Who to start · 2025-26
Colton Sissons 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 Sissons's 1.04.
Sissons had 11 points in 66 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Sissons 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 Sissons's 1.9 over the games left.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 28 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Sissons's biggest edges: High-danger chances 55.3%, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.020, Draw Equity /100 +0.074.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Luck Meter +76, Assists 70, On-ice PDO 1036.
Head to head on the dot, Celebrini leads Sissons 20–14.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Macklin Celebrini rates ahead, +13.2 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); Celebrini is surging, ixG/60 1.90 (was 1.10).
- • 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.
- • 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 Sissons
-2.1
category z-score total
Macklin Celebrini
+13.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Macklin Celebrini has the edge (Sissons wins 1, Celebrini wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Sissons | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.13 | 0.58 |
| Assists / game | 0.16 | 0.95 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.06 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.61 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.15 | 3.89 |
| Hits / game | 1.81 | 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: Sissons vs Celebrini
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sissons 2G 3A, 10 SOG · Celebrini 3G 2A, 26 SOG
Sissons's offensive zone 1–3 · neutral 7–4 · Sissons's defensive zone 6–13 (2024-25 to 2026-27)
On the ice against each other (Sissons's side)
16:39 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Sissons's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–19
- 29.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–1.0
- 24.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sissons | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | TOR 3–1 SJS | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2026-01-11 | VGK 7–2 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-23 | VGK 7–2 SJS | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-29 | VGK 4–3 SJS | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-09 | VGK 4–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-11 | NSH 3–2 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-23 | NSH 6–5 SJS | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 8S |
| 2025-01-21 | NSH 7–5 SJS | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 1A 3S |
Faceoffs: Sissons vs Celebrini
Model: Colton Sissons wins 56.3% of draws against Macklin Celebrini 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 | 55% | 56% | 56% | 58% | 57% | 56% | 58% | 57% | 59% |
| Road | 54% | 55% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 57% |
Head-to-head 2024-25 to 2026-27: Sissons 14–20 (41.2%). Blended with the model: 55.3%. The record is a bit unusual for this matchup (z -1.8); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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 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
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 Sissons 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 Sissons's 1.04. Sissons had 11 points in 66 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 Sissons or Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini leads in 28 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 Celebrini done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Sissons's team went 8–0. Sissons had 5 points (2 goals) and Celebrini had 5 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Sissons or Celebrini?
- Against each other, Sissons has won 14 and Celebrini 20 of their 34 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 →