Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Martin Fehérváry
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Martin Fehérváry's 1.74.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Fehérváry had 27 in 81 games.
This week Hughes has no games left; Fehérváry has no games left.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 79.3%, Offensive-zone time 45.1%, Power-play share 74.5%.
Fehérváry's biggest edges: Hits 110, On-ice PDO 1012, Penalty minutes 39.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.42
fantasy points per game
Martin Fehérváry
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Fehérváry |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.90 | 0.11 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.72 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.09 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.23 | 1.16 |
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 Fehérváry
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hughes 6G 14A, 47 SOG · Fehérváry 0G 2A, 15 SOG
Hughes blocked 0 of Fehérváry's shots; Fehérváry blocked 7 of Hughes's.
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
23:42 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 31–20
- 60.8%
- Expected goals
- 1.3–1.4
- 48.8%
- Goals
- 2–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Fehérváry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | NJD 7–3 WSH | 2G 3A 5S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-03-20 | NJD 1–2 WSH | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-12-27 | NJD 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-30 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 0G 3A 6S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-11-23 | NJD 3–2 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-10-19 | NJD 5–6 WSH | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-12 | NJD 5–3 WSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-03 | NJD 6–3 WSH | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-10-25 | NJD 4–6 WSH | 0G 3A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-13 | NJD 5–4 WSH | 0G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-11-26 | NJD 5–1 WSH | 3G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-24 | NJD 3–6 WSH | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 13 meetings.
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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 (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYIOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Martin Fehérváry
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 @ CAROpp allows 10th-most FP to DLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2BOpp allows 7th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Martin Fehérváry in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.42 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Martin Fehérváry's 1.74. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Fehérváry had 27 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, Jack Hughes or Martin Fehérváry?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes 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 Hughes and Fehérváry done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 6–7. Hughes had 20 points (6 goals) and Fehérváry had 2 (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 →