Who to start · 2025-26
Cody Glass vs Connor McDavid
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95.
Glass had 26 points in 70 games; McDavid had 138 in 82 games.
This week Glass has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; McDavid has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.1 to Glass's 1.9 over the games left.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 26 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Glass's biggest edges: Draw Equity /100 +0.064, Goals above expected +5.9, Faceoff win % 54.0%.
McDavid's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 2.12, Top skating speed 24.6, Assists 90.
Head to head on the dot, Glass leads McDavid 9–1.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 to -2.5 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Glass is steady, ixG/60 0.90 (was 0.70); McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before).
- • Glass, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • McDavid, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Cody Glass
-2.5
category z-score total
Connor McDavid
+21.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Connor McDavid has the edge (Glass wins 0, McDavid wins 6 of 6 categories).
| Category | Glass | McDavid |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.21 | 0.62 |
| Assists / game | 0.06 | 1.52 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.01 | 0.84 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.74 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.47 | 3.25 |
| Hits / game | 0.75 | 0.85 |
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: Glass vs McDavid
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Glass 2G 3A, 21 SOG · McDavid 5G 18A, 37 SOG
Glass's offensive zone 5–0 · neutral 2–1 · Glass's defensive zone 2–0 (2021-22 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Glass's side)
3:33 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Glass's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–2
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.1
- 79.4%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Glass | McDavid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | NJD 2–1 EDM | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-18 | NJD 5–3 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-03-13 | NJD 3–2 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-01-09 | PIT 5–3 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2024-10-25 | PIT 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-01-27 | NSH 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 3A 5S |
| 2023-10-17 | NSH 1–6 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2022-12-19 | NSH 4–3 EDM | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2022-12-13 | NSH 3–6 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 3A 6S |
| 2022-04-14 | NSH 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2019-11-23 | VGK 2–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 4S |
Faceoffs: Glass vs McDavid
Model: Cody Glass wins 53.8% of draws against Connor McDavid on average (R shot vs L shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Glass at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55% | 51% | 57% | 52% | 54% | 57% | 52% | 58% | 53% |
| Road | 54% | 50% | 55% | 51% | 54% | 55% | 51% | 56% | 52% |
Head-to-head 2024-25 to 2025-26: Glass 5–0 (100.0%). Blended with the model: 54.2%. The record is unusual for this matchup (z 2.1); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
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
Cody Glass
3games (2 left)
1.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA0.9 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to Cvs Ville Husso (.884)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.0 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
Connor McDavid
3games (2 left)
6.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs MINOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.9 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to Cvs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.2 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Cody Glass or Connor McDavid in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95. Glass had 26 points in 70 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, Cody Glass or Connor McDavid?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 26 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Glass and McDavid done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Glass's team went 5–6. Glass had 5 points (2 goals) and McDavid had 23 (5 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Glass or McDavid?
- Against each other, Glass has won 9 and McDavid 1 of their 10 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 →