Who to start · 2025-26
Filip Hronek vs Vladimir Tarasenko
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Filip Hronek projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Vladimir Tarasenko's 1.52.
Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Tarasenko had 47 in 75 games.
This week Hronek has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Tarasenko has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hronek for 3.5 ESPN points to Tarasenko's 1.2.
Vladimir Tarasenko has the better number in 18 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Hronek's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Transition attempts /60 0.80, Ice time per game 25:00.
Tarasenko's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.28, Expected goals 49.3%, On-ice PDO 1011.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Filip Hronek
1.77
fantasy points per game
Vladimir Tarasenko
1.52
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Filip Hronek has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hronek | Tarasenko |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.20 | 0.61 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.50 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.17 | 0.20 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.61 | 0.22 |
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 Tarasenko
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 4A, 18 SOG · Tarasenko 3G 2A, 21 SOG
Hronek blocked 0 of Tarasenko's shots; Tarasenko blocked 1 of Hronek's.
On the ice against each other (Hronek's side)
13:01 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hronek's side
- Shot attempts
- 19–9
- 67.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.9–0.7
- 53.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hronek | Tarasenko |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | VAN 2–5 MIN | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-12-06 | VAN 4–2 MIN | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-01 | VAN 2–5 MIN | 0G 0A 5S | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2025-02-02 | VAN 2–3 DET | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-02 | VAN 6–3 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-11-09 | VAN 5–2 OTT | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-02-23 | DET 4–1 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2021-12-09 | DET 2–6 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-11-24 | DET 4–2 STL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2019-03-21 | DET 2–5 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 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)
Vladimir Tarasenko
2games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.2 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +12.8 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)
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FAQ
- Should I start Filip Hronek or Vladimir Tarasenko 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 Vladimir Tarasenko's 1.52. Hronek had 49 points in 82 games; Tarasenko had 47 in 75 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 Vladimir Tarasenko?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Vladimir Tarasenko leads in 18 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hronek and Tarasenko done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Hronek's team went 5–5. Hronek had 5 points (1 goals) and Tarasenko had 5 (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 →