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Filip Hronek vs Matthew Schaefer

Filip HronekFilip HronekCanucks · DefencevsMatthew SchaeferMatthew SchaeferIslanders · Defence

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Matthew Schaefer's 2.02.

Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Schaefer had 59 in 82 games.

This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Schaefer has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Schaefer's 2.4.

Matthew Schaefer has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

Hronek's biggest edges: Hits 133, Shorthanded points 2, Hardest shot 95.6.

Schaefer's biggest edges: Plus/minus +13, Sequence xG 50.1%, Expected goals 49.7%.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Filip Hronek

2.03

fantasy points per game

Matthew Schaefer

2.02

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromHronekSchaefer
Goals (+2)0.170.53
Assists (+1)0.680.41
Power-play points (+0.5)0.140.10
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.010.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.170.27
Hits (+0.1)0.140.05
Blocks (+0.5)0.710.67

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 Schaefer

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

HronekSchaefer
1Team record in 2 meetings1
3Points in those games2

Hronek 0G 3A, 2 SOG · Schaefer 0G 2A, 4 SOG

1Shots blocked by the other0

Hronek blocked 1 of Schaefer's shots; Schaefer blocked 0 of Hronek's.

On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)

14:55 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side

Shot attempts
18–15
54.5%
Expected goals
1.5–0.3
81.6%
Goals
0–1

Games against each other

Games between Filip Hronek and Matthew Schaefer
DateScoreHronekSchaefer
2026-01-19VAN 3–4 NYI0G 1A 1S0G 2A 2S
2025-12-19VAN 4–1 NYI0G 2A 1S0G 0A 2S

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

HronekSchaefer

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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 @ EDM
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs EDM
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 pts
    Opp allows the most FP to DSchedule edge −3.4 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 pts
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)

Matthew Schaefer

2games (1 left)

2.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ TOR
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Anthony Stolarz (.893)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs NJD2.4 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to DLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)

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FAQ

Should I start Filip Hronek or Matthew Schaefer 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 Matthew Schaefer's 2.02. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Schaefer had 59 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 Matthew Schaefer?
On 2025-26 numbers, Matthew Schaefer leads in 24 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have Hronek and Schaefer done against each other?
In 2 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 1–1. Hronek had 3 points (0 goals) and Schaefer 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 →