Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Matt Boldy
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matt Boldy projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jack Hughes's 2.55.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Boldy had 85 in 76 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Boldy has 1 left. We project Hughes for 2.3 ESPN points to Boldy's 1.8.
They split the 36 stats both are ranked on 18–18.
Hughes's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 79.3%, Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.016.
Boldy's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1031, Goals above expected +8.4, Hardest shot 93.6.
- • 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, 5 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Matt Boldy
2.55
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Matt Boldy has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Boldy |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.95 | 1.04 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.77 | 0.53 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.34 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.25 | 0.36 |
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 Boldy
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 0G 3A, 22 SOG · Boldy 2G 2A, 14 SOG
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
14:35 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 15–23
- 39.5%
- Expected goals
- 1.0–1.1
- 47.7%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Boldy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | NJD 5–2 MIN | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-22 | NJD 4–1 MIN | 0G 0A 6S | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2023-11-02 | NJD 5–3 MIN | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2023-03-21 | NJD 1–2 MIN | 0G 0A 10S | 1G 0A 5S |
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)
2.3proj. 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 @ NYI2.3 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to Cvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Matt Boldy
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.8 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Matt Boldy in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Matt Boldy projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jack Hughes's 2.55. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Boldy had 85 in 76 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 Matt Boldy?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 18–18 across 36 stats where both qualify.
- How have Hughes and Boldy done against each other?
- In 4 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 3–1. Hughes had 3 points (0 goals) and Boldy had 4 (2 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 →