Who to start · 2025-26
Justin Faulk vs Patrick Kane
Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Justin Faulk projects to 1.81 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.59.
Faulk had 40 points in 78 games; Kane had 57 in 67 games.
This week Faulk has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Kane has no games left. We project Faulk for 1.8 ESPN points to Kane's 0.0.
Patrick Kane has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Faulk's biggest edges: Goals above expected +6.5, Hardest shot 96.2, Faceoffs won 0.
Kane's biggest edges: Forecheck xG /60 0.37, Fenwick 52.8%, Sequence xG 52.2%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy value: your scoring
Justin Faulk
1.81
fantasy points per game
Patrick Kane
1.59
fantasy points per game
Under ESPN default points, Justin Faulk has the edge.
| Points per game from | Faulk | Kane |
|---|---|---|
| Goals (+2) | 0.38 | 0.51 |
| Assists (+1) | 0.29 | 0.51 |
| Power-play points (+0.5) | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| Shorthanded points (+0.5) | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shots on goal (+0.1) | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| Hits (+0.1) | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Blocks (+0.5) | 0.79 | 0.18 |
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: Faulk vs Kane
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.
Faulk 2G 8A, 45 SOG · Kane 4G 8A, 45 SOG
Faulk blocked 6 of Kane's shots; Kane blocked 1 of Faulk's.
On the ice together
84:06 at 5-on-5 over 17 games, 2025-26
- Shot attempts
- 82–98
- 45.6%
- Expected goals
- 3.0–5.0
- 37.7%
- Goals
- 3–7
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Faulk | Kane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | STL 2–1 DET | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-12-23 | STL 4–0 DET | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-12 | STL 4–6 DET | 0G 0A 5S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-01-21 | STL 3–5 CHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2022-12-29 | STL 3–1 CHI | 0G 1A 3S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2022-11-16 | STL 5–2 CHI | 0G 0A 4S | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-02-27 | STL 4–0 CHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-02-12 | STL 5–1 CHI | 0G 1A 3S | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2021-11-26 | STL 2–3 CHI | 0G 1A 2S | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2020-02-25 | STL 6–5 CHI | 1G 0A 3S | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2019-12-14 | STL 4–3 CHI | 1G 0A 5S | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2019-12-02 | STL 4–0 CHI | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 6S |
Latest 12 of 16 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.
Justin Faulk
2games (1 left)
1.8proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs NYROpp allows 9th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG1.8 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to DLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
Patrick Kane
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUFOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- Should I start Justin Faulk or Patrick Kane in fantasy hockey?
- Blending 2025-26 with 2026-27 so far, Justin Faulk projects to 1.81 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Patrick Kane's 1.59. Faulk had 40 points in 78 games; Kane had 57 in 67 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, Justin Faulk or Patrick Kane?
- On 2025-26 numbers, Patrick Kane leads in 21 of 34 stats where both qualify, from scoring and power-play production to on-ice shot share and NHL EDGE tracking.
- How have Faulk and Kane done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, Faulk's team went 12–4. Faulk had 10 points (2 goals) and Kane had 12 (4 goals).
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 →