Who to start · 2026-27
Joel Farabee vs William Nylander
In 2026-27, Joel Farabee scored 2.33 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to William Nylander's 2.17.
Farabee had 17 points in 20 games; Nylander had 22 in 22 games.
This week Farabee has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Nylander has no games left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Farabee for 2.1 to Nylander's 0.0 over the games left.
William Nylander has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Farabee's biggest edges: Ascension score 88, Blocked shots 22, Forecheck xG /60 0.52.
Nylander's biggest edges: Hardest shot 99.3, Offensive-zone start % 69.4%, Transition attempts /60 2.02.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Farabee is surging, ixG/60 1.80 (was 0.96); Nylander is falling, 1 P in last 5 (1.35/GP before).
- • Farabee, last 10 games (Oct 26–Nov 14): 5 G, 3 A, 3 PPP, 30 SOG.
- • Nylander, last 10 games (Oct 24–Nov 14): 5 G, 1 A, 2 PPP, 24 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), William Nylander has the edge (Farabee wins 3, Nylander wins 2 of 6 categories).
| Category | Farabee | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.35 | 0.50 |
| Assists / game | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Plus/minus / game | -0.25 | -0.36 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.45 | 0.36 |
| Shots on goal / game | 2.70 | 2.64 |
| Hits / game | 0.40 | 0.41 |
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: Farabee vs Nylander
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Farabee 7G 4A, 34 SOG · Nylander 14G 13A, 58 SOG
Farabee's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 0–1 · Farabee's defensive zone 0–0 (2019-20)
Farabee blocked 2 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 0 of Farabee's.
On the ice against each other (Farabee's side)
10:43 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Farabee's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–11
- 52.2%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.4
- 67.3%
- Goals
- 2–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Farabee | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | CGY 5–2 TOR | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2026-02-02 | CGY 2–4 TOR | 1G 1A 2S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2025-10-28 | CGY 3–4 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-03-17 | CGY 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2025-02-04 | CGY 3–6 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 3G 0A 6S |
| 2025-01-07 | PHI 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-05 | PHI 2–3 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-19 | PHI 4–3 TOR | 0G 0A 4S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-03-14 | PHI 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2024-02-15 | PHI 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 1S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-01-08 | PHI 2–6 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-12-22 | PHI 3–4 TOR | 1G 0A 2S | 1G 2A 5S |
Latest 12 of 19 meetings.
Faceoffs: Farabee vs Nylander
Model: Joel Farabee wins 42.4% of draws against William Nylander on average (L shot vs R shot). Opposite-handed, so they are both strong or both weak at every dot and the dot barely matters.
| Farabee at | OZ left | OZ right | NZ left (att.) | NZ right (att.) | Centre | NZ left (def.) | NZ right (def.) | DZ left | DZ right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 43% | 45% |
| Road | 40% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 43% | 42% | 44% |
They have not faced each other on a draw in the seasons we track.
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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
Joel Farabee
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Nov 11 vs NYROpp allows 5th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Joonas Korpisalo (.931)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ LAKOpp allows 6th-most FP to LWLikely vs Anton Forsberg (.908)
- Opp allows 4th-most FP to LWLikely vs Ville Husso (.868)
William Nylander
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 vs COLOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Mackenzie Blackwood (.905)
- Thu, Nov 12 vs MINOpp allows the fewest FP to RWLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.926)
- Sat, Nov 14 vs EDMOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Devon Levi (.906)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
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- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Joel Farabee or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Joel Farabee scored 2.33 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to William Nylander's 2.17. Farabee had 17 points in 20 games; Nylander had 22 in 22 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, Joel Farabee or William Nylander?
- On 2026-27 numbers, William Nylander leads in 19 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Farabee and Nylander done against each other?
- In 19 games against each other in our data, Farabee's team went 4–15. Farabee had 11 points (7 goals) and Nylander had 27 (14 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Farabee or Nylander?
- Against each other, Farabee has won 0 and Nylander 1 of their 1 head-to-head draws.
2026-27 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 →