Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nico Hischier's 1.93.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Hischier has 1 left. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Batherson's 1.7.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 18 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.3, Luck Meter +39, Offensive-zone start % 76.7%.
Hischier's biggest edges: Blocked shots 62, Faceoffs won 1,008, Transition attempts /60 1.30.
- • 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
Nico Hischier
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Drake Batherson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.68 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.46 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.26 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.38 |
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 Hischier
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.
Batherson 6G 8A, 30 SOG · Hischier 6G 6A, 44 SOG
Batherson's offensive zone 0–2 · neutral 0–0 · Batherson's defensive zone 0–0 (2021-22 to 2022-23)
Batherson blocked 0 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 1 of Batherson's.
On the ice against each other (Batherson's side)
12:37 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Batherson's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–10
- 65.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.2
- 73.1%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 2G 1A 5S |
| 2026-01-31 | OTT 4–1 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-09 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 2G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-22 | OTT 3–2 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2025-01-19 | OTT 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-17 | OTT 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-04-06 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 0G 2A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-03-23 | OTT 5–2 NJD | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-29 | OTT 2–6 NJD | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-03-25 | OTT 3–5 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2022-11-19 | OTT 1–5 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-11-10 | OTT 3–4 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 2G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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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)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or Nico Hischier 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 Nico Hischier's 1.93. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Hischier had 66 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 Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 18 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 Hischier done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 5–9. Batherson had 14 points (6 goals) and Hischier had 12 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Batherson or Hischier?
- Against each other, Batherson has won 0 and Hischier 2 of their 2 head-to-head draws.
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 →