Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Nazem Kadri
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nazem Kadri's 1.63.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Kadri had 50 in 77 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Kadri has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Kadri's 1.3.
Nazem Kadri has the better number in 20 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Goals above expected +0.8, Hits 133, Luck Meter +3.
Kadri's biggest edges: Sequence xG 49.3%, Expected goals 49.2%, High-danger chances 52.4%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
2.03
fantasy points per game
Nazem Kadri
1.63
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Kadri |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.17 | 0.39 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.68 | 0.54 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.27 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.71 | 0.18 |
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 Kadri
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 2G 6A, 26 SOG · Kadri 4G 10A, 50 SOG
Hronek blocked 5 of Kadri's shots; Kadri blocked 1 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
10:47 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–16
- 36.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–1.5
- 23.6%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Kadri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | VAN 8–6 COL | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-23 | VAN 2–5 CGY | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-10-09 | VAN 5–1 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-12 | VAN 4–3 CGY | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 1A 7S |
| 2024-11-12 | VAN 3–1 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2024-10-09 | VAN 5–6 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-04-16 | VAN 4–1 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-03-23 | VAN 4–2 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-02 | VAN 4–3 CGY | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-16 | VAN 2–5 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2023-02-16 | DET 5–2 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-02-09 | DET 2–1 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 16 meetings.
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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 D
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to D
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 ptsOpp allows the most FP to D
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%
Nazem Kadri
2games (1 left)
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs LAKOpp allows the most FP to C
- Sat, Oct 3 vs STL1.3 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Nazem Kadri 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 Nazem Kadri's 1.63. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Kadri had 50 in 77 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 Nazem Kadri?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nazem Kadri leads in 20 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 Kadri done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 9–7. Hronek had 8 points (2 goals) and Kadri had 14 (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 →