Who to start · 2025-26
Clayton Keller 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 Clayton Keller's 2.15.
Keller had 88 points in 82 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Keller has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Keller for 3.1 ESPN points to Nylander's 2.1.
Clayton Keller has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Keller's biggest edges: Plus/minus +21, Expected goals 57.1%, Sequence xG 57.1%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Goals above expected +7.0, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, Transition attempts /60 1.67.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Clayton Keller
2.15
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 | Keller | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.59 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.83 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.21 | 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: Keller 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.
Keller 1G 7A, 22 SOG · Nylander 8G 6A, 48 SOG
Keller blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Keller's.
On the ice against each other (Keller's side)
12:50 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Keller's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–6
- 53.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.3
- 46.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Keller | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | UTA 6–1 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-05 | UTA 3–5 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2025-03-10 | UTA 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-24 | UTA 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2024-02-21 | ARI 3–6 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 2G 0A 7S |
| 2022-12-29 | ARI 6–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2022-10-17 | ARI 4–2 TOR | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-03-10 | ARI 5–4 TOR | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-01-12 | ARI 2–1 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 8S |
| 2020-02-11 | ARI 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-11-21 | ARI 1–3 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2019-02-16 | ARI 2–0 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 15 meetings.
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
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)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 9th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Clayton Keller 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 Clayton Keller's 2.15. Keller had 88 points in 82 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, Clayton Keller or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Clayton Keller leads in 20 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 Nylander done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, Keller's team went 8–7. Keller had 8 points (1 goals) and Nylander had 14 (8 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 →