Who to start · 2025-26
Jack Hughes vs Timo Meier
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jack Hughes projects to 2.55 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Timo Meier's 1.74.
Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Meier had 44 in 77 games.
This week Hughes has 1 game left; Meier has 1 left. We project Hughes for 2.4 ESPN points to Meier's 2.0.
Jack Hughes has the better number in 28 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Hughes's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 79.3%, Luck Meter +13, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.016.
Meier's biggest edges: Hits 131, Hardest shot 94.3, Blocked shots 53.
- • 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, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jack Hughes
2.55
fantasy points per game
Timo Meier
1.74
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jack Hughes has the edge.
| Points per game from | Hughes | Meier |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.95 | 0.58 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.77 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.38 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.01 | 0.17 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.25 | 0.32 |
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 Meier
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Hughes 1G 0A, 15 SOG · Meier 3G 1A, 25 SOG
Hughes blocked 0 of Meier's shots; Meier blocked 9 of Hughes's.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
195:15 at 5-on-5 over 50 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 218–169
- 56.3%
- Expected goals
- 9.5–8.1
- 54.1%
- Goals
- 6–8
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Hughes | Meier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-16 | NJD 4–3 SJS | 1G 0A 7S | 1G 1A 8S |
| 2022-10-22 | NJD 2–1 SJS | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-11-30 | NJD 2–5 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 6S |
| 2020-02-27 | NJD 2–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2020-02-20 | NJD 2–1 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 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)
Timo Meier
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to RWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jack Hughes or Timo Meier 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 Timo Meier's 1.74. Hughes had 77 points in 61 games; Meier had 44 in 77 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 Timo Meier?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jack Hughes leads in 28 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Hughes and Meier done against each other?
- In 5 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 3–2. Hughes had 1 points (1 goals) and Meier had 4 (3 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 →