Who to start · 2025-26
Eeli Tolvanen vs Patrick Kane
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eeli Tolvanen projects to 1.71 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68.
Tolvanen had 36 points in 78 games; Kane had 57 in 67 games.
This week Tolvanen has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Kane has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Kane for 1.6 ESPN points to Tolvanen's 1.3.
Patrick Kane has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Tolvanen's biggest edges: Hardest shot 92.8, Hits 187, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.010.
Kane's biggest edges: Fenwick 52.8%, Forecheck xG /60 0.37, Sequence xG 52.2%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Eeli Tolvanen
1.71
fantasy points per game
Patrick Kane
1.68
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Eeli Tolvanen has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tolvanen | Kane |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.26 | 0.54 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.49 | 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: Tolvanen vs Kane
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.
Tolvanen 5G 9A, 34 SOG · Kane 4G 8A, 47 SOG
On the ice against each other (Tolvanen's side)
8:13 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Tolvanen's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–9
- 35.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–1.0
- 10.7%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tolvanen | Kane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | SEA 3–4 DET | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-18 | SEA 2–4 DET | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-02-04 | SEA 4–5 DET | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-12 | SEA 2–6 DET | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-02-19 | SEA 3–4 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-01-14 | SEA 8–5 CHI | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2022-04-16 | NSH 4–3 CHI | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-01-01 | NSH 6–1 CHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2021-12-17 | NSH 3–2 CHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2021-11-07 | NSH 1–2 CHI | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2021-04-23 | NSH 3–1 CHI | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-04-21 | NSH 4–5 CHI | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
Latest 12 of 16 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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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.
Eeli Tolvanen
4games (1 left)
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows the most FP to RWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BOpp allows 8th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.3 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
Patrick Kane
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.6 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Eeli Tolvanen or Patrick Kane in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eeli Tolvanen projects to 1.71 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68. Tolvanen had 36 points in 78 games; Kane had 57 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, Eeli Tolvanen or Patrick Kane?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Patrick Kane leads in 26 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Tolvanen and Kane done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Tolvanen's team went 9–7. Tolvanen had 14 points (5 goals) and Kane had 12 (4 goals).
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 →