Who to start · 2025-26
Jared McCann vs Jesper Bratt
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jared McCann projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Bratt's 1.76.
McCann had 40 points in 52 games; Bratt had 71 in 82 games.
This week McCann has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Bratt has 3 left with 2 soft and 1 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project Bratt for 5.6 to McCann's 5.2 over the games left.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 23 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
McCann's biggest edges: Hardest shot 94.4, On-ice PDO 997, Luck Meter +4.
Bratt's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.038, 20+ mph bursts 173, Top skating speed 22.6.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Jared McCann rates ahead, +4.6 to +4.3 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: McCann is rising, ixG/60 1.94 (was 0.89); Bratt is steady, On-ice xGF/60 3.89 (was 3.33).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 26 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 8 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 4 PPP, 22 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jared McCann
+4.6
category z-score total
Jesper Bratt
+4.3
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Jared McCann has the edge (McCann wins 3, Bratt wins 3 of 6 categories).
| Category | McCann | Bratt |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Assists / game | 0.45 | 0.61 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.08 | -0.09 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.28 | 0.33 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.49 | 2.37 |
| Hits / game | 0.65 | 0.98 |
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: McCann vs Bratt
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.
McCann 7G 10A, 58 SOG · Bratt 7G 9A, 39 SOG
McCann blocked 1 of Bratt's shots; Bratt blocked 0 of McCann's.
On the ice against each other (McCann's side)
7:16 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from McCann's side
- Shot attempts
- 3–4
- 42.9%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.2
- 54.0%
- Goals
- 1–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | McCann | Bratt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-25 | SEA 4–2 NJD | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2026-01-14 | SEA 2–3 NJD | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-06 | SEA 2–3 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-06 | SEA 2–3 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2024-02-12 | SEA 1–3 NJD | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-12-07 | SEA 1–2 NJD | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-02-09 | SEA 1–3 NJD | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-01-19 | SEA 4–3 NJD | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-04-16 | SEA 4–3 NJD | 0G 2A 4S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2021-10-19 | SEA 2–4 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-04-24 | PIT 4–2 NJD | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 6S |
| 2021-04-22 | PIT 5–1 NJD | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 23 meetings.
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Season values; bars are percentiles at each player's position (longer is better). Click a stat for its explainer.
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Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
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
Jared McCann
3games
5.2proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs DET2.0 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to LWvs Daniil Tarasov (.895)
- Thu, Oct 22 vs UTA1.7 ptsOpp allows 16th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs MIN1.4 ptsOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
Jesper Bratt
3games
5.6proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs COL1.5 pts
- Thu, Oct 22 vs ANA2.0 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to LWLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
- Sat, Oct 24 vs LAK2.1 ptsOpp allows 2nd-most FP to LWLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jared McCann or Jesper Bratt in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jared McCann projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Bratt's 1.76. McCann had 40 points in 52 games; Bratt had 71 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, Jared McCann or Jesper Bratt?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 23 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have McCann and Bratt done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, McCann's team went 14–9. McCann had 17 points (7 goals) and Bratt had 16 (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 →