Who to start · 2025-26
Dougie Hamilton vs Dylan Strome
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dougie Hamilton projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Hamilton had 39 points in 77 games; Strome had 58 in 80 games.
This week Hamilton has 1 game left; Strome has 1 left. We project Strome for 1.8 ESPN points to Hamilton's 1.6.
Dylan Strome has the better number in 17 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hamilton's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.42, Hits 87, Goals above expected +1.4.
Strome's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1031, Blocked shots 53, Offensive-zone start % 74.7%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dougie Hamilton
1.74
fantasy points per game
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Dougie Hamilton has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hamilton | Strome |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.33 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.09 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.50 | 0.34 |
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: Hamilton vs Strome
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hamilton 5G 10A, 84 SOG · Strome 9G 10A, 50 SOG
Hamilton blocked 1 of Strome's shots; Strome blocked 1 of Hamilton's.
On the ice against each other (Hamilton's side)
13:33 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hamilton's side
- Shot attempts
- 8–15
- 34.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–1.2
- 26.4%
- Goals
- 1–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hamilton | Strome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | NJD 7–3 WSH | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-20 | NJD 1–2 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-27 | NJD 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-11-30 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-23 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 1G 0A 7S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-19 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2024-10-12 | NJD 5–3 WSH | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2023-11-10 | NJD 2–4 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-10-25 | NJD 4–6 WSH | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-13 | NJD 5–4 WSH | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-03-09 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-26 | NJD 5–1 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
Latest 12 of 26 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.
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.
Dougie Hamilton
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.6 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Dylan Strome
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dougie Hamilton or Dylan Strome in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dougie Hamilton projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Hamilton had 39 points in 77 games; Strome had 58 in 80 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, Dougie Hamilton or Dylan Strome?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Strome leads in 17 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hamilton and Strome done against each other?
- In 26 games against each other in our data, Hamilton's team went 14–12. Hamilton had 15 points (5 goals) and Strome had 19 (9 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 →