Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Matty Beniers
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matty Beniers projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Beniers had 50 in 82 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Beniers has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Beniers for 3.8 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Dylan Strome has the better number in 20 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 58.3%, Draw Equity /100 +0.104, Forecheck xG /60 0.36.
Beniers's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.38, 20+ mph bursts 130, Hardest shot 90.4.
Head to head on the dot, Strome leads Beniers 13–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Matty Beniers
1.73
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Matty Beniers has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Beniers |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.41 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.46 |
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 Beniers
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.
Strome 1G 1A, 9 SOG · Beniers 2G 1A, 13 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 9–1 · neutral 2–3 · Strome's defensive zone 2–2 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
Strome blocked 1 of Beniers's shots; Beniers blocked 0 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
11:25 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 16–17
- 48.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.0
- 46.5%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Beniers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | WSH 1–5 SEA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-10-21 | WSH 4–1 SEA | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-09 | WSH 4–2 SEA | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-23 | WSH 3–0 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-14 | WSH 2–1 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-11 | WSH 1–4 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-09 | WSH 4–1 SEA | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-01 | WSH 2–3 SEA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 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.
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%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Matty Beniers
3games (2 left)
3.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ CGYOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ EDM1.9 ptsOpp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs CGYB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to CLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Matty Beniers in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matty Beniers projects to 1.73 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Beniers had 50 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, Dylan Strome or Matty Beniers?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Strome leads in 20 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 Beniers done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 5–3. Strome had 2 points (1 goals) and Beniers had 3 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Beniers?
- Against each other, Strome has won 13 and Beniers 6 of their 19 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 →