Who to start · 2025-26
Jake McCabe vs Rickard Rakell
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.09 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.69.
McCabe had 25 points in 80 games; Rakell had 48 in 60 games.
This week McCabe has no games left; Rakell has no games left.
Rickard Rakell has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
McCabe's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 64, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.040, Transition attempts /60 0.45.
Rakell's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 66.1%, Offensive-zone time 44.6%, Net penalties drawn /60 +0.42.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 1 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jake McCabe
1.69
fantasy points per game
Rickard Rakell
2.09
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Rickard Rakell has the edge.
| Points per game from | McCabe | Rakell |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.10 | 0.71 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.21 | 0.47 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.10 | 0.27 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 1.16 | 0.35 |
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 Rakell
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.
McCabe 1G 3A, 10 SOG · Rakell 7G 4A, 25 SOG
McCabe blocked 1 of Rakell's shots; Rakell blocked 0 of McCabe's.
On the ice against each other (McCabe's side)
9:02 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from McCabe's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–7
- 66.7%
- Expected goals
- 1.6–0.2
- 87.2%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | McCabe | Rakell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | TOR 6–3 PIT | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-02 | TOR 6–5 PIT | 0G 1A 0S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2024-10-12 | TOR 4–2 PIT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-08 | TOR 3–2 PIT | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2022-11-20 | CHI 3–5 PIT | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2022-03-08 | CHI 8–3 ANA | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2020-02-09 | BUF 2–3 ANA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2019-10-16 | BUF 2–5 ANA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2018-10-21 | BUF 4–2 ANA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2018-02-06 | BUF 3–4 ANA | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2017-10-15 | BUF 3–1 ANA | 0G 0A 0S | 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
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 (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 8th-most FP to DLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTTOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Rickard Rakell
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to RWLikely vs Dan Vladar (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jake McCabe or Rickard Rakell in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Rickard Rakell projects to 2.09 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake McCabe's 1.69. McCabe had 25 points in 80 games; Rakell had 48 in 60 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 Rickard Rakell?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Rickard Rakell leads in 25 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 Rakell done against each other?
- In 11 games against each other in our data, McCabe's team went 7–4. McCabe had 4 points (1 goals) and Rakell had 11 (7 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 →