Who to start · 2025-26
Jared McCann vs Zach Hyman
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Zach Hyman projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jared McCann's 1.80.
McCann had 40 points in 52 games; Hyman had 52 in 58 games.
This week McCann has 3 games left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups; Hyman has 3 left with 3 tough matchups. In ESPN default points scoring we project McCann for 5.2 to Hyman's 4.8 over the games left.
Zach Hyman has the better number in 26 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
McCann's biggest edges: Hardest shot 94.4, Net penalties drawn /60 +1.23, Ascension score 72.
Hyman's biggest edges: Top skating speed 23.1, 20+ mph bursts 134, Plus/minus +13.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Zach Hyman rates ahead, +6.8 to +4.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: McCann is rising, ixG/60 1.94 (was 0.89); Hyman is cooling, ixG/60 0.67 (was 1.35).
- • 2026-27 so far: 9 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 26 SOG.
- • Hyman has played 2 of the Oilers' 8 games since Sep 29 (in and out of the lineup).
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 4 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Jared McCann
+4.6
category z-score total
Zach Hyman
+6.8
category z-score total
Under Standard (6 categories), Zach Hyman has the edge (McCann wins 1, Hyman wins 5 of 6 categories).
| Category | McCann | Hyman |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.37 | 0.53 |
| Assists / game | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.08 | 0.26 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Hits / game | 0.65 | 1.03 |
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 Hyman
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 7A, 53 SOG · Hyman 14G 10A, 54 SOG
McCann's offensive zone 0–1 · neutral 0–0 · McCann's defensive zone 0–2 (2017-18 to 2019-20)
McCann blocked 1 of Hyman's shots; Hyman blocked 0 of McCann's.
On the ice against each other (McCann's side)
18:15 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from McCann's side
- Shot attempts
- 26–15
- 63.4%
- Expected goals
- 1.5–0.7
- 69.1%
- Goals
- 1–1
Games against each other
| Date | Score | McCann | Hyman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | SEA 0–3 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-12-04 | SEA 4–9 EDM | 1G 0A 1S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-11-29 | SEA 0–4 EDM | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2025-03-27 | SEA 6–1 EDM | 1G 1A 4S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-22 | SEA 4–5 EDM | 0G 2A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-27 | SEA 2–4 EDM | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-04 | SEA 2–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-02 | SEA 1–2 EDM | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-18 | SEA 2–4 EDM | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2023-11-15 | SEA 3–4 EDM | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2023-11-11 | SEA 1–4 EDM | 0G 0A 1S | 3G 0A 4S |
| 2023-03-18 | SEA 4–6 EDM | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 1A 1S |
Latest 12 of 26 meetings.
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
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)
Zach Hyman
3games
4.8proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Oct 20 vs MIN1.6 pts
- Thu, Oct 22 vs CAR1.6 pts
- Sat, Oct 24 vs TOR1.6 ptsOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jared McCann or Zach Hyman in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Zach Hyman projects to 2.03 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jared McCann's 1.80. McCann had 40 points in 52 games; Hyman had 52 in 58 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 Zach Hyman?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Zach Hyman leads in 26 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 Hyman done against each other?
- In 26 games against each other in our data, McCann's team went 9–17. McCann had 14 points (7 goals) and Hyman had 24 (14 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, McCann or Hyman?
- Against each other, McCann has won 0 and Hyman 3 of their 3 head-to-head draws.
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 →