Who to start · 2026-27
Cole Perfetti vs Martin Necas
In 2026-27, Martin Necas scored 2.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cole Perfetti's 2.13.
Perfetti had 19 points in 21 games; Necas had 24 in 21 games.
This week Perfetti has no games left; Necas has no games left.
Martin Necas has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Perfetti's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.000, Forecheck xG /60 0.48, Ascension score 77.
Necas's biggest edges: 20+ mph bursts 90, Hardest shot 92.4, Goals above expected +1.7.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Perfetti is rising, 8 P in last 5 (0.55/GP before); Necas is steady, 65% of team PP time (was 56%).
- • Perfetti, last 10 games (Oct 27–Nov 14): 2 G, 8 A, 4 PPP, 29 SOG.
- • Necas, last 10 games (Oct 25–Nov 14): 4 G, 6 A, 4 PPP, 20 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), Cole Perfetti has the edge (Perfetti wins 3, Necas wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Perfetti | Necas |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.38 | 0.48 |
| Assists / game | 0.52 | 0.67 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.24 | 0.52 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.43 | 0.29 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.90 | 2.10 |
| Hits / game | 1.29 | 1.05 |
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: Perfetti vs Necas
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Perfetti 3G 2A, 9 SOG · Necas 4G 1A, 18 SOG
On the ice against each other (Perfetti's side)
30:05 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Perfetti's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–28
- 41.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–0.9
- 48.8%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Perfetti | Necas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | WPG 3–2 COL | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-03-28 | WPG 4–2 COL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-26 | WPG 2–3 COL | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-03-14 | WPG 3–1 COL | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-12-19 | WPG 2–3 COL | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-12-04 | WPG 2–1 CAR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-21 | WPG 4–3 CAR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
Faceoffs: Perfetti vs Necas
Model: Cole Perfetti wins 44.6% of draws against Martin Necas on average (L shot vs R shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Perfetti at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 45% | 43% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 46% | 45% | 47% | 46% |
| Road | 44% | 42% | 45% | 43% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 46% | 44% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 Perfetti
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 vs NJDOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Allen (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ DALOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.902)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ CHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.882)
Martin Necas
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 @ TOROpp allows 16th-most FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ OTTOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ MTLOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.852)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Cole Perfetti or Martin Necas in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Martin Necas scored 2.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Cole Perfetti's 2.13. Perfetti had 19 points in 21 games; Necas had 24 in 21 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, Cole Perfetti or Martin Necas?
- On 2026-27 numbers, Martin Necas leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Perfetti and Necas done against each other?
- In 7 games against each other in our data, Perfetti's team went 5–2. Perfetti had 5 points (3 goals) and Necas had 5 (4 goals).
2026-27 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 →