Who to start · 2025-26
Clayton Keller vs Travis Konecny
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Clayton Keller projects to 2.15 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Travis Konecny's 1.90.
Keller had 88 points in 82 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 games.
This week Keller has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Konecny has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Keller for 3.1 ESPN points to Konecny's 1.4.
Clayton Keller has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Keller's biggest edges: Corsi 56.4%, Fenwick 56.5%, Scoring chances 56.1%.
Konecny's biggest edges: Hits 108, Goals above expected −0.5, Transition attempts /60 1.44.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Clayton Keller
2.15
fantasy points per game
Travis Konecny
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Clayton Keller has the edge.
| Points per game from | Keller | Konecny |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.59 | 0.62 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.83 | 0.53 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.08 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.21 | 0.28 |
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 Konecny
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 7G 10A, 41 SOG · Konecny 6G 10A, 38 SOG
Keller blocked 1 of Konecny's shots; Konecny blocked 3 of Keller's.
On the ice against each other (Keller's side)
2:00 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Keller's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–3
- 25.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.7
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Keller | Konecny |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | UTA 5–4 PHI | 2G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-02-04 | UTA 3–2 PHI | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-08 | UTA 4–2 PHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-02-12 | ARI 3–5 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2023-12-07 | ARI 1–4 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-01-05 | ARI 2–6 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 1S |
| 2022-12-11 | ARI 5–4 PHI | 3G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2021-12-11 | ARI 3–5 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2021-11-02 | ARI 0–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-01-04 | ARI 6–2 PHI | 2G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-12-05 | ARI 3–1 PHI | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2018-11-08 | ARI 4–5 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 7S |
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
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)
3.1proj. 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 @ NYRB2B1.7 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
Travis Konecny
3games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR1.4 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +12.2 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Clayton Keller or Travis Konecny in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Clayton Keller projects to 2.15 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Travis Konecny's 1.90. Keller had 88 points in 82 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 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 Travis Konecny?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Clayton Keller 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 Konecny done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, Keller's team went 7–8. Keller had 17 points (7 goals) and Konecny had 16 (6 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 →