Who to start · 2025-26
Jamie Drysdale vs Nick Seeler
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nick Seeler projects to 1.53 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jamie Drysdale's 1.25.
Drysdale had 32 points in 78 games; Seeler had 10 in 80 games.
This week Drysdale has 2 games left; Seeler has 2 left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Seeler for 3.2 to Drysdale's 2.5 over the games left.
Jamie Drysdale has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Drysdale's biggest edges: Power-play share 51.1%, Luck Meter +19, Hardest shot 98.5.
Seeler's biggest edges: Hits 126, Blocked shots 149, Ascension score 47.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Nick Seeler rates ahead, -1.2 to -2.2 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Drysdale is cooling, On-ice xGF/60 0.90 (was 2.29); Seeler is steady, +5:26 TOI a game.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 11 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
- • Last 10 games (Oct 1–Oct 19): 0 G, 2 A, 0 PPP, 8 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jamie Drysdale
-2.2
category z-score total
Nick Seeler
-1.2
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Nick Seeler has the edge (Drysdale wins 4, Seeler wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Drysdale | Seeler |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Assists / game | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.18 | 0.08 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.32 | 0.99 |
| Hits / game | 0.35 | 1.60 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Drysdale vs Seeler
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Goals each scored with the other picking up an assist (as teammates).
On the ice together
397:35 at 5-on-5 over 53 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27
- Shot attempts
- 354–374
- 48.6%
- Expected goals
- 14.5–14.1
- 50.8%
- Goals
- 11–17
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
Chemistry as teammates
How their expected-goal share at 5v5 changed together vs apart (shrunk for sample size), and how closely their DraftKings points moved game to game (raw, that season only; for forward linemates the typical value is about .28).
| Season | 5v5 min together | xG% lift | xGF/60 lift | DK correlation (raw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 PHI | 79 | −7.5 | −0.65 | −.44(−.93 to .60), 5 GP |
| 2025-26 PHI | 322 | +3.0 | +0.09 | .22(−.17 to .55), 20 GP |
| 2024-25 PHI | 588 | −1.2 | −0.11 | .04(−.20 to .28), 48 GP |
| 2023-24 PHI | 104 | +0.7 | −0.14 | .72(.08 to .94), 7 GP |
This week's schedule
Oct 19 to Oct 25. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Jamie Drysdale
3games (2 left)
2.5proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.3 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.3 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Nick Seeler
3games (2 left)
3.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Mon, Oct 19 vs COLOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.903)
- Wed, Oct 21 @ BUF1.6 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs ANA1.6 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jamie Drysdale or Nick Seeler in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Nick Seeler projects to 1.53 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jamie Drysdale's 1.25. Drysdale had 32 points in 78 games; Seeler had 10 in 80 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, Jamie Drysdale or Nick Seeler?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jamie Drysdale leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
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 →