Who to start · 2025-26
Jake Sanderson vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake Sanderson's 2.40.
Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Sanderson has 1 game left; Celebrini has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Celebrini for 3.0 ESPN points to Sanderson's 1.7.
They split the 33 stats both are ranked on 16–16.
Sanderson's biggest edges: High-danger chances 55.8%, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.050, Fenwick 57.8%.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Penalty minutes 44, On-ice PDO 1036, Offensive-zone start % 68.6%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 7 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jake Sanderson
2.40
fantasy points per game
Macklin Celebrini
2.89
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Macklin Celebrini has the edge.
| Points per game from | Sanderson | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 1.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.85 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.96 | 0.32 |
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: Sanderson vs Celebrini
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sanderson 0G 2A, 7 SOG · Celebrini 1G 3A, 10 SOG
On the ice against each other (Sanderson's side)
7:03 at 5-on-5 over 1 games, 2025-26, from Sanderson's side
- Shot attempts
- 7–3
- 70.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.5–0.1
- 79.5%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sanderson | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | OTT 3–2 SJS | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-01 | OTT 5–3 SJS | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 2A 5S |
| 2024-11-27 | OTT 4–3 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
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 Sanderson
1games
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.7 ptsOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
Macklin Celebrini
2games (1 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK3.0 ptsOpp allows the most FP to CSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jake Sanderson or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jake Sanderson's 2.40. Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 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 Sanderson or Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 16–16 across 33 stats where both qualify.
- How have Sanderson and Celebrini done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Sanderson's team went 3–0. Sanderson had 2 points (0 goals) and Celebrini had 4 (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 →