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Dylan Holloway vs Jake McCabe

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Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.75.

Holloway had 51 points in 59 games; McCabe had 25 in 80 games.

This week Holloway has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; McCabe has 1 left. We project Holloway for 2.6 ESPN points to McCabe's 1.7.

Dylan Holloway has the better number in 28 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Holloway's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 44.8%, Offensive-zone start % 61.6%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.50.

McCabe's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Top skating speed 22.7, Penalty minutes 64.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Dylan Holloway

2.06

fantasy points per game

Jake McCabe

1.75

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Dylan Holloway has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromHollowayMcCabe
Goals (+2)0.700.11
Assists (+1)0.460.22
Power-play points (+0.5)0.060.00
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.260.10
Hits (+0.1)0.210.13
Blocks (+0.5)0.361.19

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: Holloway vs McCabe

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

HollowayMcCabe
6Team record in 7 meetings1
5Points in those games4

Holloway 3G 2A, 14 SOG · McCabe 2G 2A, 14 SOG

2Hits on each other3
0Shots blocked by the other1

Holloway blocked 0 of McCabe's shots; McCabe blocked 1 of Holloway's.

On the ice against each other (Holloway's side)

11:27 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Holloway's side

Shot attempts
19–6
76.0%
Expected goals
1.0–0.4
70.7%
Goals
0–0

Games against each other

Games between Dylan Holloway and Jake McCabe
DateScoreHollowayMcCabe
2026-03-28STL 5–1 TOR1G 1A 4S1G 0A 4S
2025-11-18STL 2–3 TOR0G 0A 3S1G 0A 2S
2024-11-02STL 4–2 TOR0G 1A 2S0G 1A 1S
2024-10-24STL 5–1 TOR2G 0A 4S0G 0A 2S
2023-01-28EDM 7–3 CHI0G 0A 0S0G 0A 3S
2022-11-30EDM 5–4 CHI0G 0A 0S0G 0A 0S
2022-10-27EDM 6–5 CHI0G 0A 1S0G 1A 2S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

HollowayMcCabe

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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.

Dylan Holloway

2games (1 left)

2.6proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DAL
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B2.6 pts
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.4 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)

Jake McCabe

3games (1 left)

1.7proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

Should I start Dylan Holloway or Jake McCabe in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Dylan Holloway projects to 2.06 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.75. Holloway had 51 points in 59 games; McCabe had 25 in 80 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, Dylan Holloway or Jake McCabe?
On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Holloway leads in 28 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Holloway and McCabe done against each other?
In 7 games against each other in our data, Holloway's team went 6–1. Holloway had 5 points (3 goals) and McCabe had 4 (2 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 →