Who to start · 2025-26
Jacob Trouba vs Travis Konecny
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Trouba's 1.82.
Trouba had 35 points in 81 games; Konecny had 68 in 77 games.
This week Trouba has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Konecny has 1 left. We project Trouba for 2.2 ESPN points to Konecny's 2.1.
Travis Konecny has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Trouba's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 0, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.052, Corsi 52.1%.
Konecny's biggest edges: On-ice PDO 1032, Plus/minus +14, Penalty minutes 59.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jacob Trouba
1.82
fantasy points per game
Travis Konecny
1.90
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Travis Konecny has the edge.
| Points per game from | Trouba | Konecny |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.23 | 0.62 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.29 | 0.53 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.21 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.89 | 0.28 |
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: Trouba vs Konecny
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Trouba 3G 6A, 50 SOG · Konecny 5G 12A, 55 SOG
Trouba blocked 6 of Konecny's shots; Konecny blocked 1 of Trouba's.
On the ice against each other (Trouba's side)
3:51 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Trouba's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–5
- 37.5%
- Expected goals
- 0.0–0.3
- 2.3%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Trouba | Konecny |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | ANA 2–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-06 | ANA 2–5 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2025-01-11 | ANA 0–6 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 4A 1S |
| 2024-12-28 | ANA 1–3 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-11-29 | NYR 1–3 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2024-04-11 | NYR 1–4 PHI | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2023-11-24 | NYR 3–1 PHI | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-12-17 | NYR 6–3 PHI | 1G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-01 | NYR 1–0 PHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-04-13 | NYR 4–0 PHI | 0G 2A 0S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-04-03 | NYR 3–4 PHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-01-15 | NYR 3–2 PHI | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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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.
Jacob Trouba
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 15th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK2.2 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to DSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
Travis Konecny
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.1 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jacob Trouba or Travis Konecny in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Konecny projects to 1.90 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jacob Trouba's 1.82. Trouba had 35 points in 81 games; Konecny had 68 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, Jacob Trouba or Travis Konecny?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Travis Konecny leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Trouba and Konecny done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Trouba's team went 10–13. Trouba had 9 points (3 goals) and Konecny had 17 (5 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 →