Who to start · 2025-26
Eetu Luostarinen vs Marat Khusnutdinov
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eetu Luostarinen projects to 1.28 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Marat Khusnutdinov's 1.06.
Luostarinen had 33 points in 73 games; Khusnutdinov had 33 in 77 games.
This week Luostarinen has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Khusnutdinov has 2 left with 2 soft matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Luostarinen for 2.7 to Khusnutdinov's 2.4 over the games left.
Eetu Luostarinen has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Luostarinen's biggest edges: High-danger chances 53.8%, Scoring chances 54.3%, Hits 121.
Khusnutdinov's biggest edges: Goals above expected +2.3, On-ice PDO 1038, Transition attempts /60 1.15.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Marat Khusnutdinov rates ahead, -0.5 to -1.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Luostarinen is falling, 0 P in last 5 (0.50/GP before); Khusnutdinov is rising, On-ice xGF/60 3.84 (was 2.14).
- • Luostarinen, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • Khusnutdinov, 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Eetu Luostarinen
-1.1
category z-score total
Marat Khusnutdinov
-0.5
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Marat Khusnutdinov has the edge (Luostarinen wins 3, Khusnutdinov wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Luostarinen | Khusnutdinov |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.18 | 0.26 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.05 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.48 | 1.01 |
| Hits / game | 1.67 | 0.65 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Luostarinen vs Khusnutdinov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Luostarinen 2G 0A, 7 SOG · Khusnutdinov 0G 2A, 4 SOG
Luostarinen blocked 0 of Khusnutdinov's shots; Khusnutdinov blocked 1 of Luostarinen's.
On the ice against each other (Luostarinen's side)
13:58 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Luostarinen's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–7
- 56.3%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–0.5
- 58.0%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Luostarinen | Khusnutdinov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | FLA 2–1 BOS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2026-02-04 | FLA 5–4 BOS | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-03-11 | FLA 2–3 BOS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-12-18 | FLA 6–1 MIN | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-22 | FLA 1–5 MIN | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
Faceoffs: Luostarinen vs Khusnutdinov
Model: Eetu Luostarinen wins 51.2% of draws against Marat Khusnutdinov on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Luostarinen at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 59% | 43% | 60% | 44% | 52% | 60% | 44% | 61% | 45% |
| Road | 57% | 42% | 59% | 43% | 51% | 59% | 43% | 60% | 44% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
Luostarinen faceoffs · Khusnutdinov faceoffs · how the model works
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Eetu Luostarinen
3games (2 left)
2.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTTOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.4 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Marat Khusnutdinov
3games (2 left)
2.4proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 @ DALOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NSH1.2 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs SJS1.2 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
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FAQ
- Should I start Eetu Luostarinen or Marat Khusnutdinov in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Eetu Luostarinen projects to 1.28 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Marat Khusnutdinov's 1.06. Luostarinen had 33 points in 73 games; Khusnutdinov had 33 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, Eetu Luostarinen or Marat Khusnutdinov?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Eetu Luostarinen leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Luostarinen and Khusnutdinov done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Luostarinen's team went 3–2. Luostarinen had 2 points (2 goals) and Khusnutdinov had 2 (0 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 →