Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Nikolaj Ehlers
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Nikolaj Ehlers's 1.72.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Ehlers had 71 in 82 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Ehlers has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Ehlers's 3.4.
Nikolaj Ehlers has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Hits 133, Faceoffs won 0, Shorthanded points 2.
Ehlers's biggest edges: Expected goals 56.5%, Plus/minus +8, Sequence xG 56.1%.
- • 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, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
2.03
fantasy points per game
Nikolaj Ehlers
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Ehlers |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.17 | 0.59 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.68 | 0.51 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.71 | 0.17 |
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 Ehlers
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hronek 2G 4A, 13 SOG · Ehlers 5G 6A, 31 SOG
Hronek blocked 0 of Ehlers's shots; Ehlers blocked 1 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
10:11 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 5–17
- 22.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.4
- 16.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Ehlers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | VAN 4–6 CAR | 1G 2A 2S | 3G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-14 | VAN 3–4 CAR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-30 | VAN 1–3 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-18 | VAN 6–2 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-14 | VAN 1–6 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-03-09 | VAN 5–0 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-17 | VAN 2–4 WPG | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-01-10 | DET 7–5 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 5S |
| 2022-04-06 | DET 3–1 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2019-12-12 | DET 5–2 WPG | 1G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2019-12-10 | DET 1–5 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
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 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDMOpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 ptsOpp allows the most FP to DLikely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)
Nikolaj Ehlers
3games (2 left)
3.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs FLAOpp allows 13th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs WSH1.6 ptsvs Logan Thompson (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B1.9 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −12.1 win%Likely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Nikolaj Ehlers 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 Nikolaj Ehlers's 1.72. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Ehlers had 71 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 Nikolaj Ehlers?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Nikolaj Ehlers leads in 25 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 Ehlers done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 5–6. Hronek had 6 points (2 goals) and Ehlers had 11 (5 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 →