Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs MacKenzie Weegar
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to MacKenzie Weegar's 1.93.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Weegar had 28 in 79 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Weegar has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. We project Weegar for 3.0 ESPN points to Batherson's 1.7.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 24 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.3, Luck Meter +39, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.001.
Weegar's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 0.82, Blocked shots 175, Faceoffs won 0.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Drake Batherson
2.01
fantasy points per game
MacKenzie Weegar
1.96
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Drake Batherson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Weegar |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.04 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.21 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 1.11 |
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: Batherson vs Weegar
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Batherson 5G 9A, 28 SOG · Weegar 0G 2A, 27 SOG
On the ice against each other (Batherson's side)
4:47 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Batherson's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–1
- 85.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.0
- 97.4%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Weegar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | OTT 4–3 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-12-19 | OTT 3–2 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-25 | OTT 4–3 CGY | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-09 | OTT 3–6 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-11-11 | OTT 4–1 CGY | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-12 | OTT 1–5 CGY | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-02-13 | OTT 4–3 CGY | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-03-26 | OTT 3–4 FLA | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-12-14 | OTT 8–2 FLA | 1G 3A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2018-11-19 | OTT 5–7 FLA | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 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.
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.
Drake Batherson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
MacKenzie Weegar
3games (2 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.5 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or MacKenzie Weegar in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to MacKenzie Weegar's 1.93. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Weegar had 28 in 79 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, Drake Batherson or MacKenzie Weegar?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 24 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Batherson and Weegar done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 6–4. Batherson had 14 points (5 goals) and Weegar had 2 (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 →