Who to start · 2025-26
Garnet Hathaway vs Tyson Foerster
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyson Foerster projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Garnet Hathaway's 0.83.
Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 games.
This week Hathaway has 3 games left with 2 soft matchups; Foerster has 2 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Foerster for 3.2 to Hathaway's 2.9 over the games left.
Tyson Foerster has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hathaway's biggest edges: Hits 252, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.17, Blocked shots 58.
Foerster's biggest edges: Luck Meter +49, Goals above expected +4.0, On-ice PDO 1067.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Tyson Foerster rates ahead, -0.4 to -2.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Hathaway is steady, −0:49 5v5 TOI; Foerster is cooling, ixG/60 0.56 (was 1.23).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Garnet Hathaway
-2.6
category z-score total
Tyson Foerster
-0.4
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Tyson Foerster has the edge (Hathaway wins 2, Foerster wins 4 of 6 categories).
| Category | Hathaway | Foerster |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.01 | 0.31 |
| Assists / game | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.10 | -0.15 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.45 | 2.14 |
| Hits / game | 4.09 | 1.28 |
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 Foerster
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
1:33 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 0–1
- 0.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.0
- 0.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
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
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 PHI | 66 | −2.6 | −0.29 | .68(−.67 to .99), 4 GP |
| 2023-24 PHI | 151 | −0.1 | −0.15 | .16(−.43 to .65), 10 GP |
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)
Tyson Foerster
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.7 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Garnet Hathaway or Tyson Foerster in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Tyson Foerster projects to 1.46 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Garnet Hathaway's 0.83. Hathaway had 3 points in 66 games; Foerster had 17 in 29 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 Tyson Foerster?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Tyson Foerster leads in 24 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →