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Jake McCabe vs Josh Morrissey

Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Josh Morrissey projects to 1.96 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.75.

McCabe had 25 points in 80 games; Morrissey had 55 in 77 games.

This week McCabe has 1 game left; Morrissey has 1 left. We project Morrissey for 2.0 ESPN points to McCabe's 1.7.

Josh Morrissey has the better number in 24 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.

McCabe's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 −0.040, Transition attempts /60 0.45, Hits 104.

Morrissey's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 62.5%, Offensive-zone time 44.3%, Ascension score 53.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.

Fantasy value: your scoring

Jake McCabe

1.75

fantasy points per game

Josh Morrissey

1.96

fantasy points per game

Under ESPN default points, Josh Morrissey has the edge.

Per-stat breakdown under ESPN default points
Points per game fromMcCabeMorrissey
Goals (+2)0.110.34
Assists (+1)0.220.50
Power-play points (+0.5)0.000.10
Shorthanded points (+0.5)0.000.00
Shots on goal (+0.1)0.100.20
Hits (+0.1)0.130.04
Blocks (+0.5)1.190.78

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: McCabe vs Morrissey

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.

McCabeMorrissey
7Team record in 18 meetings11
5Points in those games20

McCabe 0G 5A, 13 SOG · Morrissey 3G 17A, 30 SOG

1Hits on each other0
1Shots blocked by the other2

McCabe blocked 1 of Morrissey's shots; Morrissey blocked 2 of McCabe's.

On the ice against each other (McCabe's side)

20:08 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from McCabe's side

Shot attempts
24–21
53.3%
Expected goals
1.2–1.1
51.1%
Goals
2–2

Games against each other

Games between Jake McCabe and Josh Morrissey
DateScoreMcCabeMorrissey
2026-01-17TOR 4–3 WPG0G 0A 1S0G 0A 1S
2026-01-01TOR 6–5 WPG0G 0A 0S0G 1A 1S
2024-12-23TOR 2–5 WPG0G 1A 0S0G 2A 0S
2024-10-28TOR 6–4 WPG0G 1A 0S0G 3A 2S
2024-01-27TOR 4–2 WPG0G 0A 1S0G 1A 2S
2024-01-24TOR 1–0 WPG0G 0A 2S0G 0A 0S
2023-02-11CHI 1–4 WPG0G 1A 1S1G 1A 2S
2022-12-09CHI 1–3 WPG0G 0A 1S0G 2A 0S
2022-11-27CHI 2–7 WPG0G 1A 0S0G 3A 5S
2022-11-05CHI 0–4 WPG0G 0A 2S1G 1A 4S
2022-03-20CHI 4–6 WPG0G 0A 1S1G 0A 5S
2022-02-14CHI 3–1 WPG0G 1A 1S0G 0A 3S

Latest 12 of 18 meetings.

Every stat, side by side

Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.

McCabeMorrissey

Fantasy box score

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.

Jake McCabe

3games (1 left)

1.7proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

Josh Morrissey

2games (1 left)

2.0proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 vs BOS
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Sun, Oct 4 @ DET2.0 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to DLikely vs John Gibson (.901)

FAQ

Should I start Jake McCabe or Josh Morrissey in fantasy hockey?
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Josh Morrissey projects to 1.96 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.75. McCabe had 25 points in 80 games; Morrissey had 55 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, Jake McCabe or Josh Morrissey?
On 2025-26 numbers, Josh Morrissey leads in 24 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
How have McCabe and Morrissey done against each other?
In 18 games against each other in our data, McCabe's team went 7–11. McCabe had 5 points (0 goals) and Morrissey had 20 (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 →