Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Strome for 1.8 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Shane Pinto has the better number in 22 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 74.7%, On-ice PDO 1031, Power-play points 21.
Pinto's biggest edges: Hits 94, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.014, Transition attempts /60 1.56.
Head to head on the dot, Strome leads Pinto 25–21.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.62
fantasy points per game
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Shane Pinto has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.47 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.49 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.33 | 0.35 |
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 Pinto
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 4G 2A, 19 SOG · Pinto 6G 8A, 27 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 9–8 · neutral 15–10 · Strome's defensive zone 1–3 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
Strome blocked 1 of Pinto's shots; Pinto blocked 0 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
13:36 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–11
- 47.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.9
- 30.4%
- Goals
- 0–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | WSH 4–1 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-01 | WSH 3–4 OTT | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2025-10-25 | WSH 1–7 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-03 | WSH 5–4 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-30 | WSH 4–5 OTT | 2G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-16 | WSH 1–0 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-07 | WSH 2–3 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-02-26 | WSH 6–3 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 2A 1S |
| 2022-12-29 | WSH 3–4 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-12-22 | WSH 3–2 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-10-20 | WSH 2–5 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
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)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Shane Pinto in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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 Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Shane Pinto leads in 22 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Strome and Pinto done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 5–6. Strome had 6 points (4 goals) and Pinto had 14 (6 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Pinto?
- Against each other, Strome has won 25 and Pinto 21 of their 46 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 →