Who to start · 2025-26
Jacob Gaucher vs Lars Eller
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lars Eller projects to 0.86 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Gaucher's 0.29.
Gaucher had 0 points in 4 games; Eller had 15 in 68 games.
This week Gaucher has 2 games left; Eller has 3 left with 1 soft matchup. In ESPN default points scoring we project Eller for 2.6 to Gaucher's 1.6 over the games left.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Lars Eller rates ahead, -1.9 to -6.4 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Gaucher has no recent trend; Eller is surging, +4:41 TOI a game.
- • Jacob Gaucher is a rookie: 8 NHL games before this season.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 0 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jacob Gaucher
-6.4
category z-score total
Lars Eller
-1.9
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Lars Eller has the edge (Gaucher wins 1, Eller wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | Gaucher | Eller |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Assists / game | 0.00 | 0.30 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.23 | 0.21 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Shots on goal / game | 0.94 | 0.95 |
| Hits / game | 0.83 | 0.67 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Gaucher vs Eller
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2024-25: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Gaucher 0G 0A, 0 SOG · Eller 1G 0A, 1 SOG
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Gaucher | Eller |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | PHI 3–4 WSH | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 1S |
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
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Jacob Gaucher
3games (2 left)
1.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 15th-most FP to CLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF0.8 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA0.8 pts
Lars Eller
3games
2.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Oct 21 @ OTT0.8 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to Cvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ CHI0.9 ptsOpp allows 7th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.902)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jacob Gaucher or Lars Eller in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Lars Eller projects to 0.86 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Gaucher's 0.29. Gaucher had 0 points in 4 games; Eller had 15 in 68 games. Check this week's games and your league's scoring in the fantasy panel above, since more games usually decide a weekly start.
- How have Gaucher and Eller done against each other?
- In 1 games against each other in our data, Gaucher's team went 0–1. Gaucher had 0 points (0 goals) and Eller had 1 (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 →