Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Drury vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jack Drury's 1.02.
Drury had 27 points in 82 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Drury has 3 games left with 1 tough matchup; Celebrini has 2 left with 1 tough matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Celebrini for 5.3 to Drury's 3.0 over the games left.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 23 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Drury's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.042, High-danger chances 59.0%, Forecheck xG /60 0.45.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Power-play time per game 3:36, Power-play points 33, Power-play share 71.8%.
Head to head on the dot, Drury leads Celebrini 14–10.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Macklin Celebrini rates ahead, +13.2 to -2.8 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Drury is rising, +4:26 TOI a game; Celebrini is surging, ixG/60 1.90 (was 1.10).
- • Drury, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 9 SOG.
- • Celebrini has played 8 of the Sharks' 10 games since Oct 1 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Celebrini, 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 5 G, 9 A, 8 PPP, 37 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Drury
-2.8
category z-score total
Macklin Celebrini
+13.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Macklin Celebrini has the edge (Drury wins 1, Celebrini wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Drury | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.12 | 0.58 |
| Assists / game | 0.18 | 0.95 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.18 | 3.89 |
| Hits / game | 0.63 | 0.64 |
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: Drury vs Celebrini
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.
Drury 0G 0A, 5 SOG · Celebrini 2G 1A, 20 SOG
Drury's offensive zone 1–1 · neutral 6–3 · Drury's defensive zone 7–6 (2024-25 to 2026-27)
Drury blocked 1 of Celebrini's shots; Celebrini blocked 0 of Drury's.
On the ice against each other (Drury's side)
13:50 at 5-on-5 over 4 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Drury's side
- Shot attempts
- 21–14
- 60.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.4–0.3
- 81.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Drury | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | NSH 2–3 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-02-04 | COL 4–2 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-26 | COL 6–0 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-01 | COL 2–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 6S |
| 2025-03-06 | COL 7–3 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2024-12-10 | CAR 3–2 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 1S |
Faceoffs: Drury vs Celebrini
Model: Jack Drury wins 58.3% of draws against Macklin Celebrini 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.
| Drury at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65% | 51% | 66% | 52% | 59% | 66% | 52% | 67% | 53% |
| Road | 63% | 50% | 64% | 51% | 58% | 64% | 51% | 65% | 52% |
Head-to-head 2024-25 to 2026-27: Drury 14–10 (58.3%). Blended with the model: 58.3%. The record is normal luck for this matchup (z 0.0); pair-specific edges are about ±2 points, so the model carries most of the weight.
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
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
Jack Drury
3games
3.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Oct 22 @ BOS0.9 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ PIT1.1 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to CLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
Macklin Celebrini
4games (2 left)
5.3proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ TOROpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ MTLB2B
- Thu, Oct 22 @ OTT2.8 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 @ BOS2.5 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Drury or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.20 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jack Drury's 1.02. Drury had 27 points in 82 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 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, Jack Drury or Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini leads in 23 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Drury and Celebrini done against each other?
- In 6 games against each other in our data, Drury's team went 4–2. Drury had 0 points (0 goals) and Celebrini had 3 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Drury or Celebrini?
- Against each other, Drury has won 14 and Celebrini 10 of their 24 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 →