Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Nico Hischier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Hischier had 66 in 82 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Hischier has 1 left. We project Hischier for 1.9 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Nico Hischier has the better number in 24 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1031, Offensive-zone start % 74.7%, Ascension score 55.
Hischier's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.28, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.007, 20+ mph bursts 109.
Head to head on the dot, Strome leads Hischier 64–62.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Nico Hischier
1.93
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Nico Hischier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Hischier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.39 |
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 Hischier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Strome 7G 13A, 38 SOG · Hischier 7G 10A, 59 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 32–27 · neutral 22–25 · Strome's defensive zone 10–10 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Strome blocked 1 of Hischier's shots; Hischier blocked 1 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
21:06 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–22
- 47.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.0
- 44.9%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Hischier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | WSH 3–7 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2026-03-20 | WSH 2–1 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-27 | WSH 4–3 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-15 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-30 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-23 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-19 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 1G 2A 3S | 2G 1A 6S |
| 2024-10-12 | WSH 3–5 NJD | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-02-20 | WSH 6–2 NJD | 1G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-01-03 | WSH 3–6 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 1A 3S |
| 2023-10-25 | WSH 6–4 NJD | 2G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-13 | WSH 4–5 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
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Every stat, side by side
Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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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)
Nico Hischier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. 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 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Nico Hischier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nico Hischier projects to 1.93 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Hischier had 66 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 Nico Hischier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nico Hischier 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 Hischier done against each other?
- In 20 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 10–10. Strome had 20 points (7 goals) and Hischier had 17 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Hischier?
- Against each other, Strome has won 64 and Hischier 62 of their 126 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 →