Who to start · 2025-26
Gabriel Landeskog vs Gavin McKenna
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Gabriel Landeskog projects to 1.51 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gavin McKenna's 1.23.
Landeskog had 35 points in 60 games; McKenna had 6 in 10 games.
This week Landeskog has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; McKenna has 3 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Landeskog for 4.7 to McKenna's 4.0 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Gabriel Landeskog rates ahead, +2.5 to -2.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Landeskog is cooling, PP1 in 0 of last 5 (was 10 of 20); McKenna is rising, ixG/60 1.34 (was 0.55).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 11 SOG.
- • Gavin McKenna is an NHL rookie: this is his first season.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 2 PPP, 18 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Gabriel Landeskog
+2.5
category z-score total
Gavin McKenna
-2.1
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Gabriel Landeskog has the edge (Landeskog wins 4, McKenna wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Landeskog | McKenna |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Assists / game | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.26 | -0.50 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.83 | 1.80 |
| Hits / game | 1.48 | 0.00 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Landeskog vs McKenna
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Landeskog 0G 0A, 2 SOG · McKenna 0G 1A, 2 SOG
On the ice against each other (Landeskog's side)
2:58 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2026-27, from Landeskog's side
- Shot attempts
- 2–8
- 20.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.1–0.3
- 23.7%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Landeskog | McKenna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | COL 3–6 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Gabriel Landeskog
4games (3 left)
4.7proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.4 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.5 pts
Gavin McKenna
4games (3 left)
4.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs SJSOpp allows 5th-most FP to LWLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs NYR1.2 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sat, Oct 24 @ EDM1.3 pts
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FAQ
- Should I start Gabriel Landeskog or Gavin McKenna in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Gabriel Landeskog projects to 1.51 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gavin McKenna's 1.23. Landeskog had 35 points in 60 games; McKenna had 6 in 10 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- How have Landeskog and McKenna done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Landeskog's team went 0–1. Landeskog had 0 points (0 goals) and McKenna had 1 (0 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 →