Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Sam Bennett
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Bennett projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Bennett has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Bennett for 1.9 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Sam Bennett has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 58.3%, Ascension score 55, Draw Equity /100 +0.104.
Bennett's biggest edges: Hits 115, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.018, Hardest shot 92.9.
Head to head on the dot, Strome leads Bennett 31–25.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Sam Bennett
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Sam Bennett has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Bennett |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.60 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.19 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.19 |
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: Strome vs Bennett
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 6G 8A, 42 SOG · Bennett 7G 11A, 59 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 11–6 · neutral 13–13 · Strome's defensive zone 7–6 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Strome blocked 2 of Bennett's shots; Bennett blocked 0 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
14:05 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–17
- 41.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.2
- 43.1%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Bennett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | WSH 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 5S |
| 2025-12-29 | WSH 3–5 FLA | 1G 2A 4S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-11-13 | WSH 3–6 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-22 | WSH 6–3 FLA | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-02-04 | WSH 6–3 FLA | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 1A 7S |
| 2024-11-25 | WSH 4–1 FLA | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-02-24 | WSH 2–3 FLA | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2024-02-08 | WSH 2–4 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-11-15 | WSH 2–5 FLA | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-31 | CHI 0–4 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-02-20 | CHI 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-05-01 | CHI 4–5 FLA | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 4S |
Latest 12 of 21 meetings.
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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
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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)
Sam Bennett
3games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.9 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Sam Bennett in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Sam Bennett projects to 1.74 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 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 Sam Bennett?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Bennett leads in 21 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 Bennett done against each other?
- In 21 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 6–15. Strome had 14 points (6 goals) and Bennett had 18 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Bennett?
- Against each other, Strome has won 31 and Bennett 25 of their 56 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 →