Who to start · 2025-26
Jesper Bratt vs Shane Pinto
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Bratt's 1.72.
Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 games.
This week Bratt has 1 game left; Pinto has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Bratt for 1.8 ESPN points to Pinto's 1.3.
Jesper Bratt has the better number in 19 of the 33 stats both are ranked on.
Bratt's biggest edges: Offensive-zone start % 64.2%, Offensive-zone time 45.5%, Power-play share 73.2%.
Pinto's biggest edges: Faceoffs won 396, Penalty minutes 42, Plus/minus +6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jesper Bratt
1.72
fantasy points per game
Shane Pinto
1.72
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Jesper Bratt has the edge.
| Points per game from | Bratt | Pinto |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.54 | 0.64 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.60 | 0.32 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.15 | 0.35 |
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 Pinto
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.
Bratt 2G 3A, 29 SOG · Pinto 4G 1A, 20 SOG
Bratt blocked 0 of Pinto's shots; Pinto blocked 1 of Bratt's.
On the ice against each other (Bratt's side)
11:56 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Bratt's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–8
- 63.6%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.1
- 68.0%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Bratt | Pinto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-12 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 0A 6S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2026-01-31 | NJD 1–4 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-22 | NJD 2–3 OTT | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-19 | NJD 1–2 OTT | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-10-17 | NJD 3–1 OTT | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-04-06 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 2A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-23 | NJD 2–5 OTT | 1G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-25 | NJD 5–3 OTT | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-19 | NJD 5–1 OTT | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-11-10 | NJD 4–3 OTT | 0G 0A 1S | 2G 0A 3S |
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
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 LWSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Shane Pinto
1games
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Sat, Oct 3 @ TOR1.3 ptsOpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jesper Bratt or Shane Pinto in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Shane Pinto projects to 1.72 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jesper Bratt's 1.72. Bratt had 71 points in 82 games; Pinto had 46 in 72 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 Shane Pinto?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Jesper Bratt leads in 19 of 33 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Bratt and Pinto done against each other?
- In 10 games against each other in our data, Bratt's team went 6–4. Bratt had 5 points (2 goals) and Pinto had 5 (4 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 →