Who to start · 2025-26
Jaden Schwartz vs Jake Neighbours
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jake Neighbours projects to 1.53 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jaden Schwartz's 1.40.
Schwartz had 26 points in 50 games; Neighbours had 36 in 69 games.
This week Schwartz has 2 games left with 1 tough matchup; Neighbours has 2 left with 2 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Neighbours for 2.6 to Schwartz's 2.2 over the games left.
Jake Neighbours has the better number in 22 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Schwartz's biggest edges: Hardest shot 89.4, Plus/minus +5, On-ice PDO 1036.
Neighbours's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 43, Hits 152, Expected goals 54.0%.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jake Neighbours rates ahead, +1.9 to +0.1 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Schwartz is steady, 0 P in last 5 (0.65/GP before); Neighbours is rising, 5 P in last 5 (0.50/GP before).
- • 2026-27 so far: 10 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 17 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 14 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jaden Schwartz
+0.1
category z-score total
Jake Neighbours
+1.9
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jake Neighbours has the edge (Schwartz wins 3, Neighbours wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | Schwartz | Neighbours |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.25 | 0.26 |
| Assists / game | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.06 | -0.02 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.66 | 1.36 |
| Hits / game | 0.66 | 2.63 |
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: Schwartz vs Neighbours
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Schwartz 4G 1A, 21 SOG · Neighbours 1G 1A, 5 SOG
On the ice against each other (Schwartz's side)
6:50 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Schwartz's side
- Shot attempts
- 6–7
- 46.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.3
- 32.9%
- Goals
- 0–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Schwartz | Neighbours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | COL 6–1 STL | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-04 | SEA 2–3 STL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2026-02-26 | SEA 1–5 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-04-12 | SEA 4–3 STL | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-02-25 | SEA 2–7 STL | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-10-08 | SEA 2–3 STL | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-26 | SEA 3–4 STL | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-10-14 | SEA 1–2 STL | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-10-19 | SEA 3–4 STL | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 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
Jaden Schwartz
4games (2 left)
2.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 @ PHIOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Tue, Oct 20 @ NJDB2B
- Fri, Oct 23 vs TBL1.1 ptsOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Sun, Oct 25 @ NSH1.2 pts
Jake Neighbours
3games (2 left)
2.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs WPGOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs VGK1.3 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs CAR1.3 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jaden Schwartz or Jake Neighbours in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jake Neighbours projects to 1.53 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jaden Schwartz's 1.40. Schwartz had 26 points in 50 games; Neighbours had 36 in 69 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, Jaden Schwartz or Jake Neighbours?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jake Neighbours leads in 22 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Schwartz and Neighbours done against each other?
- In 9 games against each other in our data, Schwartz's team went 2–7. Schwartz had 5 points (4 goals) and Neighbours had 2 (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 →