Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Mikhail Sergachev
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Mikhail Sergachev's 2.15.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Sergachev had 59 in 78 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Sergachev has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. We project Sergachev for 3.0 ESPN points to Hughes's 2.3.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 79.3%, High-danger chances 53.6%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.55.
Sergachev's biggest edges: Hardest shot 99.0, Penalty minutes 44, Top skating speed 23.8.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Mikhail Sergachev
2.15
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Sergachev |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.95 | 0.24 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.77 | 0.65 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.25 | 0.81 |
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 Sergachev
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hughes 2G 8A, 32 SOG · Sergachev 1G 5A, 17 SOG
Hughes blocked 2 of Sergachev's shots; Sergachev blocked 1 of Hughes's.
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
7:40 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–8
- 42.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.4–0.5
- 44.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Sergachev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | NJD 4–1 UTA | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-03-01 | NJD 3–1 UTA | 0G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-14 | NJD 3–0 UTA | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-19 | NJD 5–2 TBL | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-16 | NJD 3–4 TBL | 0G 1A 6S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2023-03-14 | NJD 1–4 TBL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2022-01-27 | NJD 2–3 TBL | 1G 0A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-02-15 | NJD 3–6 TBL | 1G 1A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-01-12 | NJD 3–1 TBL | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2019-10-30 | NJD 6–7 TBL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
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 CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Mikhail Sergachev
3games (2 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs CHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to DLikely vs Arvid Soderblom (.880)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ CBJ1.5 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Jet Greaves (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ NYRB2B1.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Mikhail Sergachev 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 Mikhail Sergachev's 2.15. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Sergachev had 59 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, Jack Hughes or Mikhail Sergachev?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes leads in 19 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 Sergachev done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 5–5. Hughes had 10 points (2 goals) and Sergachev had 6 (1 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 →