Who to start · 2025-26
Jonathan Toews vs Macklin Celebrini
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jonathan Toews's 0.89.
Toews had 29 points in 82 games; Celebrini had 115 in 82 games.
This week Toews has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Celebrini has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Celebrini for 3.0 ESPN points to Toews's 0.7.
Macklin Celebrini has the better number in 29 of the 35 stats both are ranked on.
Toews's biggest edges: Faceoff win % 62.1%, Draw Equity /100 +0.128, Turnover Ledger /60 −0.068.
Celebrini's biggest edges: Luck Meter +76, Plus/minus +8, Goals above expected +5.9.
Head to head on the dot, Toews leads Celebrini 5–5.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 7 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Jonathan Toews
0.89
fantasy points per game
Macklin Celebrini
2.89
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Macklin Celebrini has the edge.
| Points per game from | Toews | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.27 | 1.10 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.22 | 0.85 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.05 | 0.20 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.13 | 0.35 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.21 | 0.32 |
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: Toews vs Celebrini
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2025-26 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Toews 0G 0A, 3 SOG · Celebrini 2G 4A, 9 SOG
Toews's offensive zone 0–0 · neutral 4–3 · Toews's defensive zone 1–2 (2025-26)
Toews blocked 1 of Celebrini's shots; Celebrini blocked 0 of Toews's.
On the ice against each other (Toews's side)
11:43 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26, from Toews's side
- Shot attempts
- 4–30
- 11.8%
- Expected goals
- 0.3–1.4
- 15.4%
- Goals
- 0–3
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Toews | Celebrini |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | WPG 1–6 SJS | 0G 0A 0S | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2026-03-01 | WPG 1–2 SJS | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-11-07 | WPG 1–2 SJS | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 1A 6S |
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.
Jonathan Toews
2games (1 left)
0.7proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs BOSOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ DET0.7 ptsOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CLikely vs John Gibson (.901)
Macklin Celebrini
2games (1 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs FLAOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Akira Schmid (.892)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs LAK3.0 ptsOpp allows the most FP to CSchedule edge +3.3 win%Likely vs Anton Forsberg (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Jonathan Toews or Macklin Celebrini in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Macklin Celebrini projects to 3.00 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Jonathan Toews's 0.89. Toews had 29 points in 82 games; Celebrini had 115 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, Jonathan Toews or Macklin Celebrini?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Macklin Celebrini leads in 29 of 35 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Toews and Celebrini done against each other?
- In 3 games against each other in our data, Toews's team went 0–3. Toews had 0 points (0 goals) and Celebrini had 6 (2 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Toews or Celebrini?
- Against each other, Toews has won 5 and Celebrini 5 of their 10 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 →