Who to start · 2025-26
Jesper Bratt vs Patrick Kane
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68.
Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Kane had 57 in 67 games.
This week Bratt has 1 game left; Kane has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Bratt for 1.8 ESPN points to Kane's 1.6.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 25 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Bratt's biggest edges: Turnover Ledger /60 +0.038, Scoring chances 55.4%, Hits 74.
Kane's biggest edges: Transition attempts /60 1.70, On-ice PDO 995, Plus/minus −1.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jesper Bratt
1.72
fantasy points per game
Patrick Kane
1.68
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jesper Bratt has the edge.
| Points per game from | Bratt | Kane |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.50 | 0.54 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.62 | 0.54 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.14 | 0.19 |
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: Bratt vs Kane
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.
Bratt 6G 12A, 50 SOG · Kane 11G 18A, 93 SOG
Bratt blocked 1 of Kane's shots; Kane blocked 0 of Bratt's.
On the ice against each other (Bratt's side)
9:52 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Bratt's side
- Shot attempts
- 15–8
- 65.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.7–0.3
- 65.4%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bratt | Kane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | NJD 5–3 DET | 2G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-08 | NJD 0–3 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-11-24 | NJD 4–3 DET | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2024-10-24 | NJD 3–5 DET | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2023-12-23 | NJD 3–2 DET | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-05-01 · PO | NJD 4–0 NYR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2023-04-29 · PO | NJD 2–5 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2023-04-27 · PO | NJD 4–0 NYR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-04-24 · PO | NJD 3–1 NYR | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-04-22 · PO | NJD 2–1 NYR | 0G 2A 5S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-04-20 · PO | NJD 1–5 NYR | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 2A 5S |
| 2023-04-18 · PO | NJD 1–5 NYR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 22 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.
Jesper Bratt
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.8 ptsOpp allows 15th-most FP to LWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Patrick Kane
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.6 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jesper Bratt or Patrick Kane in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Jesper Bratt projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.68. Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Kane had 57 in 67 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, Jesper Bratt or Patrick Kane?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 25 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Bratt and Kane done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Bratt's team went 14–8. Bratt had 18 points (6 goals) and Kane had 29 (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 →