Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Ivan Provorov
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ivan Provorov's 1.56.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Provorov had 31 in 82 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Provorov has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Provorov's 1.1.
They split the 33 stats both are ranked on 16–16.
Hronek's biggest edges: Hits 133, Offensive-zone time 41.5%, Shorthanded points 2.
Provorov's biggest edges: Plus/minus +14, Forecheck xG /60 0.32, Expected goals 51.5%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
1.77
fantasy points per game
Ivan Provorov
1.56
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Provorov |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.50 | 0.27 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.19 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.61 | 0.82 |
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: Hronek vs Provorov
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.
Hronek 0G 4A, 18 SOG · Provorov 1G 2A, 24 SOG
Hronek blocked 0 of Provorov's shots; Provorov blocked 2 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
14:39 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–9
- 57.1%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.3
- 55.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Provorov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | VAN 1–4 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-08 | VAN 4–3 CBJ | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-28 | VAN 6–7 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-27 | VAN 5–4 CBJ | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-01-15 | VAN 3–4 CBJ | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-21 | DET 1–2 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-03-22 | DET 6–3 PHI | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-02-09 | DET 6–3 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2020-02-03 | DET 0–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2019-11-29 | DET 1–6 PHI | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2019-02-17 | DET 1–3 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2018-12-18 | DET 2–3 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
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 Hronek
4games (2 left)
3.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 ptsOpp allows the most FP to DSchedule edge −3.4 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)
Ivan Provorov
2games (1 left)
1.1proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 11th-most FP to DLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to DLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Ivan Provorov in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Ivan Provorov's 1.56. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Provorov had 31 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 Hronek or Ivan Provorov?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 16–16 across 33 stats where both qualify.
- How have Hronek and Provorov done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 4–8. Hronek had 4 points (0 goals) and Provorov had 3 (1 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 →