Who to start · 2025-26
J.T. Miller vs William Nylander
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to J.T. Miller's 1.63.
Miller had 53 points in 68 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 games.
This week Miller has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Miller's 1.5.
J.T. Miller has the better number in 19 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Miller's biggest edges: Hits 123, High-danger chances 54.5%, Faceoffs won 547.
Nylander's biggest edges: Luck Meter +74, Goals above expected +5.0, Turnover Ledger /60 +0.036.
Head to head on the dot, Miller leads Nylander 6–6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
J.T. Miller
1.63
fantasy points per game
William Nylander
2.36
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, William Nylander has the edge.
| Points per game from | Miller | Nylander |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.42 | 1.05 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.44 | 0.67 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.20 | 0.25 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.26 | 0.24 |
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: Miller vs Nylander
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.
Miller 11G 14A, 59 SOG · Nylander 7G 19A, 75 SOG
Miller's offensive zone 2–2 · neutral 1–1 · Miller's defensive zone 3–3 (2017-18 to 2025-26)
Miller blocked 1 of Nylander's shots; Nylander blocked 3 of Miller's.
On the ice against each other (Miller's side)
11:38 at 5-on-5 over 2 games, 2025-26, from Miller's side
- Shot attempts
- 18–7
- 72.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.6–0.2
- 70.2%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Miller | Nylander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | NYR 3–4 TOR | 0G 1A 4S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-10-16 | NYR 1–2 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-03-20 | NYR 3–4 TOR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2025-02-28 | NYR 2–3 TOR | 0G 1A 2S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-11 | VAN 3–0 TOR | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-01-20 | VAN 6–4 TOR | 1G 1A 1S | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2023-11-11 | VAN 2–5 TOR | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2023-03-04 | VAN 4–1 TOR | 1G 1A 5S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-11-12 | VAN 2–3 TOR | 1G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-03-05 | VAN 6–4 TOR | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2022-02-12 | VAN 3–2 TOR | 1G 1A 1S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2021-05-01 | VAN 1–5 TOR | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 1A 2S |
Latest 12 of 29 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.
J.T. Miller
4games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.5 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
William Nylander
3games (1 left)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 vs MTLOpp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 ptsvs Linus Ullmark (.891)
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FAQ
- Should I start J.T. Miller or William Nylander in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, William Nylander projects to 2.36 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to J.T. Miller's 1.63. Miller had 53 points in 68 games; Nylander had 79 in 65 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, J.T. Miller or William Nylander?
- On 2025-26 numbers, J.T. Miller 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 Miller and Nylander done against each other?
- In 29 games against each other in our data, Miller's team went 12–17. Miller had 25 points (11 goals) and Nylander had 26 (7 goals).
- Who wins more faceoffs, Miller or Nylander?
- Against each other, Miller has won 6 and Nylander 6 of their 12 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 →