Who to start · 2025-26
Darnell Nurse vs Mario Ferraro
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Darnell Nurse projects to 1.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mario Ferraro's 1.71.
Nurse had 24 points in 82 games; Ferraro had 23 in 82 games.
This week Nurse has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Ferraro has 1 left. We project Nurse for 2.1 ESPN points to Ferraro's 1.6.
Darnell Nurse has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Nurse's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.2, Transition attempts /60 0.90, Offensive-zone start % 53.0%.
Ferraro's biggest edges: Luck Meter +50, Net penalties drawn /60 −0.21, On-ice PDO 1007.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Darnell Nurse
1.83
fantasy points per game
Mario Ferraro
1.71
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Darnell Nurse has the edge.
| Points per game from | Nurse | Ferraro |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.16 | 0.29 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.19 | 0.13 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 1.11 | 0.95 |
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 custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Nurse vs Ferraro
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Nurse 3G 10A, 40 SOG · Ferraro 0G 4A, 13 SOG
Nurse blocked 2 of Ferraro's shots; Ferraro blocked 3 of Nurse's.
On the ice against each other (Nurse's side)
27:32 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Nurse's side
- Shot attempts
- 30–22
- 57.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.5
- 38.3%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Nurse | Ferraro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | EDM 5–2 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-17 | EDM 5–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-02-28 | EDM 4–5 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-01-29 | EDM 4–3 SJS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-04-03 | EDM 3–2 SJS | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-12-21 | EDM 3–2 SJS | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-15 | EDM 9–2 SJS | 0G 3A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-12-28 | EDM 5–0 SJS | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-09 | EDM 2–3 SJS | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-13 | EDM 5–2 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-08 | EDM 6–1 SJS | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-20 | EDM 5–4 SJS | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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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
This week's schedule
Sep 28 to Oct 4. 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 use ESPN default points for the games left.
Darnell Nurse
2games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK2.1 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to DSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
Mario Ferraro
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs BOSOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ DET1.6 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to DLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Darnell Nurse or Mario Ferraro in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Darnell Nurse projects to 1.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mario Ferraro's 1.71. Nurse had 24 points in 82 games; Ferraro had 23 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, Darnell Nurse or Mario Ferraro?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Darnell Nurse leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Nurse and Ferraro done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Nurse's team went 14–3. Nurse had 13 points (3 goals) and Ferraro had 4 (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 →