Who to start · 2025-26
Clayton Keller vs Connor McDavid
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Clayton Keller's 2.15.
Keller had 88 points in 82 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.
This week Keller has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; McDavid has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Keller for 2.9 ESPN points to McDavid's 2.3.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Keller's biggest edges: Hardest shot 91.3, On-ice PDO 1014, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.037.
McDavid's biggest edges: Goals above expected +0.6, Transition attempts /60 2.12, Faceoffs won 457.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 2 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Clayton Keller
2.15
fantasy points per game
Connor McDavid
3.45
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Connor McDavid has the edge.
| Points per game from | Keller | McDavid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.59 | 1.15 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.83 | 1.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.35 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.21 | 0.22 |
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: Keller vs McDavid
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.
Keller 6G 10A, 59 SOG · McDavid 24G 18A, 87 SOG
Keller's offensive zone 1–2 · neutral 0–1 · Keller's defensive zone 0–0 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Keller's side)
25:19 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Keller's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–16
- 52.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–0.6
- 60.7%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Keller | McDavid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | UTA 6–5 EDM | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2026-03-24 | UTA 2–5 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-28 | UTA 3–6 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-18 | UTA 1–7 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2024-11-29 | UTA 3–4 EDM | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2024-04-17 | ARI 5–2 EDM | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-19 | ARI 3–6 EDM | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2023-03-27 | ARI 4–5 EDM | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-03-22 | ARI 3–4 EDM | 2G 0A 4S | 2G 0A 7S |
| 2022-12-07 | ARI 2–8 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 2A 5S |
| 2022-03-28 | ARI 1–6 EDM | 1G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2021-11-24 | ARI 3–5 EDM | 1G 2A 3S | 2G 2A 6S |
Latest 12 of 24 meetings.
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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
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.
Clayton Keller
3games (2 left)
2.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to RWLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
Connor McDavid
3games (1 left)
2.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA2.3 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Clayton Keller or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.45 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Clayton Keller's 2.15. Keller had 88 points in 82 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 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, Clayton Keller or Connor McDavid?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid 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 Keller and McDavid done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Keller's team went 6–18. Keller had 16 points (6 goals) and McDavid had 42 (24 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Keller or McDavid?
- Against each other, Keller has won 1 and McDavid 3 of their 4 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 →