Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier 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; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Meier has 1 left. We project Meier for 1.9 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
They split the 36 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Strome's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1031, Offensive-zone start % 74.7%, Faceoff win % 58.3%.
Meier's biggest edges: Hits 131, Transition attempts /60 2.14, Hardest shot 94.3.
- • 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, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Timo Meier
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Timo Meier has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.17 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.32 |
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 Meier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Strome 10G 12A, 41 SOG · Meier 8G 14A, 73 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Strome's defensive zone 1–0 (2023-24)
Strome blocked 1 of Meier's shots; Meier blocked 1 of Strome's.
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
22:47 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 21–24
- 46.7%
- Expected goals
- 1.2–1.1
- 52.0%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | WSH 3–7 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 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 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-15 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-11-30 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2024-11-23 | WSH 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2024-10-19 | WSH 6–5 NJD | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 3A 2S |
| 2024-10-12 | WSH 3–5 NJD | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-02-20 | WSH 6–2 NJD | 1G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-10 | WSH 4–2 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2023-10-25 | WSH 6–4 NJD | 2G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-04-13 | WSH 4–5 NJD | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 22 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%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Timo Meier
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.9 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Timo Meier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Timo Meier 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; Meier had 44 in 77 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 Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 36 stats where both qualify.
- How have Strome and Meier done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 10–12. Strome had 22 points (10 goals) and Meier had 22 (8 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Meier?
- Against each other, Strome has won 1 and Meier 0 of their 1 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 →