Who to start · 2025-26
Garnet Hathaway vs Justin Danforth
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Garnet Hathaway projects to 0.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Justin Danforth's 0.51.
Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Danforth had 0 in 4 games.
This week Hathaway has 3 games left with 2 soft matchups; Danforth has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Hathaway for 2.9 to Danforth's 2.1 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Garnet Hathaway rates ahead, -2.6 to -7.7 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Hathaway is steady, −0:49 5v5 TOI; Danforth has no recent trend.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • Danforth has played 6 of the Sabres' 7 games since Oct 6 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 6 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Garnet Hathaway
-2.6
category z-score total
Justin Danforth
-7.7
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Garnet Hathaway has the edge (Hathaway wins 5, Danforth wins 0 of 6 categories).
| Category | Hathaway | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Assists / game | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.10 | -0.31 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.45 | 0.40 |
| Hits / game | 4.09 | 0.68 |
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: Hathaway vs Danforth
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hathaway 1G 2A, 11 SOG · Danforth 0G 2A, 7 SOG
Hathaway's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–0 · Hathaway's defensive zone 0–1 (2021-22)
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hathaway | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | PHI 0–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-12-10 | PHI 5–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-04-06 | PHI 2–6 CBJ | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-01-04 | PHI 2–3 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-11-19 | PHI 5–2 CBJ | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-10-12 | PHI 4–2 CBJ | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-17 | WSH 7–2 CBJ | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-12-04 | WSH 3–1 CBJ | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
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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
Garnet Hathaway
3games
2.9proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT0.9 ptsOpp allows 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to RWLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Justin Danforth
2games
2.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.1 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.1 ptsOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Garnet Hathaway or Justin Danforth in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Garnet Hathaway projects to 0.83 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Justin Danforth's 0.51. Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Danforth had 0 in 4 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 Hathaway and Danforth done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Hathaway's team went 5–3. Hathaway had 3 points (1 goals) and Danforth had 2 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hathaway or Danforth?
- Against each other, Hathaway has won 0 and Danforth 1 of their 1 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 →