Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs Moritz Seider
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Moritz Seider projects to 2.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Drake Batherson's 2.01.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Seider had 60 in 82 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Seider has 1 left. We project Seider for 2.2 ESPN points to Batherson's 1.7.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 20 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 76.7%, Forecheck xG /60 0.32, Scoring chances 56.3%.
Seider's biggest edges: Blocked shots 180, Faceoffs won 0, Transition attempts /60 0.53.
- • 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
Moritz Seider
2.51
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Moritz Seider has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Seider |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.24 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.61 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 1.10 |
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 Seider
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Batherson 5G 11A, 40 SOG · Seider 0G 5A, 48 SOG
Batherson blocked 1 of Seider's shots; Seider blocked 5 of Batherson's.
On the ice against each other (Batherson's side)
19:24 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Batherson's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–22
- 45.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–0.7
- 48.0%
- Goals
- 1–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Seider |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | OTT 3–2 DET | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 7S |
| 2026-02-26 | OTT 1–2 DET | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-01-18 | OTT 3–4 DET | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-05 | OTT 3–5 DET | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-27 | OTT 4–3 DET | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-10 | OTT 2–1 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-07 | OTT 2–3 DET | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-12-05 | OTT 2–1 DET | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-31 | OTT 3–2 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-09 | OTT 5–1 DET | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-11-16 | OTT 5–4 DET | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-10-21 | OTT 2–5 DET | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 0S |
Latest 12 of 19 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.
Drake Batherson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Moritz Seider
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs NYROpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG2.2 ptsLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or Moritz Seider in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Moritz Seider projects to 2.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Drake Batherson's 2.01. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Seider had 60 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, Drake Batherson or Moritz Seider?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 20 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 Seider done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 13–6. Batherson had 16 points (5 goals) and Seider had 5 (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 →