Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs Nikolaj Ehlers
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Drake Batherson projects to 2.01 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nikolaj Ehlers's 1.65.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Ehlers had 71 in 82 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Ehlers has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Ehlers for 1.8 ESPN points to Batherson's 1.7.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 16 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Hits 122, Penalty minutes 33, Luck Meter +39.
Ehlers's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.78, Top skating speed 23.1, Plus/minus +8.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Drake Batherson
2.01
fantasy points per game
Nikolaj Ehlers
1.78
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Drake Batherson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Ehlers |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.63 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.55 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.15 |
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 Ehlers
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 2G 5A, 42 SOG · Ehlers 10G 16A, 61 SOG
Batherson blocked 0 of Ehlers's shots; Ehlers blocked 1 of Batherson's.
On the ice against each other (Batherson's side)
23:51 at 5-on-5 over 6 games, 2025-26, from Batherson's side
- Shot attempts
- 31–29
- 51.7%
- Expected goals
- 1.4–1.8
- 44.2%
- Goals
- 2–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Ehlers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 · PO | OTT 1–2 CAR | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-20 · PO | OTT 2–3 CAR | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2026-04-18 · PO | OTT 0–2 CAR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-05 | OTT 6–3 CAR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-02-03 | OTT 3–4 CAR | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2026-01-24 | OTT 1–4 CAR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-02-26 | OTT 1–4 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-12-28 | OTT 2–4 WPG | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 2A 6S |
| 2024-03-30 | OTT 3–2 WPG | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-01-20 | OTT 1–2 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-01-21 | OTT 1–5 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2021-04-05 | OTT 3–4 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 3S |
Latest 12 of 21 meetings.
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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.
Drake Batherson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Nikolaj Ehlers
3games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs FLAOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs WSHOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −8.7 win%vs Joseph Woll (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or Nikolaj Ehlers 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 Nikolaj Ehlers's 1.65. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Ehlers had 71 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 Nikolaj Ehlers?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Drake Batherson leads in 16 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 Ehlers done against each other?
- In 21 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 4–17. Batherson had 7 points (2 goals) and Ehlers had 26 (10 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 →