Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Forsberg vs Mattias Ekholm
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Forsberg projects to 2.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mattias Ekholm's 1.42.
Forsberg had 75 points in 82 games; Ekholm had 41 in 82 games.
This week Forsberg has no games left; Ekholm has no games left.
Filip Forsberg has the better number in 17 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Forsberg's biggest edges: Goals above expected +7.2, Luck Meter +42, On-ice PDO 1015.
Ekholm's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Sequence xG 58.4%, Expected goals 58.4%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Forsberg
2.05
fantasy points per game
Mattias Ekholm
1.42
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Forsberg has the edge.
| Points per game from | Forsberg | Ekholm |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.86 | 0.12 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.44 | 0.36 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.02 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.28 | 0.14 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.69 |
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: Forsberg vs Ekholm
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.
Forsberg 3G 2A, 29 SOG · Ekholm 0G 6A, 16 SOG
Forsberg blocked 1 of Ekholm's shots; Ekholm blocked 6 of Forsberg's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice against each other (Forsberg's side)
20:34 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Forsberg's side
- Shot attempts
- 16–20
- 44.4%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–1.0
- 47.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Forsberg | Ekholm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | NSH 1–3 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2026-01-13 | NSH 4–3 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-01-06 | NSH 2–6 EDM | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2024-11-14 | NSH 2–3 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-31 | NSH 1–5 EDM | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-10-17 | NSH 2–4 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-01-27 | NSH 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 9S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-11-04 | NSH 5–2 EDM | 1G 2A 4S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-10-17 | NSH 1–6 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
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.
Filip Forsberg
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DALOpp allows 11th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
Mattias Ekholm
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. 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 SEAOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to DLikely vs Philipp Grubauer (.909)
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Forsberg or Mattias Ekholm in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Forsberg projects to 2.05 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mattias Ekholm's 1.42. Forsberg had 75 points in 82 games; Ekholm had 41 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, Filip Forsberg or Mattias Ekholm?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Filip Forsberg leads in 17 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Forsberg and Ekholm done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Forsberg's team went 2–7. Forsberg had 5 points (3 goals) and Ekholm had 6 (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 →