Who to start · 2025-26
Colton Sissons vs Marat Khusnutdinov
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Marat Khusnutdinov projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Sissons's 1.04.
Sissons had 11 points in 66 games; Khusnutdinov had 33 in 77 games.
This week Sissons has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Khusnutdinov has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Khusnutdinov for 2.4 to Sissons's 1.9 over the games left.
Marat Khusnutdinov has the better number in 18 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Sissons's biggest edges: High-danger chances 55.3%, Draw Equity /100 +0.074, Faceoff win % 56.5%.
Khusnutdinov's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1038, Luck Meter +46, Plus/minus +12.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Marat Khusnutdinov rates ahead, -0.5 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); Khusnutdinov is rising, On-ice xGF/60 3.84 (was 2.14).
- • 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.
- • Khusnutdinov, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Colton Sissons
-2.1
category z-score total
Marat Khusnutdinov
-0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Marat Khusnutdinov has the edge (Sissons wins 3, Khusnutdinov wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Sissons | Khusnutdinov |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.16 | 0.26 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.06 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.15 | 1.01 |
| Hits / game | 1.81 | 0.65 |
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 Khusnutdinov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sissons 2G 0A, 4 SOG · Khusnutdinov 0G 0A, 2 SOG
Sissons's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Sissons's defensive zone 1–1 (2024-25)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sissons | Khusnutdinov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-18 | NSH 6–2 MIN | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-31 | NSH 3–5 MIN | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-30 | NSH 2–3 MIN | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
Faceoffs: Sissons vs Khusnutdinov
Model: Colton Sissons wins 58.8% of draws against Marat Khusnutdinov 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 | 58% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| Road | 57% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 59% | 58% | 58% | 59% | 60% |
Head-to-head 2024-25: Sissons 1–2 (33.3%). Blended with the model: 58.6%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z -0.9); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
Sissons faceoffs · Khusnutdinov faceoffs · how the model works
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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
Marat Khusnutdinov
3games (2 left)
2.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ DALOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NSH1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs SJS1.2 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Colton Sissons or Marat Khusnutdinov in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Marat Khusnutdinov projects to 1.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Colton Sissons's 1.04. Sissons had 11 points in 66 games; Khusnutdinov had 33 in 77 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 Marat Khusnutdinov?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Marat Khusnutdinov leads in 18 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 Khusnutdinov done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Sissons's team went 1–2. Sissons had 2 points (2 goals) and Khusnutdinov had 0 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Sissons or Khusnutdinov?
- Against each other, Sissons has won 1 and Khusnutdinov 2 of their 3 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 →