Who to start · 2025-26
Colton Dach vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Dach's 1.00.
Dach had 13 points in 61 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Dach has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Celebrini has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Celebrini for 5.3 to Dach's 2.0 over the games left.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 29 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Dach's biggest edges: Hits 219, Top skating speed 22.6, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.055.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Ice time per game 21:19, Ice-time share 35.1%, Points 115.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Macklin Celebrini rates ahead, +13.2 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Dach is rising, +4:33 TOI a game; Celebrini is surging, ixG/60 1.90 (was 1.10).
- • 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.
- • Celebrini has played 8 of the Sharks' 10 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Celebrini, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 8 PPP, 37 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Colton Dach
-2.8
category z-score total
Macklin Celebrini
+13.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Macklin Celebrini has the edge (Dach wins 1, Celebrini wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Dach | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.06 | 0.58 |
| Assists / game | 0.10 | 0.95 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.38 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.61 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.31 | 3.89 |
| Hits / game | 3.34 | 0.64 |
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 Celebrini
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, 1 SOG · Celebrini 2G 2A, 13 SOG
On the ice against each other (Dach's side)
4:33 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Dach's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–2
- 71.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.0
- 81.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Dach | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | EDM 5–2 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2026-02-02 | CHI 6–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2025-03-13 | CHI 2–4 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 4S |
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
Macklin Celebrini
4games (2 left)
5.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT2.8 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS2.5 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
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FAQ
- Should I start Colton Dach or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Dach's 1.00. Dach had 13 points in 61 games; Celebrini had 115 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, Colton Dach or Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini leads in 29 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 Celebrini done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Dach's team went 2–1. Dach had 0 points (0 goals) and Celebrini had 4 (2 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 →