Who to start · 2025-26
Cody Glass vs Nathan MacKinnon
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95.
Glass had 26 points in 70 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 games.
This week Glass has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; MacKinnon has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project MacKinnon for 5.9 to Glass's 1.9 over the games left.
Nathan MacKinnon has the better number in 28 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Glass's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.042, Draw Equity /100 +0.064, Faceoff win % 54.0%.
MacKinnon's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.83, Top skating speed 24.8, Assists 74.
Head to head on the dot, MacKinnon leads Glass 11–8.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Nathan MacKinnon rates ahead, +14.0 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); MacKinnon is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 2.51 (was 3.88).
- • Glass, 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • MacKinnon, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 6 G, 10 A, 2 PPP, 44 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Cody Glass
-2.5
category z-score total
Nathan MacKinnon
+14.0
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Nathan MacKinnon has the edge (Glass wins 1, MacKinnon wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Glass | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.21 | 0.64 |
| Assists / game | 0.06 | 0.96 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.01 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.30 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.47 | 4.38 |
| Hits / game | 0.75 | 0.68 |
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 MacKinnon
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Glass 4G 2A, 27 SOG · MacKinnon 11G 18A, 80 SOG
Glass's offensive zone 0–2 · neutral 3–3 · Glass's defensive zone 5–6 (2020-21 to 2026-27)
On the ice against each other (Glass's side)
2:53 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27, from Glass's side
- Shot attempts
- 1–1
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- 39.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Glass | MacKinnon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | NJD 4–3 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2025-03-04 | PIT 1–4 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-12-10 | PIT 2–6 COL | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 4A 3S |
| 2024-03-30 | NSH 4–7 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 2G 2A 5S |
| 2024-03-02 | NSH 5–1 COL | 3G 0A 6S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-20 | NSH 4–3 COL | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 2A 8S |
| 2023-04-14 | NSH 3–4 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 3G 1A 8S |
| 2022-11-10 | NSH 3–5 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 2A 8S |
| 2022-05-09 · PO | NSH 3–5 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 9S |
| 2022-05-07 · PO | NSH 3–7 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2021-12-16 | NSH 5–2 COL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2021-02-22 | VGK 3–0 COL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
Faceoffs: Glass vs MacKinnon
Model: Cody Glass wins 53.0% of draws against Nathan MacKinnon on average (R shot vs R shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Glass at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 45% | 59% | 47% | 61% | 53% | 47% | 61% | 48% | 62% |
| Road | 44% | 58% | 45% | 59% | 53% | 45% | 59% | 46% | 60% |
Head-to-head 2023-24 to 2026-27: Glass 6–2 (75.0%). Blended with the model: 53.3%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z 1.2); 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)
Nathan MacKinnon
4games (2 left)
5.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL2.5 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH3.4 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Cody Glass or Nathan MacKinnon in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nathan MacKinnon projects to 3.08 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cody Glass's 0.95. Glass had 26 points in 70 games; MacKinnon had 127 in 80 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 Nathan MacKinnon?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nathan MacKinnon leads in 28 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 MacKinnon done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Glass's team went 6–10. Glass had 6 points (4 goals) and MacKinnon had 29 (11 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Glass or MacKinnon?
- Against each other, Glass has won 8 and MacKinnon 11 of their 19 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 →