Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Juraj Slafkovský
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Juraj Slafkovský's 2.12.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Slafkovský had 73 in 82 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Slafkovský has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hughes for 2.4 ESPN points to Slafkovský's 1.5.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Net penalties drawn /60 +0.55, High-danger chances 53.6%, Ascension score 51.
Slafkovský's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1039, Hits 105, Penalty minutes 52.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Juraj Slafkovský
2.12
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Slafkovský |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.95 | 0.69 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.77 | 0.49 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.25 | 0.45 |
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 custom weights are saved in this browser only.
Head-to-head: Hughes vs Slafkovský
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hughes 6G 13A, 38 SOG · Slafkovský 0G 2A, 17 SOG
Hughes's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–0 · Hughes's defensive zone 0–0 (2024-25)
Hughes blocked 0 of Slafkovský's shots; Slafkovský blocked 1 of Hughes's.
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
17:26 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 22–9
- 71.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.6–0.5
- 74.9%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Slafkovský |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | NJD 3–0 MTL | 0G 2A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-04-04 | NJD 3–4 MTL | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-06 | NJD 4–3 MTL | 0G 2A 6S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-02-08 | NJD 4–0 MTL | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-25 | NJD 4–3 MTL | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-11-07 | NJD 5–3 MTL | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-02-24 | NJD 4–3 MTL | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-10-24 | NJD 5–2 MTL | 0G 4A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-11-15 | NJD 5–1 MTL | 2G 1A 7S | 0G 0A 4S |
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
Sep 28 to Oct 4. 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 use ESPN default points for the games left.
Jack Hughes
2games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.4 ptsOpp allows 13th-most FP to Cvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Juraj Slafkovský
2games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ TOROpp allows 11th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.5 ptsOpp allows the fewest FP to LWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Juraj Slafkovský in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Juraj Slafkovský's 2.12. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Slafkovský had 73 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 Hughes or Juraj Slafkovský?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hughes and Slafkovský done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 8–1. Hughes had 19 points (6 goals) and Slafkovský had 2 (0 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hughes or Slafkovský?
- Against each other, Hughes has won 0 and Slafkovský 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 →