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Cole Knuble vs Porter Martone

Cole KnubleFlyers · Right wing
vs
Porter MartoneFlyers · Right wing
CoolingixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15)

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cole Knuble's 0.10 (1 game so far).

Knuble had 0 points in 1 game; Martone had 10 in 9 games.

This week Knuble has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Martone has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Martone for 3.2 to Knuble's 1.8 over the games left.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Porter Martone rates ahead, +6.0 to -6.0 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: Knuble has no recent trend; Martone is cooling, ixG/60 0.79 (was 1.15).

  • • Cole Knuble is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
  • • Porter Martone is a rookie: 19 NHL games before this season.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.
  • • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 2 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 12 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Cole Knuble

-6.0

category z-score total

Porter Martone

+6.0

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Porter Martone has the edge (Knuble wins 0, Martone wins 6 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryKnubleMartone
Goals / game0.000.33
Assists / game0.000.42
Plus/minus / game0.000.14
Power-play points / game0.000.33
Shots on goal / game1.002.51
Hits / game0.001.60

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: Knuble vs Martone

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

KnubleMartone

On the ice together

1:10 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27

Shot attempts
0–1
0.0%
Expected goals
0.0–0.1
0.0%
Goals
0–0

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

KnubleMartone

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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

Cole Knuble

3games (2 left)

1.8proj. ESPN default pts

Porter Martone

3games (2 left)

3.2proj. ESPN default pts

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FAQ

Should I start Cole Knuble or Porter Martone in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Porter Martone projects to 1.75 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cole Knuble's 0.10 (1 game so far). Knuble had 0 points in 1 game; Martone had 10 in 9 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.

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 →