Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Mike Matheson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mike Matheson's 1.80.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Matheson had 37 in 78 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left; Matheson has 1 left. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Matheson's 1.8.
Filip Hronek has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 0.80, Offensive-zone start % 48.5%, Offensive-zone time 41.5%.
Matheson's biggest edges: Plus/minus +9, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, On-ice PDO 1011.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
2.03
fantasy points per game
Mike Matheson
1.80
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Matheson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.68 | 0.42 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.71 | 0.96 |
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 Matheson
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 1G 5A, 31 SOG · Matheson 4G 2A, 23 SOG
Hronek blocked 1 of Matheson's shots; Matheson blocked 0 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
17:52 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–24
- 45.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–1.8
- 27.4%
- Goals
- 0–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Matheson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | VAN 3–6 MTL | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-10-25 | VAN 3–4 MTL | 0G 1A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-03-11 | VAN 2–4 MTL | 1G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-21 | VAN 4–1 MTL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-11-12 | VAN 5–2 MTL | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2023-01-26 | DET 4–3 MTL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-04-23 | DET 2–7 PIT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-03-27 | DET 2–11 PIT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-01-28 | DET 3–2 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2020-01-18 | DET 1–4 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-12-28 | DET 4–5 FLA | 0G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-03-10 | DET 1–6 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 14 meetings.
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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 (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 @ EDM
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDM
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY1.8 pts
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.8 pts
Mike Matheson
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 @ TOR
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.8 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Mike Matheson 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 Mike Matheson's 1.80. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Matheson had 37 in 78 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 Mike Matheson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Filip Hronek leads in 18 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 Matheson done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 4–10. Hronek had 6 points (1 goals) and Matheson had 6 (4 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 →