Who to start · 2025-26
John Tavares vs Mark Scheifele
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mark Scheifele projects to 2.23 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to John Tavares's 1.80.
Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Scheifele had 103 in 82 games.
This week Tavares has 1 game left; Scheifele has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Tavares for 1.7 ESPN points to Scheifele's 1.6.
Mark Scheifele has the better number in 27 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Tavares's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 57.5%, Draw Equity /100 +0.071, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.027.
Scheifele's biggest edges: Plus/minus 0, Goals above expected +3.3, Scoring chances 52.5%.
Head to head on the dot, Tavares leads Scheifele 77–60.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
John Tavares
1.80
fantasy points per game
Mark Scheifele
2.23
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Mark Scheifele has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tavares | Scheifele |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.82 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.49 | 0.77 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.20 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.27 |
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: Tavares vs Scheifele
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.
Tavares 12G 9A, 78 SOG · Scheifele 14G 16A, 65 SOG
Tavares's offensive zone 30–12 · neutral 30–19 · Tavares's defensive zone 17–29 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Tavares blocked 0 of Scheifele's shots; Scheifele blocked 2 of Tavares's.
On the ice against each other (Tavares's side)
9:27 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Tavares's side
- Shot attempts
- 9–11
- 45.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–0.4
- 44.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tavares | Scheifele |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | TOR 4–3 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-01-01 | TOR 6–5 WPG | 0G 1A 1S | 2G 1A 8S |
| 2024-12-23 | TOR 2–5 WPG | 2G 0A 2S | 3G 1A 5S |
| 2024-10-28 | TOR 6–4 WPG | 3G 0A 7S | 1G 1A 2S |
| 2023-01-19 | TOR 4–1 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-10-22 | TOR 4–1 WPG | 2G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-03-31 | TOR 7–3 WPG | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2021-12-05 | TOR 3–6 WPG | 0G 1A 6S | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2021-04-24 | TOR 4–1 WPG | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2021-05-14 | TOR 2–4 WPG | 0G 0A 7S | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2021-04-22 | TOR 5–3 WPG | 0G 1A 5S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2021-04-15 | TOR 2–5 WPG | 1G 1A 5S | 1G 2A 3S |
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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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.
John Tavares
3games (1 left)
1.7proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Mark Scheifele
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs BOSOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ DET1.6 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
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FAQ
- Should I start John Tavares or Mark Scheifele in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Mark Scheifele projects to 2.23 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to John Tavares's 1.80. Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Scheifele had 103 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, John Tavares or Mark Scheifele?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Mark Scheifele leads in 27 of 36 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Tavares and Scheifele done against each other?
- In 23 games against each other in our data, Tavares's team went 16–7. Tavares had 21 points (12 goals) and Scheifele had 30 (14 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tavares or Scheifele?
- Against each other, Tavares has won 77 and Scheifele 60 of their 137 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 →