Who to start · 2025-26
Connor McDavid vs Mason Marchment
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39.
McDavid had 138 points in 82 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 games.
This week McDavid has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Marchment has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.2 to Marchment's 2.8 over the games left.
Connor McDavid has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
McDavid's biggest edges: Top skating speed 24.6, Ascension score 80, 20+ mph bursts 681.
Marchment's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1046, Hardest shot 87.2, Hits 84.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 to +0.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before); Marchment is cooling, PP1 in 1 of last 5 (was 15 of 20).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 21 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Connor McDavid
+21.0
category z-score total
Mason Marchment
+0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Connor McDavid has the edge (McDavid wins 5, Marchment wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | McDavid | Marchment |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.62 | 0.29 |
| Assists / game | 1.52 | 0.23 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.84 | -0.05 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.74 | 0.06 |
| Shots on goal / game | 3.25 | 1.89 |
| Hits / game | 0.85 | 1.42 |
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: McDavid vs Marchment
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
McDavid 10G 24A, 88 SOG · Marchment 3G 8A, 48 SOG
McDavid's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · McDavid's defensive zone 2–1 (2021-22 to 2023-24)
McDavid blocked 1 of Marchment's shots; Marchment blocked 0 of McDavid's.
On the ice against each other (McDavid's side)
11:40 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from McDavid's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–2
- 87.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–0.0
- 97.8%
- Goals
- 2–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | McDavid | Marchment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | EDM 3–1 SJS | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-29 | EDM 4–0 SEA | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-25 | EDM 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-05-29 · PO | EDM 6–3 DAL | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-05-27 · PO | EDM 4–1 DAL | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2025-05-25 · PO | EDM 6–1 DAL | 2G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-23 · PO | EDM 3–0 DAL | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-05-21 · PO | EDM 3–6 DAL | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-03-08 | EDM 5–4 DAL | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-10-19 | EDM 1–4 DAL | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-06-02 · PO | EDM 2–1 DAL | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-05-31 · PO | EDM 3–1 DAL | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 24 meetings.
Every stat, side by side
Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
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
Connor McDavid
3games (2 left)
6.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs MINOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.8 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.3 ptsOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Mason Marchment
4games (2 left)
2.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT1.5 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS1.2 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
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FAQ
- Should I start Connor McDavid or Mason Marchment in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mason Marchment's 1.39. McDavid had 138 points in 82 games; Marchment had 45 in 68 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, Connor McDavid or Mason Marchment?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 25 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have McDavid and Marchment done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, McDavid's team went 15–9. McDavid had 34 points (10 goals) and Marchment had 11 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, McDavid or Marchment?
- Against each other, McDavid has won 2 and Marchment 1 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 →