Who to start · 2025-26
Drake Batherson vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Drake Batherson's 2.01.
Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Batherson has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.3 ESPN points to Batherson's 2.0.
Drake Batherson has the better number in 18 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Batherson's biggest edges: Hits 122, Expected goals 56.5%, Scoring chances 56.3%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.67, Top skating speed 23.5, On-ice PDO 1017.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Drake Batherson
2.01
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Batherson | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.84 | 0.92 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.48 | 0.75 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.20 |
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 Nylander
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 12G 10A, 83 SOG · Nylander 17G 18A, 106 SOG
Batherson's offensive zone 1–0 · neutral 0–1 · Batherson's defensive zone 0–0 (2021-22 to 2022-23)
Batherson blocked 0 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 1 of Batherson's.
On the ice against each other (Batherson's side)
11:42 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Batherson's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–9
- 55.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–1.0
- 33.4%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Batherson | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | OTT 3–1 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2026-03-21 | OTT 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-02-28 | OTT 5–2 TOR | 2G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-27 | OTT 5–7 TOR | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-01 · PO | OTT 2–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 1A 4S |
| 2025-04-29 · PO | OTT 4–0 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-26 · PO | OTT 4–3 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2025-04-24 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-04-22 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-04-20 · PO | OTT 2–6 TOR | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-15 | OTT 4–2 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-25 | OTT 2–1 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 36 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
2.0proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR2.0 pts
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.3proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.3 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Drake Batherson or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Drake Batherson's 2.01. Batherson had 71 points in 79 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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 William Nylander?
- 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 Nylander done against each other?
- In 36 games against each other in our data, Batherson's team went 17–19. Batherson had 22 points (12 goals) and Nylander had 35 (17 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Batherson or Nylander?
- Against each other, Batherson has won 1 and Nylander 1 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 →