Who to start · 2025-26
Jake Sanderson vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jake Sanderson projects to 2.40 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to William Nylander's 2.36.
Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Sanderson has 1 game left; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 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, Expected goals 57.0%, Sequence xG 57.4%.
Nylander's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.33, Offensive-zone start % 66.1%, On-ice PDO 1017.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jake Sanderson
2.40
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jake Sanderson has the edge.
| Points per game from | Sanderson | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 0.92 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.75 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.96 | 0.20 |
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 Nylander
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 2G 7A, 39 SOG · Nylander 11G 8A, 57 SOG
Sanderson blocked 6 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 1 of Sanderson's.
On the ice against each other (Sanderson's side)
8:48 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Sanderson's side
- Shot attempts
- 10–2
- 83.3%
- Expected goals
- 1.2–0.1
- 96.0%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Sanderson | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | OTT 5–2 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-12-27 | OTT 5–7 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-05-01 · PO | OTT 2–4 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 2G 1A 4S |
| 2025-04-29 · PO | OTT 4–0 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-04-26 · PO | OTT 4–3 TOR | 1G 1A 3S | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2025-04-24 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-04-22 · PO | OTT 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-04-20 · PO | OTT 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-15 | OTT 4–2 TOR | 1G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-25 | OTT 2–1 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-12 | OTT 3–0 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2023-12-27 | OTT 4–2 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
Latest 12 of 18 meetings.
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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)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jake Sanderson or William Nylander 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 William Nylander's 2.36. Sanderson had 54 points in 67 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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 William Nylander?
- 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 Nylander done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Sanderson's team went 9–9. Sanderson had 9 points (2 goals) and Nylander had 19 (11 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 →