Who to start · 2025-26
Colton Sissons vs Eetu Luostarinen
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eetu Luostarinen projects to 1.28 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Sissons's 1.04.
Sissons had 11 points in 66 games; Luostarinen had 33 in 73 games.
This week Sissons has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Luostarinen has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Luostarinen for 2.7 to Sissons's 1.9 over the games left.
Eetu Luostarinen has the better number in 26 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Sissons's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 56.5%, Draw Equity /100 +0.074, Top skating speed 23.0.
Luostarinen's biggest edges: Luck Meter +12, Plus/minus +4, Assists 22.
Head to head on the dot, Sissons leads Luostarinen 13–9.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Eetu Luostarinen rates ahead, -1.1 to -2.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Sissons is steady, 4 P in last 5 (0.15/GP before); Luostarinen is falling, 0 P in last 5 (0.50/GP before).
- • Sissons, 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • Sissons, last 10 games (Sep 30–Oct 20): 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 13 SOG.
- • Luostarinen, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 15 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Colton Sissons
-2.1
category z-score total
Eetu Luostarinen
-1.1
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Eetu Luostarinen has the edge (Sissons wins 1, Luostarinen wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Sissons | Luostarinen |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| Assists / game | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.06 | -0.05 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.15 | 1.48 |
| Hits / game | 1.81 | 1.67 |
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: Sissons vs Luostarinen
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sissons 3G 1A, 11 SOG · Luostarinen 0G 0A, 19 SOG
Sissons's offensive zone 2–1 · neutral 8–4 · Sissons's defensive zone 3–4 (2020-21 to 2023-24)
On the ice against each other (Sissons's side)
1:09 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Sissons's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–0
- —
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- —
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sissons | Luostarinen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | VGK 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-25 | VGK 0–3 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-21 | NSH 3–0 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-01-22 | NSH 1–4 FLA | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-02 | NSH 2–1 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-02-18 | NSH 7–3 FLA | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-04-09 | NSH 1–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-02-22 | NSH 6–4 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-03-20 | NSH 0–2 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-03-18 | NSH 2–1 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-03-06 | NSH 2–6 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-03-04 | NSH 4–5 FLA | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
Faceoffs: Sissons vs Luostarinen
Model: Colton Sissons wins 57.5% of draws against Eetu Luostarinen on average (R shot vs L shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Sissons at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 59% | 56% | 60% | 57% | 58% | 60% | 57% | 61% | 58% |
| Road | 57% | 54% | 58% | 55% | 57% | 58% | 55% | 59% | 57% |
Head-to-head 2023-24: Sissons 1–2 (33.3%). Blended with the model: 57.4%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z -0.8); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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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 Sissons
4games (2 left)
1.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs SJSOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ CBJB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to Cvs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ EDM1.0 pts
Eetu Luostarinen
3games (2 left)
2.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTTOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
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FAQ
- Should I start Colton Sissons or Eetu Luostarinen in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eetu Luostarinen projects to 1.28 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Sissons's 1.04. Sissons had 11 points in 66 games; Luostarinen had 33 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 Sissons or Eetu Luostarinen?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Eetu Luostarinen leads in 26 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Sissons and Luostarinen done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Sissons's team went 6–8. Sissons had 4 points (3 goals) and Luostarinen had 0 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Sissons or Luostarinen?
- Against each other, Sissons has won 13 and Luostarinen 9 of their 22 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 →