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Who to start · 2025-26

Connor McDavid vs Owen Power

Connor McDavidOilers · Centre
vs
Owen PowerSabres · Defence
Rising14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before)
Rising+3:21 PP TOI

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Connor McDavid projects to 3.76 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Owen Power's 1.37.

McDavid had 138 points in 82 games; Power had 29 in 81 games.

This week McDavid has 2 games left with 2 tough matchups; Power has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McDavid for 6.1 to Power's 3.1 over the games left.

Connor McDavid has the better number in 28 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

McDavid's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.36, Penalty minutes 44, Power-play points 54.

Power's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.053, Hardest shot 92.9, On-ice PDO 1013.

In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Connor McDavid rates ahead, +21.0 to +1.8 in summed category z-scores.

Role trend over the last 5 games: McDavid is rising, 14 P in last 5 (2.00/GP before); Power is rising, +3:21 PP TOI.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 6 G, 20 A, 8 PPP, 22 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 6 A, 0 PPP, 11 SOG.

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Fantasy value: your scoring

Connor McDavid

+21.0

category z-score total

Owen Power

+1.8

category z-score total

Under Standard (6 categories), Connor McDavid has the edge (McDavid wins 6, Power wins 0 of 6 categories).

Per-stat breakdown under Standard (6 categories)
CategoryMcDavidPower
Goals / game0.620.15
Assists / game1.520.41
Plus/minus / game0.840.24
Power-play points / game0.740.00
Shots on goal / game3.251.38
Hits / game0.850.27

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 Power

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

McDavidPower
2Team record in 7 meetings5
10Points in those games0

McDavid 4G 6A, 18 SOG · Power 0G 0A, 8 SOG

1Hits on each other0
0Shots blocked by the other1

McDavid blocked 0 of Power's shots; Power blocked 1 of McDavid's.

1Penalties drawn off the other0

On the ice against each other (McDavid's side)

5:06 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from McDavid's side

Shot attempts
7–2
77.8%
Expected goals
0.2–0.1
69.1%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Connor McDavid and Owen Power
DateScoreMcDavidPower
2025-12-09EDM 3–4 BUF2G 0A 6S0G 0A 2S
2025-11-17EDM 1–5 BUF0G 0A 1S0G 0A 0S
2025-03-10EDM 2–3 BUF0G 1A 2S0G 0A 0S
2024-03-21EDM 8–3 BUF0G 4A 0S0G 0A 2S
2024-03-09EDM 2–3 BUF0G 0A 2S0G 0A 1S
2023-03-06EDM 3–2 BUF2G 0A 3S0G 0A 0S
2022-10-18EDM 2–4 BUF0G 1A 4S0G 0A 3S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

McDavidPower

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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)

6.1proj. ESPN default pts

  • Tue, Oct 20 vs MIN
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR2.9 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −3.0 win%Likely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR3.2 pts
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)

Owen Power

2games

3.1proj. ESPN default pts

  • Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.7 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to DSchedule edge +3.2 win%Likely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.4 pts
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)

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FAQ

Should I start Connor McDavid or Owen Power 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 Owen Power's 1.37. McDavid had 138 points in 82 games; Power had 29 in 81 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 Owen Power?
On 2025-26 numbers, Connor McDavid leads in 28 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 Power done against each other?
In 7 games against each other in our data, McDavid's team went 2–5. McDavid had 10 points (4 goals) and Power had 0 (0 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 →