Who to start · 2025-26
Jake Sanderson vs Sam Reinhart
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jake Sanderson projects to 2.40 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Sam Reinhart's 2.13.
Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 games.
This week Sanderson has 1 game left; Reinhart has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Reinhart for 2.5 ESPN points to Sanderson's 1.7.
Jake Sanderson has the better number in 18 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Sanderson's biggest edges: Plus/minus +16, 20+ mph bursts 204, Goals above expected +2.0.
Reinhart's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Shorthanded points 4, Hits 59.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jake Sanderson
2.40
fantasy points per game
Sam Reinhart
2.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jake Sanderson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Sanderson | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 0.91 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.50 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.26 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.96 | 0.31 |
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 Reinhart
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2022-23 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Sanderson 1G 4A, 31 SOG · Reinhart 5G 5A, 26 SOG
Sanderson blocked 5 of Reinhart's shots; Reinhart blocked 4 of Sanderson's.
On the ice against each other (Sanderson's side)
13:17 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Sanderson's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–8
- 52.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.1
- 59.8%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sanderson | Reinhart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | OTT 2–3 FLA | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-10-11 | OTT 2–6 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-05 | OTT 3–0 FLA | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-08 | OTT 1–5 FLA | 0G 0A 6S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-10-10 | OTT 3–1 FLA | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-04-09 | OTT 0–2 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-04-04 | OTT 0–6 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-02-20 | OTT 2–3 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-27 | OTT 0–5 FLA | 0G 0A 3S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-06 | OTT 2–7 FLA | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-03-27 | OTT 5–2 FLA | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-10-29 | OTT 3–5 FLA | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
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)
Sam Reinhart
3games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 13th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA2.5 ptsOpp allows 9th-most FP to CLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jake Sanderson or Sam Reinhart in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jake Sanderson projects to 2.40 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Sam Reinhart's 2.13. Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Reinhart had 61 in 64 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 Sam Reinhart?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jake Sanderson leads in 18 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Sanderson and Reinhart done against each other?
- In 12 games against each other in our data, Sanderson's team went 3–9. Sanderson had 5 points (1 goals) and Reinhart had 10 (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 →