Who to start · 2025-26
Claude Giroux vs Porter Martone
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Claude Giroux's 1.23.
Giroux had 49 points in 82 games; Martone had 10 in 9 games.
This week Giroux has 3 games left with 2 tough matchups; Martone has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Martone for 3.2 to Giroux's 3.1 over the games left.
They split the 2 stats both are ranked on 1–1.
Giroux's biggest edges: Ascension score 53.
Martone's biggest edges: Luck Meter +28.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Porter Martone rates ahead, +6.0 to +2.0 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Giroux is steady, +1:09 PP TOI; Martone is cooling, ixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • Porter Martone is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Claude Giroux
+2.0
category z-score total
Porter Martone
+6.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Porter Martone has the edge (Giroux wins 2, Martone wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Giroux | Martone |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.15 | 0.33 |
| Assists / game | 0.48 | 0.42 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.24 | 0.14 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.14 | 0.33 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.59 | 2.51 |
| Hits / game | 1.08 | 1.60 |
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: Giroux vs Martone
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Giroux 0G 2A, 2 SOG · Martone 1G 1A, 4 SOG
On the ice against each other (Giroux's side)
7:50 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2026-27, from Giroux's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–15
- 21.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–1.0
- 16.8%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Giroux | Martone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | OTT 1–3 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2026-10-08 | OTT 2–1 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
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)
Porter Martone
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.7 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.5 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Claude Giroux or Porter Martone in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Claude Giroux's 1.23. Giroux had 49 points in 82 games; Martone had 10 in 9 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 Porter Martone?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 1–1 across 2 stats where both qualify.
- How have Giroux and Martone done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Giroux's team went 1–1. Giroux had 2 points (0 goals) and Martone had 2 (1 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 →