Who to start · 2025-26
Darnell Nurse vs Vincent Trocheck
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Darnell Nurse's 1.83.
Nurse had 24 points in 82 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 games.
This week Nurse has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Trocheck has 2 left. We project Trocheck for 3.3 ESPN points to Nurse's 2.1.
Vincent Trocheck has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Nurse's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 0.90, Shots on goal 164, Offensive-zone start % 53.0%.
Trocheck's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1022, Luck Meter +42, Offensive-zone time 44.2%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Darnell Nurse
1.83
fantasy points per game
Vincent Trocheck
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Vincent Trocheck has the edge.
| Points per game from | Nurse | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.16 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.19 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.31 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 1.11 | 0.37 |
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 Trocheck
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Nurse 2G 2A, 25 SOG · Trocheck 4G 5A, 28 SOG
Nurse blocked 2 of Trocheck's shots; Trocheck blocked 0 of Nurse's.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Nurse | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-16 | EDM 3–1 NYR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-11-23 | EDM 6–2 NYR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-12-22 | EDM 4–3 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-10-26 | EDM 0–3 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-02-17 | EDM 4–5 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2022-11-26 | EDM 4–3 NYR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-02-27 | EDM 1–2 CAR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-12-11 | EDM 1–3 CAR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-02-15 | EDM 4–1 FLA | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2018-11-08 | EDM 1–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2018-03-17 | EDM 4–2 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2018-02-12 | EDM 5–7 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 3G 0A 6S |
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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)
Vincent Trocheck
3games (2 left)
3.3proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.8 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Darnell Nurse or Vincent Trocheck in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Darnell Nurse's 1.83. Nurse had 24 points in 82 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 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 Vincent Trocheck?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Vincent Trocheck 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 Trocheck done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Nurse's team went 6–6. Nurse had 4 points (2 goals) and Trocheck had 9 (4 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 →