Who to start · 2025-26
Evan Bouchard vs Wyatt Johnston
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Evan Bouchard projects to 3.14 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Wyatt Johnston's 2.51.
Bouchard had 95 points in 82 games; Johnston had 86 in 82 games.
This week Bouchard has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Johnston has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Johnston for 4.6 ESPN points to Bouchard's 1.9.
Evan Bouchard has the better number in 22 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Bouchard's biggest edges: Corsi 55.2%, Fenwick 55.4%, Plus/minus +25.
Johnston's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.34, On-ice PDO 1026, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.003.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 10 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Evan Bouchard
2.55
fantasy points per game
Wyatt Johnston
2.51
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Evan Bouchard has the edge.
| Points per game from | Bouchard | Johnston |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.51 | 1.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.90 | 0.50 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.20 | 0.26 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.62 | 0.34 |
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: Bouchard vs Johnston
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Bouchard 7G 16A, 58 SOG · Johnston 10G 14A, 51 SOG
Bouchard blocked 2 of Johnston's shots; Johnston blocked 2 of Bouchard's.
On the ice against each other (Bouchard's side)
16:34 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Bouchard's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–9
- 69.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.1–1.4
- 42.9%
- Goals
- 1–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bouchard | Johnston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | EDM 2–7 DAL | 1G 0A 6S | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2025-11-25 | EDM 3–8 DAL | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 3A 3S |
| 2025-11-04 | EDM 3–4 DAL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 3A 3S |
| 2025-05-29 · PO | EDM 6–3 DAL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2025-05-27 · PO | EDM 4–1 DAL | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-05-25 · PO | EDM 6–1 DAL | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-05-23 · PO | EDM 3–0 DAL | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-05-21 · PO | EDM 3–6 DAL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-26 | EDM 3–4 DAL | 0G 2A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-08 | EDM 5–4 DAL | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-19 | EDM 1–4 DAL | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-06-02 · PO | EDM 2–1 DAL | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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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.
Evan Bouchard
3games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs VANOpp allows 5th-most FP to DLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ VANOpp allows 5th-most FP to DLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA1.9 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to DLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
Wyatt Johnston
2games
4.6proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STL2.1 ptsvs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B2.5 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge −12.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
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FAQ
- Should I start Evan Bouchard or Wyatt Johnston in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Evan Bouchard projects to 3.14 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Wyatt Johnston's 2.51. Bouchard had 95 points in 82 games; Johnston had 86 in 82 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, Evan Bouchard or Wyatt Johnston?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Evan Bouchard leads in 22 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Bouchard and Johnston done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Bouchard's team went 12–11. Bouchard had 23 points (7 goals) and Johnston had 24 (10 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 →