Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs Vincent Trocheck
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Trocheck has 2 left. We project Trocheck for 3.3 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
Dylan Strome has the better number in 21 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Strome's biggest edges: Plus/minus +2, Offensive-zone start % 74.7%, Ascension score 55.
Trocheck's biggest edges: Hits 193, 20+ mph bursts 127, Luck Meter +42.
Head to head on the dot, Trocheck leads Strome 69–66.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
Vincent Trocheck
2.00
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Vincent Trocheck has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.31 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.37 |
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 Trocheck
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 12A, 44 SOG · Trocheck 12G 19A, 70 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 39–36 · neutral 9–16 · Strome's defensive zone 18–17 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
10:24 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–10
- 47.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.1
- 67.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Trocheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | WSH 1–8 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-31 | WSH 6–3 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-23 | WSH 3–7 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 2G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-05 | WSH 3–2 NYR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-04 | WSH 7–4 NYR | 1G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-10-29 | WSH 5–3 NYR | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-28 · PO | WSH 2–4 NYR | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-04-26 · PO | WSH 1–3 NYR | 0G 0A 6S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-04-23 · PO | WSH 3–4 NYR | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-04-21 · PO | WSH 1–4 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-01-14 | WSH 1–2 NYR | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-01-13 | WSH 3–2 NYR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
Latest 12 of 26 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%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
Vincent Trocheck
3games (2 left)
3.3proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.8 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or Vincent Trocheck in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Vincent Trocheck projects to 2.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Trocheck had 53 in 67 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 Vincent Trocheck?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Dylan Strome 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 Trocheck done against each other?
- In 26 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 10–16. Strome had 19 points (7 goals) and Trocheck had 31 (12 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Trocheck?
- Against each other, Strome has won 66 and Trocheck 69 of their 135 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 →