giroux has the edge (Giroux wins 5, Amadio wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Giroux | Amadio |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.15 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.48 | 0.24 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.24 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.59 | 1.12 |
| Hits / game | 1.08 | 1.06 |
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: Giroux vs Amadio
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Giroux 3G 7A, 26 SOG · Amadio 0G 1A, 9 SOG
Giroux's offensive zone 1–2 · neutral 0–0 · Giroux's defensive zone 3–0 (2018-19 to 2022-23)
Giroux blocked 1 of Amadio's shots; Amadio blocked 1 of Giroux's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
499:53 at 5-on-5 over 59 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 448–418
- 51.7%
- Expected goals
- 20.1–16.1
- 55.6%
- Goals
- 25–16
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Giroux | Amadio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-24 | OTT 4–3 VGK | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-17 | OTT 3–6 VGK | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-11-23 | OTT 1–4 VGK | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-11-03 | OTT 4–5 VGK | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-08 | PHI 2–1 VGK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-12-10 | PHI 4–3 VGK | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2020-01-18 | PHI 4–1 LAK | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2019-12-31 | PHI 3–5 LAK | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2019-02-07 | PHI 2–3 LAK | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
Faceoffs: Giroux vs Amadio
Model: Claude Giroux wins 60.3% of draws against Michael Amadio on average (R shot vs R 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.
| Giroux at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52% | 68% | 53% | 69% | 61% | 53% | 69% | 54% | 70% |
| Road | 50% | 67% | 51% | 68% | 60% | 51% | 68% | 53% | 69% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 OTT | 62 | −2.2 | −0.21 | .01(−.67 to .68), 7 GP |
| 2025-26 OTT | 433 | +1.9 | −0.21 | .16(−.10 to .40), 42 GP |
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
Claude Giroux
3games
3.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
Michael Amadio
3games
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Claude Giroux or Michael Amadio in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Claude Giroux projects to 1.23 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Michael Amadio's 1.16. Giroux had 49 points in 82 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 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, Claude Giroux or Michael Amadio?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Claude Giroux leads in 23 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Giroux and Amadio done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Giroux's team went 4–5. Giroux had 10 points (3 goals) and Amadio had 1 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Giroux or Amadio?
- Against each other, Giroux has won 4 and Amadio 2 of their 6 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 →