Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Sam Bennett
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Sam Bennett's 1.74.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Bennett has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Bennett's 1.9.
Sam Bennett has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 −0.09, Transition attempts /60 0.80, Ascension score 52.
Bennett's biggest edges: Expected goals 52.1%, Sequence xG 51.9%, Forecheck xG /60 0.31.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
2.03
fantasy points per game
Sam Bennett
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Bennett |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.17 | 0.60 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.68 | 0.43 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.71 | 0.19 |
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 Bennett
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 2A, 21 SOG · Bennett 4G 4A, 30 SOG
Hronek blocked 0 of Bennett's shots; Bennett blocked 1 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
13:03 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 11–19
- 36.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.9
- 37.2%
- Goals
- 1–2
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Bennett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | VAN 5–2 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-11-17 | VAN 5–8 FLA | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2024-10-17 | VAN 3–2 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-14 | VAN 4–0 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-01-06 | DET 2–3 FLA | 0G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-12-08 | DET 1–5 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-04-21 | DET 2–5 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-04-17 | DET 1–6 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-03-05 | DET 2–6 FLA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2021-10-29 | DET 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-10-17 | DET 1–5 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2019-01-02 | DET 3–5 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 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 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs EDMOpp allows 13th-most FP to DLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY2.1 ptsOpp allows the most FP to DSchedule edge −3.4 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B1.4 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)
Sam Bennett
3games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.9 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Sam Bennett 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 Sam Bennett's 1.74. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Bennett had 58 in 76 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 Sam Bennett?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Sam Bennett leads in 23 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 Bennett done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 3–9. Hronek had 3 points (1 goals) and Bennett had 8 (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 →