Who to start · 2025-26
Dylan Strome vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72.
Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Strome has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Strome's 1.8.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 16–16.
Strome's biggest edges: Ascension score 55, Plus/minus +2, Penalty minutes 46.
Nylander's biggest edges: Goals above expected +5.0, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036, Top skating speed 23.5.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Dylan Strome
1.72
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Strome | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.45 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.58 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.34 | 0.24 |
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 Nylander
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 2G 7A, 19 SOG · Nylander 8G 7A, 48 SOG
Strome's offensive zone 1–1 · neutral 2–0 · Strome's defensive zone 2–2 (2018-19 to 2025-26)
On the ice against each other (Strome's side)
4:35 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Strome's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–5
- 44.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- 54.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Strome | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | WSH 4–0 TOR | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-18 | WSH 4–0 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-28 | WSH 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-12-06 | WSH 3–1 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-13 | WSH 3–4 TOR | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2024-03-28 | WSH 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2024-03-20 | WSH 3–7 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2023-10-24 | WSH 1–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-01-29 | WSH 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2022-12-17 | WSH 5–2 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2022-10-13 | WSH 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 7S |
| 2021-12-11 | CHI 4–5 TOR | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 2A 3S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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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%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Dylan Strome or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Dylan Strome's 1.72. Strome had 58 points in 80 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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 William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 16–16 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Strome and Nylander done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Strome's team went 7–7. Strome had 9 points (2 goals) and Nylander had 15 (8 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Strome or Nylander?
- Against each other, Strome has won 5 and Nylander 3 of their 8 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 →