Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Jack Hughes
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Hughes had 77 in 61 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Hughes has 1 left. We project Hughes for 2.3 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 24 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 58.3%, Draw Equity /100 +0.104, On-ice PDO 1031.
Hughes's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.55, 20+ mph bursts 128, Transition attempts /60 1.60.
Head to head on the dot, Strome leads Hughes 11–11.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Hughes |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.95 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.77 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.38 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.25 |
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: Strome vs Hughes
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.
Strome 6G 11A, 33 SOG · Hughes 7G 15A, 69 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 2–4 · neutral 5–2 · Strome's defensive zone 4–5 (2019-20 to 2025-26)
Strome blocked 1 of Hughes's shots; Hughes blocked 0 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
11:36 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 22–8
- 73.3%
- Expected goals
- 2.2–0.4
- 85.2%
- Goals
- 2–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Hughes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | WSH 3–7 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 3A 5S |
| 2026-03-20 | WSH 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-12-27 | WSH 4–3 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-30 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 3A 6S |
| 2024-11-23 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-19 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-10-12 | WSH 3–5 NJD | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-20 | WSH 6–2 NJD | 1G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2024-01-03 | WSH 3–6 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-10-25 | WSH 6–4 NJD | 2G 0A 3S | 0G 3A 4S |
| 2023-04-13 | WSH 4–5 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 2A 5S |
| 2023-03-09 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 17 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.
Dylan Strome
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.8 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to CSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Jack Hughes
2games (1 left)
2.3proj. 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 @ NYI2.3 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to Cvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Jack Hughes in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Hughes had 77 in 61 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 Strome or Jack Hughes?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes leads in 24 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Strome and Hughes done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 9–8. Strome had 17 points (6 goals) and Hughes had 22 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Hughes?
- Against each other, Strome has won 11 and Hughes 11 of their 22 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 →