Who to start · 2025-26
Gustav Forsling vs Louis Crevier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Louis Crevier projects to 1.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gustav Forsling's 1.11.
Forsling had 28 points in 80 games; Crevier had 25 in 78 games.
This week Forsling has 3 games left with 2 soft and 1 tough matchups; Crevier has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Forsling for 3.8 to Crevier's 2.5 over the games left.
Gustav Forsling has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Forsling's biggest edges: Scoring chances 52.3%, Corsi 53.4%, Expected goals 52.1%.
Crevier's biggest edges: Goals above expected +1.8, Luck Meter +41, Goals 7.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Louis Crevier rates ahead, -0.7 to -1.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Forsling is steady, On-ice xGF/60 3.76 (was 2.33); Crevier is cooling, 0 P in last 5 (0.55/GP before).
- • Forsling has played 8 of the Panthers' 9 games since Sep 29 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 10 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Gustav Forsling
-1.6
category z-score total
Louis Crevier
-0.7
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Louis Crevier has the edge (Forsling wins 4, Crevier wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Forsling | Crevier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Assists / game | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.13 | -0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.35 | 1.29 |
| Hits / game | 0.64 | 1.49 |
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: Forsling vs Crevier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Forsling 0G 2A, 4 SOG · Crevier 0G 0A, 3 SOG
Forsling blocked 0 of Crevier's shots; Crevier blocked 1 of Forsling's.
On the ice against each other (Forsling's side)
12:17 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Forsling's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–7
- 72.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.4
- 65.7%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Forsling | Crevier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | FLA 3–5 BUF | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-25 | FLA 5–1 CHI | 0G 2A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-01 | FLA 5–1 CHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
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
Gustav Forsling
3games
3.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT1.1 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI1.4 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to DLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
Louis Crevier
2games
2.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 vs PHI1.3 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ WSH1.2 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Gustav Forsling or Louis Crevier in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Louis Crevier projects to 1.24 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Gustav Forsling's 1.11. Forsling had 28 points in 80 games; Crevier had 25 in 78 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, Gustav Forsling or Louis Crevier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Gustav Forsling leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Forsling and Crevier done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Forsling's team went 2–1. Forsling had 2 points (0 goals) and Crevier had 0 (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 →