Who to start · 2025-26
Garnet Hathaway vs Michael Amadio
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Michael Amadio projects to 1.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Garnet Hathaway's 0.83.
Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 games.
This week Hathaway has 3 games left with 2 soft matchups; Amadio has 3 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Amadio for 3.0 to Hathaway's 2.9 over the games left.
Michael Amadio has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hathaway's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 59, Hits 252, Forecheck xG /60 0.38.
Amadio's biggest edges: Luck Meter +5, Goals above expected +1.2, Points 35.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Michael Amadio rates ahead, -1.8 to -2.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Hathaway is steady, −0:49 5v5 TOI; Amadio is cooling, −2:10 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Garnet Hathaway
-2.6
category z-score total
Michael Amadio
-1.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Michael Amadio has the edge (Hathaway wins 1, Amadio wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Hathaway | Amadio |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.01 | 0.20 |
| Assists / game | 0.02 | 0.24 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.10 | 0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.45 | 1.12 |
| Hits / game | 4.09 | 1.06 |
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 Amadio
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hathaway 1G 3A, 17 SOG · Amadio 4G 2A, 18 SOG
Hathaway's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–0 · Hathaway's defensive zone 0–0 (2019-20)
On the ice against each other (Hathaway's side)
1:09 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Hathaway's side
- Shot attempts
- 0–3
- 0.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hathaway | Amadio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-11-08 | PHI 2–3 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-23 | PHI 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-13 | PHI 3–4 OTT | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-14 | PHI 5–4 OTT | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-11-18 | PHI 4–3 VGK | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-10-24 | PHI 2–3 VGK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-01-21 | WSH 2–6 VGK | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-01 | WSH 2–3 VGK | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-04-20 | WSH 3–4 VGK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-01-24 | WSH 0–1 VGK | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2020-02-04 | WSH 4–2 LAK | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 17 meetings.
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
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)
Michael Amadio
3games
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs FLA1.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs NYR1.0 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
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FAQ
- Should I start Garnet Hathaway or Michael Amadio in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Michael Amadio projects to 1.16 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Garnet Hathaway's 0.83. Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Amadio had 35 in 81 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, Garnet Hathaway or Michael Amadio?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Michael Amadio leads in 26 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hathaway and Amadio done against each other?
- In 17 games against each other in our data, Hathaway's team went 7–10. Hathaway had 4 points (1 goals) and Amadio had 6 (4 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hathaway or Amadio?
- Against each other, Hathaway has won 0 and Amadio 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 →