Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Rasmus Andersson
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Rasmus Andersson's 1.88.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Andersson had 47 in 81 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left; Andersson has 1 left. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Andersson's 2.1.
Rasmus Andersson has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Ascension score 52, Hits 133, Net penalties drawn /60 −0.09.
Andersson's biggest edges: Plus/minus +4, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.018, Sequence xG 49.1%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
2.03
fantasy points per game
Rasmus Andersson
1.88
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Andersson |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.17 | 0.37 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.68 | 0.33 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.71 | 0.85 |
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 Andersson
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, 25 SOG · Andersson 3G 10A, 28 SOG
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
40:14 at 5-on-5 over 5 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 31–45
- 40.8%
- Expected goals
- 1.4–3.5
- 28.6%
- Goals
- 2–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Andersson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | VAN 1–2 VGK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-30 | VAN 2–4 VGK | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2026-02-04 | VAN 2–5 VGK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-11-23 | VAN 2–5 CGY | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 3A 2S |
| 2025-10-09 | VAN 5–1 CGY | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-12 | VAN 4–3 CGY | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2024-11-12 | VAN 3–1 CGY | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-09 | VAN 5–6 CGY | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-04-16 | VAN 4–1 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-23 | VAN 4–2 CGY | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-02 | VAN 4–3 CGY | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-16 | VAN 2–5 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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 (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
Rasmus Andersson
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Tue, Sep 29 vs CHI
- Fri, Oct 2 vs ANA
- Sun, Oct 4 @ VAN2.1 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Rasmus Andersson 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 Rasmus Andersson's 1.88. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Andersson had 47 in 81 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 Rasmus Andersson?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Rasmus Andersson leads in 22 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 Andersson done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 7–10. Hronek had 6 points (1 goals) and Andersson had 13 (3 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 →