Who to start · 2025-26
Gabriel Landeskog vs Jared McCann
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jared McCann projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gabriel Landeskog's 1.51.
Landeskog had 35 points in 60 games; McCann had 40 in 52 games.
This week Landeskog has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; McCann has 3 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McCann for 5.2 to Landeskog's 4.7 over the games left.
Gabriel Landeskog has the better number in 18 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Landeskog's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 47, Plus/minus +29, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.026.
McCann's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +1.23, Goals above expected +2.3, Ascension score 72.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jared McCann rates ahead, +4.6 to +2.5 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); McCann is rising, ixG/60 1.94 (was 0.89).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 11 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 26 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Gabriel Landeskog
+2.5
category z-score total
Jared McCann
+4.6
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jared McCann has the edge (Landeskog wins 2, McCann wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Landeskog | McCann |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.27 | 0.37 |
| Assists / game | 0.30 | 0.45 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.08 | 0.28 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.83 | 2.49 |
| Hits / game | 1.48 | 0.65 |
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 McCann
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2021-22: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Landeskog 2G 3A, 11 SOG · McCann 1G 3A, 12 SOG
Landeskog's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Landeskog's defensive zone 1–1 (2019-20)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Landeskog | McCann |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-19 | COL 7–3 SEA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2020-01-10 | COL 3–4 PIT | 1G 1A 5S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2018-12-06 | COL 5–2 FLA | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2017-12-14 | COL 2–1 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2017-12-09 | COL 7–3 FLA | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 3S |
Faceoffs: Landeskog vs McCann
Model: Gabriel Landeskog wins 54.4% of draws against Jared McCann on average (L shot vs L shot). Same-handed, so the dot decides who is on his strong side; the gap between the left and right dots is the real matchup.
| Landeskog at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 62% | 46% | 63% | 47% | 55% | 63% | 47% | 64% | 48% |
| Road | 60% | 45% | 61% | 46% | 54% | 61% | 46% | 63% | 47% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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
Jared McCann
3games
5.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs DET2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to LWvs Daniil Tarasov (.895)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs UTA1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs MIN1.4 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
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FAQ
- Should I start Gabriel Landeskog or Jared McCann in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jared McCann projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gabriel Landeskog's 1.51. Landeskog had 35 points in 60 games; McCann had 40 in 52 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, Gabriel Landeskog or Jared McCann?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Gabriel Landeskog leads in 18 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Landeskog and McCann done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Landeskog's team went 4–1. Landeskog had 5 points (2 goals) and McCann had 4 (1 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Landeskog or McCann?
- Against each other, Landeskog has won 1 and McCann 1 of their 2 head-to-head draws.
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 →