Who to start · 2025-26
John Tavares vs Morgan Frost
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, John Tavares projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Frost's 1.30.
Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Frost had 43 in 82 games.
This week Tavares has 1 game left; Frost has 2 left with 1 soft and 1 tough matchups. We project Frost for 2.6 ESPN points to Tavares's 1.7.
John Tavares has the better number in 22 of the 36 stats both are ranked on.
Tavares's biggest edges: Hardest shot 88.5, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.027, Forecheck xG /60 0.34.
Frost's biggest edges: Goals above expected +3.0, Blocked shots 39, Offensive-zone start % 67.6%.
Head to head on the dot, Tavares leads Frost 28–15.
- • 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, 2 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
John Tavares
1.80
fantasy points per game
Morgan Frost
1.30
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, John Tavares has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tavares | Frost |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.50 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.49 | 0.24 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.22 |
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 Frost
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Tavares 5G 10A, 49 SOG · Frost 3G 2A, 31 SOG
Tavares's offensive zone 5–6 · neutral 12–2 · Tavares's defensive zone 11–7 (2019-20 to 2025-26)
Tavares blocked 3 of Frost's shots; Frost blocked 0 of Tavares's.
On the ice against each other (Tavares's side)
12:07 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Tavares's side
- Shot attempts
- 14–5
- 73.7%
- Expected goals
- 0.8–0.1
- 87.0%
- Goals
- 2–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tavares | Frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TOR 4–2 CGY | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-28 | TOR 4–3 CGY | 0G 1A 5S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-03-17 | TOR 6–2 CGY | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-02-04 | TOR 6–3 CGY | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-07 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2025-01-05 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-03-19 | TOR 3–4 PHI | 1G 2A 3S | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2024-03-14 | TOR 6–2 PHI | 0G 0A 8S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2024-02-15 | TOR 4–3 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-01-08 | TOR 6–2 PHI | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-22 | TOR 4–3 PHI | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-04-19 | TOR 5–2 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 5S |
Latest 12 of 14 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
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)
Morgan Frost
3games (2 left)
2.6proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs SEAOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ VAN1.6 ptsOpp allows 6th-most FP to CSchedule edge +4.1 win%vs Leevi Meriläinen (.860)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ SEAB2B1.0 ptsOpp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)
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FAQ
- Should I start John Tavares or Morgan Frost in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, John Tavares projects to 1.80 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Frost's 1.30. Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Frost had 43 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 Morgan Frost?
- On 2025-26 numbers, John Tavares leads in 22 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 Frost done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, Tavares's team went 12–2. Tavares had 15 points (5 goals) and Frost had 5 (3 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Tavares or Frost?
- Against each other, Tavares has won 28 and Frost 15 of their 43 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 →