Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Shane Pinto's 1.72.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Hughes for 2.3 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Shane Pinto has the better number in 18 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 79.3%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.55, Power-play share 74.5%.
Pinto's biggest edges: Draw Equity /100 +0.042, Hits 94, Faceoff win % 51.8%.
Head to head on the dot, Pinto leads Hughes 13–8.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.89 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.82 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.19 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.26 | 0.35 |
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 Pinto
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 1G 6A, 21 SOG · Pinto 3G 1A, 16 SOG
Hughes's offensive zone 7–9 · neutral 1–3 · Hughes's defensive zone 0–1 (2022-23 to 2025-26)
Hughes blocked 0 of Pinto's shots; Pinto blocked 1 of Hughes's.
On the ice against each other (Hughes's side)
7:46 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Hughes's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–4
- 63.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.1
- 68.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 2A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-19 | NJD 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-10-17 | NJD 3–1 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-06 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-23 | NJD 2–5 OTT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-25 | NJD 5–3 OTT | 1G 1A 6S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-19 | NJD 5–1 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-10 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 2A 4S | 2G 0A 3S |
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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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)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Shane Pinto 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 Shane Pinto's 1.72. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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 Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Shane Pinto leads in 18 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hughes and Pinto done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 6–2. Hughes had 7 points (1 goals) and Pinto had 4 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Hughes or Pinto?
- Against each other, Hughes has won 8 and Pinto 13 of their 21 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 →