Who to start · 2025-26
John Tavares vs Travis Sanheim
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Sanheim projects to 1.84 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to John Tavares's 1.80.
Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Sanheim had 37 in 81 games.
This week Tavares has 1 game left; Sanheim has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Sanheim for 2.1 ESPN points to Tavares's 1.7.
They split the 34 stats both are ranked on 17–17.
Tavares's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.34, Offensive-zone start % 56.1%, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.027.
Sanheim's biggest edges: Plus/minus +12, Blocked shots 152, High-danger chances 55.4%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
John Tavares
1.80
fantasy points per game
Travis Sanheim
1.84
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Travis Sanheim has the edge.
| Points per game from | Tavares | Sanheim |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.67 | 0.36 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.49 | 0.34 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.24 | 0.14 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.22 | 0.92 |
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 Sanheim
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 18A, 70 SOG · Sanheim 2G 6A, 36 SOG
Tavares blocked 0 of Sanheim's shots; Sanheim blocked 2 of Tavares's.
On the ice against each other (Tavares's side)
13:46 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Tavares's side
- Shot attempts
- 20–8
- 71.4%
- Expected goals
- 1.0–0.2
- 85.7%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Tavares | Sanheim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | TOR 2–3 PHI | 0G 1A 1S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-01-08 | TOR 2–1 PHI | 0G 1A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-01 | TOR 5–2 PHI | 0G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-03-25 | TOR 7–2 PHI | 2G 2A 4S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-01-07 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 1G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-05 | TOR 3–2 PHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-03-19 | TOR 3–4 PHI | 1G 2A 3S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2024-03-14 | TOR 6–2 PHI | 0G 0A 8S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-02-15 | TOR 4–3 PHI | 0G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2023-01-08 | TOR 6–2 PHI | 1G 2A 5S | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-12-22 | TOR 4–3 PHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-11-02 | TOR 5–2 PHI | 3G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 0S |
Latest 12 of 22 meetings.
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Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
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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 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Travis Sanheim
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 vs PITOpp allows the fewest FP to DLikely vs Arturs Silovs (.888)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NJDB2BOpp allows 6th-most FP to DSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Jake Allen (.904)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs CAR2.1 ptsOpp allows 10th-most FP to DSchedule edge +9.0 win%Likely vs Pyotr Kochetkov (.899)
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FAQ
- Should I start John Tavares or Travis Sanheim in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Travis Sanheim projects to 1.84 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to John Tavares's 1.80. Tavares had 71 points in 82 games; Sanheim had 37 in 81 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 Travis Sanheim?
- On 2025-26 numbers they split 17–17 across 34 stats where both qualify.
- How have Tavares and Sanheim done against each other?
- In 22 games against each other in our data, Tavares's team went 17–5. Tavares had 30 points (12 goals) and Sanheim had 8 (2 goals).
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