Who to start · 2025-26
Colton Dach vs Jesper Boqvist
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Colton Dach projects to 1.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Boqvist's 0.98.
Dach had 13 points in 61 games; Boqvist had 13 in 73 games.
This week Dach has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Boqvist has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Boqvist for 2.2 to Dach's 2.0 over the games left.
Jesper Boqvist has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Dach's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 52, Luck Meter −31, Goals above expected −1.5.
Boqvist's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.69, 20+ mph bursts 143, Offensive-zone start % 56.6%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jesper Boqvist rates ahead, -1.7 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Dach is rising, +4:33 TOI a game; Boqvist is steady, On-ice xGF/60 3.39 (was 1.82).
- • Dach has played 5 of the Oilers' 9 games since Sep 29 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Dach, 2026-27 so far: 5 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 12 SOG.
- • Boqvist, 2026-27 so far: 7 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 13 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Colton Dach
-2.8
category z-score total
Jesper Boqvist
-1.7
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jesper Boqvist has the edge (Dach wins 2, Boqvist wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Dach | Boqvist |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| Assists / game | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.38 | -0.01 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.31 | 1.19 |
| Hits / game | 3.34 | 1.54 |
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: Dach vs Boqvist
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Dach 0G 0A, 3 SOG · Boqvist 1G 0A, 3 SOG
On the ice against each other (Dach's side)
5:58 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Dach's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–5
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.0
- 83.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Dach | Boqvist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | CHI 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-01 | CHI 1–5 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
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
Colton Dach
3games (2 left)
2.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs MINOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR1.0 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to Cvs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR1.0 pts
Jesper Boqvist
3games (2 left)
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA1.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to Cvs Ville Husso (.884)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Colton Dach or Jesper Boqvist in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Colton Dach projects to 1.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Boqvist's 0.98. Dach had 13 points in 61 games; Boqvist had 13 in 73 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, Colton Dach or Jesper Boqvist?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Boqvist leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Dach and Boqvist done against each other?
- In 2 games against each other in our data, Dach's team went 0–2. Dach had 0 points (0 goals) and Boqvist had 1 (1 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 →