Who to start · 2026-27
Kris Letang vs Morgan Barron
In 2026-27, Kris Letang scored 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Barron's 1.36.
Letang had 10 points in 20 games; Barron had 8 in 21 games.
This week Letang has no games left; Barron has no games left.
Kris Letang has the better number in 21 of the 34 stats both are ranked on.
Letang's biggest edges: Offensive-zone time 44.2%, Scoring chances 55.6%, Sequence xG 55.8%.
Barron's biggest edges: Blocked shots 18, Top skating speed 22.8, Luck Meter +29.
In standard categories (G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HIT), the default in Who Should I Start, Kris Letang rates ahead, +1.6 to -1.6 in summed category z-scores.
Role trend over the last 5 games: Letang is rising, 4 P in last 5 (0.45/GP before); Barron is rising, 3 P in last 5 (0.25/GP before).
- • Letang, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 14): 1 G, 5 A, 1 PPP, 15 SOG.
- • Barron, last 10 games (Oct 27–Nov 14): 3 G, 3 A, 1 PPP, 18 SOG.
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Fantasy value: your scoring
Under Standard (6 categories), Kris Letang has the edge (Letang wins 5, Barron wins 1 of 6 categories).
| Category | Letang | Barron |
|---|---|---|
| Goals / game | 0.05 | 0.14 |
| Assists / game | 0.45 | 0.24 |
| Plus/minus / game | 0.10 | -0.05 |
| Power-play points / game | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| Shots on goal / game | 1.80 | 1.33 |
| Hits / game | 1.30 | 2.48 |
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 scoring choice is shared with Who Should I Start: saved on this device, and on your account when you are signed in.
Head-to-head: Letang vs Barron
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Letang 1G 0A, 11 SOG · Barron 1G 0A, 10 SOG
Letang blocked 1 of Barron's shots; Barron blocked 0 of Letang's.
On the ice against each other (Letang's side)
14:11 at 5-on-5 over 3 games, 2025-26 to 2026-27, from Letang's side
- Shot attempts
- 12–12
- 50.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.2–0.3
- 43.5%
- Goals
- 0–0
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Letang | Barron |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | PIT 2–3 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-03-21 | PIT 5–4 WPG | 0G 0A 2S | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-01 | PIT 2–5 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-11-22 | PIT 1–4 WPG | 0G 0A 0S | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-10-20 | PIT 3–6 WPG | 0G 0A 3S | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-02-10 | PIT 1–2 WPG | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-02-06 | PIT 3–0 WPG | 1G 0A 2S | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-02-26 | PIT 1–0 NYR | 0G 0A 1S | 0G 0A 0S |
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, Luck & trend, NHL EDGE tracking continue below
Every stat, side by side (continued)
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
Usage
Special teams & discipline
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed, in ESPN default points.
Scored in ESPN default points (G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SHP 0.5, SOG 0.1, HIT 0.1, BLK 0.5). Use your league's scoring
Kris Letang
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Wed, Nov 11 @ SJSOpp allows 5th-most FP to DLikely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.890)
- Sat, Nov 14 vs OTTOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to DLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.939)
Morgan Barron
3games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Tue, Nov 10 vs NJDOpp allows 9th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Allen (.881)
- Thu, Nov 12 @ DALOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.902)
- Sat, Nov 14 @ CHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to CLikely vs Spencer Knight (.882)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- Should I start Kris Letang or Morgan Barron in fantasy hockey?
- In 2026-27, Kris Letang scored 1.39 fantasy points per game under ESPN default scoring to Morgan Barron's 1.36. Letang had 10 points in 20 games; Barron had 8 in 21 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, Kris Letang or Morgan Barron?
- On 2026-27 numbers, Kris Letang 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 Letang and Barron done against each other?
- In 8 games against each other in our data, Letang's team went 3–5. Letang had 1 points (1 goals) and Barron had 1 (1 goals).
2026-27 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 →